Cherry’s June Dance Month provides a serious experimental dance venue in downtown Ithaca.The Cherry Artspace will be made available for local dance makers to offer workshops and classes, develop new dance material, and present showings of work – whether ‘in progress’ or complete. Cherry Dance Month also strives to be a diverse and accessible opportunity for dance artists of all backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, and gender/sexual expressions.
Building on the success of June Dance Month 2021, a first realization for the community, it featured 26 local artists, and a virtual workshop residency for Alice Sheppard which included the lecture: “Disability Culture & Aesthetics in Motion.” In total, there were 21 events, including: 14 movement workshops; 2 performances; 3 open showings, and 2 lectures/demonstrations.
June Dance 2022 will continue providing local dance artists opportunities to try new ideas, create and show new work; and facilitate a genuine opportunity for artists to collaborate. Kathy Lucas and Jim Self are collaborating as hosts, organizers, and individual presenters of their work.
We are busy getting ticketing ready for these exciting events! All ticket available at this link.
| Mon June 6 | 5:30PM-7:15PM | Modern/Jazz Fusion Open Level Class w/Nancy Gaspar TICKETS | Cherry Artspace |
| Tues June 7 | 5:30PM-7:00PM | Durga Bor Workshop: Indian Classical Dance, Odissi style CANCELLED | Cherry Artspace |
| Tues June 7 | 7:30PM-9:00PM | Meditation, Movement & Massage w/Shayna Grajo TICKETS | Cherry Artspace |
| Wed June 8 | 5:30PM-7:00PM | Jeanne Goddard “Improvisation Conversation” Workshop TICKETS | Cherry Artspace |
| Wed June 8 | 6:00PM-7:30PM | Capoeira Sessions TICKETS | Cherry Studio |
| Thurs June 9 | 5:30PM-7:00PM | Walk, Talk and Beyond: a Showing and Conversation with Jim Self TICKETS | Cherry Artspace |
| Thurs June 9 | 7:30PM-9:00PM | Doug Shire Intro to Conscious Dance TICKETS | Cherry Artpace |
| Fri June 10 | 5:30PM-7:00PM | Jim Self Cocktails, Conversations & Movement Play: a free flowing event TICKETS | Cherry Gallery |
| Fri June 10 | 7:30PM-9:00PM | Open Showing -Cindy, Jeanne, Jim, Julie TICKETS | Cherry Gallery |
| Sat June 11 | 10:30AM-12:15PM | Modern/Jazz Fusion w/Nancy CANCELLED | Cherry Gallery |
| Sat June 11 | 9:30PM-12:00AM | GoGo Pride: June Dance Party @ the Cherry Artspace TICKETS | Cherry Artspace |
| Sun June 12 | 6:30PM-8:00PM | Capoeira Sessions TICKETS | Cherry Studio |
| Mon June 13 | 1:00PM-2:30PM | Juan Aldape – AfroLatinx Contemporary Dance Workshop Contemporary Dance Workshop TICKETS | Cherry Gallery |
| Mon June 13 | 5:30PM-7:00PM | Moving Conversations/Floor Flow TICKETS | Cherry Gallery |
| Tue June 14 | 1:00PM-2:30PM | Juan Aldape – AfroLatinx Contemporary Dance Workshop Contemporary Dance Workshop TICKETS | Cherry Gallery |
| Tue June 14 | 7:00PM-8:00PM | June Dance: Durga Bor Lecture/demonstration: The Art of Dramatic Expression (Rasa) in Indian Classical Dance TICKETS | Cherry Gallery |
| Wed June 15 | 1:00PM-2:30PM | Juan Aldape – AfroLatinx Contemporary Dance Workshop Contemporary Dance Workshop TICKETS | Cherry Gallery |
| Wed June 15 | 5:30PM-7:00PM | Julie Nathanielsz Dance Class TICKETS | Cherry Gallery |
| Wed June 15 | 6:00PM-7:30PM | Capoeira Sessions TICKETS | Cherry Studio |
| Thurs June 16 | 5:30PM-7:00PM | June Dance: Jim Self More Cocktails, Conversations and Movement play: a free flowing with Jim Self TICKETS | Cherry Gallery |
| Fri June 17 | 5:30PM-7:00PM | Megan Omohundro Missy Elliot Dance Tribute TICKETS | Cherry Gallery |
| Fri June 17 | 7:30PM-9:00PM | Open Showing with artists Juan, Rik, Sophie, Ksenia, Jim TICKETS | Cherry Gallery |
| Sat June 18 | 10:30AM-12:00PM | Julie Nathanielsz Movement Practice Proposition/Shared time TICKETS | Cherry Gallery |