recent / past performances

Somatic Dance Conference and Performance Festival 2022
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Deming Theater
Saturday, July 9th @ 8 pm – excerpt of Where Shall I Send My Joys?

Presented by the CUNY Dance Initiative and
the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College
Fly-by-Night Dance Theater in the World Premiere of

Where Shall I Send My Joys?

Performances with Aerial-Dance & Live Music

Friday, April 1, 2022 @ 7:30 pm

Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College
524 West 59th Street between 10th & 11th Ave, NYC NY 10019

Join us for the premiere of our latest work featuring dancers Maia Ramnath, Cecilia Fontanesi, and Artistic Director Julie Ludwick. The project explores the loss and grief experienced in our pandemic era and how it can be balanced by cultivating and sharing the joys of everyday life. More info on how the project began can be seen HERE

Live Music by Composer Paul Uhry Newman

Cinematography by Cristobal Vivar

Dramaturgy by James Bosley

Costumes by Jane Catherine Shaw

Lighting Design by Miriam Cro

FUNDING

The Joy Project was developed with the support of a 2021-22 CUNY Dance Initiative Residency at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College. Additional funding provided by the John Jay College Student Activities Association, Inc.

PHOTO: VivarPhoto.com

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works-in-process showing of
Where Shall I Send My Joys?
Get a preview of new material and our creative process at our informal studio sharing

Saturday, October 30th
at 5:30 pm
Soundance Studio
281 N. 7th Street, 2nd Flr
Brooklyn, NY 11211

this event is free Seating is limited to 20 people
All attendees must RSVP to: flybynightdance@gmail.com

What is this dance all about? Read about it on our blog HERE

Julie Ludwick was one of 500 New York City-based artists to receive $5,000 through the City Artists Corps Grants program, presented byThe New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), with support from the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) as well as Queens Theatre. Work on The Joy Project started with this support.

Fly-by-Night’s Anniversary Season

Return to Form

Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 @ 8 pm
Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 @ 7 pm

5 Angels Theater, 789 Tenth Avenue, NYC @ 52nd Street

Return To Form was made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. LMCC.net

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
New York State Council on the Arts
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council

Airborne Festival – Honoring the Legacy of Robert Davidson

Saturday, September 15, 2018 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday, September 16, 2018 @ 2:30 PM

Manhattan Movement Arts Center
248 West 60^th Street, New York, NY 10023

Robert Davidson introduced expressive Aerial Dance to hundreds of artists in his lifetime. Fly-by-Night will honor his legacy by featuring performances by Guest Aerial Artists from around the country who were deeply influenced by Robert Davidson.

These artists include:

Jayne Bernasconi
Nathan Dryden
Melissa Noble
Nancy Smith, Frequent Flyers® Aerial Dance
Eileen Little & Dan Loeser / Fight or Flight Theater
Anne Bunker / O-T-O Dance

As well as:

Fly-by-Night dancers Janet Aisawa, Martin Borromeo, Elise Knudson, Julie Ludwick
Live Music by Paul Uhry Newman
Films of Robert Davidson’s Dancing

AIRBORNE FESTIVAL – Honoring the Legacy of Robert Davidson was made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. LMCC.net

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
New York State Council on the Arts
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council