SPECIAL EVENT: JANUARY 26, 2025
ONLINE CLASS
CONTINUING THE PROCESS:
I AM A DANCER 2020
Please join us for the next class in FLDT’s online educational series, on Sunday, January 26, 2025, from 5-6 pm (EST) on ZOOM, as Felice Lesser walks you through her process as she continues work on I AM A DANCER 2020, which will be performed for the company’s 50th Anniversary Celebration the week of June 23, 2025. Admission: $20, or you can come for free if you join the “Friends” of Felice Lesser Dance Theater. To register, please send us an email through our CONTACT page, and you will be emailed the registration form. (If you’re unable to pay, we also have subsidized admissions available. Please send us an email via our Contact page to apply.)
SPECIAL EVENT: DECEMBER 8, 2024
ONLINE CLASS
THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS:
I AM A DANCER 2020
Please join us for the next class in FLDT’s online educational series, on Sunday, December 8, from 5-6 pm (EST) on ZOOM, as Felice Lesser walks you through her process as she begins to create I AM A DANCER 2020, which will be performed for the company’s 50th Anniversary Celebration the week of June 23, 2025. Admission: $20, or you can come for free if you join the “Friends” of Felice Lesser Dance Theater. To register, please send us an email through our CONTACT page, and you will be emailed the registration form. (If you’re unable to pay, we also have subsidized admissions available. Please send us an email via our Contact page to apply.)
SPECIAL EVENT: OCTOBER 20, 2024
ONLINE CLASS
TODAY’S GREAT FEMALE DANCERS
Please join us for the next class in FLDT’s online educational series, on Sunday, October 20, from 5-6 pm (EST) on ZOOM, as we take a look at a number of today’s great female dancers, starting with Natalia Osipova and going on from there. Admission: $20, or you can come for free if you join the “Friends” of Felice Lesser Dance Theater. To register, please send us an email through our CONTACT page, and you will be emailed the registration form. (If you’re unable to pay, we also have subsidized admissions available. Please send us an email via our Contact page to apply.) And… If you would like to suggest a topic for this session, please send us an email.
SPECIAL EVENT: JULY 21, 2024
ONLINE CLASS
“DIAGHILEV AND THE BALLETS RUSSES” Part 3
Please join us for the next class in FLDT’s online educational series, on Sunday, July 21, from 5-6 pm (EST) on ZOOM. Admission: $20, or you can come for free if you join the “Friends” of Felice Lesser Dance Theater. To register, please send us an email through our CONTACT page, and you will be emailed the registration form. (If you’re unable to pay, we also have subsidized admissions available. Please send us an email via our Contact page to apply.)
SPECIAL EVENT: JULY 14, 2024, 2-5 pm
OPEN REHEARSAL
WEST SIDE FEST
From July 12th–14th, the West Side will come alive with creativity as the West Side Cultural Network (WSCN) hosts a vibrant array of activities, including artmaking, workshops, dancing, crafts, and more. WSCN is a collective of over 20 esteemed museums, parks, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions along the West Side of Manhattan, and its mission is to showcase the rich tapestry of cultural offerings nestled along the Hudson River and its neighboring communities.
FLDT will be a part of this with an “Open Rehearsal” that will mark the beginning of our I AM A DANCER 2020 project (which will be premiered the week of June 23, 2025, for our 50th Anniversary — one year from now). I AM A DANCER 2020 will be a “live documentary,” focusing on how dancers dealt with the Covid pandemic.
Our “Open Rehearsal” will take place at Indie Space's West Village Rehearsal Co-op (809 Washington Street, NYC), on July 14th from 2-5 pm. Admission is free.
SPECIAL EVENT: JUNE 2, 2024
ONLINE CLASS
“DIAGHILEV AND THE BALLETS RUSSES” Part 2
Please join us for the next class in FLDT’s online educational series, on Sunday, May 5th, from 5-6 pm (EST) on ZOOM. Admission: $20, or you can come for free if you join the “Friends” of Felice Lesser Dance Theater. To register, please send us an email through our CONTACT page, and you will be emailed the registration form. (If you’re unable to pay, we also have subsidized admissions available. Please send us an email via our Contact page to apply.)
SPECIAL EVENT: MAY 5, 2024
ONLINE CLASS
“DIAGHILEV AND THE BALLETS RUSSES” Part 1
Please join us for the next class in FLDT’s online educational series, on Sunday, May 5th, from 5-6 pm (EST) on ZOOM. Admission: $20, or you can come for free if you join the “Friends” of Felice Lesser Dance Theater. To register, please send us an email through our CONTACT page, and you will be emailed the registration form. (If you’re unable to pay, we also have subsidized admissions available. Please send us an email via our Contact page to apply.)
DANCE APPRECIATION COURSE
(DRAM 1811)
AT UCONN/STAMFORD
Instructor: Felice Lesser, Adjunct Professor of Dance
Thursdays, 6-8:30 pm, January 18 - May 2, 2024
(3 credits, Meets Gen Ed 1A Requirements)
UCONN/Stamford Campus, 1 University Place, Stamford, CT 06901
(For Registration Information: 203-251-8400)
SPECIAL EVENT: APRIL 7, 2024
ONLINE CLASS
“A LOOK AT THE WORKS OF JEROME ROBBINS”
Please join us for the next class in FLDT’s online educational series, on Sunday, April 7th, from 5-6 pm (EST) on ZOOM. Admission: $20, or you can come for free if you join the “Friends” of Felice Lesser Dance Theater. To register, please send us an email through our CONTACT page, and you will be emailed the registration form. (If you’re unable to pay, we also have subsidized admissions available. Please send us an email via our Contact page to apply.)
SPECIAL EVENT: MARCH 13, 2024
PRIME TIME AT MoMA
Felice Lesser to be featured speaker following the film screening of “Frances Ha”
Below: Felice Lesser (at lectern), being interviewed by Lara Schweller, Associate Educator (Access Programs and Initiatives, Department of Learning and Engagement) at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Photo: Emma Jaromin
Please join us on Wednesday, March 13th, from 1-3pm (EST) at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), which is hosting a series of films that delve into coming of age stories at various life stages. These films explore both unique and universal journeys to self discovery through an individual character’s lens. Each screening will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A with a special guest, and Felice Lesser will be that guest on March 13th.
The film being shown is: Frances Ha. 2012. USA. Directed by Noah Baumbach. 76 min. Frances (Greta Gerwig), a 27-year-old New Yorker with no apartment, hopes to advance in her dancing career (though she isn’t really a dancer) and keep up with life’s fast pace.
Space is limited and advance registration is required. If you'd like to attend, please use the registration link below:
The Museum of Modern Art is located at 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019. The film will be shown in the Titus Theater 1.
SPECIAL EVENT: MARCH 10, 2024
ONLINE CLASS
“A LOOK AT THE WORKS OF NACHO DUATO”
Please join us for the next class in FLDT’s online educational series, on Sunday, March 10th, from 5-6 pm (EST) on ZOOM. Admission: $20, or you can come for free if you join the “Friends” of Felice Lesser Dance Theater. To register, please send us an email through our CONTACT page, and you will be emailed the registration form. (If you’re unable to pay, we also have subsidized admissions available. Please send us an email via our Contact page to apply.)
SPECIAL EVENT: FEBRUARY 18, 2024
ONLINE CLASS
“A LOOK AT THE WORKS AND TECHNIQUE OF MARTHA GRAHAM”
Please join us for the next class in FLDT’s online educational series, on Sunday, February 18th, from 5-6 pm (EST) on ZOOM. Admission: $20, or you can come for free if you join the “Friends” of Felice Lesser Dance Theater. To register, please send us an email through our CONTACT page, and you will be emailed the registration form. (If you’re unable to pay, we also have subsidized admissions available. Please send us an email via our Contact page to apply.)
SPECIAL EVENT: JANUARY 7, 2024
ONLINE CLASS
“RAVEL’S BOLERO SEEN THROUGH THE CHOREOGRAPHER’S EYES”
Please join us for the next class in FLDT’s online educational series, on Sunday, January 7th, from 5-6 pm (EST) on ZOOM. We’ll take a look at the musical score, and explore how different choreographers (including Maurice Béjart, Roland Petit, and Lar Lubovitch) approached it. Admission: $20, or you can come for free if you join the “Friends” of Felice Lesser Dance Theater. To register, please send us an email through our CONTACT page, and you will be emailed the registration form. (If you’re unable to pay, we also have subsidized admissions available. Please send us an email via our Contact page to apply.)
SPECIAL EVENT: DECEMBER 10, 2023
FREE ONLINE DANCE
COMPOSITION WORKSHOP
FLDT is instituting an online educational program, open to everyone, and we hope you'll be able to join us for our FREE introductory class on the rudiments of dance composition. It will be held on Sunday, December 10, 2023, from 5-6 pm Eastern Time on ZOOM. To register, please send us an email through our CONTACT page, and you'll be sent a ZOOM link prior to the event.
No previous dance experience is necessary, nor will you have to do anything that cannot be done sitting in a chair, watching a computer screen. We'll discuss the fundamentals of dance composition (symmetry & asymmetry, levels, dynamics, choreographic forms, etc.), and perform some fun and easy exercises with our hands to illustrate the various points being made. So come join us for an interesting hour that will make you think a little more about what goes into the works you see onstage.
SPECIAL EVENT: SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
FOUR LIGHT YEARS AWAY DURING THE PANDEMIC: BRINGING TRAP IST TO THE STAGE
FACULTY COLLOQUIUM, September 28, 2023, UCONN/Stamford Campus
1 University Place, Stamford, CT 06901
2:15 pm, Main Auditorium
Felice Lesser’s dance company pulled off a monumental premiere in December 2022 – set against the backdrop of Covid and our country’s political turmoil. Join her for a lecture and discussion of how this work came to life. Admission is free.