MWC 2024 Performance Season
Matthew Westerby Company is celebrating its 15th Year Anniversary! It is a testament to the community that is MWC that we are still here – creating new work and collaborations, performing onstage, teaching in the classroom and working in communities across NYC and beyond.
To celebrate, MWC is thrilled to announce our 2024 Performance Season at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Chelsea! From May 2-5, 2024 the Company will present four performances of new premieres and MWC repertory, and performance by MWC 2. We are proud to present our 2nd Annual Youth Dance Platform for over 100 young dancers from around NYC and beyond, honoring our mission of building community through the arts and celebrating the work of our young people, onstage and in the studio.
The season will feature Migratory Patterns, first premiered on the High Line in 2023, with live music by composers John P. Hastings & Travis Just, and the premiere of a new collaboration City of Ashes, with a commissioned score from Hastings & Bent Duo, with several other shorter works rounding out the program.
MWC’s mission of creating greater accessibility to dance is honored through a tiered pricing structure, with a general admission ticket of $30 and an artist/student/older adult $20 ticket. We hope this makes our season more affordable and available to everyone, and we trust that everyone will select the best option for themselves while supporting MWC’s work. The Hudson Guild Theatre is an accessible, ADA compliant venue.
We can’t wait to see you at the theatre!
MWC 2024 Performance Season
Matthew Westerby Company is celebrating its 15th Year Anniversary! It is a testament to the community that is MWC that we are still here – creating new work and collaborations, performing onstage, teaching in the classroom and working in communities across NYC and beyond.
To celebrate, MWC is thrilled to announce our 2024 Performance Season at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Chelsea! From May 2-5, 2024 the Company will present four performances of new premieres and MWC repertory, and performance by MWC 2. We are proud to present our 2nd Annual Youth Dance Platform for over 100 young dancers from around NYC and beyond, honoring our mission of building community through the arts and celebrating the work of our young people, onstage and in the studio.
The season will feature Migratory Patterns, first premiered on the High Line in 2023, with live music by composers John P. Hastings & Travis Just, and the premiere of a new collaboration City of Ashes, with a commissioned score from Hastings & Bent Duo, with several other shorter works rounding out the program.
MWC’s mission of creating greater accessibility to dance is honored through a tiered pricing structure, with a general admission ticket of $30 and an artist/student/older adult $20 ticket. We hope this makes our season more affordable and available to everyone, and we trust that everyone will select the best option for themselves while supporting MWC’s work. Friday evening features a post-show special reception to honor the dancers and designers of MWC, hosted by the Company’s Board of Directors.
The Hudson Guild Theatre is an accessible, ADA compliant venue. We can’t wait to see you at the theatre!
MWC Youth Dance Platform 2024
We are proud to present our 2nd Annual Youth Dance Platform for over 100 young dancers from around NYC and beyond, honoring our mission of building community through the arts and celebrating the work of our young people, onstage and in the studio.
MWC 2024 Performance Season
Matthew Westerby Company is celebrating its 15th Year Anniversary! It is a testament to the community that is MWC that we are still here – creating new work and collaborations, performing onstage, teaching in the classroom and working in communities across NYC and beyond.
To celebrate, MWC is thrilled to announce our 2024 Performance Season at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Chelsea! From May 2-5, 2024 the Company will present four performances of new premieres and MWC repertory, and performance by MWC 2. We are proud to present our 2nd Annual Youth Dance Platform for over 100 young dancers from around NYC and beyond, honoring our mission of building community through the arts and celebrating the work of our young people, onstage and in the studio.
The season will feature Migratory Patterns, first premiered on the High Line in 2023, with live music by composers John P. Hastings & Travis Just, and the premiere of a new collaboration City of Ashes, with a commissioned score from Hastings & Bent Duo, with several other shorter works rounding out the program.
MWC’s mission of creating greater accessibility to dance is honored through a tiered pricing structure, with a general admission ticket of $30 and an artist/student/older adult $20 ticket. We hope this makes our season more affordable and available to everyone, and we trust that everyone will select the best option for themselves while supporting MWC’s work. The Hudson Guild Theatre is an accessible, ADA compliant venue.
We can’t wait to see you at the theatre!
MWC 2024 Performance Season
Matthew Westerby Company is celebrating its 15th Year Anniversary! It is a testament to the community that is MWC that we are still here – creating new work and collaborations, performing onstage, teaching in the classroom and working in communities across NYC and beyond.
To celebrate, MWC is thrilled to announce our 2024 Performance Season at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Chelsea! From May 2-5, 2024 the Company will present four performances of new premieres and MWC repertory, and performance by MWC 2. We are proud to present our 2nd Annual Youth Dance Platform for over 100 young dancers from around NYC and beyond, honoring our mission of building community through the arts and celebrating the work of our young people, onstage and in the studio.
The season will feature Migratory Patterns, first premiered on the High Line in 2023, with live music by composers John P. Hastings & Travis Just, and the premiere of a new collaboration City of Ashes, with a commissioned score from Hastings & Bent Duo, with several other shorter works rounding out the program.
MWC’s mission of creating greater accessibility to dance is honored through a tiered pricing structure, with a general admission ticket of $30 and an artist/student/older adult $20 ticket. We hope this makes our season more affordable and available to everyone, and we trust that everyone will select the best option for themselves while supporting MWC’s work. The Hudson Guild Theatre is an accessible, ADA compliant venue.
We can’t wait to see you at the theatre!
Uptown dances on the lawn
MWC presents Uptown Dances on the Lawn 2023! An afternoon of performances and community movement activities, free for everyone! Join us on the Dongan Lawn in the beautiful Fort Tryon Park, Inwood.
Migratory Patterns and Other Works
Migratory Patterns is a new work by choreographer Matthew Westerby, in collaboration with co-producer Jim Furlong, that is performed by a multi-generational cast of professional dancers along with community dancers from Hudson Guild Theatre Company. Inspired by the phenomenon of migration, the piece represents the personal heritage and identity of each performer. Set to a commissioned score played live by composers John P. Hastings and Travis Just, the program also features the premiere of a new duet titled Autonomous States and a performance by Matthew Westerby Company’s second company, MWC 2.
The Harlem Project
The Harlem Project is back! Now in its 7th year, the Project brings together young people from Harlem, Brooklyn, Queens & the Bronx to dance alongside our professional artists, as well as a new set design from visual artist Marc Boone. Look out for Pop-Up performances around Harlem in the week before the show!
In case of rain, the performance will move indoors to Children’s Aid (West 118th St. near 5th Ave.)
Culture, Creativity & Care
MWC presents an afternoon of community movement and performances in Marcus Garvey Park. With support from Harlem Grown/Mellon Foundation for their Culture, Creativity & Care Initiative, the event will feature community movement activities for all ages as well as excerpts from MWC’s upcoming Harlem Project. Don’t miss it!
Rain Date - Sunday August 6, 2-4 PM
The Plinth on the High Line
Presented by Hudson Guild, MWC will showcase some of favorite works for an early childhood audience, including Tap, Bollywood, Afro-Cuban dances.
The Whitney Museum presents The Piers Project
A co-production with Hudson Guild Theatre Company, The Piers Project is inspired by the history and documentation of the world that existed on Manhattan’s west side piers in the 1970’s & 80’s. In the post-Stonewall era, the area became a space of sexual freedom and expression among the crumbling relics of the piers. Through the photos and writings of the Piers at the time, we imagine the moments and movements that occurred here, creating a dance work that evokes the freedom, the exuberance, the anonymity and the dangers of the Piers scene.
The program will also feature the premiere of Life/Space, inspired by Gestalt psychological theory. The piece explores a humanistic approach to the study of the individual and how the forces of attraction and repulsion affect our paths through space and time.
These works have been made possible by commissioning grants from the O’Donnell-Green Music & Dance Foundation and the Jamaica Dance Festival, and developed partially through support from Speaker Corey Johnson and the Cultural Immigrant Initiative.
The Whitney Museum presents The Piers Project
A co-production with Hudson Guild Theatre Company, The Piers Project is inspired by the history and documentation of the world that existed on Manhattan’s west side piers in the 1970’s & 80’s. In the post-Stonewall era, the area became a space of sexual freedom and expression among the crumbling relics of the piers. Through the photos and writings of the Piers at the time, we imagine the moments and movements that occurred here, creating a dance work that evokes the freedom, the exuberance, the anonymity and the dangers of the Piers scene.
The program will also feature the premiere of Life/Space, inspired by Gestalt psychological theory. The piece explores a humanistic approach to the study of the individual and how the forces of attraction and repulsion affect our paths through space and time.
These works have been made possible by commissioning grants from the O’Donnell-Green Music & Dance Foundation and the Jamaica Dance Festival, and developed partially through support from Speaker Corey Johnson and the Cultural Immigrant Initiative.
Art Lives Here, Matthew Westerby Company & Artist Reuben SinhaPresent an Afternoon of Community Movement & Public Art
Art Lives Here, Matthew Westerby Company & Artist Reuben Sinha Present an Afternoon of Community Movement& Public Art.
East lawn in Marcus Garvey Park
Madison Avenue & E 122nd or E 123rd Street Entrance
Matthew Westerby Company 2023 Performance Season
Matthew Westerby Company presents its 2023 performance season at the Hudson Guild Theatre. The season will feature the premiere of three new works, including one created with composer John P. Hastings. Along with MWC repertory and performances by MWC 2, a Youth Dance Platform for over 100 young dancers will be produced by the Company.
Matthew Westerby Company 2023 Performance Season
Matthew Westerby Company presents its 2023 performance season at the Hudson Guild Theatre. The season will feature the premiere of three new works, including one created with composer John P. Hastings. Along with MWC repertory and performances by MWC 2, a Youth Dance Platform for over 100 young dancers will be produced by the Company.
MWC YOUTH DANCE PLATFORM
MWC presents a Youth Dance Platform - young performers from across NYC and beyond will perform original works and build community with one another.
Matthew Westerby Company 2023 Performance Season
Matthew Westerby Company presents its 2023 performance season at the Hudson Guild Theatre. The season will feature the premiere of three new works, including one created with composer John P. Hastings. Along with MWC repertory and performances by MWC 2, a Youth Dance Platform for over 100 young dancers will be produced by the Company.
Matthew Westerby Company 2023 Performance Season
Matthew Westerby Company presents its 2023 performance season at the Hudson Guild Theatre. The season will feature the premiere of three new works, including one created with composer John P. Hastings. Along with MWC repertory and performances by MWC 2, a Youth Dance Platform for over 100 young dancers will be produced by the Company.