THEATER AND MOVEMENT The Dance Theater Workshop begins its Fall season with “33 Fainting Spells’” production of “Our Little Sunbeam.” The hour-long work integrates the experiences of perceiving the world through internal feelings with seeing it from an external point of view. Runs Sept. 8-11 at 7:30 pm. 219 W. 19th St. $20.
DOWNTOWN DANCE FESTIVAL Battery Dance Company will be joined by Blue Muse Dance, Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, Mary Seidman & Dancers, and Randy James Dance Works at Battery Park in a wonderfully varied afternoon of dance on Sat, Aug. 21 from 2-5 pm.
MICHIYO SATO AND DANCERS perform at Joyce SoHo. A commemorative celebration of “US-Japan Friendship – 150 years.” July 29 – Aug. 1. , 155 Mercer St., 212-431-9233
Dance theater workshop, 219 West 19 St., 212-924-0077: NOTES IN MOTION, “Unframed,” choreography by various people, June 24-26, 7 p.m., June 6, 3 p.m., $20, gala Sat. night, $40; RAIFIRD ROGERS MODERN BALLET, “Wishes & Turns,” plus other works, July 7-10, 7 p.m., $12-$20.
Dixon place, 258 Bowery, 2nd fl., 212-219-0736: DANCE WORKS IN PROGRESS, curated by Kimberly Brandt, July 7, 8 p.m., $15.
40 Worth street, 212-529-3626, ext. 1: PECULIAR WORKS PROJECT, “In Praise of Folly: the Don Quixote Project,” site-specific work in abandoned Tribeca office, through June 24-27, 7 p.m., June 26-27, 5 p.m., $25.
Joyce soho, 155 Mercer St., 212-334-7479: RANDY JAMES DANCE WORK, “5 Points of Discussion,” with live music, through June 20, 8 p.m., $20; THRESH, “Strings Unattached,” by choreographer Preeti Vaseduvan, Hune 25-26, 8 p.m., $20.
Joyce theater, 174 Eighth Ave., 19th St., 212-242-0800: PILOBOLUS DANCE THEATER, 3 Programs, each including premiere plus other works, some nudity, call for schedule, through June 25, June 28-July 2, July 5-9 & 12-16, 8 p.m., June 26, July 3, 10 & 17, 2 & 8 p.m., $40.
La mama e.t.c., 74A E. Fourth St., 212-475-7710: PING CHONG & MICHAEL ROHD, “Darkness,” multi-disciplinary work with dance, theater, puppetry, sounds & projections, through June 24-26, 7:30 p.m., June 27, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m., $20.
Lower manhattan cultural council presents sitelines: WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, J & R CIGAR SHOP, 1 Wall St. Court, 212-219-9401: ANDREA HAENGGL, “Under Whose Control” in vacant cigar store, June 23-25, 5:30 & 7:30 p.m., June 26, 7 p.m., free; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, 1 Bowling Green: STEPHEN KOPLOWITZ, “The Grand Step Project,” animating the grand staircase of the former U.S. Customs house with 50 dancers & original score by Quentin Chiapetta, June 28, 5, 5:45 & 6:30 p.m., rain date June 30; BUSINESS HEAD, head moves from plaza to plaza beginning at Stone St. hitoric district, July 7, 14, 21 & 28, 12:30 p.m., free; 60 WALL STREET, surprise performances, July 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2 p.m., free.
Marquee, 356 Bowery, 212-219-0736: DIXON PLACE OPEN PERFORMANCE NIGHT, everyone welcome, July 7, 9:30 p.m., free.
NYU/TISCH school of arts, 111 Second Ave., 212-998-1982: SEAN CURRAN CO., part of Tisch Dance Summer Residency Festival, June 23-24, 7:30 p.m., $20.
skirball center for performing arts, 566 LaGuardia Pl., 212-992-8484:
COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET, 10th Anniversary featuring world premiere of Dwight Rhoden’s full evening ballet “Anthem,” June 22-24, mixed bill, June 24-25, 8 p.m., $26-46.
