Performance Season Updates

For our 25th Anniversary Season, we presented the World Premiere of Awaken. Awaken weaved original material with resonant choreography from Selwyn’s 25 years of rich repertory. The piece explored the struggle between distraction, a quest for certainty, and living in an embodied present. Movement dramatized the complexities of staying grounded, connected, and present in a modern world of endless distraction, consumerism, and convenience. Shifting sections of the work zeroed in on our relationship with ambiguity, control, trust, overthinking, vulnerability, and resilience.

Notes in Motion - Arts in Education Programs

Arts in Education

In the 2022-2023 school year, we experienced dramatic growth in our programming. We had 77 successful dance education programs throughout NYC in-school, after-school, an on weekends. Leading with our values of fostering inclusion, community, and expression through dance, we have strengthened and broadened our relationships with artists, partners, supporters, and friends. With funding from the NYC Department of Education’s Office of Arts and Special Projects, we also brought 18 unique Community Programs to our partners which included round robin multi-cultural dance workshops, an ASDT performance, inter-generational dance, and community joy. With 55 Company Teaching Artists working throughout the year, we surpassed the 120,000 students reached mark. 
"I loved the new experience. It really helped me break out of my comfort zone. The dances were fun to learn and enjoyable.
5th grader, PS 78X
"Notes in Motion has made a positive impact on the students because it gives them an outlet to express themselves in ways that they are not able to in the classroom. "
Classroom Teacher, PS 182Q
"We got the chance to learn something new, hear different music and meet members of our school community."
Parent, PS 376Q

Press Coverage

“Amada Selwyn and company reflect on their 25-year history with a new evening-length piece, Awaken, that incorporates fragments and motifs from earlier works in their repertory as well as athletic new choreography. A running theme is the difficulty of maintaining one’s balance amid the constant modern flow of fleeting stimuli.” Time Out Magazine
— Amanda Selwyn discussed our company’s new studio, dance class offerings, and first public Open Rehearsal hosted in the new space.
“Stage Whisper – Whisper in the Wing Episode 785”.
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— Amanda Selwyn discussed her journey in dance and the future plans of the new studio on the podcast “Dance Talk with Joanne Carey”.. Listen to Apple Podcast
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