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LDC Curates: Choreography Showcase
LDC Curates is our new community arts initiative, aimed to support and uplift the work of other emerging artists.
Join us for two distinct programs of dance by selected choreographers at
LDC Curates: Choreography Showcase
Learn more about the choreographers:
March 20-21, 2026
7:00pm
Arts On Site:
12 St. Marks Place New York, NY 10003
PROGRAM A TICKETS (3/20)
PROGRAM B TICKETS (3/21)
Program A - March 20, 2026
Bailey Sill
Bailey Sill is a dancer and choreographer based in New York. She received a BFA in Dance from Westminster University. When she's not dancing, you can find her teaching pilates throughout the city, and spending time with her cats.
Photo by: Sierra Hendrix
Gable Couch
Gable Couch is a New York City based dancer and choreographer. As an artist, Gable is interested in creating rich, tangible worlds that audiences feel they could step in and experience for themselves. When it comes to aesthetic and theme, Gable wants to push each work to the maximum. Their most recent choreographic work has been featured at The Tank, Spoke the Hub, Green Space, Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, Under St. Marks Theater, and One Day Dance Festival. Gable holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from the University of Central Oklahoma. Gable’s most recent performance credits include concert dance pieces “Red Right Hand” and “BLAME IT!” (choreographed by Gable Couch), dance film Takin’ It to the Streets’ (dir. Whitney G-Bowley), short film ‘Perpetual Care’ as Gable (dir. Michelle Dubovitsky), ‘On Broadway’ with Dana Moore for Steps on Broadway Industry Showcase, and ‘Daydreamers’ with BARE Dance Company at Gibney Theatre.
Photo by: Gable Couch
Maggie Fiske
Maggie Fiske is a Brooklyn-based freelance dance artist, choreographer, and fitness instructor. She started her dance training at age 4 at Mass Ballet, located in Framingham, MA, where she cultivated a deep passion and joy for dance while training in ballet, modern, jazz, and contemporary under Meghan Powers. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography at Towson University under the instruction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Susan Mann, and Runqiao Du where she was the recipient of both academic and dance merit scholarships. As a dancer, she has performed in work by Laura Halzack, Amy Marshall, Paul Taylor, Robenson Mathurin, Carolyn Dorfman, and Sonia Plumb. She is a current member of both LaHa Dance Group and Amy Marshall Dance Company. She is thrilled to be a part of LDC Curates and looks forward to her New York choreographic debut!
Photo by: Blaga Ditrow
Margaret K. Falcone
Margaret K. Falcone is a Brooklyn-based dance artist from Syracuse, NY. She currently performs in projects with The Bang Group and is working as a freelance dancer and choreographer in NYC and Boston. As a choreographer, she has set work on ensembles such as BoSoma Dance Company, Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, and The Ballet & Dance Center's Youth Company. Most recently, she returned to Syracuse to perform a duet she co-choreographed with her artistic partner and dear friend, Jamie Rieger, for Syracuse Contemporary Dance Company’s In Concert 2026.
Instagram: @margaret.k.falcone
https://margaretfalcone.wixsite.com/margaretfalcone
Photo by: Howard Kong Photography
Sabina Fritz
Sabina Fritz is a theater and dance artist originally from California. She graduated from UC San Diego with BA degrees in dance and theater, where she received the Bronowski Award for excellence in theater and dance, and loves performing and creating new work in both disciplines that explores humanity, our relationship to nature, and radical joy. She has trained in ballet, Limon, Feldenkrais, Cunningham, Horton, Countertechnique, hip hop, improvisation, and musical theater. Her work has been presented across the country, and she currently teaches around NYC in after school programs. Sabina holds a certificate for completion for a full year of the Limon Institute training program, and has completed Limon’s teacher training workshop. Recently, she also became Lauren Lovette’s assistant and re-staged her work in Monterrey, Mexico. She values positivity, sensitivity, and collaborative spaces where individuals are empowered to listen and contribute as the work needs.
https://sabinaefritz.wixsite.com/sabinafritz
Photo by: Chris Constantine
Sofía Forero & Nicolas Fiery - Mosaïque Dance Theater
Sofía Forero (Colombia) and Nicolas Fiery (France) are NYC–based choreographers and performers whose collaborative practice bridges cultures and disciplines. Their work fuses ballet, modern, contemporary, hip-hop, and Latin influences to create immersive, interdisciplinary performances that examine human connection through movement, music, and visual design. Graduates with Honors from The Ailey School, they have performed works by iconic choreographers including Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, and Darrel Moultrie. Their choreography has been presented at leading venues such as Sony Music Hall, Dixon Place, and the 14th Street Y, with performances throughout the United States and Europe. In 2024, they co-directed, produced, and choreographed Mosaïque, a critically acclaimed immersive production that premiered in Paris. Both are dancers with Pajarillo Pinta’o Dance Company and certified GYROTONIC® trainers, bringing a somatic and interdisciplinary approach to their work.
Instagram: @sofi.fore96 @nicolasfiery
https://www.mosaiquedancetheater.com/
Photo by: SDF Media
Sydney Manno
Sydney Manno is a multi-hyphenate creative currently pursuing many of her passions in New York City. She is a dancer, choreographer, poet, movement educator, part-time barista, theatre artist, and founder of “Storytelling with Sydney”— a creative class space that combines poetry, community-building, and choreography to tell, experience, and remember meaningful stories through the universal language of movement. Storytelling with Sydney just recently produced a sold-out event at Arts on Site in December. The show was called GREEN. It was an evening of stories— choreography, poetry, music, and conversation— with the intention to uplift community, creativity, and cultural change.
Instagram: @sydney.manno @storytelling.with.sydney
Photo by: Robert Quiles
Lawton Dance Collective
Lawton Dance Collective is a women-led contemporary dance company based in New York City. Directed by Julia Lawton, LDC's focus is on the development and presentation of new choreography, through research-driven creative investigation. LDC is committed to fostering a positive creative environment for dance artists, emphasizing collaboration and open dialogue throughout every process.
LDC will be presenting an excerpt of our brand new evening-length work, set to premiere fall 2026.
Friday only, LDC will also perform something like joy.
Instagram: @lawtondancecollective
Photo by: Cassie Dietrich
Program B - March 21, 2026
Bridget Cronin
Bridget Cronin grew up in Liverpool, NY where she received her dance training at the Dance Arts Center and Movement Studies. She has a B.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she performed works by Merce Cunningham, Ohad Naharin, Camille A. Brown, Monica Bill Barnes, and Janis Brenner and was a UMass Amherst Chancellor’s Talent Award recipient. Bridget has performed for Annmaria Mazzini, Ballaro Dance, Balasole Dance, Dancing Legacy, the Equus Projects, Dave Grenke, Parisa Khobdeh, Reject Dance Theater, Beth Soll, and many more. She danced with Gallim Dance in collaboration with Marta Minujín for Frieze NYC and she was a background dancer in the PBS film “The Chaperone” choreographed by John Carrafa in 2017. She has presented her choreography at Ailey Citigroup Theater, Arts on Site, Barnard College, Buggé Ballet, Triskelion Arts, Riverdale Artists Workshop, Spoke the Hub and many more and as a guest artist at UMass Amherst and the New York State Summer School of the Arts. Bridget trained on scholarship at The Taylor School and performed in the Taylor Professional Division. She was on faculty at the Taylor School Youth Program and an outreach teacher. Bridget teaches children and adult private and group dance lessons throughout the five boroughs and is currently on faculty as a modern teacher at Steffi Nossen School of Dance. She has been dancing for Clymove Dance since 2020 and has been dancing for Laura Halzack since 2021.
Photo by: Blaga Ditrow
Clara Chemtov - Projet Ambidanse
Clara Chemtov is a Montreal-raised and Toronto-based dance artist with a passion for spunky and theatrical creation. Since completing their BFA in Dance at York University, they have been exploring themes of queerness, humanity, and relationships through an absurdist lens. Clara has been fortunate to work with notable choreographers including Alyssa Martin, Syreeta Hector, Kyra Jean Green, Elsie Morin, and Alireza Keymanesh. Their highlights include showcasing their work at Fall For Dance North’s International Presenters Program, and performing new pieces with Les Oiseaux du Paradis and Trip the Light Fantastic. Passionate about multimedia collaboration, Clara is also the co-artistic director of Projet Ambidanse. Their collective produces theatrical and whimsical choreographic works and dance films that have been featured in fringe and film festivals. When they aren’t busy creating, they can be found reading fantasy novels, drinking bubble tea, and inventing new soups.
Instagram: @clarachemtov @projetambidanse
Photo by: Drew Berry
Emelia Sikorsky
Emelia Sikorsky is a 2024 graduate of Adelphi University with a BFA in Dance. Emelia has a strong passion for arts in education, she started her teaching journey at 11 years old and has continued to lead classrooms throughout high school and college. She teaches creative movement, ballet, contemporary, and hip-hop. Emelia’s journey with dance started at Westchester Dance Artists. A creative approach to the arts is what empowers her to pursue dance. Emelia has interned with Alvin Ailey's PR team, house management at Jacob's Pillow, and has worked as a group leader for AileyCamp; a free program supporting life skills through dance to New York City residents. Emelia’s background in patron services translates into her work of supporting and meeting community needs.
Photo by: Cassie Dietrich
Maggie Fiske
Maggie Fiske is a Brooklyn-based freelance dance artist, choreographer, and fitness instructor. She started her dance training at age 4 at Mass Ballet, located in Framingham, MA, where she cultivated a deep passion and joy for dance while training in ballet, modern, jazz, and contemporary under Meghan Powers. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography at Towson University under the instruction of Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Susan Mann, and Runqiao Du where she was the recipient of both academic and dance merit scholarships. As a dancer, she has performed in work by Laura Halzack, Amy Marshall, Paul Taylor, Robenson Mathurin, Carolyn Dorfman, and Sonia Plumb. She is a current member of both LaHa Dance Group and Amy Marshall Dance Company. She is thrilled to be a part of LDC Curates and looks forward to her New York choreographic debut!
Photo by: Blaga Ditrow
Emily Johnson - Unbound Dance Collective
Emily Johnson is a Brooklyn-based dancer, choreographer, and biologist. She is Artistic Director of Unbound Dance Collective, and has also choreographed and danced for the Young Choreographer’s Festival, Anthology33, Dixon Place’s 30-30-30, and Danceworks New York City. In movement and in life, she is interested in connection, ritual, and reverie.
Instagram: @em31ily @unbounddancecollective
Photo by: Emily Johnson
Sydney Manno
Sydney Manno is a multi-hyphenate creative currently pursuing many of her passions in New York City. She is a dancer, choreographer, poet, movement educator, part-time barista, theatre artist, and founder of “Storytelling with Sydney”— a creative class space that combines poetry, community-building, and choreography to tell, experience, and remember meaningful stories through the universal language of movement. Storytelling with Sydney just recently produced a sold-out event at Arts on Site in December. The show was called GREEN. It was an evening of stories— choreography, poetry, music, and conversation— with the intention to uplift community, creativity, and cultural change.
Instagram: @sydney.manno @storytelling.with.sydney
Photo by: Robert Quiles
Kierstyn Edore - Opus//The Company
Opus//The Company is a movement company that explores storytelling through collaboration and interdisciplinary modalities. Directed by Kierstyn Edore, Opus takes an interest in the subtle interactions between personalities, bodies, and stories to discover a common language of humanity through dance/theater mediums. The company has shown work at Chez Bushwick, River Dance Festival, Montclair Dance Festival, Moving Body Resources, S.H.I.F.T. with One Day Dance, Dixon Place, Koresh Artist Showcase, Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, and Williams Center, and has had their work recorded for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division archive at the New York Public Library.
Instagram: @opusthecompany @kierstynedore
https://opusthecompany.wixsite.com/dance
Photo by: Becca Marcela Oviatt
Lawton Dance Collective
Lawton Dance Collective is a women-led contemporary dance company based in New York City. Directed by Julia Lawton, LDC's focus is on the development and presentation of new choreography, through research-driven creative investigation. LDC is committed to fostering a positive creative environment for dance artists, emphasizing collaboration and open dialogue throughout every process.
LDC will be presenting an excerpt of our brand new evening-length work, set to premiere fall 2026.
Instagram: @lawtondancecollective
Photo by: Cassie Dietrich