What does it mean to truly know yourself? Ariel Rivka Dance's work is a cathartic journey through identity, authenticity, and the courage it takes to be seen. Featuring two works performed to original music, the company pulses with intimacy and power that moves from anger and disbelief to clarity and connection. To be our true selves is not only possible—it is welcome, and invited. Bold, musical, honest, cathartic, and deeply relational: this is ARD at its most essential.

Matthew Westerby Company is a New York-based contemporary dance company that blends athletic physicality with striking spatial design and a subtle, resonant connection to music. Led by British-American choreographer Matthew Westerby, the Company’s work is shaped by his experience as an LGBTQ+ immigrant New Yorker, grounding itself in a commitment to equity, inclusion and community, with an emphasis on creating human connection.This program features two powerful ensemble works, including nineteeneightyfour, created in collaboration with composer John P. Hastings, alongside a moving duet excerpt from City of Ashes, an intimate work reflecting on the AIDS crisis in New York City.