Our guide to dance performances.
ALEXANDRA PIRICI at the New Museum (Feb 6-April 15 at various times). From now through early spring, the Romanian choreographer Alexandra Pirici fills the south galleries of the New Museum with “Co-natural,” described as an ongoing action that will be performed continuously during museum hours. There will be six performers in the space, but only five in person — the sixth, Farid Fairuz, will appear as a hologram, illustrating Ms. Pirici’s interest in examining the tension between unity and fragmentation. Press materials describe the work as “one monstrous, modular organism made of living and digital matter.”
212-219-1222, newmuseum.org
DANA REITZ at New York Live Arts (Feb. 8-10 at 8 p.m.) Dance is often simplistically reduced to the pairing of movement and music. Choreographer Dana Reitz begs to differ: She has often choreographed in silence, and so she does in “Latitude,” a new work presented as part of the Lumberyard in the City Winter Festival. Ms. Reitz, who performs with Elena Demyanenko and Yanan Yu, is working with a score made of light, which she has also designed, having long considered light an equal partner in dance. Here, the three performers navigate the spotlights and shadows of the stage on a quiet journey of discovery.
866-811-4111, newyorklivearts.org
KA’ET ENSEMBLE at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m.) This all-male Orthodox Jewish contemporary dance troupe from Jerusalem presents “Heroes,” an exploration of modern Israeli and Jewish masculinity. Physically, the company draws from the movement of prayer and modern dance techniques (including the Israeli-born Gaga). Artistically, it takes inspiration from Pina Bausch and Baruch Agadati, an early pioneer of dance in Israel. Spiritually, it nods to the Bible and the personal experience of its members, with captivating results.
646-505-4444, jccmanhattan.org
NEW YORK CITY BALLET at the David H. Koch Theater (Jan. 23-March 4 at various times) City Ballet continues to mix and match tradition and innovation, interspersing performances of its “Classic NYCB” and “All Balanchine No. 2” programs with new choreography from younger dance makers. Highlights of the classics include George Balanchine’s “Square Dance” and “The Four Temperaments,” a modernist interpretation of medieval psychology. Saturday afternoon features a new work by corps dancer Peter Walker, his second for the company, plus the return of “Russian Seasons” by top-shelf choreographer Alexei Ratmansky. Sunday brings “Year of the Rabbit,” Justin Peck’s 2012 collaboration with Sufjan Stevens.
212-496-0600, nycballet.com
RONALD K. BROWN EVIDENCE at the Joyce Theater (Feb. 6-11 at various times) Ronald K. Brown’s singular style — a savory blend of African dance, modern dance, social dances and ballet — is on fine display in a mixed-bill program that includes “March,” an excerpt from a 1995 work set to a Martin Luther King Jr. speech; “Come Ye,” inspired by Nina Simone; “Dancing Spirit,” created for the Alvin Ailey company and now performed by Mr. Brown’s dancers; and the new “Den of Dreams,” a duet between Mr. Brown and Arcell Cabuag, an exuberant performer and the company’s associate artistic director, who’s celebrating 20 years with the troupe.
212-242-0800, joyce.org
WORKS AND PROCESS at the Guggenheim Museum (Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m.) Ahead of the Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel” in March, Tony-winning director Jack O’Brien and choreographer Justin Peck chat about their fresh approach to the influential musical at the Guggenheim’s show-and-tell series. Mr. Peck, an interim director of New York City Ballet, as well as its resident choreographer and a soloist dancer, will discuss the original choreography of Agnes de Mille and his hope to “both pay homage to what she did originally, and to extend the show further into new territory.” The event features excerpts performed by cast members.
212-423-3575, worksandprocess.org