DANCE
World Premiere
Thu, Oct 3 at 7pm
Fri, Oct 4 at 7pm
Sat, Oct 5 at 7pm
Sun, Oct 6 at 3pm
La MaMa
Ellen Stewart Theatre 66 East 4th Street, NYC
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“When it comes to tackling
demanding subject matter,
there are few choreographers
as intellectually ambitious as
Stefanie Batten Bland.”
— New York Resident Magazine, 2012
Jerome Robbins Award–winning
choreographer Stefanie Batten Bland makes
her Crossing the Line Festival debut with the world premiere
of Look Who’s Coming to Dinner.
Inspired by
the 1967 Stanley Kramer film in which a black
fiancé meets his white soon-to-be wife’s
family, the work pays tribute to those who
paved the way toward acceptance in love and
life. Set around a dinner table, seven dance theater
artists explore questions of who we
choose to break bread with, and whether
long-held biases still shock.
The choreography is set to a new
composition by Paul Damien Hogan.
Originally developed as a work-in-progress
for Juilliard New Dances 2018.
50 min
Tickets start at $20
View Production Credits
Choreography, Installation and Direction: Stefanie Batten Bland
Music: Paul Damian Hogan
Costumes: Shane Ballard
Lighting Design: Clifton Taylor
Stage Manager & Lighting Adaptation: Emma Rivera
Supported by and developed at Crojik’s Croft artist residency in Michigan and Juilliard School of Dance.
Performance Project University Settlement with special thanks to Jerome Robbins Foundation.

Look Who's Coming to Dinner
Slideshow: Photo 1 © Kisha Bari; Photos 2-4 © JC Dhien
Sidebar: Photo 1 © Bogdan Mihai; Photo 2 © Sally Cohn
Stefanie Batten Bland © JC Dhien
