THE CARPET SERIES
Pigeonwing Dance’s Carpet Series is a compact outdoor performance taking place on an 8x10 Persian carpet in parks and on sidewalks across NYC. Showcasing the choreography of five highly trained contemporary ballet dancers, this virtuosic and intricate dance is a study in contrasts: silk with asphalt, structured choreography with improvisation, and private space in public. Since its July 2020 premiere, The Carpet Series has been performed over 150 times in all five boroughs. The Carpet Series has been featured in the New York Daily News and DANCE Magazine, where critic Nancy Wozny observed, "the geometric patterns of the Persian rug echo and amplify Lamb's idiosyncratic movement vocabulary, which is both intensely intricate and unusually syncopated. "
Photo: Charles Roussel
Photo: Thomas Wilson
The Carpet Series 2025 premieres on April 26, with new choreography and a rotating cast.
2025 Schedule
Subject to change, check @Pigeonwingdance Instagram for latest updates! For same-day weather updates, please check our Instagram Stories.
Saturday April 26: 2-4 PM at Polhemus Place, Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Summer schedule under construction.
This project is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement, a regrant program supported by the NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
2025 Cast:
Robin Cantrell
Blue Richardson
Amy Saunder
Allegra Herman
Arimee Gambill
Tiffany Mangulabnan
Victoria Sames
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ABOUT PIGEONWING DANCE:
"to cut a pigeon wing": The Dictionary of American Regional English. To execute intricate dance steps gracefully...to dance in a fancy way
Under the direction of 2020 Guggenheim Fellow Gabrielle Lamb, Pigeonwing Dance performs choreography that provokes curiosity in lovers of both crossword puzzles and cat videos. Improvisatory abandon is counterbalanced by meticulous calculation, revealing intricate architectures where fleeting moments of resolution open into new wonderings. Described by The New Yorker as “eccentric...playful...curious”, PWD has been presented by, among others, Bryant Park, the 92Y Harkness Dance Festival, and Symphony Space, where they became the first dance company commissioned by Selected Shorts.
