Women Move the World, 92NY Harkness Dance Center’s 2025/26 Mainstage Series, closes with An Evening with Aszure Barton on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7PM at Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10128. Tickets start at $45 and are available at https://www.92ny.org/event/an-evening-with-aszure-barton.
Aszure Barton is among the most sought-after choreographers of her generation — a singular voice whose work has stirred audiences around the world, from Nederlands Dans Theater to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. As director of Aszure Barton & Artists | AB&A — a multidisciplinary dance hub founded in New York in the early 2000s — has reimagined what it means to build a body of work, "a mobile home for trusted humans," as she says. 92NY's Women Move the World 2025/26 Harkness Mainstage Series closes with a landmark event that celebrates this holistic vision.
“Choreographer Aszure Barton speaks a language of raw emotion: a punch to the gut, a tightening heart. Her works tell the never-ending story of what it means to be human.” — Carmen Kovacs, dramaturg
The evening takes shape as an intimate, living portrait of Aszure's creative practice, a celebration unfolding at 92NY — not a retrospective, but a gathering of some of her favorite people. Joy, humor, heart. Solos, duets, and trios alongside ensembles of both new and existing work, forged through deep collaboration and a lifetime of making together. Artists whose connection to Aszure transcends any single company or continent — her longtime AB&A collaborators and stagers Jonathan Alsberry, Tobin Del Cuore, James Gregg, and Taylor LaBruzzo, and other fierce independents Rena Butler, MJ Edwards, Jennifer Florentino, and Isaac Hernández of American Ballet Theatre — alongside artists from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Gauthier Dance | Theaterhaus Stuttgart, and Limón Dance Company, brought together here thanks to the sweet spirit of collaboration with their directors.
Among them is the U.S. Premiere of human undoing, a duet distilling 'sloth' as physical aversion, set to the music of pianist and composer Craig Taborn, shared by the Gauthier Dance artists who first brought it to life. Woven throughout: new work made for this night alone, bringing these worlds into conversation in real time. The evening culminates in the New York premiere of LubDub, a new work currently in creation with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, where Aszure has made another home over the last three seasons as Artist in Residence, set to music anchored by JLIN.
For Aszure, this is also a homecoming — it was in New York that she spent nearly twenty formative years and founded AB&A, and there is nowhere more fitting to celebrate it than 92NY. A love note — to the people who made her braver, to the process that made the work possible, and to the audience who shows up to meet them.
92NY Harkness Dance Center recognizes the ongoing generosity of The Harkness Foundation for Dance. Major funding is provided by Jody and John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation; and The New York Community Trust. Additional support is provided by The Howard Gilman Foundation; The Mertz Gilmore Foundation; The Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.; The Jerome Robbins Foundation; SHS Foundation; Barbara J. Sinclair; and an anonymous donor.
Aszure Barton
Canadian-American Aszure Barton is a choreographer whose work has been equated to "watching the physical unfurling of the human psyche" by the US National Endowment for the Arts. She started tap dancing at the age of three and has been creating dances for as long as she can remember. Her works have been performed on stages throughout the world, including the Palais Garnier, Mariinsky Theater, The Kennedy Center, The Alicia Alonso Grand Theater, Teatro Colón, Studio 54, Lincoln Center, and Sadler's Wells, as well as in museums and exhibits. She has choreographed for theater, film, and opera, including Broadway, notably for the production of The Threepenny Opera. Early in her career, she founded Aszure Barton & Artists as a platform for collective, process-centered creation.
Aszure has worked with celebrated artists and companies including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Misty Copeland, Alan Cumming, Cyndi Lauper, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Teatro alla Scala, American Ballet Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, English National Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Grand Théâtre de Genève, and Martha Graham Dance Company, among many others. She premiered Mere Mortals at San Francisco Ballet in collaboration with British electronic music producer/DJ Floating Points and mixed media artists Hamill Industries — the first evening-length work created by a female choreographer in SFB's history. She is also currently an Artist in Residence at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Gauthier Dance | Theaterhaus Stuttgart.
A recent collaboration with acclaimed composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire has yielded B E N D — described by Tanz Magazine as a “refusal of categorization” — now touring internationally with Pomegranate Arts. Together they have also created works with Limón Dance Company, The Juilliard School, and Hamburg Ballet.
An innovator of form, her work has helped shape some of the world's most celebrated dance and theater houses. She was the first Martha Duffy Resident Artist at Baryshnikov Arts and is a recipient of the prestigious Arts & Letters Award, joining the likes of Oscar Peterson, Karen Kain, and Margaret Atwood. She is also an official ambassador of contemporary dance in Canada. This fall, she will collaborate with the Paris Opera Ballet.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
The mission of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is to awaken the human spirit through contemporary dance, envisioning a dance landscape that is relevant and accessible to all. For 48 years, Hubbard Street has been one of the most original forces in contemporary dance — bringing top choreographers and works to Chicago and beyond. Its ever-evolving repertory, created by today's leading choreographic voices, makes Hubbard Street a company that dancers aspire to join and performance venues around the world are eager to present. The main company has performed globally in 19 countries and 44 US states.
Gauthier Dance | Theaterhaus Stuttgart
Gauthier Dance | Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart is a dynamic company of 16 highly individual and versatile artists, directed by dancer, choreographer, and musician Eric Gauthier. Founded in October 2007, the company established itself in the German dance scene with remarkable speed and has become an international force. In addition to performances at its home base Theaterhaus Stuttgart, the company tours to international dance cities including Toronto, New York, Tel Aviv, Venice, Amsterdam, St. Petersburg, Monaco, Québec City, Montréal, Berlin, and Chicago.
About The 92nd Street Y, New York: The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) is a world-class center for the arts and innovation, a convener of ideas, and an incubator for creativity. 92NY offers extensive classes, courses, and events online including live concerts, talks, and master classes; fitness classes for all ages; 250+ art classes; and parenting workshops for new moms and dads. The 92nd Street Y, New York is transforming the way people share ideas and translate them into action all over the world. All of 92NY's programming is built on a foundation of Jewish values, including the capacity of civil dialogue to change minds; the potential of education and the arts to change lives; and a commitment to welcoming and serving people of all ages, races, religions, and ethnicities. For more information, visit www.92NY.org.
Event Venue
92NY, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128, United States
