Name: Les Ballet Afrik - NEW YORK IS BURNING (a Jamestown Dance Festival presentation)
Start: 2025-09-05T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-05T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Reg Lenna Center For The Arts

Les Ballet Afrik - NEW YORK IS BURNING (a Jamestown Dance Festival presentation)

Get ready for a fierce and unforgettable experience as Omari Wiles and his trailblazing company, Les Ballet Afrik, take the stage with their electrifying 60-minute production of New York Is Burning, presented as part of the Jamestown Dance Festival presented by Sukanya Burman Dance.
USE CODE: DANCE2025 for a 25% ticket discount through July 31. Tickets prices starting at $14.
Blending the fearless spirit of ballroom with African diasporic traditions, house, and contemporary dance, this powerful work, rooted in the legacy of the legendary documentary Paris Is Burning, is a celebration of queerness, resilience, and creative expression. Audiences will be transported into a world of joy, struggle, and style as the company reimagines the ballroom as a space for healing and liberation.

Omari Wiles is a force in contemporary dance. Born in Senegal and raised in the Bronx, he is the founder of the House of Oricci and creator of the signature “AfrikFusion” style. He has been named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch,” featured in Vogue and The New York Times, and worked with global icons including Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, and Madonna. His choreographic work has appeared at Lincoln Center, The Joyce Theater, and the Guggenheim, and he recently received widespread acclaim for his role as co-choreographer of the ballroom-inspired Cats: The Jellicle Ball Off-Broadway.
Want to attend all of our incredible performances including: Sept 4th "Indian Classical Night" performance at JCC Scharmann Theater, Sept 5th "Les Ballet Afrik" performance at the Reg, and the Sept 6th "Regional Artist Showcase" performance at JCC Scharmann Theater?
Grab our festival passes here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/jamestown-dance-festival--2025
(Limited passes available for $35)
This powerful weekend of dance is made possible through the generous support of NYS DanceForce, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Chautauqua Regional Community Foundation, the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, Live CHQ, Evergreen Health, Arts Access through Arts Services Inc. of Western New York, Jamestown Community College, and Sukanya Burman Dance Inc.