Tanowitz, Pam

Flipping for Dance in the Catskills

With ever-rising real-estate costs in New York City, dance is strengthening its presence in the Hudson Valley and Catskills. Next up: The Lumberyard.

The choreographer’s staging of T.S. Eliot’s classic, at Bard College, might be the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century.

Pam Tanowitz’s “Four Quartets” brings the poet’s exploration of time and memory to life, with paintings by Brice Marden and music by Kaija Saariaho.

Commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment, the project will include new works by several female choreographers, including Pam Tanowitz.

The choreographer, known for her postmodern take on classical dance, has received the $50,000 Cage Cunningham Fellowship.

Tap, jookin, pointwork and more: “NOW: Premieres” presented commissions by Michelle Dorrance, Lauren Lovette, Claudia Schreier and Pam Tanowitz.

The Montclair State University arts program will feature premieres from Ashley Fure, Pam Tanowitz and Karin Coonrod.

In this year’s edition of “New Dances” at the school, Pam Tanowitz’s “thunder rolling along afterward” exhilarated the junior class.

Professional choreographers work with students, and both sides benefit.