Alison Cook Beatty Dance

06/02/2026

Happy Birthday to the wonderful Carol Prud’homme Davis! 🎉🎂

Today we celebrate an extraordinary artist, dancer, choreographer, writer, and valued member of the Alison Cook Beatty Dance Board of Directors.

This beautiful Dance/Draw image was inspired by Alison’s Joyful Offering, part of Carol’s ongoing exploration of translating movement into visual art. Through her unique artistic practice, Carol captures the energy, emotion, rhythm, and spirit of dance on paper, creating what she describes as “a sentence or thought communicated onto paper with no words.”

We are continually inspired by Carol’s creativity, generosity, and dedication to the arts. Thank you for sharing your gifts with our community and for helping support the work of Alison Cook Beatty Dance.

Wishing you a birthday filled with joy, beauty, creativity, and many more dances—both on paper and in life! ❤️

06/01/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month from Alison Cook Beatty Dance 🏳️‍🌈

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” — Maya Angelou

At Alison Cook Beatty Dance, we celebrate the beauty of love, authenticity, and the courage to be fully ourselves.

This image features company dancers Facundo Ferreyra and Marcos Antonio in Manifestations, a work that explores human connection, belonging, desire, and the choices we make when faced with fear, conformity, and acceptance. Through movement, the piece asks us to consider what draws us together—and what becomes possible when we choose compassion, understanding, and love.

This Pride Month, we honor the LGBTQ+ community and celebrate a world where everyone can live, love, and express themselves freely.

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Love Wins.

📸 Photo by Russ Haydn
🎭 Manifestations choreographed by Alison Cook Beatty
🕺 Dancers: Facundo Ferreyra & Marcos Antonio

🏳️‍🌈✨

05/30/2026

✨ UPCOMING PERFORMANCES ✨

Alison Cook Beatty Dance is looking forward to two exciting performances in the coming weeks!

🌳 Hartford Dance Festival
📍 Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT
📅 June 6, 2026
🎟 FREE

Join us for a free outdoor performance of Transformation & Empowerment, featuring company dancers Ioanna Ioannides, Madelaine Burnett, and Ava Trochiano. Inspired by the journey of Eliza Doolittle, this uplifting work explores resilience, growth, mentorship, and the power of community.

✨ DUMBO Dance Festival Grand Finale
📍 Paul Taylor Dance East Theater, NYC
📅 June 28, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM

The company will present the final two sections of NOVA, choreographed in memory of Alison’s beloved mentor, Jo Matos. Named after a star registered in her honor, NOVA celebrates the lasting impact of teachers, mentors, and those whose light continues to guide us.

More information:
https://www.alisoncookbeattydance.org/event/dumbo-dance-festival-grand-finale/

We hope to see you in Connecticut and New York as we continue our 14th season!

05/29/2026

✨ HARTFORD, HERE WE COME! ✨

Alison Cook Beatty Dance is thrilled to be performing at the Hartford Dance Festival on Saturday, June 6 at beautiful Bushnell Park in Hartford, Connecticut!

Join us for this FREE outdoor celebration of dance as ACBD presents Transformation & Empowerment (2025), inspired by the journey of Eliza Doolittle and her transformation from self-doubt to self-discovery. Performed by Ioanna Ioannides, Madelaine Burnett, and Ava Trochiano, this uplifting work explores resilience, growth, and the power of community.

We are honored to share the stage with artists from across the region and look forward to bringing dance to the Hartford community.

📍 Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT
📅 Saturday, June 6
🎟 FREE Admission

We hope to see you there! Russell Haydn Photography

05/25/2026

Twenty-five years later, LIFELINE still lives on. ❤️

Originally choreographed by Alison Cook-Beatty in 2001 while a student at The Boston Conservatory, this duet—first created on Alison and her friend Kurt Douglas—continues to connect generations of dancers and audiences through its exploration of human connection, trust, vulnerability, and resilience.

Now in its 14th season, Alison Cook Beatty Dance was honored to present LIFELINE this past weekend at Theater for the New City as part of the Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, performed beautifully by Madelaine Burnett and Facundo Ferreyra.

As Alison’s birthday fundraiser continues through May 26, we also want to extend heartfelt thanks to everyone who has donated, to our monthly donors, and to our dedicated board members for believing in the mission of Alison Cook Beatty Dance and helping us continue creating and sharing this work with communities in New York City and beyond.

Your support helps sustain our dancers, performances, residencies, outreach programs, and new creations. We truly could not do this without you. ❤️

Click on this link below to donate here:

https://www.facebook.com/donate/1939513320030938/10162970928558831/

Photos by Rob Klein Photography.

05/24/2026

25 years later and “Lifeline” still asks the same question… who or what is your lifeline? ❤️

Created by Alison in 2001 while she was a student at The Boston Conservatory, this duet has continued to evolve through generations of dancers, audiences, friendships, love, loss, and connection. Friday night at Theater for the New City, Maddie Burnett and Facundo Ferreyra shared this work with such honesty and heart as part of the Lower East Side Festival of the Arts.

In a world that can feel overwhelming, dance reminds us of the people who hold us up, carry us forward, and keep us connected.

The Lower East Side Festival of the Arts continues all weekend and is completely FREE to the public, featuring incredible dance, theater, music, poetry, film, and visual art from artists across New York City. Don’t miss this beautiful community celebration.

Who or what is your lifeline?

Photos by Rob Klein 📸Video by Sam DeRosa-Farag 🎥

05/22/2026

Tonight ❤️

Join Alison Cook Beatty Dance at the 31st Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts tonight at Theater for the New City for a FREE performance of LIFELINE.

Performed by company artists Madelaine Burnett and Facundo Ferreyra, this enduring duet choreographed by Alison Cook-Beatty continues to resonate with audiences more than two decades after its creation.

🕢 Performance Time: 7:20 PM
🎟 FREE Admission
📍 Theater for the New City — NYC

Come early to grab a seat and experience an evening filled with dance, music, theater, poetry, and more as artists from across the city come together for this incredible festival.

These photos and video were captured during tech rehearsal last night by Sam DeRosa-Farag. ❤️

05/22/2026

https://www.dance.nyc/for-audiences/community-calendar/view/Alison-Cook-Beatty-Dance-to-Perform-at-the-Lower-East-Side-Festival-of-the-Arts/2026-05-22/

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05/10/2026

Just a few over the years at ! We ❤️ Dance Parade! Join us on May 16th, next Saturday, for the best day EVER! 🙌 Over 10,000 dancers in NYC take over the streets. Join ACBD at 4:57 pm in Tompkins Square Park on the MainStage, where we will perform an excerpt of HER(É). More info for this FREE event can be found on our website and dance parade.org