DDD's return to The Joyce Theater!

We’re baaack.

David Dorfman Dance (DDD) is back at the Joyce. After a seven year absence (last seen on stage performing Older Testaments, approaching some calm and Lightbulb Theory in the spring of 2005) DDD is ready to heat up your winter in a joyous five-night run of Prophets of Funk  from January 24-29, with shows on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30pm, Thursday and Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm.

In case you forgot, Prophets of Funk (POF) is danced to the music of the iconic Sly and the Family Stone. Some of you might have gotten a blazing hot glimpse of the show when DDD funkified New York alongside the Original Family Stone at Lincoln Center’s Out of Doors concert series last August. That ground-breaking collaboration was just a taste, as the upcoming Joyce Theater performance will be the NYC premiere of the fully staged version of POF.

Here’s a quick blurb about the piece from good ol’ Mr. Dorfman himself. 

"Sly and the Family Stone was one of the first racially and gender-integrated bands in American music history and a solid purveyor of social consciousness...'Prophets of Funk' lifts up the spirit of Sly - that in the face of the funk of life, there are still hopes and aspirations that reside in all of us...The audience should be prepared to have great difficulty resisting the temptation to move and sing along with this incredible, ahead-of-its-time music. Dress comfortably - even funk-ally - as you may find yourself on stage dancing by the evening's end.”

You heard it here first folks. Bust out the afros, bell-bottoms, peace, love and groove. Shake your thang over to 175 8th Avenue and try (I dare you) to defy the funk.

And in case you need further motivation to get your new year’s resolutions in gear, I’ve composed an exciting, yet completely doable, list of fun ways to make 2012 the funkiest year ever!

Good luck and we’ll see you at the show(s). Tickets start at $10 - get them here or call JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800.

Top 5 things to do to Jumpstart 2012

1. Go see David Dorfman Dance at the Joyce.

2. Can't make the show in NYC. No problem. Escape the winter chill. Fly south and catch DDD at NCSU Center Stage in Raleigh, NC. Stewart Theatre, Saturday, February 4th, 2012 8pm.

3. Learn the Prophets of Funk line dance. Don’t worry. A step-by-step instructional video will be uploaded to our facebook page soon.

 4. Perform the line dance somewhere unexpected! Extra points if you film it AND share the video online. Super extra points if you can turn it into a flash mob!

 5. Ride a horse through times square on your way to a half marathon that’s merely the preparation for a deep sea diving expedition, only to be interrupted by your underwater oil painting class, geared to complement your wine-pairing, hot-air ballon riding, mastering of the splits, extreme resolution making, fabulous self. 

Happy New Year!