Forza Malizia Dance Company

25/11/2018

25/11/2018

31/10/2017

Congratulations to Forza Malizia’s rehearsal director, Michael Bishop, on his debut of “Mannequins After Dark” enjoy!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sfAeksSEJFE

"Out of the mouths of the oppressed springs truth" ~ Michael Bishop This work was created as a reflection of the historical and current struggles within mino...

31/07/2017

Found Forza dancer and choreographer, Noel Rodriguez, on an amazing Bronx website by Ed Garcia Conde!

http://www.welcome2thebronx.com/wordpress/2016/03/03/the-bronx-is-close-to-breaking-its-population-record-set-in-1970/

In 1970, The Bronx registered a historic population record of 1,471,701 residents—and then the great decline led to a 20% drop by 1980 as over 300,000 people fled the chaos our borough was thrown i…

29/05/2017

Support our talented and amazing rehearsal director, Michael Bishop as embarks on new and exciting works!!!! Congratulations Michele!!!!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1206513934/dame-en-attente?ref=user_menu

Dame En Attente speaks to the modern day woman expressing her beauty and worth. Societal standards should not dictate who you are.

05/05/2017

Photos by David Xu

07/04/2017

ATTENTION NYC DANCERS: Here are amazing Hip-Hop classes you ought to take by Forza Dancers / Choreographers up in NYC!

1. Dance Hall with Wendell Bullen every Friday from 7:30-9pm at Ripley Grier Studios

2. Hip-Hop with Quilan Cue Arnold every Sunday form 2-4pm at Gibney Studios

07/04/2017

TOMRROW, 4/8! Mojah Master Class NYC at Pearl Studios!!!! See flyers below for details:

11/01/2017

can you spot Forza Malizia Dance Co. in the Harlem Arts Festival Recap 2016?!?! Hoping for a return performance in 2017, just submitted the company application! Hoping for round 2! Hollaaaa!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXejE16oNH4

In 2016, the Harlem Arts Festival's 5th year anniversary festival was attended by more than 5,000 people, was covered in nearly 50 media outlets, presented 4...

22/12/2016

Forza Malizia rehearsal director, Michael Bishop, slaying in his dance music video! Check it out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QwpRS44Pvs

When you feel that you are at the end keep pushing. The results are what you're after and the process is what will give them to you. Don't walk into your des...

12/08/2016

Photos 1-58 by Lina Petrova and photos 59-169 by Samantha Malizia

04/08/2016

A special past performer and choreographer of Forza Malizia named, Quilan Arnold, will be teaching a hip-hop master class this Sunday from 2-4pm at Gibney! Quilan danced and choreographed in our inaugural show and if any of your are interested in his class it's this Sunday :)

20/06/2016

5 MORE DAYS TILL THE SHOW AT !!! Come on and see the show :)
http://www.harlemartsfestival.com/portfolio/forza-malizia-dance-company/

Forza Malizia Dance Company (FMDC) was officially incorporated in the state of New York on April 17, 2014. Since then FMDC has developed partnerships with the Hispanic Federation, THE POINT Community Development Corporation, and Phipps Neighborhoods. FMDC premiered its inaugural show at Columbia U...

13/06/2016

Harlem Arts Festival in two weeks!!! Come on and see our premiere of 'Phases' by Forza Malizia Dance Co. :)
http://www.harlemartsfestival.com/2016-festival/

25/05/2016

Well, after two years of Forza Malizia Dance Company, I finally got us a website goin'! I guess better late than never :) Thank you Charlotte Munn-Wood for creating the site! Hope you all enjoy :)
http://forzamaliziadancec.wix.com/forza-malizia

Harlem based multi-genre dance company

24/05/2016

Come see Forza Malizia Dance Co. this Saturday, May 28th at the Sheen Center at the IDACO Italian Dance Festival! We will be featuring work from ballet choreographer, Michael Bishop!
http://www.idaconyc.com/program-2016/sat-may-28th-5-30/

New page

13/05/2016

Major shout out to Lina Petrova, our photographer, and all the dancers for an awesome photo shot in El Barrio in preparation for the 2016 Harlem Arts Festival! Come see us Saturday, June 25th at 5:15pm at the outdoor amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park!

03/04/2016

Thank you to our wonderful Forza Malizia Dancer and Yoga Instructor, Robin Mele for offering her yoga, movement, and retreat expertise at the El Barrio Community Retreat yesterday at El Barrio's Artspace PS 109!!! Thank you also to Rich Rivera of Renew & Redesign Consulting for giving us this opportunity to share and renew as we ring in the spring season :) Thank you again Robin Mele!

03/04/2016

Really gotta say thank you Noel Rodriguez and Michael Bishop for inaugurating a dance education program at the Peace and Diversity Academy in !! Thank you for your fortitude and making it over the bumps in the road. Love ya fellas ♡

29/03/2016

Yesterday, our dear friend Mr. Desi went to be with God in heaven. Thank you for sharing your story with us, Mr. Desi, and thank you Noel Rodriguez for helping us remember his story through your Hip-Hop.
https://vimeo.com/album/3372421/video/135897967

This is "Stories In Motion Performance: Desi" by crath on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

24/03/2016

Enjoy the adapation of "Lost in Hibernation" by Forza Malizia's Rehearsal Director, Michael Bishop! Featuring dancers Claudia Maciejuk and Lawson Prinder :) This was showcased just last weekend, March 19th at the Biomorphic Dance Festival - great work!
https://vimeo.com/159963798?utm_source=email&utm_medium=vimeo-cliptranscode-201504&utm_campaign=28749

This video is about Biomorphic

26/02/2016

Thank you, grazie mille Forza Dancers for volunteering your time yesterday to perform for the students and staff at P.S.188x! Great work! Thank you for making dance accessible

25/01/2016

By Forza Malizia Dance Co. Winter 2015 photos by Desiree DeLoach

23/12/2015

Enjoy another excerpt from I AM...Stories in Motion - an intergenerational, dance, and multi-media collaborative project with and . Validating the amazing lives of some of our residents through the art of dance :) Two more videos from the project to come! The story below speaks of Mr. Fred on the 8th floor of the nursing home. Choreography by Michael Bishop and video work by Christian Mortensen
https://vimeo.com/album/3372421/video/135896049

This is "Stories In Motion Performance: Fred" by on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.