Seven dance companies incl. Karole Armitage's new troupe, Mark Dendy Dance & Theater plus Wally Cardona Quartet perform at Joyce Theater, 175 8th Ave. (19th St.), 212-242-0800 or www.joyce.com; Weds.-Sat. & Tues. at 8, Sun. at 7:30, mat. Sun. at 2, $20 [through 1/28].
AMEYE
Mei-Yin Ng & Cristina Ottolini pres. "five visual dances" at Joyce Soho, 155 Mercer St. (betw. Houston & Prince Sts.), 212-334-7479; Fri.-Sun. at 8, $15, $12 st./s.c.
JEANINE DURNING & CHENG-CHIEH YU
Collaborative duet, "A Tree Plus a Tree Is a Forest," as part of City/Dans series at Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th St. (2nd Ave.), 212-674-8194; Fri.-Sun. at 8:30, $15.
FRIDAYS @ NOON
Bi-weekly feat. works-in-progress by emerging choreographers, discussions follow every performance. Today, Katherine Longstreth's "Offshore Easing," Lacy James' "Group Work to Melting Voices" & Belinda James' "In the Room of the Half Dream," which is influenced by mythology & history of Native Americans; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave., 2nd fl. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; Fri. at 12, free.
SHEILA KAMINSKY & DANCERS
Live music accompanies dance piece, "I Forgot to Remember to Forget," which benefits Y Dance; Educational Alliance, 197 E. B'way (Jefferson St.), 212-780-2300, ext.248; 7:30, $5 contrib.
KIDS CO.
In honor of Dancewave's anniversary, tykes perform Twyla Tharp's "Deuce Coupe" set to music of the Beach Boys, champagne toast follows (Fri. preview at 7, $50); Then on Sat. & Sun., Brooklyn Music School & Playhouse host festival feat. more than 150 kids from the city & beyond in "Decue Coupe," w/jugband, Porkchop; 126 St. Felix St. (betw. Lafayette Ave. & Hanson Pl.), Bklyn., 718-622-1810; Sat. & Sun. at 3, $15, $9 kids.
MARTHA @ TOWN HALL
New season reincarnates Martha Graham through monologues, audience interviews & short dances by members of her troupe incl. Richard Move, Merce Cunningham, Mark Morris, Sharon Kinney, Bill "Crutchmaster" Shannon & others; Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-840-2824; Sat. at 8, $30-$35.
MONDO CANE
Johanna S. Meyer choreographs "Every Hotel TV Plays On" dance/video collaboration, which stars Alexandra Hartmann; Dixon Place, 309 E. 26th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-532-1546; Thurs.-Sat. at 8, $15, $12 adv., $8 st./s.c. [through 1/27].
NY CITY BALLET
Winter season 2001 feat. repertory works: "Stars & Stripes" by Balanchine & "Moves" by Jerome Robbins, as well as new ballet by Eliot Feld; Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (65th St.), 212-870-5570; Weds.-Sat. at 8, mats. Sat. at 2 & Sun. at 3, $26-$74 [through 2/25].