Excerpt from "Reasons for Moving Briskly" [2020]
From the first performance of a solo work-in-progress, on March 5, 2020 at the DeGarmo Salon Performance Series, New York, NY
Excerpt from "thank u for your support" [2019]
From the first performance of a work for seven dancers on May 6, 2019 as part of Movement Research at the Judson Church, New York, NY
Excerpt from "Where we are, what we do" [2018]
From the second performance of a work for seven dancers on November 17, 2018 at Green Space, Long Island City, NY
Excerpts from "The Speed of Sound" [2018]
From the second performance of a solo work-in-progress, July 21, 2018, The Mark O'Donnell Theater at The Actors Fund Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY
Excerpts from "close at hand (starry night)" [2017]
From the first performance of this solo project, on December 5, 2017 at Dixon Place in New York, NY
Excerpts from "Little Dances in Uncertain Times" [2017]
From the performance of a work for five dancers on March 19, 2017 at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn, NY
Excerpt from "sparks off the tips of our fingers" [2015]
From a solo performance on November 3, 2015 at Dixon Place, in New York, NY
From "Off the Shelf" [2015]
One of a number of short pieces presented during the inaugural performances of this project, which took place on May 9, 2015 at the P.S. Bookshop in Brooklyn, NY
First excerpt from "The World is Spinning (and so are we)" [2014]
The first of three selections from this evening-length work composed of many short pieces, which premiered May 9, 2014 at the Emily Harvey Foundation in New York, NY
Second excerpt from "The World is Spinning (and so are we)" [2014]
The second of three selections from this evening-length work composed of many short pieces, which premiered May 9, 2014 at the Emily Harvey Foundation in New York, NY
Third excerpt from "The World is Spinning (and so are we)" [2014]
The third of three selections from this evening-length work composed of many short pieces, which premiered May 9, 2014 at the Emily Harvey Foundation in New York, NY
"Corral (Kathleen's Enigma)" [2013]
The second piece from "the long and short of it", a collection of five relatively brief dances premiered April 2, 2013 at Dixon Place in New York, NY
"Nudge 2" [2013]
The third piece from "the long and short of it", a collection of five relatively brief dances premiered April 2, 2013 at Dixon Place in New York, NY
"Thread (return)" [2013]
The fifth piece from "the long and short of it", a collection of five relatively brief dances premiered April 2, 2013 at Dixon Place in New York, NY
"Ocean's Edge (slow racer)" [2013]
The first piece from "Five by Five (moon she be struttin)", a collection of five short dances, as performed January 30, 2013 at Dance New Amsterdam in New York, NY
"fitful" [2013]
The second piece from "Five by Five (moon she be struttin)", a collection of five short dances, as performed January 30, 2013 at Dance New Amsterdam in New York, NY
Excerpt from "relativity, she said (this is how)" [2011]
From the premiere performance of a piece for five dancers on May 14, 2011 at Green Space in Long Island City, NY
Excerpts from "Smoke + Mirrors" [2011]
From a collaborative duo performance (with multi-instrumentalist/composer Michael Evans) on March 12, 2011 at Dance Conversations 2011 in New York, NY
The opening portion of "Flicker" [2008]
From the first performance of this solo on October 31, 2008 at the 92nd Street Y in New York, NY
Excerpt from "what it is" [2007]
From a solo performance on May 23, 2007 at the Festival of New Dance in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Excerpt from "I was thinking about this, then I thought about that." [2006]
From a solo performance on May 5, 2006 at BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange in Brooklyn, NY
Excerpt from "Shorter Stories" [2002]
From a solo performance on October 4, 2002 at the 12th International Festival of Modern Dance in Kaunas, Lithuania
Interview: James Carroll talked with David Appel about his work
On June 5, 2013 David, his then current work, and the trajectory of his 40-year career were the subject of an hour-long edition of New Arts Alive on Berks Community Television (BCTV) in Reading, PA. He was interviewed by James Carroll, Director of the New Arts Program in Kutztown, PA.