After facing an eviction notice during Memorial Day weekend, Dance New Amsterdam, the nonprofit dance school, studio and theater space located in New York City, filed for chapter 11 protection on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported today. The dance company, which remains open for business, has struggled to meet financial obligations associated with the 25,000-square-foot space it moved into in 2006 after more than 20 years in SoHo. At the time, the move was encouraged by the city as part of an attempt to revive the cultural life of Lower Manhattan after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. But the original agreement led to overwhelming debt and an unsustainable lease.
