My August Dance Calendar for AmNews
​Featured: Battery Dance Festival - August 13 - 19

WASSAIC PROJECT - AUGUST FESTIVAL - with Dance ~ Film ~ Music ~ Art

DANCE HIGHLIGHTS 2017  - includes:

Friday, August 11th @ MAXON MILLS PORCH – FREE
6:30pm
Movement of the People Dance Company
Davalois Fearon Dance
Branfman & Strimpel / BS Movement

Saturday, August 12th @ MAXON MILLS PORCH – FREE
1:00pm
Leonard Cruz
Amanda L. Edwards
Jasmine Hearn
Amirov Dance Theater/Alexandra Amirov

2:00pm
Dance through Maxon Mills

3:00pm
Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre

5:00pm
Racoco
Rina Espiritu
Bryn Cohn + Artists

Dance Line up is curated by Charmaine Warren, Wassaic Dance Director, and the 2017 Wassaic Dancel Panel

See all activities for The August Wassaic Festival here

Dance/NYC is pleased to join with Buglisi Dance Theatre, its partner The September Concert, and all of its professional colleagues and friends from the NYC dance community on the seventh presentation of the 9/11 Table of Silence Project at Lincoln Center. Since 2011, nearly 1000 dancers have performed in The Table of Silence Project, and over 60,000 households across all 50 states and 121 countries have viewed this free, public performance ritual for peace and healing via live stream. The “Table of Silence Project 9/11” is recognized by Proclamations from Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio for uniting the community through dance.  

New Yorker for Dance Jacqulyn Buglisi invites all dance companies and dancers with professional experience to unite with her in this transcendent message of compassion and peace, to touch the hearts of many from the cultural capital of America to the world. 

Dance/NYC’s executive director Lane Harwell offers that the work has special meaning today: “Enduring annual tributes, from a Tribute in Light installation seen from all corners of the city to a site-specific performance Table of Silence 9/11 streamed to thousands online, pay homage to lives lost on September 11. They also serve as poetic calls for freedom and peace that gain new meaning with every passing terror attack across the globe and with every new audience they reach.”

CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL DANCERS:
Friday, August 18, 7:30-10:30 pm — at Steps on Broadway, NYC
Advance Registration Required by August 16th. E-mail to buglisi@buglisidance.org with “Table of Silence – Dance/NYC” in the subject line: 1) Full Name; 2) Resume with dance experience; 3) Dance Photo; 4) Phone Number. Dancers must receive an email confirmation from Buglisi Dance Theatre to attend the Call for Dancers on 8/18.
Rehearsals begin August 22nd.

PERFORMANCE: Monday, September 11, 2017 | Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center | 8:20 am
Past performers of the Table of Silence need not attend the Call for Dancers, but must confirm their participation at buglisi@buglisidance.org.

INFO: www.tableofsilence.org | 212-719-3301
Check out footage from 2016 Table of Silence Project Preview.
The Table of Silence Project represents the common threads of humanity which unite all mankind into a single force with common goals and aspirations regardless of race, culture, or religion. Through this event, we wish to achieve the dual purpose of celebrating and honoring peace and freedom for all people suffering oppression, through listening, a united moment of silence - a call for Peace in our world. - Jacqulyn Buglisi    

FROM THE FOLKS AT LUMBERYARD: ​$5 Million Loan by Social Financier to Performing & Contemporary Arts Center Catalyzes Economic Revitalization in Catskill, New York

Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts and RSF Social Finance partner to construct a world-class facility slated to attract tourism and talent to New York’s Capital Region

Catskill, NY—Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts in New York City and RSF Social Finance have closed on a $5 million loan to construct a state-of-the-art facility near the Hudson River waterfront in Catskill, New York. The financing represents a meaningful step forward in Lumberyard’s efforts to economically and culturally revitalize the region where its new campus will open in the spring of 2019. The location will also serve artists by providing them with technical support and residencies before a national or New York premiere.

“RSF’s investment in our new facility will catalyze growth in Catskill and Greene County by bringing jobs, tourism, and other economic development to the area,” said Adrienne Willis, executive and artistic director of Lumberyard. “We look forward to establishing more collaborations like this one to help revitalize our part of New York's Capital Region.”

RSF, based in San Francisco, is a financial institution that strives to revolutionize how people relate to money. It does so by cultivating a community of investors, donors and entrepreneurs—unsatisfied with the status quo—who want their dollars working to create positive change, both for their communities and the environment. Lumberyard is the institution’s first investment toward the construction of a new performing arts facility, and the amount lent is an acknowledgment of the promise and financial strength RSF sees in the organization.

“We’re proud to support Lumberyard because of its willingness to step into the void and offer the infrastructure necessary to enable artistic freedom and diversity,” said Casey Johnson, senior associate for Social Enterprise Lending at RSF. “And we’re eager to see the many ways this project will ripple in its impact by attracting national audiences and artists, and boosting economic vibrancy.”

In planning its new construction, Lumberyard prioritized meeting with various stakeholders to create a shared vision. Local students, residents from the broader Catskill region and partners in the national performing arts field collaborated in this endeavor.

“The people of Catskill—and beyond—are thrilled that an organization with Lumberyard’s stellar national reputation is developing this impressive performing arts campus in Catskill—in coordination with political, business, community, and arts leaders,” said N.Y. State Senator George A. Amedore, Jr.

Many others agree. “Beyond the business generated by the campus’s construction alone, we view Lumberyard as an economic driver for the Catskill community and as a vehicle to generate new business for our town through cultural activity and tourism,” said Vincent Seeley, president of the Village of Catskill.

Today’s announcement comes on the heels of another major milestone for Lumberyard: Last week, BAM, perhaps the most influential American presenter of contemporary performance, revealed a new collaboration with the organization. In 2018, Lumberyard will host residencies for three works that will go on to premiere in BAM’s Next Wave Festival. The partnership marks the first time in BAM’s 156-year history that it has collaborated with another organization on developing multiple works.

Lumberyard’s Catskill facility will allow the organization to considerably expand its activities. The four-building campus includes 5,500 square feet of flexible performance space that can be reconfigured to replicate the variety of New York City stages where resident-artists’ works will ultimately premiere. The residencies will culminate in out-of-town premieres, which are widely seen as integral to the development of Broadway-bound theater productions but are rare for works of dance and contemporary performance.

“Personally, I've benefitted from three residencies, which have given me an immeasurable boost in my creative output and articulation,” said David Neumann, winner of the three New York Dance and Performance Awards, informally known as the Bessie Awards. “Lumberyard does it right—concentrating their efforts on what's necessary and learning from their collaborations with artists how to improve future residency experiences.”

The loan from RSF follows two grants made in 2015 and 2016 by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Capital Region Economic Development Council—for $500,000 and $300,000, respectively—in recognition of Lumberyard’s potential to revitalize Catskill.

TWO OPPORTUNITIES with SBDNY:

#1 - BERLIN | MODULE 
​satellite project 
1-day Laboratory
Community, Research
Hosted by TANZFABRIK
Sunday August 27, 2017 11-3pm
TANZFABRIK BERLIN / KREUZBERG
Möckernstr. 68
D-10965 Berlin
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#2 - WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY MOVEMENT | MODULE WITH SIDRA BELL DANCE NEW YORK
Join us for several open community workshops in Westchester County (Yonkers, NY) this Summer/Fall. All levels of movers welcome beginners +. August 17, August 24, September 21, October 20. 
Free of Charge. 
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FROM THE FOLKS AT BAC - BAC is pleased to announce choreographer Pam Tanowitz as the second recipient of BAC's distinguished award established to support artists who embody John Cage and Merce Cunningham's commitment to artistic innovation.

"We at BAC have followed Pam's work throughout the years, and are greatly impressed with her intelligence, determination, and the skill of her company. Like many artists, she is inspired by the legacies of Merce and John, and she reflects their spirit of collaboration and experimentation. Yet, her work is not an imitation of dance history but is a distinct intellectual journey."
- Mikhail Baryshnikov, BAC Artistic Director
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The Cage Cunningham Fellowship, awarded annually, includes $50,000 distributed over two years in support of the Fellow's work. In addition, BAC provides use of the John Cage & Merce Cunningham Studio for eight weeks, as well as significant administrative support for project development. Through her Fellowship, Tanowitz will create new interdisciplinary works.
"This Fellowship is meeting the critical need artists endure throughout their entire careers to have dedicated time, space and resources to create. BAC stands out for its commitment to provide such substantial support to individual artists."
- Diana DiMenna, BAC Board Chairman

Read the New York Times announcement of BAC's 2017-18 Cage Cunningham Fellow.

D’Oro Dance Ensemble
Kumble Theatre
August 5
For one-night-only, D’Oro Dance Ensemble will present a mix of dance, music, poetry and storytelling to celebrate Jamaica’s 55th Independence with special guests: Braata Folk Singers, Black River High, Seaview ECI, Green Ishand High and Portmore Dance Theatre Company.  Find out more here
 
Malpaso Dance Company
The Yard
August 2 & 5
Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company returns to The Yard on Martha’s Vineyard with works by artistic director, Osnel Delgado, Aszure Barton and Ronald K. Brown with special live music guests Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble.  Find out more here 
 
Doug Varone and Dancers
Jacob’s Pillow
August 2 – 6
Celebrating 30 years, the program will include Varone in the world premiere solo Nocturne(s), a companion piece to a solo for himself set to Chopin's Nocturne #8 in D Flat Major, Opus 27, #2 thirty years ago.  Also on the program is Varone's Boats Leaving, ReComposed.  Find out more here 
 
Chloe and Maud Arnold
Hearst Plaza
August 4
As part of Lincoln Center’s Out of Door Festival at, the sister act, choreographers, tap dancers Chloe and Maud Arnold bring their New York crew Apartment 33 to Hearst Plaza for a night of footwork and artistry.  The Manhattan Camerata opens the evening with its “Tango Fado Project, “featuring Portuguese- American fado singer Nathalie Pires.  Find out more here