Florida Dance Theatre The Battery Dance Festival (formerly the Downtown Dance Festival)
Battery Park City
August 14 – 20
Established by Battery Dance in 1982 as the Downtown Dance Festival, known today as Battery Dance Festival, it is New York City's longest-running free public dance festival. Featured are local, national and international companies including Florida Dance Theatre, Avijit Das - Bangalore, Sumeet Nagdev Dance Arts, Zeynep Tanbay Dance Project, FJK Dance, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, XAOC Contemporary Ballet, Jennifer Muller/ The Works, Steps Repertory Ensemble, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company, Battery Dance and more. Find out more here
The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC)
Various Venues
August 12 – 28
Returning for the 20th year Fringe will present nearly 200 emerging theatre and dance companies including Alia Kache/Kachal Dance (8/12-26) in Caricature of She which “…explore femininity through a whimsical fusion of dance and theatre,” and colectivodoszeta / carlos a. cruz velázquez (8/13 – 24) in auto/PHOBIA which “…looks to transform loneliness and at how the self-adapts to its ever-present specter,” notes the release. Find out more here
The Sarasota Ballet
The Joyce Theatre
August 8 – 13
Described as Florida’s only professional ballet company, The Sarasota Ballet will present the New York City premiere of A Knight of the British Ballet honoring British dancer and choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton, features highlights from their “Sir Frederick Ashton Festival.” Also on the program is Façade, Valses nobles et sentimentales, and Tweedledum & Tweedledee, plus The Walk to The Paradise Garden, a tribute to Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet; Jazz Calendar (Friday’s Child), and Sinfonietta (2nd Movement). Find out more here
Carolyn Dorfman Dance
SummerStage
August 13
As part of the SummerStage dance series, Carolyn Dorfman Dance will perform WAVES, and Keystone. NYC-based fitness and dance instructor Theresa Lavington will also teach a master class. This event is FREE! Find out more here
BalaSole Dance Company
August 13 – 14
Ailey Citigroup Theater
Under artistic director Robert Villanueva, the “multi-ethnic” organization BalaSole will present "MIXTUS," featuring works by Nika Antuanette, Davonna Batt, Vanessa Calderon, Meagan Cubides, Laurie Déziel, Dajuan Harris, Alexandria Johnson, Alexis Julian, Nuria Martin Fandos and Villanueva. Find out more here
Battery Park City
August 14 – 20
Established by Battery Dance in 1982 as the Downtown Dance Festival, known today as Battery Dance Festival, it is New York City's longest-running free public dance festival. Featured are local, national and international companies including Florida Dance Theatre, Avijit Das - Bangalore, Sumeet Nagdev Dance Arts, Zeynep Tanbay Dance Project, FJK Dance, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, XAOC Contemporary Ballet, Jennifer Muller/ The Works, Steps Repertory Ensemble, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company, Battery Dance and more. Find out more here
The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC)
Various Venues
August 12 – 28
Returning for the 20th year Fringe will present nearly 200 emerging theatre and dance companies including Alia Kache/Kachal Dance (8/12-26) in Caricature of She which “…explore femininity through a whimsical fusion of dance and theatre,” and colectivodoszeta / carlos a. cruz velázquez (8/13 – 24) in auto/PHOBIA which “…looks to transform loneliness and at how the self-adapts to its ever-present specter,” notes the release. Find out more here
The Sarasota Ballet
The Joyce Theatre
August 8 – 13
Described as Florida’s only professional ballet company, The Sarasota Ballet will present the New York City premiere of A Knight of the British Ballet honoring British dancer and choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton, features highlights from their “Sir Frederick Ashton Festival.” Also on the program is Façade, Valses nobles et sentimentales, and Tweedledum & Tweedledee, plus The Walk to The Paradise Garden, a tribute to Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet; Jazz Calendar (Friday’s Child), and Sinfonietta (2nd Movement). Find out more here
Carolyn Dorfman Dance
SummerStage
August 13
As part of the SummerStage dance series, Carolyn Dorfman Dance will perform WAVES, and Keystone. NYC-based fitness and dance instructor Theresa Lavington will also teach a master class. This event is FREE! Find out more here
BalaSole Dance Company
August 13 – 14
Ailey Citigroup Theater
Under artistic director Robert Villanueva, the “multi-ethnic” organization BalaSole will present "MIXTUS," featuring works by Nika Antuanette, Davonna Batt, Vanessa Calderon, Meagan Cubides, Laurie Déziel, Dajuan Harris, Alexandria Johnson, Alexis Julian, Nuria Martin Fandos and Villanueva. Find out more here
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