Bryant Park Pinic Performances
August 20 & 27
Dance Curator, Tiffany Rae-Fisher again welcomes audiences to Bryant Park Picnic Performances; season of free, live performances this summer with Paul Taylor Dance Company and EMERGE125, formerly Elisa Monte Dance (August 20), and Ballet Hispánico and Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet (August 27). Find out more here
92Y Mobile Dance Film Festival
July 31 - August 15
Dance is back at the 92nd Street Y with the fourth annual 92Y Mobile Dance Film Festival -- the first in-person dance program since the pandemic shut 92Y’s doors in March 2020. MDFF 2021 features three Official Selection programs with a total of 36 films plus a 17-film Student Film Program. Find out more here
Various Artists
Little Island
August 11- Sept 5
The new NYC FREE, a month-long arts festival celebrating the creativity of New York City’s artists will feature composers, musicians, choreographers, dancers, poets and writers, and comedians. Under artistic direction from Festival Producer Mikki Shepard, there will be curated evenings from Tariq Al-Sabir, Ronald K. Brown, Dormeshia, Robert Garland & Misty Copeland, Alphonso Horne, Paolo Javier, Raquel Acevedo Klein, Georgina Pazcoguin, Conrad Tao, Adam Tendler, Awoye Timpo, Shirazette Tinnin, Eduardo Vilaro–– to curate this one-time festival. Find out more here
Various Artists - In-Person
Studio 3R Performance Space
August 14
At this new performance space in the East Village, Studio 3R features a series of evening length works of music, theater, and dance from artists. This weekend's bill is the WE BELONG HERE: AAPI DANCE FESTIVAL featuring Mary-Angela Granberry, Jesse Obremski, Xiang Xu, J CHEN PROJECT Saxon and Brad Beakes + Dual Rivet HRYN SAXON & BRAD BEAKES | DUAL RIVET. Find out more here here