Rockefeller Park – Battery Park City
August 12 - 18
Battery Dance celebrates the 42nd Anniversary of its free summer festival. The Festival will feature in-person and live-streamed performances. Featured will be
Marley Poku-Kankam (NYC), Aliyah Banerjee & Shashank Iswara (TX), Dareon Blowe (VA), Mateo Vidals (NYC), Luke Biddinger (PA), Cameron Kay (NYC),
Samanvita Kasthuri (MO), Krtaghna, NYC,
Micah Sell (NYC), Willem Sadler (Canada), Tulia Marshall (NY), Joanne Hwang (NYC), and more. Find out more here
Mark Morris Dance Group
The Joyce Theater
August 1-12
Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) makes its Joyce debut with two programs of repertoire by artistic director Mark Morris. Live music from the MMDG Music Ensemble accompanies works. Program A (August 1-5): Numerator, A Wooden Tree, Italian Concerto and Grand Duo and Program B (August 8-12): World Premiere TBA, Castor and Pollux, Tempus Perfectum, and All Fours. Find out more here
Various Artists
Lincoln Center
August 9 - 12
Hip-Hop Week, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the art form will close out the second annual Summer for the City festival. Events, performances, and workshops during the week will showcase Hip-Hop’s impact on contemporary art, music, dance, fashion, and culture since its 1973 inception in the Bronx. Find out more here