BLACK VOICES IN DANCE |
Featuring Erv Works Dance, Kofago Dance Ensemble, Jamal Jackson Dance Comany, and D Explore |
Battery Dance presents the 39th Annual Battery Dance Festival
in association with
The Battery Dance Festival is New York City’s longest-running free public dance festival. Each year, the Festival draws a combined audience of over 12,000 people.
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Michelle Tabnick Public Relations
T: 646-765-4773
Free Online Performances
August & October 2020, March 2021
7:00 – 8:00pm
Online on Youtube
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AUGUST 14
AUGUST 15
INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY |
Featuring Kapila Venu (India), Aakash Odedra (U.K.), Aditi Mangaldas Dance Co. (India), Bijayini Satpathy (India), Pradeesh Thiruthiya (India), Sadhya Dance (India), Sooraj Subramaniam (Australia/Belgium), Sophia Salingaros (U.S.), Sreelakshmy Govardhanan (India), and Zoya Akhtar (India). Explore |
AUGUST 16
MIDDLE EAST |
Featuring Ayman Safiah (Palestine), Hoedy Saad (Lebanon), Project TAG (Iraqi Kurdistan), Tanin Torabi (Iran), and Yaa Samar! (Palestine/NYC) Explore |
AUGUST 17
EUROPE & JAPAN |
Featuring Emiko Agatsuma (Japan), Ana Lucaciu & Razvan Stoian (Romania), Emma Evelein Dance (Netherlands), Ludivine Large-Bessette (France), Odos Productions (Greece), and TranzDanz/Gerzson Kovacs (Hungary) Explore |
AUGUST 18
WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE CENTENNIAL |
Featuring Annalee Traylor, Ashley Menestrina, Futorian Dance Theatre, Jean Erdman, Kathryn Posin Dance Company, Lori Belilove, Meggi Sweeney Smith and RGWW. Explore |
AUGUST 19
AFRICA |
Featuring Luthando Arts Academy (South Africa), Abdul Kinyenya (Uganda), Dunia Dance (Zimbabwe), and Moving into Dance (South Africa) Explore |
AUGUST 20
NORTH AMERICA |
Featuring Kaeja d’Dance (Canada), Cornfield Dance (U.S.), Delfos Danza (Mexico), Dancing Earth Indigenous Contemporary (U.S.), Dancing Wheels (U.S.), National Ballet of Canada, Pony Box Dance Theatre (U.S.) Explore |
AUGUST 21
BATTERY DANCE |
Featuring Battery Dance, Art-A-Hack, and Reuel Rogers (Curacao) Explore |
AUGUST 22
TRIBUTE TO NYC |
Featuring Dolly Sfeir, Accent Dance NYC, Fractal Collective (Netherlands), and Tom Gold Dance. Explore |
OCTOBER 16
LATIN VOICES IN DANCE |
Featuring Ballet Nepantla (Mexico/U.S.), Compañía Nacional de Danza Contemporánea (Dominican Republic), Daniel Fetecua Soto (Colombia/U.S.), Iker Kerrera Dance (Spain), Leah Barsky & Cristian Correa (Argentina/U.S.) Explore |
MARCH 25
CANADIAN VOICES IN DANCE |
Featuring Citadel + Compagnie (Toronto), Kaeja d’Dance (Toronto), RUBBERBAND (Montreal), The National Ballet of Canada (Toronto), Tanveer Alam (Montreal) Explore |
$1 WORKSHOPS
Featuring 7 classes in African Fusion, Bollywood, Contemporary, Improvisation, and Voguing.
Explore
$1 WORKSHOPS |
Featuring 7 classes in African Fusion, Bollywood, Contemporary, Improvisation, and Voguing. Explore |
The 2020 Festival is supported by
