AUG 16 | In-Person & Livestreamed
Battery Dance Festival traverses the world from New York City to Singapore, coming together in a riveting genre-diverse evening.
Thank you to our independent Curatorial Panel for selecting these wonderful companies. See detailed program information below.
In-person: 7pm EDT at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park. Click here for directions.
Livestream: https://youtu.be/B743i4G_svE
The video will be available to watch for 10 days after the premiere and will expire on Aug 26th.
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Program
CHRISTINA CARMINUCCI
The Solidarity Series IV: Free Spirits Suite | World Premiere
Accompanied by a live jazz band, Free Spirits Suite is the fourth original work of the Solidarity Series, dedicated to presenting tap dance and jazz music together. The piece will make its world premiere at Battery Dance Festival.
About the Company
Christina Carminucci, born and raised in New Jersey, is a NYC-based tap dancer. While earning her BBA in Arts and Entertainment Management at Pace University, Christina was fortunate enough to study extensively under the mentorship of Derick K Grant. After having the opportunity to work with many of today’s greats, “Nucci” began to explore producing her own work. Recognized as one of Dance Magazine’s 2022 “Top 25 to Watch”, she can always be found performing, choreographing, producing or teaching.
LINOTIP
Cain & Diagonal | World Premiere
Cain explores the story of Cain and Abel, the first contradiction of humanity. The duet Diagonal is inspired by the famous Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuși, one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th-century; a moment captured in the performance from his period in the Parisian atelier, where the artist lived, created and loved. These pieces were created in partnership with the Romanian Cultural Institute.
About the Company
Arcadie Rusu is a choreographer, movement director, dancer and manager at Linotip Independent Choreography Centre in Bucharest, Romania. He holds a Choreography Degree from the “Ion Luca Caragiale” National University of Theatre and Film Arts, where his show “Mind Control” won the award for Best Performance Graduation Gala. Arcadie was awarded the danceWEB scholarship at ImPulsTanz, Vienna International Dance Festival. He was awarded the “Attic Arts” Residency at the Romanian Cultural Institute, London, and participated in the Cultural Olympics with three projects in partnership with the English National Ballet.
FAIRUL ZAHID & LASALLE DANCE SINGAPORE
Allocentric | World Premiere
Hailing from Kuala Lumpur and now based in Singapore, award-winning choreographer Fairul Zahid explores the hierarchy of multiple social identities with music by Òlafur Arnalds & Nils, with a cast of six dancers from LASALLE Dance Singapore.
About the Company
Fairul Zahid holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree (MFA) from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and has been a Principal Dancer/Choreographer in Aswara Dance Company for several years. He was also a lecturer in several Local Universities in Malaysia including National Academy of Arts Culture and Heritage and University Technology MARA (UiTM). He is considered one of South East Asia’s leading young artists, a prolific and versatile choreographer/dancer working in disciplines of Contemporary, Ballet, Malay Dance, Chinese Classical Dance, Indian Classical dance, and Jazz. In addition, Fairul Zahid performed in several festivals local and international and also has been awarded in several choreography competitions in Malaysia and other countries.
BUGLISI DANCE THEATRE
The Threads Project #1 “Universal Dialogues”
Jacqulyn Buglisi collaborates with diverse choreographers on her newest exploration, a multi-layered world that turns to the poets for truths. A time to thread new stories of courage and hope, drawing inspiration from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that proclaims “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights…in a spirit of Community.
About the Company
BDT was co-founded in 1993 by Artistic Director Jacqulyn Buglisi, 2020 Bessie Award Special Citation Honoree for the Table of Silence Project 9/11 performance ritual for peace at Lincoln Center, streamed live in 229 countries/territories. Renowned for imagistic dances that use literature, history & heroic archetypes as a primary source, BDT performs home seasons at New York Live Arts, Ailey Citigroup, Joyce Theater; tours: Jacob’s Pillow, Vail, Australia, Mexico, Italy. BDT’s repertoire is archived in the NYPL/Jerome Robbins Dance Collection.
BOCA TUYA / OMAR ROMAN DE JESUS
Los Perros del Barrio Colosal
Through the exaggerated mannerisms of daytime television, the six characters of Los Perros del Barrio Colosal take us on a wild romp through the challenges of creative decision-making. Diving dramatically into the adventure of an imagination yet to be physicalized, they ask us to consider the far side of the moments when our ideas threaten, with disjointed urgency, to swallow us whole.
About the Company
Omar Román De Jesús (Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a recipient of the 2020 Jacob’s Pillow: The Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship. He has been commissioned by Instituto de Cultura de Puerto Rico to create work for the International Dance Festival of Puerto Rico where he was awarded the Ambassador of Dance medal. His work was presented at Chop Shop: Bodies of Work and will be presented at PRISMA International Dance Festival in Panama, the Jerusalem International Choreographic Competition and the Palm Desert Choreography Festival.