8/11/12-8/18/12 31st Downtown Dance Festival 2012

Saturday, August 11, 2012 through Saturday, August 18, 2012 at various locations/times Battery Dance Company presents the 31st Annual Downtown Dance Festival, 8 days of free performances staged at Battery Park, One New York Plaza and at Dance New Amsterdam on August 11th-18th. The DDF is New York City’s longest-running public dance festival and is Battery Dance Company’s gift to its home community.  International highlights this year include Sri Warisan, a 15-member troupe from Singapore that is known for its authentic presentation of Malay ethnic dance, music and theater; Vanaver Caravan, the dance and music ensemble from New Paltz performing a tribute to Woody Guthrie on the legendary American folk musician’s centenary year; Philadelphia-based Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, and ten New York companies showcasing various genres ranging from modern ballet to fusion. On Friday, August 17, in a special celebration of Indian culture, the Indo-American Arts Council has curated the 5th Edition of the Erasing Borders of Indian Dance Festival. Cost: Free For all ages Schedule of Events Saturday, August 11 1:00pm—4:00pm The Lawn at Battery Park  Adjacent to State Street at Pearl Street By Subway: 1 to South Ferry; 4/5 to Bowling Green; R to Whitehall Figures of Flight Jamal Jackson Dance Company Morales Dance Phoenix Project Dance Roschman Dance Company Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts Sunday, August 12 1:00pm—4:00pm The Lawn at Battery Park  Adjacent to State Street at Pearl Street By Subway: 1 to South Ferry; 4/5 to Bowling Green; R to Whitehall Battery Dance Company Buglisi Dance Theatre Dancewave Company Exit 12 Dance Company Jamal Jackson Dance Company Kun- Yang Lin/Dancers Peridance Contemporary Dance Company Phoenix Project Dance Monday, August 13 12:00pm—2:00pm One New York Plaza (Water and Whitehall Streets) By Subway: 1 to South Ferry, R to Whitehall, 4/5 to Bowling Green Battery Dance Company Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts Tuesday, August 14 12:00pm—2:00pm One New York Plaza (Water and Whitehall Streets) By Subway: 1 to South Ferry, R to Whitehall, 4/5 to Bowling Green Buglisi Dance Theatre Dalia Carella Dance Collective Dance Cat-alyst Company Morales Dance Wednesday, August 15 12:00pm—2:00pm One New York Plaza (Water and Whitehall Streets) By Subway: 1 to South Ferry, R to Whitehall, 4/5 to Bowling Green Dance Cat-alyst Company Exit 12 Dance Company Kun-Yang Lin / Dancers Peridance Contemporary Dance Roschman Dance Thursday, August 16 12:00pm—2:00pm One New York Plaza (Water and Whitehall Streets) By Subway: 1 to South Ferry, R to Whitehall, 4/5 to Bowling Green Vanaver Caravan Friday, August 17 12:00pm—2:00pm One New York Plaza (Water and Whitehall Streets) By Subway: 1 to South Ferry, R to Whitehall, 4/5 to Bowling Green 5th Edition of the IAAC  Erasing Borders of Indian Dance Festival Bageshree Vaze  - Kathak (Toronto, Canada) Jaikishore & Mosilikanti  - Kuchipudi  (Chennai, India) Mayuri Dance Group - Bhangra (Petrozavodsk, Russia) Sonali Skandan  & Jiva Dance – Bharata Natyam (New York City) The Trinetra Chhau Dance Company– Chhau  (New Delhi, India) Saturday, August 18 6:00pm Dance New Amsterdam (280 Broadway, 2nd Floor, entrance on Chambers) Exit12 Battery Dance Company Master Class and Workshop Date: August 6 - August 17, 2012 Location: New Dance Amsterdam and Battery Dance Studios For more information please click here. http://www.batterydance.org/ddf_festival.htm