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Chick here for: THE 2010 RIVER TO RIVER® FESTIVAL UNVEILS SCHEDULE
OF FREE MUSIC, DANCE, FILM AND CULTURAL EVENTS
June 22 - August 19, 2010

Being Bushified!: Film Screening of Praise House (1991)
Wednesday, September 15. 7:00pm - 9:30pm
The Great Room - A.R.T./New York building

Directed by acclaimed director, Julie Dash, this 1991 film is based on Jawole's dance theater ensemble work, Praise House. It explores the search for liberation and cultural identity within the African Diaspora through the cultural elements of myth, religion and history. $5 of every ticket goes to supporting UBW's Juneteenth partnerships.

Tickets are $15. For more information call 718.398.4537 or visit www.UrbanBushWomen.org

The Great Room - A.R.T. NY building
138 S. Oxford Street, 2nd Floor
(between Hanson Place and Atlantic Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY

Your Planet: The Human Mapping Project
Saturday, September 18 at Manhattan Beach (Meet at the Bath House)
Saturday, September 25 at Coney Island (Meet at 8th Street and the Boardwalk)
Beach clean up: 10am-1pm
Performances are at 1pm
Rain dates are the following Sundays, September 19 and 26

Description: Artichoke Dance Company gives a free performance on the beach
at the culmination of the American Littoral Society’s beach clean up.
Audiences are invited to celebrate the earth by joining in a walking
ritual to the water at the end of the performance or by making an
instrument from provided recycled materials and playing along with the
musicians accompanying the dance and walk

Ticket info: Free

For more information visit: www.artichokedance.org

NEW YORK SPORTS CLUB’S FREE ZUMBA CLASSES IN HERALD SQUARE
Thursdays, May 6, 2010 through September 30, 2010
Herald Square (34th st. and Broadway)

Zumba is a fun, easy-to-follow aerobic routine that combines Latin dance moves with cardio. It’s a wildly popular way to maximize caloric output while toning your whole body. Zumba takes the work out of working out. Every Thursday from May 6th to September 30th 6:00PM at Herald Square, 34th and Broadway. To register, sign up at the NYSC table in Herald Square just before the event. All levels are welcome and anyone who participates gets a complimentary 3-day trial. Feel free to use it after Zumba to grab a shower at our 34th & Park or 38th & Broadway locations.

For more information, please visit www.mysportsclubs.com

Herald Square | 34th st. and Broadway
New York, NY 10001

NY2Dance
November 5-6 at 8pm
Ailey Citigroup Theater

Nejla Y. Yatkin Dance (NY2Dance) celebrates its 10th Anniversary season with the program Dancing to Freedom, which will include two New York Premieres.  The event will take place from November 5-6, 2010 at The Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street, NYC (on Ninth Avenue).  Performances are held on Friday and Saturday at 8pm. The multi-textured dance evening is comprised of three pieces choreographed by Nejla Y. Yatkin, which reflect on the journey of the past 10 years.  The New York Premiere of "Wallstories", selected by The Washington Post as one of the Top 10 Dances of 2009, is Berlin native Nejla Y. Yatkin’s latest work, originally created in conjunction with her multi-media "Berlin Wall Project", an internationally-lauded celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.  "Journey to the One, a Tango", a New York Premiere, is a suite consisting of a quintet, quartet, trio, duet and solo, choreographed by Ms. Yatkin in 2003 to music inspired by Tango rhythms from different parts of the world, including Argentina, Turkey, Africa, USA and Mexico. "For People With Wings", (2000), inspired by the myth of the phoenix rising from its ashes, is choreographer and dancer Nejla Y. Yatkin’s award-winning signature piece.

Tickets are $25-35 and are available at www.smarttix.com or by phone at 212-868-4444.
 
Ailey Citigroup Theater | 405 W. 55th Street

Summer On the Hudson: Judith Sanchez Ruiz’ “Rehab In My Garden” - first of three dance events
Saturday, September 11, 7:30 PM
Pier I/Riverside Park South

There will be three dance events in September at the free Summer On the Hudson, presented by the New York City Dept. of Parks and Recreation:

A) The first will be performed on Saturday September 11 at 7:30, 8, and 8:30 PM at the far end of PIER I (three showings). Rain date is Sunday September 12 at 7:30 PM. The work is created by Judith Sánchez Ruíz, one of Dance Magazine’s “Top 25 to Watch for 2010.” Called Rehab In My Garden, it is a solo improvisational piece on multiple themes, performed by Laura Arend, a member of several European companies and a Gold Medal-winner at the National Dance Competition of Caen.

B) At 6pm on September 17th, and 3pm & 5 on Saturday the 18, RoseAnne Spradlin/Performance Projects presents Blue Liz - The Sequel on the plaza at 66th street. Blue Liz - The Sequel is performed by Natalie Green, Sandy Tillett and Rebecca Wender. The work conjures alchemical portraits of women in different eras - their look, their movement, their behavior - stirring in imagery from Temple art, Hollywood, 1960's modern dance, and the future and is made possible in part by a grant from NYSCA.

C) Sept. 25 and 26 (Sat and Sun) 6:00 – along 64th-66th street in Riverside Park South Laura Diffenderfer/Oh Dear Dance will perform sections from A Wagner Matinee as the sun sets on the Hudson. Oh Dear Dance Theatre tells stories through gesture, image and sound. Under the direction of Laura Diffenderfer, the troupe creates work that explores identity and history through performance. Laura Diffenderfer's work has been at Danspace Project, Judson Church, The Cunningham Studio, The Chocolate Factory, WAX, The Flea, University Settlement, the Red Cloud Opera House in Red Cloud, NE, and the Contemporary Art Center in North Adams, MA.

Tickets: free
Information: www.nyc.gov/parks/soh, www.riversideparkfund.org, (212) 408-0219

Pier I/Riverside Park South
West 70th Street and the Hudson River
New York, NY 10023

Coming Soon

Career Transition For Dancers’
25th ANNIVERSARY SILVER JUBILEE
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 7:00pm
New York CITY CENTER

Rolex presents Career Transition For Dancers’ 25th ANNIVERSARY SILVER JUBILEE: A STAR-STUDDED RETROSPECTIVE on Monday, November 8, 2010 at 7:00 pm at New York City Center, 131 West 55 Street (btwn. 6th and 7th Ave) NYC. It will be followed by an Anniversary Supper with the Stars at The Grand Ballroom at The Hilton New York.

Hosted by Angela Lansbury, the five-time Tony Award-winning actress, and legendary star of musicals, films and television icon; the spectacular evening will highlight magical moments from past glittering galas. Featuring prominent artists from America’s greatest dance companies along with Broadway’s show-stopping numbers and superstars, this once-in-a-lifetime event is not-to-be-missed! Honoring a quarter century of support, Career Transition For Dancers connects dancers to their future, and embraces the unique legacy of dance and dancers that enriches the human condition. It is produced and directed by Ann Marie DeAngelo.

The 25th Anniversary Chairs are Michele Herbert, Anka K. Palitz and Allen Brill. Gala Chairs are: Victor Elmaleh, Michele Riggi, James D. Rigler and Susan Fawcett Sosin. The Dinner Chair is Janice Becker; Auction Chairs are Ann Van Ness and Heléne Alexopoulos Warrick; West Coast Chair is Roberta Silbert; and the Journal Chair is Craig Dix. Vice Chairs are Gayle Conran, Alexander J. Dubé, Mercedes Ellington, Niko Elmaleh, Christina Rose and Irene Shen. Honorary Chairs are Cynthia Gregory, Bebe Neuwirth, Sono Osato, Ann Reinking, Chita Rivera and Lisa Niemi Swayze. (in formation)

Patron tickets are $600, $750 and $1,200 each. Tables for 10 start at $7,500. Patron tickets and Tables include premium performance seating, post-performance ‘Anniversary Supper with the Stars’, dancing and a live auction at The Grand Ballroom at the Hilton New York. Sponsorships and tables are also available, as well as Jubilee Journal ads. For gala tickets please call Marjorie Horne, McEvoy & Assocs. at (212) 228-7446 x33. For group sales call (718) 499-9691. Show only tickets will be on sale soon.

New York City Center | 131 West 55 Street (btwn. 6th and 7th Ave) NYC.
The Grand Ballroom at The Hilton New York | 1335 Avenue of the Americas

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