JULY 16–20, 2008
FIVE DAYS OF FREE OUTDOOR DANCE PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT ALL FIVE BOROUGHS!
The Joyce Theater, in partnership with City Parks Foundation, takes dance outdoors this July, presenting three breathtaking performances for five days July 16th- 20th in parks throughout the five boroughs.
The three acclaimed pieces, created to resonate with the energy and vibrancy of outdoor life, will all launch consecutively in the busy East River Park. From there, each company will tour separately for the week, performing in popular parks that are under-served throughout the city. Bringing dance to unexpected environments, The Joyce strives to create a meeting ground that serves both new audiences as well as the thriving dance community of New York.
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BOROUGH MAP
PERFORMANCES
SCHEDULE
LOCATIONS AND DIRECTIONS
PERFORMANCES
Dans le Jardin, an improvised dance by the Netherlands-based choreographer Michael Schumacher, is set to live music performed by cellist and composer Alex Waterman. Using the park as a backdrop and inspiration for his improvised performance, Michael dances with and around his surroundings. Partnering with a statue, moving gracefully under a tree or exploding across a green; the park, music and audience play equal parts as inspiration and observers for this improvised performance.
Transports Exceptionnels is a unique and whimsical outdoor duet between man and five-ton mechanical digger. Choreographed by Dominique Boivin and accompanied by the dramatic voice of Maria Callas, the dancer meets, greets, and embraces a moving excavator, transforming the stage into a construction site, street into playground, and dance into a tentative balance between nature, man, and machine.
Contigo is a work combining acrobatics and dance by Portuguese choreographer Rui Horta and solo artist Joao P. Pereira Dos Santos, an accomplished acrobat and master of the Chinese pole. In this awe-inspiring piece that defies gravity, Dos Santos traverses a 20 foot vertical pole by moving up and down it, flipping and spinning with brut strength and drilled precision.
| Wed, July 16 | ||
| 7pm | Dance Out! launches from East River Park with performances of Dans le Jardin, Contigo and Transports Exceptionnels | MANHATTAN |
| Thu, July 17 | ||
| 7pm | Contigo at East River Park | MANHATTAN |
| 4pm and 7pm | Transports Exceptionnels at Coney Island Beach at Parachute Jump | BROOKLYN |
| 1pm and 7pm | Dans le Jardin at Cuyler Gore | BROOKLYN |
| Fri, July 18 | ||
| 7pm | Contigo at South Oxford Park | BROOKLYN |
| 1pm and 7pm | Transports Exceptionnels at Socrates Sculpture Park | QUEENS |
| 1pm and 4pm | Dans le Jardin at Pinocchio Park | STATEN ISLAND |
| Sat, July 19 | ||
| 7pm | Contigo at South Oxford Park | BROOKLYN |
| 1pm, 5pm and 7pm | Transports Exceptionnels at St. Mary’s Park | BRONX |
| 4pm and 6pm | Dans le Jardin at St. Mary’s Park | BRONX |
| Sun, July 20 | ||
| 7pm | Contigo at South Oxford Park | BROOKLYN |
| 1pm, 4pm and 7pm | Transports Exceptionnels at South Beach Boardwalk | STATEN ISLAND |
| 4pm and 7pm | Dans le Jardin at Queensbridge Park | QUEENS |
PARKS LOCATIONS AND DIRECTIONS
MANHATTAN: East River Park
Between FDR drive and the East River Esplanade
(best access at walking bridge south of Delancey St)
More info
BROOKLYN: Coney Island Beach at Parachute Jump
1904 Surf Avenue
(The Parachute Jump, located on the southwest corner of the block between Surf Avenue, the Riegelmann Boardwalk, West 16th Street, and West 19th Street)
More info
BROOKLYN: Cuyler Gore
795 Fulton Street
(between Cumberland Street and Carlton Avenue)
More info
BROOKLYN: South Oxford Park
138 S Oxford St
(between Atlantic Ave and Hanson Pl)
More info
BRONX: St. Mary's Park
St Anns Ave at East 147th St
More info
QUEENS: Queensbridge Parks
4105 Vernon Blvd
(at Vernon BLVD and 41ST Ave)
More info
QUEENS: Socrates Sculpture Park
3205 Vernon Blvd
(at Vernon BLVD and Broadway)
More info
STATEN ISLAND: Pinnochio Park
75 Stuyvesant Place
(between Wall St and Hamilton Ave)
More info
STATEN ISLAND: South Beach Boardwalk
Cespino-Russo Memorial Circle
(Father Capodanno BLVD and Sand Lane)
