Calendar
Upcoming Events
EUROPEAN TOUR
sponsored by U.S. Department of State
February 24 - March 2: FRANCE
Dancing to Connect France - Maubeuge
Local Partners: U.S. Embassy Paris, Secteur 7
March 2: Louvroil
PERFORMANCE, 8:00 p.m.
Espace Culturel Casadesus, Louvroil
For ticket information click here.
March 4 - March 14: GREECE
Dancing to Connect Greece - Athens
Local Partners:Onassis Cultural Centre, Municipality of Athens, U.S. Embassy Athens March 13:Performance, Onassis Cultural Center
March 13: Athens
PERFORMANCE, 7 p.m.
Main Stage, Onassis Cultural Center
For ticket information click here.
March 15 - 22: ROMANIA
Dancing to Connect Romania - Bucharest
Local Partners:U.S. Embassy Bucharest
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March 21: Bucharest
PERFORMANCE, Palace of Youth, 6:30pm.
March 24 - 29: HUNGARY
March 26: Budapest
PERFORMANCE, Atrium Szinhas
March 28: Györ
PERFORMANCE, National Theater of Györ, Kisfaludy Hall
Partner: U.S. Embassy Budapest
March 29 - April 6: REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA
Dancing to Connect Georgia - Tbilisi
April 5: Tbilisi
PERFORMANCE, Venue t.b.a.
April 7 - 13: MACEDONIA
Dancing to Connect - Macedonia
April 13: Skopje
PERFORMANCE, DanceFest '13, Skopje
NEW YORK SEASON
May 21 - 24: 3LD Art + Technology Center Premiere by Jacek Luminski; Revival of Shell Games by Jonathan Hollander
ASIA TOUR: Laos, Malaysia, Thailand
Check back for dates
DOWNTOWN DANCE FESTIVAL
August 10 - 16:
32nd Annual Downtown Dance Festival, Lower Manhattan, New York City
Past events
January 22 - 25:
Dancing to Connect - Washington Irving and Gramercy Arts High Schools, New York City
February 7:
European Tour Launch:Gala Reception and Dinner at David Bouley Test Kitchen, Tribeca
( Italic) Contact elena@batterydance.org or 212-219-3910 for information on tickets.
February 21:
Studio repertoire showing for supporters.
September, 2012
3rd: Empowerment through Hip-Hop workshop, Battery Dance Company HQ, New York City
4th: Individual Visitor Leadership Program workshop, Battery Dance Company HQ, New York City
10th – 14th: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Dancing to Connect workshops with youth from Baba Watoto and International School of Tanganyika and Tanzania House of Talent
15th, 18:30: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Performance by Battery Dance Company and Dancing to Connect program participants at the House of Culture
17th – 20th: Durban, South Africa.
Dancing to Connect workshops with youth and young adult groups at Ekhaya Multi-Arts Centre
21st: Durban, South Africa.
Performance by Battery Dance Company and Dancing to Connect participants at the Ekhaya Multi-Arts Centre
24th – 28th: Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dancing to Connect Workshops with 3 groups of local students at the National School of the Arts, Sibikwa Arts Center , Moving into Dance Mephatong,
24th – 28th: Pretoria, South Africa.
Dancing to Connect Workshops with 2 groups of students Youth in Trust Arts Initiative at the State Theatre
29th: Pretoria, South Africa.
Final Performance by Battery Dance Company and 5 student groups at Breytenbach Theater
October, 2012
1st – 4th: Cape Town, South Africa.
Dancing to Connect workshops in communities located in the Cape Flats Area coordinated by IKapa Dance Theatre
5th: Cape Town, South Africa.
Final Performance by Battery Dance Company and 5 student groups at Magnet Theatre
November 2012
Dancing to Connect InterGenerational, Witten, Germany (To be Confirmed)
January-May, 2012
Arts Education – Curtis High School, Staten Island, New York City
Arts Education – Public School 257, Brooklyn, New York City
January, 2012
9th – 13th: Dancing to Connect – Washington Irving H.S. and Gramercy Arts H.S., Manhattan, New York City
13th @ 3pm: Dancing to Connect Performance – Washington Irving H.S. Auditorium, Manhattan, New York City
April, 2012
1st-8th: Dancing to Connect – Erbil, Iraq
7th, 8pm: Dancing to Connect Performance – Erbil, Iraq
25th, 27th, 7:30pm: New York Season – 3LD, New York City. Tell me more.
26th, 7:30 pm: New York Season and Gala – 3LD, New York City. Tell me more.
29th - 30th: Dancing to Connect Amazon Tour – Paramaribo, Suriname
May, 2012
1st – 7th: Dancing to Connect Amazon Tour – Paramaribo, Suriname
6th, 8pm: Dancing to Connect Performance – Cultural Center., Paramaribo, Suriname
7th-13th: Dancing to Connect Amazon Tour – Belem, Brazil
12th, 7:30pm: Dancing to Connect Performance, Teatro Da Paz, Belem, Brazil
13th – 20th: Dancing to Connect Amazon Tour – Fortaleza, Brazil
19th, 7:30pm: Dancing to Connect Performance, Josè de Alencar Theatre, Fortaleza, Brazil
June, 2012
1st – 8th: Dancing to Connect Tour and performance as part of the Art Ovrag Festival - Vyksa, Russia
August, 2012
6th – 18th: Downtown Dance Festival Master Class Series - Multiple Locations, New York City
11th – 18th: 31st Annual Downtown Dance Festival – Multiple Locations, New York City
Battery Dance Company’s international programs are made possible through the support of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State’s Africa Regional Services, and U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world. Battery Dance Company’s international cultural diplomacy programs are also supported through a generous grant from the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. * The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs promotes international mutual understanding through a range of academic, cultural, professional, and sports exchange programs. The Bureau’s exchanges engage youth, students, educators, artists, athletes, and emerging leaders in many fields in the United States and in more than 160 countries. Alumni of the Bureau’s exchanges comprise over one million people around the world, including more than 50 Nobel Laureates and more than 320 current or former heads of state and government. |
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