Performances
35th Anniversary
On the occasion of its 35th Anniversary, Battery Dance Company presented its New York City Season at 3LD Art + Technology Center April 29 – May 4, 2011. Pooling resources with this Lower Manhattan Arts League partner reinforced BDC’s commitment to its home base in downtown Manhattan.
A new evening-length work, “Autobiographica” was premiered with choreography by Artistic Director Jonathan Hollander and five core members of the Company: Robin Cantrell, Mira Cook, Bafana Matea, Carmen Nicole and Sean Scantlebury. Lighting and technical designer Barry Steele and composer Polarity/1 worked directly with Hollander and the dancers to take full advantage of the experimental possibilities afforded by 3LD’s space.
Fusing BDC's adventurous programming with its focus on international cultural engagement, two dancers from the Algerian National Dance Company performed as guest artists with BDC. This closes the loop on a bilateral cultural exchange sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Algeria that brought BDC to Algeria twice in 2010.
Photo by: Richard Termine, ©2011
