BREAKING GROUND- A Dance Charrette
Saturday, August 19, 2006, 12:30 & 2:30 pm
Site to be revealed on at 1pm on Monday, August 14, 2006

A multi-year urban voyage to the far corners of New York City that invites artists and audiences to explore new ways of making and viewing dance while exploring compelling New York City sites and the stories they tell.

JOANNA HAIGOOD , Artistic Director

1½ hour program comprised of site-specific works by

DOUGLAS DUNN

NOÉMIE LAFRANCE

ELIZABETH STREB

REGGIE WILSON

YASUKO YOKOSHI

BREAKING GROUND- Dance for Brooklyn Bridge Park
Tobacco Warehouse in the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park section of Brooklyn Bridge Park, DUMBO, Brooklyn

82 DECIBELS by Larry Keigwin

September 17, 1:30 & 5pm; September 19, 6pm

A wacky romp for 25 pedestrians and dancers, inspired by the actual sound level at the Tobacco Warehouse and by the nature of city sidewalk traffic.  Expanded from the 7-minute work Keigwin created for Dancing in the Streets’ 2005 BREAKING GROUND – A Dance Charrette

Municipal Art Society DUMBO Walking Tour

Sunday, September 17, 2:30 - 4:30 pm

Tour Brooklyn's historic DUMBO neighborhood that combines extraordinary architecture and a powerful urban landscape.  Led by Andrew Scott Dolkart, Architectural Historian.

Stay tuned for more information about both BREAKING GROUND programs.

Dancing on the Plaza -- July 29 & 30, 2006

Co-presented by Dancing in the Streets and Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza

Two distinct programs of free outdoor dance performances at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
East 47th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues, Manhattan

Program I
Saturday, July 29, 3-4pm

NICHOLASLEICHTERDANCE & CORBINDANCES

Performing repertoire works

Program II
Sunday, July 30, 3-4pm

KUN-YANG LIN/DANCERS

Performing repertoire works

Dancing in City Parks — June 3, 10, & 17, 2006
Co-Presented by Dancing in the Streets and City Parks Foundation

Dancing in the Streets and its partners are bringing back—for the third time—this dynamic series of free, heart stopping dance for the whole family!

COFFEY PARK, RED HOOK, BROOKLYN
In association with Friends of Coffey Park

Program I
Saturday, June 3, 6-7pm
URBAN BUSH WOMEN
Performance Jam
“If I stand tall it is because I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors."  Yoruba Proverb

Program II
Saturday, June 10, 3-4pm
ASE DANCE THEATRE COLLECTIVE and TANIA ISAAC DANCE
Caribbean Dance and Music
With a short segment by STUDENTS FROM PS/MS 27

HIGHBRIDGE PARK, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, MANHATTAN
in association with CLIMB (City Life is Moving Bodies)

Program III
Saturday, June 17, 3-4pm
TAMANGO’S URBAN TAP
Performance Jam: tap, jazz, freestyle dance and world music