DanceNOW [NYC] Festival Celebrates 15th Season at Three New York City Venues

[Marlon Barrios Solano]

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September 8–12, 2009 at Dance Theater Workshop

September 26, 2009 at DUO Theater / FAB Street Festival

October 22–24, 2009 at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater

New York, NY, July 8, 2009 – The DanceNOW [NYC] Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary season in 2009, honoring its past, present and future with an expanded season of performances at three different venues. First held in the fall of 1995, the DanceNOW [NYC] Festival aims to present a broad spectrum of the NYC dance scene, offering audiences opportunities to re-connect with artists they know, while also sharing in the spirit of artistic discovery that has exemplified DanceNOW [NYC] since its inception.

In celebration of its evolution from a small program within the Downtown Arts Festival into an independent, presenting organization with year-round programming, the 2009 DanceNOW [NYC] Festival brings together 75 choreographers, from young innovators to mid-career and established artists, in 12 different showcases. Each program features 10-12 artists/dance companies in DanceNOW [NYC]’s signature ‘short takes' format, presenting work that is seven-minutes or less.

This year’s festival begins at Dance Theater Workshop from September 8–12 with five curated programs featuring 50 choreographers and their companies. These programs include choreographers who are returning to the festival as well as several artists new to DanceNOW [NYC], reinforcing the festival’s position as a launching pad for many of today’s most exciting dance makers.

On September 26, DanceNOW [NYC] offers a free indoor/outdoor program as part of the annual Fourth Arts Block (FAB) Street Festival. These showcases are the result of DanceNOW’s new partnership with the DUO Theater, and exemplify DanceNOW’s ongoing commitment to creating relationships with NYC organizations as a way of developing new opportunities for artists.

DanceNOW [NYC] wraps up its anniversary celebration with LIVE at Joe’s Pub, October 22–24. These three LIVE showcases bring festival artists to Joe’s Pub’s intimate stage, where DanceNOW [NYC] inaugurated its successful Dancemopolitan series in 2003. This series is hosted by The Dang-It Bobby’s, the Brooklyn-based duo of singer songwriter Kris Bauman and guitarist Luca Benedetti, and features dance works that incorporate live music and/or text.

The 2009 Festival – 15th Anniversary Season Schedule

Destination I: Dance Theater Workshop

Produced in partnership with Dance Theater Workshop

September 8–12, 2009 [Tuesday through Saturday]

All Performances at 7:30pm

Tickets are $20 in advance/$25 at the door, and are available at Dance Theater Workshop Box Office (212.924.0077) or online at www.dtw.org.



Dance Theater Workshop is located at 219 West 19th Street (between 7th & 8th Avenues) in NYC. Subway: 1 train to 18th Street; A, C, E, L trains to 14th Street / 8th Avenue.



Destination II: DUO Theater

Produced in partnership with DUO Theater during the FAB Festival

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Fab Festival & Block Party: 1:00-5:00pm / Free to the Public

DanceNOW@DUO Theater: 4:00pm, 5:00pm and 6:00pm / Free to the Public. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis beginning 30-minutes prior to each performance.

DUO Theater is located at 62 East Fourth Street (between 2nd Avenue and The Bowery) in NYC. Subway: D, F, V trains to Broadway-Lafayette; F, V trains to 2nd Avenue.

Destination III: Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater

LIVE at Joe's Pub is produced in partnership with Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater

Thursday, October 22 at 7:30pm, Friday, October 23 at 8:00pm, and Saturday, October 24 at 9:30pm



Tickets are $20 in advance/$25 at the door, and can be purchased by calling 212-967-7555, online at www.joespub.com, and in person at The Public Theater Box Office from 1pm to 6pm and at Joe's Pub from 6pm to 10pm. Purchase of tickets does not guarantee a table reservation. For table reservations, call: 212-539-8778. Seating, as well as standing-room, is available only on a first-come, first-served basis for all shows without a dinner reservation.



Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater is located at 425 Lafayette Street (at Astor Place) in NYC. Subway: 6 train to Astor Place; R, W train to 8th Street.

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For more information about the festival, including updates on various programs, and an overview of each artist’s history with the festival, please visit: www.dancenownyc.org.