Battery Dance connects the world through dance. The Company pursues artistic excellence and social relevance by creating vibrant new works, performing on the world’s stages, presenting dance in public spaces, serving the field of dance and teaching people of all ages with special attention to the disadvantaged and areas of conflict. Battery Dance is committed to enhancing the cultural vibrancy of its home community in New York City, extending programming throughout the U.S., and building bridges worldwide through international cultural exchange. Based in Lower Manhattan in the past 41 years, Battery Dance has produced over 100 original dance works choreographed by its founder and artistic director Jonathan Hollander, in collaboration with a diverse array of composers and designers, and its cast of outstanding dancers. The Company is among New York City's foremost cultural ambassadors through its participation in international performing arts festivals, conferences, symposia, and Dancing to Connect programs throughout 65 countries on 5 continents. Battery Dance is a community-spirited presenter of the free annual Battery Dance Festival, introducing New Yorkers to over 225 dance companies in more than 35 years. Through its arts-in-education programs in New York City public schools, Battery dancers serve as teaching artists in primary, middle and high schools throughout the five boroughs. Battery facilitates in-school performances and master classes by international visiting artists, providing first-hand introductions for many city school children to the cultures of the world.
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India Day is a long tradition at the Battery Dance Festival. This year will be no exception!
Indian dance has been a passion of mine since my early days watching the Jhaveri Sisters, Parvati Kumar and Sucheta Chapekar in Bombay. Looking forward to August 15th at the Battery Dance Festival in NYC. Thanks #deccanchronicle for the coverage!
You’re Invited✨ Join us on May 30 for the Battery Dance Gala, a celebration of community building and artistic excellence honoring German Consul General David Gill, Sheila Shrivastava, and Chun Wai Chan. Enjoy a three-course dinner with special performances by the Battery Dance Company and Dancing to Connect students. More Information & Tickets: https://lnkd.in/eE677d6V Photo by Mike Esperanza
Join the Battery Dance team as an intern this summer! We are looking for Development and Festival interns to start in May (flexible) and work through the end of the Battery Dance Festival on August 17. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eA287wPn
A message from our Founder & Artistic Director, Jonathan Hollander: To our community at home and abroad, In many dances around the world, people hold hands, form a circle, step lively in unison, feel a pulse of connection, and that indescribable energy that makes us all human lifts them up. I see this as a metaphor for Battery Dance. Our sense of connection is so strong and deep that it has continued to propel us on our journey for 48 years. Our vocabulary is simple, as basic as the human body in motion. We adhere to the rights of each and every person, we cherish their stories and enjoy sharing ours. Though our endeavors are small and modest, we have found resonance among like-minded people and institutions right here in New York City and in the 70 countries where we've had the privilege of working. If you are reading this message, it means that you are somehow part of the circle dance with us, as a friend, patron, or partner. We appreciate you, and in fact our ability to carry on is supported by our relationship with you. We thank you for your encouragement and look forward to many more opportunities for engagement in the years to come. If you are moved to make a tax-deductible contribution to enable us to carry out the kind of programs described in the video above, you can do so at https://lnkd.in/eR4RRv8J And thank you for dancing with us! -Jonathan Hollander
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On this day of giving, Executive Director Emad Salem reflects on Battery Dance's 2023 accomplishments and looks ahead to 2024. We can't do this work without you. Please consider donating to Battery Dance to ensure that we can continue to create dance and social change through inclusion, accessibility, and the power of the arts. All donations made today will be matched by our Board of Directors! To donate, visit https://lnkd.in/eR4RRv8J
On this day of giving, Executive Director Emad Salem reflects on Battery Dance's 2023 accomplishments and looks ahead to 2024. We can't do this work without you. Please consider donating to Battery Dance to ensure that we can continue to create dance and social change through inclusion, accessibility, and the power of the arts. All donations made today will be matched by our Board of Directors! To donate, visit https://lnkd.in/eR4RRv8J
While in Germany to conduct Dancing for Trust this past Fall, the Battery Dancers found time to occupy the Grassi Museum in Leipzig for the third "Art Activation" in the span of just 4 months in New York, Lagos and Leipzig. Videographer Arvid Wuensch captured the event.
What is Battery Dance "Art Activation"? Here's the most recent example from GRASSI Museum Für Völkerkunde Zu Leipzig. Videography: Arvid Wuensch. Dancers: Sarah Housepian Jillian Linkowski Saeed Hani Zaki Marshall Vivake Khamsingsavath Razvan Stoian Amy Saunder Thanks to U.S. Department of State, U.S. Consulate General Leipzig. #dance #videography #museum #performanceart
This will be our stage tomorrow in Leipzig! GRASSI Museum Für Völkerkunde Zu Leipzig Battery Dance with guest artist Saeed Hani