Jiemen Yang, photo by Steven Pisano.
Battery Dance is celebrating the 43rd anniversary of its free summer festival from August 11-17, 2024 with a rain date on Sunday August 18, in partnership with Battery Park City Authority.
Held in Rockefeller Park, the 43rd Annual Battery Dance Festival will feature in-person and live-streamed performances with dance groups from around the world, from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and California, to Canada, Germany, Romania, India, Nigeria, Taiwan and South Korea, staged each night starting at 7pm. For more information, visit batterydance.org/battery-
Battery Dance Festival 2024 Dance Groups By Day
*Program subject to change.
Sunday, August 11/ Battery Dance: Alexandra F. Light; Focus Dance Company; McKoy Dance Project || MDP; A’nó:wara Dance Theatre; wee dance company; Sun Kim Dance Theatre.
Monday, August 12/ Young Voices in Dance: Carsyn Gekas; Andrea Agostini; Marshall Kahente Diabo; Zev Haworth; Hannah Howell; Malachi Kingston; Kailei Sin; Chen-Jung Yeh; Anna Lopez; Priscilla Tom. Young Voices in Dance celebrates the next generation of choreographers.
Tuesday, August 13/ AU.THENTICITY DANCE CO.; wee dance company; SPAN Dance Company; Julie Crothers; Sibiu Ballet Theater & Gigi Căciuleanu Romania Dance Company; Lucas Crew; Focus Dance Company; A’nó:wara Dance Theatre.
Battery Dance in rehearsal. Photo by Claudio Rodriguez.
Wednesday, August 14/ Rutkay Özpinar; Pori Dance Company; Lucas Crew; Battery Dance; SPAN Dance Company; Carolyn Dorfman Dance.
Thursday, August 15/India Day: Rajesh Sai Babu Mayurbhanj Chhau Group; Radhika Jha. The program is a celebration of India’s Independence Day.
Dancer Sarah From Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company’s Peacock. Photo by Andy Chiang.
Friday, August 16/ FUTURE 400: Marie Poncé; Ballet Nepantla; Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company; FANIKE! African Dance Troupe; Capoeira Luanda NYC; Rutkay Özpinar; Battery Dance.
Saturday, August 17/ T’Ana Selah; Sibiu Ballet Theater & Gigi Căciuleanu Romania Dance Company; Evelyn Tejeda; Buglisi Dance Theatre; Pony Box Dance Theatre; Pori Dance Company; Wyatt Sutter & Charles Pierson.
“There’s something about the sense of community, the sharing of cultures, the plethora of dance styles under the changing light from the late summer sky that invigorates the spirit every August. To our tried-and-true fans, we say ‘see you again soon!’ To newcomers, we look forward to surprising you with the beauty of Rockefeller Park and the delight of seeing phenomenal dance companies in the open-air setting,” said Jonathan Hollander, Founder and Artistic Director of Battery Dance.