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Dance on the Greenway

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Dear Friends,

With fall officially starting, we look forward to celebrating the new season with you at Dance on the Greenway, DTE’s latest site-specific work taking place in conjunction with openhousenewyork’sweekend celebration of NYC architecture and design. This is a free event open to the public. Bring a friend and a camera!

 

 

EVENT NEWS 
 

Saturday October 6th, 2012, 1pm & 4pm
(Rain Date: Sunday, October 7th, 2012, 1pm & 4pm)
1 Beard Street Brooklyn, NY 11231
IKEA Brooklyn 

Dance Theatre Etcetera presents Dance on the Greenway in collaboration with South Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation, the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, Dance NYC, and in conjunction with openhousenewyork.

VIP tickets (5) are also available and include a special pre-show reception at 3:00 pm with the architect of the IKEA esplanade, Lee Weintraub, as well as representatives of the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative. See our website, or call 718 643-6790 x 112 to purchase tickets.

 

MEET THE CHOREOGRAPHERS

        

Left to Right: Ani Taj Niemann, Aziza Barnes (The Dance Cartel), Charmy Wells, Sarah Donnelly (RDC), and Solomon Goodwin (Royal Empire)

© kamau ware 2012

Dance on the Greenway will present dance works by Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance, Ani Taj Niemann/Dance Cartel, Charmy Wells with Sarah Donnelly/RDC as well as the work of two young emerging Red Hook choreographers Solomon Goodwin/Royal Empire and Michelle Eaddy/Picture Perfect. These new site-specific dance works have been created for the spectacular Red Hook IKEA Erie Basin Park and will take place in conjunction with openhousenewyork’s weekend celebration of NYC architecture and design. These performances are free and take place outdoors. Audience should plan to arrive 15 minutes early, and wear comfortable walking shoes. Enter through the IKEA parking lot at the intersection of Beard and Dwight Streets.
 

We sat down with one of the Dance on the Greenway choreographers, Ani Taj Niemann to discuss the new work she is creating for this event. Click this link to check it out. Also check out our Image Galleryof Dance on the Greenway photos.

This event is made possible with funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Special thanks to IKEA New York. 
 

               

    

 

ARTS EDUCATION NEWS

Welcome back students, teachers and staff. And welcome back to DTE’s stellar roster of amazing teaching artists. Our programs are underway with student film projects on the upcoming elections, playwriting workshops, music video projects and more.

 

STAFF NEWS
 

© Leslie M. Macedo 2012
 

With summer over, DTE’s new Education Director, Patrick Crowley, is hard at work getting DTE’s arts education programs up and running at our partner schools.  kamau ware, DTE’s new Media and Marketing consultant, has been bringing fresh approaches to our outreach efforts for Dance on the Greenway. If you bump into them at Fairway, say hi!