 Solstice in Times Square
WHAT:
A celebration of sun, summer and creativity.
WHEN:
Dancing at the Crossroads on Sunday, June 18th
followed by…
Mind Over Madness Yoga on Wednesday, June 21
Creativity at the Crossroads on Wednesday, June 21
WHERE:
Military Island, at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Ave
ADMISSION:
Free.
DETAILS:
In honor of the many cultures throughout history that have celebrated the Summer Solstice as a flowering of mind, body and spirit and an outpouring of creative expression, Times Square Alliance decided to partner with the most creative organizations in New York City – Dancers Responding to AIDS and the many astonishing dance groups and artists who work with them – to bring creativity to the Crossroads of the World.
Dancing at the Crossroads is hosted by Paige Davis from TLC’s Trading Spaces and Broadway’s Chicago and Felicity Finley, star of Broadway’s The Wedding Singer. The thirty local, international and student companies scheduled to perform will present a program of dance as diverse as New York City itself. With styles ranging from classic and contemporary ballet to hip hop, jazz, modern and tap, set to music ranging from Stravinsky to Stevie Wonder, Dancing at the Crossroads in guaranteed to offer something for every lover of music and dance.
Scheduled to Perform*:
- Ballet Hispanico School Ensemble
- Battleworks
- Cedar Lake
- The Cast of Broadway’s THE COLOR PURPLE
- Complexions Contempory Ballet
- CorbinDances
- David Dorfman Dance
- David Parker and the Bang Group
- Decadancetheater
- Elisa Monte Dance
- The Company of Broadway’s HOT FEET
- In The Spotlight
- Keigwin + Company
- Miss Dance of the United States
- Moving Still
- Nicholas Andre Dance Theater
- nicholasleichterdance
- Parsons Dance Company
- Peridance Ensemble
- Randy James Dance Works
- Sensedance
- Stephen Petronio Company
- Suzanne Goldman
- Tapaholics
- The United States Dance Team
- Todd Williams and Glen Rumsey
- Trisha Brown Company
*subject to change
For more information, call DRA at 212-840-0770 or visit www.dradance.org.
