THE NEW YORKER (DANCE)

AUG. 8 & 15, 2016

THE

NEW YORKER

DANCE

Lincoln Center Out of Door

Nocche Flamenca, New York’s most beloved flamenco troupe, returns to the free festival. The program-fearturing,as always, first-rate live music-includes a new commissioned piece, but the highlight is bound  to be the culminating “Solea,” by the incomparable soledad barrio. (Lincoln Center, broadway at 64^th St. lcoutofdoors. Org. Aug. 3.)

Saratosa Ballet

                  Who would have imagined that a Florida resort town on the Gulf of Mexico could become the country’s main purveyor of ballets by the British choreographer Frederick Ashton? Saratosa Ballet’s artistic director, the Yorkshire-born Iain Webb, is an Ashton enthusiast, and he has made it his life’s work to bring the choreographer’s back catalogue-clever, stylish, and always musical-to the stage. At the Joyce, thetroupe will perform “Façade,” a jazzy frolic set to period tunes by Williiam Walton; “Vasees Nobles et Sentimentales,” a dreamy ballroom ballet with music by Ravel; and a medley of short works, including the sweet and funny “Tweedledum and Tweedledee.” (175 Eighth Ave. at 19^th St. 212-242-0800. 8-2.)

Erasing Borders Festival of Indian Dance

                        A highlight of the summer, thish yearly event offers an intriguing glimpase of Indian’s rich dance scene. The first night, at Pace University’s Schimmel Center (3 Spruce St., Aug. 13; for tickrts, call 866-811-4111), includes five soloists and one ensemble, performing kathak (from the north), bharatanatyam (from the south), and various contemporary twists on both. The star of the evening is Rama Vaidyanathan, a refined and intensely musical dancer who also excels at abhinaya, or mime, an integral part of Indian dance. The second night, at the Robert F. Wagner, Jr., Part (20 Battery Part PI., Aug. 15), is open to the public and presented in conjuction with the Battery Dance Festival (see below). The performers include Avijit Das, whonperform kuchipudi, a light, quicksilver dancer stlye, which originated in Andhra Pradesh, and Carolina Prada, a specialist in Mayurbhanj Chhau,  a dance that combines acrobatics and martial arts.

Battery Dance Festival

                  This free weeklong festival boasts the most gobsmacking backdrop in New York: the rippling waves of New York Harbor. Participants include the contemporary ballet choreographer Joshua Beamish and his troupe, Move: The Company; Lori Belilove’s ensemble of Isadora Duncan-esque dancers; and the hosts, the socially conscious modern-dance practitioners Battery Dancer Company. Not to be missed is the evening devoted to Indian dance, on Aug. 15, co-sponsored by the Erasing Borders Festival (see above). (Robert F. Wagner, Jr., Park, 20 Battery Park PI. 212-219-3910. Aug. 14-20)

                                                          new vocabulary

1.         Commissioned	Ditugaskan
2.         Highlight	Sorot
3.         bound	Terikat
4.         Imagined	Bayangkan
5.         town	Kota
6.         could	Bisa
7.         work	Pekerjaan
8.         dreamy	Melamun
9.         Including	Termasuk
10.       Summer	Musim Panas
11.       Intriguing	Menarik
12.        rich	Kaya
13.       scene	Adegan
14.       Soloists	Solois
15.       north	Utara
16.       south	Selatan
17.       Intensely	Meski sangat
18.       include	mencakup
19.       Weeklong	selama seminggu
20.       waves	gelombang
21.       Practitioners	Praktisi

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AUG. 8 & 15, 2016

THE

NEW YORKER

DANCE

Lincoln Center Out of Door

Nocche Flamenca, New York’s most beloved flamenco troupe, returns to the free festival.

Saratosa Ballet

                  Who would have imagined that a Florida resort town on the Gulf of Mexico could become The country’s main purveyor of ballets by the British choreographer Frederick Ashton? Saratosa Ballet’s artistic director, the Yorkshire-born Iain Webb, is an Ashton enthusiast, and he has made it his life’s work to bring the choreographer’s back catalogue-clever, stylish, and always musical-to the stage.

Erasing Borders Festival of Indian Dance

                  A highlight of the summer, thish yearly event offers an intriguing glimpase of Indian’s rich dance scene. The first night, at Pace University’s Schimmel Center (3 Spruce St., Aug. 13; for tickrts, call 866-811-4111), includes five soloists and one ensemble, performing kathak (from the north), bharatanatyam (from the south), and various contemporary twists on both. The star of the evening is Rama Vaidyanathan, a refined and intensely musical dancer who also excels at abhinaya, or mime, an integral part of Indian dance.

Battery Dance Festival

                  This free weeklong festival boasts the most gobsmacking backdrop in New York: the rippling waves of New York Harbor. Participants include the contemporary ballet choreographer Joshua Beamish and his troupe, Move: The Company; Lori Belilove’s ensemble of Isadora Duncan-esque dancers; and the hosts, the socially conscious modern-dance practitioners Battery Dancer Company.