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 64th 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 19th 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
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Ditugaskan
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2. Highlight
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Sorot
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3. bound
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Terikat
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4. Imagined
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Bayangkan
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5. town
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Kota
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6. could
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Bisa
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7. work
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Pekerjaan
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8. dreamy
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Melamun
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9. Including
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Termasuk
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10. Summer
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Musim Panas
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11. Intriguing
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Menarik
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12. rich
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Kaya
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13. scene
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Adegan
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14. Soloists
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Solois
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15. north
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Utara
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16. south
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Selatan
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17. Intensely
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Meski sangat
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18. include
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mencakup
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19. Weeklong
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selama seminggu
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20. waves
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gelombang
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21. Practitioners
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Praktisi
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resume/summary
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.