Golden Festival TONIGHT

The beautiful sounds of the Balkans (with Swedish and Norwegian thrown in) fill Brooklyn's Grand Prospect Hall tonight and tomorrow.

Come early (7:30) on Friday to get a free dance workshop so you can move your body to music from all the Balkan states, plus Ukraine, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, and Turkey to name a few. If you love Klezmer or Greek music, you will have a great time!

When: January 18-19, 2013
Where: Grand Prospect Hall 263 Prospect Ave btw 5th and 6th Ave, Brooklyn
Website: http://www.goldenfest.org
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DreamUp Theater Festival

Theater for the New City will present a lineup of wide-ranging and original theatrical visions embracing drama, poetry, music, and dance in the summer of 2012 from performing artists representing theater and performance companies in their theater complex in downtown New York.

The Dream Up Festival is dedicated to new works from both performance groups and individuals. Plays, dance theater, solo works and interdisciplinary material are included.  Theater for the New City prides itself on keeping ticket prices low - $12-15 each, which is a real bargain in NYC, where ticket prices routinely start at $50 for Off-Broadway shows.

When: August 19 - September 9, 2012
Where: Theater for New City, 155 First Avenue(between 9th and 10th Streets).
Website: http://www.dreamupfestival.org/

Hells Kitchen ArtiST Studio Tour 2012

A free event where dozens of artists open their homes, galleries, and studios for a self guided tour. Participating artists include individuals with well established and honored careers, as well as emerging artists, and all mediums will be represented: including painting, sculpture, photography, theater, dance, and much more.

Information and tour maps will be available online a few days in advance of the event at www.artistsinthekitchen.org. Before the festival, printed versions will be available at participating artists studios and businesses.

When: June 24-26
Where: Hells Kitchen
Website: http://artistsinthekitchen.org/hk-studio-tour-june-24-26-2011/

Dance Parade/DanceFest

DanceFest Lineup in Tompkins Square Park featuring Amazing Performances, Teaching Area and Social Dancing! Tompkins Square Park, the destination of the parade at Avenue A and Saint Marks Place, comes alive with choreographed performances, workshops and social dance–all free to the public. For 2012, there will be 3 stages: A Performance Stage, Family Friendly Stage and Teaching Stage. A social dance / party area will rock out in the Northeast Corner of the Park! Our Main Stage will include performances by: Elisa Monte Dance Boston Community Dance Project Latin Dance Connection Asha Dance Company Dance Manhattan The Pink Tutu Ballet Company Xianix Barrera & Sabor Flamenco Korean Traditional Music Dance Institute of New York Neville Dance Theatre Grand Marshal Bill Shannon Nimbus Dance Works Philippine Dance Company of Rochester The UnOfficial Dancers of the NY Giants Kathakas Fusha Dance Company Zouk Nation Broadway Dance Center Rise Dance Company OUTSalsa NYC Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company VueLA Anthony Rodriguez The Hip-Hop Dance Conservatory NYU Steinhardt Kaleidescope Dancers Vaydra's Zumba Fusion Lori Belilove and The Isadora Duncan Dance Company Click here for the full lineup and schedule When: Saturday, May 19, 2012 Where:  21st Street and Broadway to Tompkins Square Park for DanceFest Website: http://www.danceparade.org Dance On Broadway For Nintendo Wii Nintendo Wii Dance Sensation Kidz  Bop Dance Party For Nintendo Wii

Westchester Square Arts Festival (Bronx)

This three-day arts festival will feature the work of musicians, theatre companies and visual artists from the Bronx, all around NYC and beyond.

 With local bands & delicious local eats, this festival is a celebration of the Westchester Square community, the Bronx and the arts.

Buy tickets or come to the free outdoor arts festival on Saturday. Tickets to some performances at Foster Hall are free but require reservations.

When: May 18-20, 2012
Where: St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 2500 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461
Website:   http://westchestersquareartsfestival.org/

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KidsCafe Goes To College - Modern Dance in College and Beyond

 Dancewave's Kids Cafe Festival offers serious high school dancers an opportunity to see dance departments from professionally-based college dance programs in the metropolitan area and beyond.

The college theme is a twist on Dancewave’s annual Kids Cafe Festival, a popular community event now in its 19^th year that invites high school dancers from all over New York City to perform dances created by both student and professional choreographers.


When: March 3-4, 2012, 3PM
Where: LIU Kumble Theater
Website: http://dancewave.org/kidscafe.php

Flamenco Festival 2012 at NY City Center

 The four-day celebration of flamenco returns to New York City with four renowned flamenco groups performing. A beginner's flamenco lesson is offered for all ticket holders 90 minutes before each performance in the lobby at the architecturally gorgeous City Center.
 
When: March 1-4, 2012
Where: New York City Center
Website: http://www.nycitycenter.org/tickets/productionNew.aspx?performanceNumber=6264

River to River Spreads Through Downtown Manhattan Again

Kicking off Sunday is the 10th annual River to River. Stretching out over a month and hitting venues all over lower Manhattan, this year's festival is pared down from last year but features a maddening breadth of acts, with a little theater, dance, an open artists weekend, and more thrown in.

When: June 19-July 16, 2011
Where: All Over Downtown Manhattan
Website: http://www.rivertorivernyc.com

Family Arts Festival at Riverside Theatre

Free (but RSVP to make sur you get a seat) and geared for families, the Family Arts Festival makes diversity accessible by presenting an eclectic selection of culturally themed arts & musical acts.

When: June 11-26, 2011 (weekends)

Where: Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Ave, New York, NY

Website: http://www.theriversidetheatre.org/programs.php?p=family

Dance Parade 2011 and Dance Fest!

A celebration of the complete dance spectrum, Dance Parade 2011 hits the streets Saturday and jiggles, high steps and shimmies it's way to Tompkins Square Park, where Dance Fest features dance classes, performances and a party until 7PM. Beware: the New York Dance Police will be issuing citations to anyone not swaying to the beat!


When: May 21 1PM; DanceFest 3-7PM
Where: Broadway and St. Marks Place to Tompkins Square Park (DanceFest)
Website: http://www.danceparade.org

River to River

This weekend kicked off the annual River to River Festival - one of the more comprehensive arts festivals meant to get you out and checking out downtown Manhattan. 

Known mostly for its musical presentations, River to River (or R2R) sanctions arts performances ranging from theater to dance to spoken word, as well as other miscellaneous activities. August 21-22, for instance, has an automotive theme: a classic Volkswagen show paired with a day to have your car seats checked out by a certified technician.

R2R is so big it actually includes other festivals such as the J&R MusicFest and the 29th Annual Downtown Dance Festival. There's bound to be something for everyone. Head over to the website and print out the program, then start marking it up.

When: June 20-August 31
Where: Outdoor venues around Lower Manhattan
Website: http://www.rivertorivernyc.com

Theater at Riverside Church: Family Arts Festival

This weekend is the second of three for the Theatre at Riverside Church's Family Arts Festival, which features a multitude of family-friendly and culture-enriching dance, music and spoken word experiences. All events are FREE.

When: weekends through June 27, performances starting around 7PM most days.
Where: Riverside Church Theatre (91 Claremont Ave at 120th Street)
Website: http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/theatre/programs.php?p=family

Red Hook Waterfront Arts Festival

Missed this one and wanted to get it in for the second day: Head over to the Red Hook waterfront for performances, exhibits, kids activities and a lovely view of the Statue of Liberty, not to mention great deals at IKEA and Fairway!


When: June 5, 2010 11AM-7PM
Where: Louis J. Valentino, Jr. Park & Pier
Website: http://www.dancetheatreetcetera.org/rhwaf.html

Lower East Side Festival of the Arts

All manner of performing and visual artists will contribute to the 15th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts. Starting with a slate of performances at Theater for the New City (on First Ave between East 9th and East 10th Streets). Then on Saturday, the performances continue inside and outside along East 10th Street at the outdoor street festival. Sunday concludes the festival with yes - more performances at Theater for the New City.

Amazingly, there is no admission charge to any of the performances here, which range from comedy to drama to dance and music, poetry readings, and also youth performances of many varieties.

Schedule of events: http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net/les.htm