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SUMMARY:WestFest Dance Festival 2022. THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:WestFest Dance Festival 2022 returns for its 12th installation\, featuring 16 dance troupes across 7 different locations at Westbeth Artists’ Residence with Martha Graham’s Graham 2 headlining! \n New York 1 Interview with ZCO Dance Project\, George Cominskie Exec Director of Westbeth\, and Dylan Baker\, WestFest co-producer\n \nTickets: FREE\nRegistration Link: www.westfestdance.com/tickets\nTime: Tours run from 1:30PM – 3PM\nRunning Time: 1 hour per tour\nLocation: Entrance at 155 Bank St\, New York\, NY 10014 \nCOVID Policy: Audience Members are required to wear masks indoors \nGraham 2 of Martha Graham Dance Company will join 15 dance groups in performing in Westbeth’s annual WestFest Dance Festival on the weekend of April 30th. Taking place in the halls and courtyards of the landmarked Richard Meier-designed affordable housing complex\, WestFest is an immersive\, curated dance festival that presents and spotlights established and emerging movement artists and dance groups based in New York City. \nVisitors can sign up for a free one-hour tour guided by Westbeth artists\, who guide visitors through the building\, interspersed with original dance performances that enliven the housing complex’s famed winding corridors and courtyards. Set to take place across two days\, Saturday\, April 30th and Sunday\, May 1st\, from 1:30 – 3:00 PM\, tickets are free\, but must be reserved online in advance. \nMartha Graham Dance Company’s Graham 2 will make their return to Westfest for the third time\, with new original choreography by Virginie Mécène. Graham 2 is a pre-professional dance company drawn from the most advanced students of the Martha Graham School. The show is particularly important to the world-renowned dance company given its location – the studio has called Westbeth home for the last 10 years. \nThe two-day program will also feature a wide variety of dance troupes\, including ZCO/DANCEPROJECT\, whose mission is to spotlight the inclusion and incorporation of those with disabilities in dance. \n“We look forward to welcoming 16 talented dance troupes into our halls\, who will beautifully highlight and encapsulate the spirit of Westbeth through their dancing and performing\,” said George Cominskie\, Executive Director of Westbeth. “Westbeth has long been a home for the arts and the annual festival offers a unique opportunity to celebrate some of the City’s most exciting dance groups set against the backdrop of an iconic New York City arts institution.” \nProgramming for Saturday\, April 30th will feature performances by:\n● Graham 2\n● Glenn Potter-Takata\n● The Bang Group\n● Carol Nolte/Dance Collective\n● Company of Collaborative Artists\n● Marla Phelan\n● Braingames in partnership with the 14th Street Y Senior Performance Company\n● Capoeira Luanda lead by Mestre Jelon Vieira \nProgramming for Sunday\, May 1st will feature performances by:\n● Matthew Westerby Company\n● ZCO/DANCEPROJECT\n● Sofia Engelman + Em Papineau\n● The Echoes of Africa Dance Collective\n● BOiNK! Dance & Film\n● The DynamitExperience\n● Rachel Lieblein-Jurbala\n● The Jamal Jackson Dance Company \nWestFest is produced by the Westbeth Artists’ Residents Council. \nTickets: FREE\nRegistration Link: www.westfestdance.com/tickets\nTime: Tours run from 1:30PM – 3PM\nRunning Time: 1 hour per tour \nLocation: Entrance at 155 Bank St\, New York\, NY 10014 \nCOVID Policy: Audience Members are required to wear masks indoors \nAbout Westbeth\nFounded in 1970\, Westbeth Artists Housing is a nonprofit housing and commercial complex dedicated to providing affordable living and working space for artists and arts organizations in New York City. The Richard Meier-designed complex located on West and Bethune Streets in the heart of the West Village has provided 383 units of affordable housing and studio space since it opened 51 years ago. Over the course of its history\, Westbeth has been home to a number of influential artists\, musicians and performers\, and played an important role in supporting and sustaining the creative community in New York and beyond.
URL:https://westbeth.org/event/westfest-dance-festival-2022/
LOCATION:Westbeth’s Halls and Corridors.   See NY1 Interview!\, !55 Bank Street\, New York\, United States
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