NEW ISLAND FESTIVAL Announces DJ Armin van Buuren to Host Free Dance Party 9/12

As part of the New Island Festival's celebration of provocative theatre, stunning site specific performances and dazzling visual arts, world famous Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren will be bringing the dance floor to New York Harbor for a FREE dance party on Governors Island's Water Taxi Beach on Saturday, September 12th, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, check out www.NewIslandFestival.com.

As a producer, DJ, and electronic music pioneer, Armin van Buuren has secured his place as one of the most influential musicians around. Known as an innovator of trance, Van Buuren is largely considered the #1 DJ in the world, playing to enormous sold out crowds, and broadcasting his weekly radio show "A State of Trance" to over 30 million people in 40 countries, making it the largest radio audience on the planet!

A Water Taxi departing from Pier 11 at the base of Wall St. (just a few blocks south of the South Street Seaport) will bring you to the beach. Entry is free but you must purchase a $10 round trip Water Taxi ticket to get to the island. Admission to the event requires the purchase of this ticket on Water Taxi and travel to Governors Island on these reserved boats. Water Taxis will be leaving Manhattan every 15 minutes starting at 11am. After the show, stay and enjoy all the other events happening at the New Island Festival.

The New Island Festival, on NYC's Governors Island from September 10th through September 20th, brings the greatest elements of European outdoor performing arts festivals to Governors Island. It will combine works that have previously been featured in the world-renowned Dutch "Oerol" and "De Parade" festivals and provide opportunities for artists to create site-specific works on the island. All of Governors Island will be the stage for the Dutch, who will utilize the waterfront promenade, historic homes, barracks and open green spaces to re-imagine this island in the middle of New York harbor.

The New Island Festival is part of NY400, which celebrates the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage from Amsterdam to New York Harbor, and commemorates 400 years of enduring friendship between the Netherlands and the United States.

PRODUCERS/SPONSORS

New Island Festival comes to New York under the artistic leadership of Joop Mulder (Oerol Festival) and Terts Brinkhoff (de Parade/Mobile Arts). David Binder is the producer, and Henk Scholten (Theater Instituut Nederland) is the executive director. Co-presenters are The Joyce Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Performance Space 122, St. Anne's Warehouse, Dance New Amsterdam, The Figment Festival, HERE Arts Center and The Under The Radar Festival.

Amstel Light, Heineken, ING, Time Out New York and TheaterMania.com are the official sponsors of the festival.

New Island Festival is made possible by NY400, Oerol Festival, Mobile Arts, Theater Instituut Nederland, City of Amsterdam, Flanders House, The Province of Fryslân, and the Consulate General of The Netherlands in New York.

New Island Festival thanks the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation, Mayor Bloomberg and the City of New York.

HOURS OF OPERATION

New Island Festival will play Thursday-Sunday on the following schedule:

Thursday 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

PASSPORTS / TICKETING

To experience the full range of theatrical productions and events at the New Island Festival, it is recommended that patrons purchase a $35 all-access one-day Passport. When you arrive on Governors Island and pick up your Passport at the Festival box office on the "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", you'll have a chance to choose from a wide variety of shows taking place at the Festival that day. With your Passport, tickets to nearly everything are FREE and will be provided by the box office exclusively to Passport holders on a same-day, first-come, first-served basis until one hour prior to showtime. For additional information and to purchase Passports, visit www.NewIslandFestival.com.

 

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