VICTORY DANCE Returning to the New Vic in July

This July, The New Victory Theater will present its third season of Victory Dance, the theater's initiative to provide FREE dance performances to kids in New York City day camps, school and youth programs over the summer. A three-week-long series presented from July 13 - 29, 2016, Victory Dance features a cross-section of highly accomplished and internationally recognized New York companies who perform a range of movement styles from lyrical, to tap, to animé-inspired dance, and share in the theater's goal of inspiring young people to embrace the art form.

Victory Dance consists of three unique programs, which this year will include doug elkins choreography, etc.; David Neumann / Advanced Beginner Group; Big Dance Theater; Limón Dance Company; Lar Lubovitch Dance Company; Jiva Dance; Camille A. Brown & Dancers; Nadine Bommer Dance Company; and American Tap Dance Foundation. Every performance will feature a 90-minute program of three dance pieces and conclude with a Talk-Back led by a New Victory teaching artist. Between each dance, the teaching artist will share more about the company, choreographer or the dance, providing some insight into each work. Through the post-show discussions, New York City kids will have the opportunity to engage with choreographers and dancers, and the creators will also learn more about how their work affects young kids.

Victory Dance serves New York City students enrolled in NYC Department of Education summer school enrichment programs, such as Summer Arts Institute, subsidized day camps and social service agencies. Students attend daytime performances free of charge and also receive free dance-related workshops led by professional dance teaching artists before and after their visit to the theater. Summer school instructors also receive free New Victory School Tool Resource Guides, which encourage further exploration of the art form in the students' day-to-day curriculum. This summertime program, which reaches more than 4,000 NYC kids, mirrors the education programs The New Victory Theater provides to nearly 36,000 students throughout each school year. The New Victory Theater looks forward to sharing live performances on stage, exploring the art form in classrooms and building relationships that will have an impact on NYC kids from summer to summer.

Performance Schedule

Each week, Victory Dance will feature three daytime performances free of charge for Victory Dance Summer Education Partnership students. Additionally, one evening performance per week will be made available to the general public at $10 per ticket.

Program A: July 13-15

School/Day Camp Performances: July 13-15 at 11am

Public Performance: July 14 at 7pm

doug elkins choreography, etc. Excerpt from Hapless Bizarre by Doug Elkins

Big Dance Theater Short Ride Out (3) by Annie-B Parson

David Neumann / Advanced Beginner Group Tough the Tough (Redux: Steve) by David Neumann (with text by Will Eno)

Program B: July 20-22

School/Day Camp Performances: July 20-22 at 11am

Public Performance: July 21 at 7pm

Limón Dance Company Suite from The Winged by José Limón

Lar Lubovitch Dance Company Little Rhapsodies by Lar Lubovitch

Jiva Dance Mayil Virutham, Andal, Rain (Excerpts from Mayura: Blue Peacock) by Sonali Skandan

Program C: July 27-29

School/Day Camp Performances: July 27-29 at 11am

Public Performance: July 28 at 7pm

American Tap Dance Foundation Tap Treasures curated by Tony Waag; choreographed by Rokafella, Lynn Schwab, Karen Callaway Williams, Caleb Teicher, The Copasetics, Christina "Cocomotion" James, Richard James, Leonardo Sandoval, Leonard Reed; with ensemble choreography inspired by Charles "Honi" Coles

Camille A. Brown & Dancers New Second Line by Camille A. Brown

Nadine Bommer Dance Company Excerpt from Invisi'BALL by Nadine Bommer

Each 90-minute program will conclude with a Talk-Back led by a New Victory teaching artist. All programs are subject to change.

Click here for an overview of the program.

Victory Dance is made possible, in part, with support from the Ford Foundation, the Jerome Robbins Foundation, the Harkness Foundation for Dance and Jody & John Arnhold.

Victory Dance Education Partnerships are available free of charge to New York City day camps and school programs. For more information, please contact education@new42.org.

The July 14, 21 & 28 public performances of Victory Dance at 7pm at The New Victory Theater (209 West 42nd Street) are $10. Tickets for Victory Dance are available online (NewVictory.org) and by telephone (646.223.3010) beginning May 3.

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