For Immediate Release

April 26, 2002

Contact:  Ellen Zeisler
Phone:  212/807-6480
e-mail:  festival@batterydanceco.com

Battery Dance Company's 21st Annual Downtown Dance Festival

FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES IN LOWER MANHATTAN

The revival of Lower Manhattan is irrefutably important to all New Yorkers, and the role that Battery Dance Company plays in that revival is inherent in its Downtown Dance Festival, scheduled to be presented in its 21st year of free public performances out-of-doors on August 24 - 30, 2002, at Battery Park and Chase Plaza.

On Saturday and Sunday afternoons, August 24 and 25, Battery and its Downtown Dance Partners, Chen and Dancers and Chinese Folk Dance Company, will present two three-hour concerts of dance especially designed for young audiences on the Great Lawn at Historic Battery Park. Other downtown-based performers include Jane Golderg's Changing Times Tap, Dha Fuzion and Center for Traditional Music & Dance. Sponsors include the Con Edison, The Conservancy for Historic Battery Park, New York City Department of Parks and NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and Crown Properties.

On five successive week-day lunch hours, from 12 noon - 1:30 p.m., the dance companies of Lower Manhattan will bring their diverse artistry to the business community and visitors to the Financial District at Chase Plaza, adjacent to Nassau Street between Pine Street and Maiden Lane, sponsored by JP Morgan Chase.

For further information, contact Battery Dance Company:
Phone:  212/219-3910
Fax:  212/219-3911
e-mail:  festival@batterydanceco.com
web:  www.batterydanceco.com

Schedule (subject to change)

Great Lawn at Historic Battery Park

Saturday, August 24
2:00 - 5:00 PM
Opening Ceremonies
Battery Dance Company
Chinese Folk Dance Company
Changing Times Tap

Sunday, August 25
2:00 - 5:00 PM
Chen & Dancers
Dha Fuzion
Images & Traditions Folkloric Dance Group from Mexico*
*curated by Center for Traditional Music & Dance

Chase Plaza

Monday, August 26
12:15 - 1:30 PM
Dha Fuzion

Tuesday, August 27
Changing Times Tap

Wednesday, August 28
Tokounou All Ability African Dance*
*Curated by Center for Traditional Music & Dance

Thursday, August 29
Chen & Dancers

Friday, August 30
Chinese Folk Dance Company

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