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Battery Dance Presents Free

Performances in Wagner Park

America 250: Moving Together on Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 7pm and

The 45th Annual Battery Dance Festival from August 10 - 16, 2026.

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY

his August, Battery Dance re-
turns to the waterfront in spec-
Ttacular fashion, transforming
Wagner Park into a vibrant hub of
movement, music, and cultural cel-
ebration in partnership with Battery
Park City Authority. The Festival
begins on August 10 with dynamic
community workshops led by se-
lected local dance groups, inviting
New Yorkers of all ages to connect
directly with artists through shared
movement and cultural exchange. On
Tuesday, August 11, 2026, the perfor-
mances officially begin as the Festival
proudly celebrates its legacy as New
York City’s longest-running free pub-
lic dance festival—an unforgettable
annual tradition that brings together citywide celebration transforms the noontime dance performances to home community in New York City,
extraordinary artists and audiences park into a vibrant hub of creativity— lower Manhattan public spaces in- extending programming throughout
from around the world. featuring performances, hands-on cluding South Street Seaport, One the U.S., and building bridges world-
The 45th Annual Battery Dance workshops at Battery Dance Studios, Chase Plaza, City Hall and for many wide through international cultural
Festival marks a milestone mo- and immersive experiences designed years, the World Trade Center Plaza. exchange with programs in 75 coun-
ment, honoring 50 years of Battery to engage and inspire audiences of Gratefully in partnership with Bat- tries to date https://batterydance.org/
Dance and the visionary leadership all ages. tery Park City Authority, the Festi- The 2026 Battery Dance Festi-
of founder and Artistic Director On Saturday, July 25, 2026, Bat- val will present the 45th iteration at val is presented in partnership with
Jonathan Hollander. This landmark tery Dance presents America 250: the stunning waterfront at Wagner Battery Park City Authority. Public
edition showcases a dazzling, mul- Moving Together, a one-night-on- Park, offering exhilarating perfor- Funds have been contributed by the
ticultural lineup of artists, featuring ly performance commemorating mances, and building community National Endowment for the Arts,
bold voices and movement tradi- the U.S. semi-quincentennial. Set where audiences are invited to en- the New York City Department of
tions from across the globe—uniting against the backdrop of the Statue of joy, move, connect, and celebrate Cultural Affairs in partnership with
genres, cultures, and creative per- Liberty, the evening honors the many together. https://batterydance.org/ the New York City Council; New
spectives in a powerful celebration of histories, cultures, and communities battery-dance-festival/ York State Council on the Arts with
artistic expression. that have shaped this land for gen- Founded by Jonathan Hollander the support of Governor Kathy Ho-
Returning to the stunning wa- erations—highlighting the Indige- in 1976 in lower Manhattan, Battery chul and the New York State Legis-
terfront at Wagner Park, the Festival nous peoples who stewarded these Dance now serves as one of Amer- lature; and New York City Council
unfolds over a full week of dynamic territories long before the founding ica’s leading cultural ambassadors, member Christopher Marte’s Office.
programming. Each evening offers of the United States. Through the connecting the world through dance. Generous support has been provid-
two exhilarating hours of perfor- expressive power of dance, the per- With its exceptional team of dancers ed by The Shubert Foundation, The
mances, including the beloved in- formance invites audiences to reflect who also serve as teaching artists Harkness Foundation for Dance,
teractive segment Everybody Dance on the evolving story of identity, re- and choreographers, the Company The Seth Sprague Educational and
Now, where audiences are invited silience, and belonging in America. pursues artistic excellence and so- Charitable Foundation, Indian
to move, connect, and celebrate to- Presented in partnership with cial relevance, creating vibrant new Council for Cultural Relations, Con-
gether. Battery Park City Authority. works, performing on the world’s sulate General of India in New York,
With a distinct theme each night, BATTERY DANCE FESTI- stages, presenting dance in public State Bank of India, the Taipei Cul-
the Festival remains rooted in its VAL, New York City’s longest-run- spaces, serving the field of dance tural Center of TECO in New York,
core mission: to present an eclectic ning free public dance festival, was with low-cost studios in its home in the Ministry of Culture in Taiwan,
spectrum of dance to New York au- established by Battery Dance as the Tribeca and teaching people of all the Consulate General of Spain in
diences, expand access to the arts for Downtown Dance Festival in 1982. ages with special attention to the New York, the Romanian Cultural
all, and uplift emerging New York- Originally envisioned and conducted disadvantaged and areas of conflict. Center, the Consulate General of
based companies as vital voices in as an “art in the workplace” series, Battery Dance is committed to en- Germany, Weill Cornell Medicine,
today’s dance landscape. This free, the festival brought hundreds of free hancing the cultural vibrancy of its and many individual donors.

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