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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                               AUGUST 07, 2026      |  The Indian Eye 25

                      Battery Dance Presents The 45th Annual

            Battery Dance Festival on August 10 - 16, 2026

            OUR BUREAU                                                                                            Company: Mutual by Yun-Chi Lai
                                                                                                                  (Taiwan, US Premiere)
            New York, NY
                  his August, Battery Dance                                                                                Friday, August 14:
                  returns to the waterfront in                                                                        NANM, A Robenson Mathurin
            Tspectacular      fashion,  trans-                                                                    Dance Company: Legacy in Rhythm
            forming Wagner Park into a vibrant                                                                    by Robenson Mathurin (US – NY
            hub of movement, music, and cul-                                                                      Premiere);  DPRdance:  Scat Cats  by
            tural celebration in partnership with                                                                 Dougie Robbins (USA - originally
            Battery Park City Authority. The                                                                      premiered in 2018); Allpayana Ec-
            Festival begins on August 10 with dy-                                                                 uadorian Traditional Dance: Otavalo
            namic community workshops led by                                                                      Wedding by Christian Perez (US –
            selected local dance groups, inviting                                                                 NY Premiere); Ashley Liang Dance
            New Yorkers of all ages to connect                                                                    Company: Silk Road by Ashley Liang
            directly with artists through shared                                                                  (USA - originally premiered in 2021);
            movement and cultural exchange. On                                                                    Mailantia Dance Company: Mutual by
            Tuesday, August 11, 2026, the perfor-                                                                 Yun-Chi Lai (Taiwan, US Premiere);
            mances officially begin as the Festival  Battery Park City Authority.  For Whom The Bell Tolls by Jessee  Ina Medhanet: Egungun - The Jour-
            proudly celebrates its legacy as New                                Leigh Robinson (USA- originally  ney is the Medicine by Ina Kwayana
            York City’s longest-running free pub-  Battery Dance Festival Outdoor    premiered in 2026); BODYSON- (USA- originally premiered in 2024)
                                                 Free Community Workshops at
            lic dance festival—an unforgettable         Wagner Park             NET: Say I Am You by Moscelyne           Saturday, August 15:
            annual tradition that brings together                               ParkeHarrison (USA- originally pre-
            extraordinary artists and audiences       Monday, August 10         miered in 2022); konverjdans: We     The Battery Dance Festival con-
            from around the world.                On August 10, the Festival    Tell Ourselves Stories (USAoriginally  tinues its tradition with a vibrant
                The 45th Annual Battery Dance                                   premiered in 2022); Movimento em   tribute  to the  beauty  and  depth  of
            Festival marks a milestone moment,   launches with an exciting series of   Foco: Voices that Echo Within Us by  Indian dance, honoring the spir-
                                              free community dance workshops led
            honoring 50 years of Battery Dance   by selected local dance groups par-  Lucas Mendes (Brazil – US Premiere)  it  of Indian Independence  Day.
            and the visionary leadership of found-  ticipating in this year’s Festival, wel-  Wednesday, August 12:   Sindhoor Natya – Navarasa: Ex-
            er and Artistic Director Jonathan   coming New Yorkers of all ages and                                cerpts from ENCOUNTER by Apar-
            Hollander. This landmark edition   experience levels to move, learn, and   Battery Dance: Heloha, a newly  na Sindhoor and Anil Natyaveda
            showcases a dazzling, multicultural                                 commissioned work by former New  (US– NYC Premiere); Tanveer Alam:
            lineup of artists, featuring bold voices   connect through dance. Designed es-  York City Ballet principal dancer Jock  Zikr by Tanveer Alam (Canada – US
                                              pecially for beginners, each 45-min-
            and movement traditions from across   ute workshop will introduce partici-  Soto (USA - World Premiere); Cía  Premiere); Nava  Dance Theatre:
            the  globe—uniting  genres,  cultures,   pants to a different dance style and   Elías Aguirre: Flowerheads by Elías  Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies by
            and creative perspectives in a power-  cultural tradition, creating an accessi-  Aguirre (Spain- US Premiere); Mov- Nadhi Thekkek (US – NY Premiere)
            ful celebration of artistic expression.  ble and joyful space for discovery and   imiento em Foco: Voices that Echo  ; Mesma Belsaré: SIREN by Mesma
                Returning to the stunning water-                                Within Us by Lucas Mendes (Brazil –  Belsaré (US – NY Premiere); Jeevi-
            front at Wagner Park, the Festival un-  community engagement. Workshops   US Premiere); Maria-Luiza Dimules- ka Bhat: Clothesline by Jeevika Bhat
                                              begin at 4:00pm and offer a unique
            folds over a full week of dynamic pro-  opportunity  to  learn  directly  from   cu  &  Camelia  Neagoe:  Maybe  by  (US - originally premiered in 2025)
            gramming. Each evening offers two   artists while celebrating the diversity   2301, We Won’t Need Another Fem-  Sunday, August 16:
            exhilarating hours of performances,   and energy of New York City’s dance   inist Show by Maria-Luiza Dimules-
            including the beloved interactive seg-  community.                  cu & Camelia Neagoe (Romania,         Maxine Steinman & Dancers:
            ment Everybody Dance Now, where   •  4:00pm – 4:45pm: Ashley Liang   US Premiere); CRDANCE: excerpt  A Measure of Quarantine by Max-
            audiences  are invited to  move, con-  Dance Company                of Alta Marea by Caterina Rago    ine Steinman (USA – originally pre-
            nect, and celebrate together.    •  5:00pm – 5:45pm: Battery Dance  (USA - originally premiered in 2024)  miered in 2024); Half a Century: Be-
                With a distinct theme each night,                                                                 tween Us by Melanie Futorian (USA
            the Festival remains rooted in its core   •  6:00pm – 6:45pm: Ina Medhanet  Thursday, August 13:     – World Premiere); Julia Weber: Bal-
                                             •  7:00pm – 7:45pm: Allpayana Dan-
            mission: to present an eclectic spec-  za Tradicional Ecuatoriana       Erik Debono/A Point 5 Co: Dots   lade by Julia Weber (USA - original-
            trum of dance to New York audienc-                                  & Nets by Erik Debono; Cía Elías   ly premiered in 2025); Thomas/Ortiz
            es, expand access to the arts for all,  Battery Dance Festival Performance   Aguirre: Flowerheads by Elías Agu- Dance: Disclaimer by Ted Thomas and
            and uplift emerging New York-based   Schedule at Wagner Park • August   irre (Spain-US Debut); Seyong Kim:  Frances Ortiz (USA - originally pre-
            companies as vital voices in today’s    11 – August 16 at 7pm       The  Moon  reflected  in  East  Sea  by  miered in 2025); Nat Wilson: Some-
            dance landscape. This free, citywide      Tuesday, August 11:       Seyong Kim; Maria-Luiza Dimulescu   one Has to Leave First by Nat Wilson
            celebration transforms the park into                                & Camelia Neagoe: Maybe by 2301,  in collaboration with Grace Whit-
            a vibrant hub of creativity—featuring   Battery Dance: then by Rosalind  We Won’t Need Another Feminist  worth (USA - originally premiered in
            performances, hands-on workshops   Newman (USA- NYC Premiere);  Show by Maria-Luiza Dimulescu  2025); Jon Lehrer Dance Company:
            at Battery Dance Studios, and im- Soles of Duende: excerpt of The  & Camelia Neagoe (Romania, US  Murmur by Jon Lehrer (USA - orig-
            mersive experiences designed to en- Kitchen by Amanda Castro, Arielle  Debut); Miguel Miranda: Se Va by  inally premiered in 2012); Battery
            gage and inspire audiences of all ages.  Rosales, Brinda Guha (USA- World  Miguel Miranda (USA, originally  Dance: newly commissioned work by
                Presented in partnership with  Premiere); Jessee Leigh Robinson:  premiered in 2024); Mailantia Dance   Sidra Bell (USA – World Premiere).

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