Join us for the inaugural Snug Harbor Dance Festival, a two-day event celebrating an array of dance styles staged throughout Snug Harbor’s historic grounds and gardens. Featuring dance classes, site-specific performances, workshops, a dance party, and a showcase of Staten Island choreographers, the Snug Harbor Dance Festival creates space for artists and communities to get inspired, create, and connect through movement.
WHEN: Saturday August 6 | 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday August 7 | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
WHERE: Throughout Snug Harbor – 1000 Richmond Terrace
ADMISSION: Varies; please check individual listings for costs. Advance registration *strongly* encouraged
Register for classes and ticketed events here
Schedule of Events
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 | DAY 1
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Introduction to Ballet Class with Ben Caref
The Dance Center, Leah Mitchell Studio – G202
All levels welcome | Pay what you wish: $5-15 suggested admission
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Contemporary Dance with Lydia Bellach Ruocco
The Dance Center, Studio – G201
All levels welcome | Pay what you wish: $5-15 suggested admission
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: SHDF Film Screening: (ALONE TOGETHER)² by Catherine Galasso
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art | Main Hall Gallery (Building C)
Free
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Performance by Rochelle Jamila Wilbun
Snug Harbor Wetlands
Free
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Dance Party NYC!
In partnership with Maker Park Radio and with pop-up activities from Anjoli Chadha, The (G)eneration Project: Immigrants Are Us, and the West New Brighton Library
All ages | Cottage Row
Free
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 | DAY 2
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM: Video Installation | 36.5 / A Durational Performance with the Sea
Shinbone Alley archway entrance near Parking Lot P3
Free
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Ballet Class with Ballet Imagination
The Dance Center, Leah Mitchell Studio – G202
All levels welcome | Pay what you wish: $5-15 suggested admission
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Beginner Hip Hop Class with Ronnie Rivera
The Dance Center, Studio – G201
All levels welcome | Pay what you wish: $5-15 suggested admission
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Performance, Snug Harbor Choreographers Showcase
**Location update: Dance Center, building G, 2nd floor, room G201. Masks required.
Free
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Workshop, Creating Site-Specific Dances with Melissa Riker/Kinesis Project dance theatre
New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden – check in at Cottage D porch
Recommended for choreographers/dancers and movers of all levels, all are welcome | Pay what you wish: $5-15 suggested admission
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Performances: The Carpet Series by Pigeonwing Dance
RCSF Tuscan Garden | Performances at 5:30 PM, 6:00 PM, 6:30 PM, and 7:00 PM
Free
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Guided Walk: 36.5 / A Durational Performance with the Sea
Meet at Shinbone Alley archway entrance near Parking Lot P3. The group will walk together to the Snug Harbor Wetlands
Free
The Snug Harbor Dance Festival features performances and activations by Catherine Galasso (PASS artist in residence at Snug Harbor), Rochelle Jamila Wilbun, Pigeonwing Dance Company, Ballet Imagination, Bella Ru Dance Company, Kinesis Project dance theatre, 36.5 / A Durational Performance with the Sea, Anjoli Chadha, Melisande Echanique, and more. Event partners include MakerPark Radio, New York Public Library, The (G)eneration Project, and New York Public Library New West Brighton Branch.
Event partners include: MakerPark Radio, New York Public Library for Dance Party NYC, The (G) Project, and New York Public Library New West Brighton Branch for Dance Party NYC
The Snug Harbor Dance Festival is generously sponsored by Kevin Chau. This program is made possible with support from Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, The New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
