July 24 - August 2, 2024

YDC 2024 Touring Season

YDC 2023 Finale Concert Photo by Alice Chacon

Wednesday, July 24, 1:00 pm: Fieldston School Auditorium, 3901 Fieldston Road, Bronx

Thursday, July 25, 1:00 pm: Lehman College Studio Theatre, 250 Bedford Park Blvd West, Bronx

Friday, July 26, 2:00 pm: Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, Manhattan

Monday, July 29, 4:30 pm: Flushing Library, 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, Queens

Tuesday, July 30, 1:30 pm: Mark Morris Dance Center, 3 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn

Finale Concert: Friday, August 2, 7:30 pm: Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 West 55th Street, Manhattan


Young Dancemakers Company (Alice Teirstein, Founder; Jessica Gaynor, Artistic Director; William Catanzaro; Music Director), a tuition-free dance ensemble of students drawn from NYC’s public high schools, working under the guidance of acclaimed professionals, is proud to present its 29th annual touring season. The series, in which young artists develop their original choreography and present it in free public showings, will run from July 24th through August 2nd, at various locations across four NYC boroughs – beginning at the Fieldston School in the Bronx and concluding with a finale concert at The Ailey Citigroup Theater in Manhattan. The program features works developed under the tutelage of Jessica Gaynor and William Catanzaro, as well as with 2024 guest artists Ephrat Asherie, Eriko Jimbo, and Dorren “Moglii” Smith of Ephrat Asherie Dance, and in a workshop with members of the acclaimed Bridgman|Packer Dance. Additionally, as part of the 7th iteration of YDC’s annual Choreographer/Composer Project, the student dances include original music pieces by guest professional composers: Clifton Anderson, Sidney Marquez Boquiren, Kennedy Taylor Dixon, Matt Evans, Kevin Farrell, Matt Frey, Mitch Marcus, Victor See Yuen, Teodora Stepančić and Anna Young.

All performances are free and open to the public. Reservations are required. For group sales, email youngdancemakers@gmail.com.

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