July 20 - August 6, 2022

Young Dancemakers Company PERFORMANCE TOUR

Young Dancemakers Company Finale Concert Photo by Sam Polcer

YOUNG DANCEMAKERS COMPANY
presents the 2022 Touring Season
July 20 - August 6, 2022

All performances are FREE and open to the public.
Reservations are required for all indoor performances. Email youngdancemakers@gmail.com to reserve your seat.

Wednesday July 20 @ 2PM
The Fieldston School

3901 Fieldston Road
Bronx, NY 10471

Thursday July 21 @ 2PM
Abrons Arts Center

466 Grand St
New York, NY 10002

Friday July 22 @ 11AM
Snug Harbor Cultural Center

1000 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301

Monday July 25 @ 2PM
Harlem School of the Arts

645 St Nicholas Ave
New York, NY 10030

Tuesday July 26 @ 1PM
Triskelion Arts

106 Calyer Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Thursday July 28 @ 3PM
Socrates Sculpture Park

32-01 Vernon Blvd
Queens, NY 11106
followed by a lively company-led workshop on improvisation and dance-making

FINALE CONCERT
Saturday July 30 @ 7:30PM
Ailey Citigroup Theater

405 W 55th St
New York, NY 10019


Young Dancemakers Company – a performing ensemble of NYC teens – presents a free concert of their unique, original choreography based on meaningful personal and social themes. The group dances to both live and recorded music, made in collaboration with professional composers. They will perform their latest works and an excerpt from the repertory of KEIGWIN+COMPANY, taught by K+C Artistic Director Larry Keigwin and K+C dancer Jaclyn Walsh.

The one-hour concert will be followed by lively dance-making with the audience, led by the company, plus a post-concert Q&A.


YOUNG DANCEMAKERS COMPANY 2022
Jasmin Adut, Abigail Caldeira, Mariam Dembele, Korynn Gholston, Neya Gordon, Shania Jones, Eva Maysonet, Alyssa Martin-McCullough, Yomisell Martinez, Nathaniel Montes, Skye Poindexter, Briannah Pollard, London Ross, Jazmine Thomas, Kacey Thomas, Elyssa Rooplal, Sherilyn Vidal

COMPOSERS/MUSICIANS
Sidney Boquiren, Kathryn Carlsen, Matt Evans, Melody Fader, Kevin Farrell, Matt Frey, Evan Joseph, Melody Loveless, Mitch Marcus, Victor See Yuen

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!
Young Dancemakers Company is a free summer program made possible with the support of Jody and John Arnhold, the Harkness Foundation for Dance, the Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation, the Richenthal Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, the Ethical Culture Fieldston School and individual contributors.

YDC TEAM
Artistic Director: Jessica Gaynor
Music Director: William Catanzaro
Associate Program Manager: Jenée Ivi Whitehead
Costume Designer: Wendy Kahn
Finale Concert Lighting Designer: Andy Dickerson
Photographer: Alice Chacon
Stage Manager: Kiana King
Creative Arts Consultant: Eva Young
Founder: Alice Teirstein

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

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