All around the town.Dancenow/NYC celebrates its tenth year with a ten-day festival (September 8 to 18) of 160 dance artists in nontraditional spaces. From the opening event at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender transgender or transgendered adj. Transsexual. Community Center in Chelsea to two free outdoor events in Harlem and Washington Heights, fledgling choreographers and dynamic veterans tear up the floor with works of seven minutes or less. The festival emphasizes innovation in dance cultures from hipster to hip hop hip-hop or hip hop n. 1. A popular urban youth culture, closely associated with rap music and with the style and fashions of African-American inner-city residents. 2. Rap music. adj. , from bohemian to bharata natyam. Base camp is Joyce SoHo, where seating is available every two hours and insiders line up outside. Another popular series is the "Dancemopolitan" at Joe's Pub Joe's Pub is a cabaret located in The Public Theater complex at 425 Lafayette Street in lower Manhattan. It debuted in October 1998 and quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. , where downtown dance celebrities hobnob hob·nob intr.v. hob·nobbed, hob·nob·bing, hob·nobs To associate familiarly: hobnobs with the executives. at each others' tables between fun and outrageous acts. The mix--including Larry Keigwin, Nicholas Leichter, Chris Elam, Keely Garfield, Claire Porter, and Julian Barnett (about)--promises to fulfill the festival's new "irresistibly different!" tag line tag line also tag·line n. 1. An ending line, as in a play or joke, that makes a point. 2. An often repeated phrase associated with an individual, organization, or commercial product; a slogan. Noun 1. . Tickets are $15 or free. See www.dancenownyc.org. |
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