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The Battery Kicks Off "Playscape Performs" with a Unique Collaboration between Parsons Dance and Ballet Tech, Inspired by the Park's Innovative New Playground

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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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NEW YORK, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4, The Battery will jump-start its 2022 summer series, "Playscape Performs," with a wildly imaginative dance performance - free for the whole family. Warrie Price, the visionary behind revamping and revitalizing The Battery for nearly three decades, is collaborating with world-renowned choreographer and creative director David Parsons, his company Parsons Dance and the talented fourth and fifth graders at Ballet Tech, the NYC Public School for Dance, to present the first-ever dance inspired by a playground. The performance, entitled "About Sprouts," kicks off The Battery's summer activities, which are funded by The Battery Conservancy - the organization responsible for transforming the city's birthplace park. The dance will feature members of Parsons Dance, 60 student dancers from Ballet Tech, and 100 artfully-crafted aerial puppets soaring majestically among gardens, trees, clouds and water views of New York Harbor.

Key Points: 
  • "For me, the daring innovations of Playscape ignited the joining of dance and childhood adventure," said David Parsons, Founder and Artistic Director of Parsons Dance.
  • "Parsons and Ballet Tech bring a new dimension to the endless possibilities emerging dancers will explore within play and nature: so rare in urban life."
  • Parsons Dance is a New York City based contemporary American dance company, renowned for its energized ensemble work.
  • Annually, Ballet Tech provides the rigorous dance training necessary to fulfill and nurture students' intrinsic dance talents, tuition free.