Young Dancemakers Company Performance at Peter Norton Symphony Space

🎉 Celebrate 30 Years of Dance at the Young Dancemakers Company Concert! 🎉

📍 Symphony Space

🗓 Friday, August 1 at 2:00 PM

Join us for a thrilling concert featuring the next generation of dance artists: the talented NYC teens of the Young Dancemakers Company, now in its 30th season!

💃 What to Expect:

✨ A one-hour performance of original dances choreographed and performed by an ensemble of NYC public high school students

✨ Powerful pieces exploring personal and social themes, set to original music by professional composers

✨ Live percussion throughout the concert by our renowned Music Director, William Catanzaro

✨ A special performance from the repertory of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, performed by YDC dancers

✨ A free, interactive audience workshop in on-the-spot dance-making—everyone’s invited to join in!

✨ A chance to meet the artists in a post-show Q&A with the company

🕓 Doors open at 1:30 PM

🎟 Family-friendly | Best for ages 7+ | FREE ADMISSION

📸 Follow us on Instagram @youngdancemakerscompany for rehearsal sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes moments, and tour updates!

About Young Dancemakers Company (YDC):

YDC is a one-of-a-kind, tuition-free summer dance ensemble celebrating NYC’s young voices through original choreography. Each season, selected teens from public high schools across the city come together to explore meaningful themes, train intensively, and present their own work in a free citywide tour reaching over 2,000 audience members annually.

🎭 Don’t miss this inspiring evening of youth-driven creativity, community, and celebration!

🗓 2025 TOUR DATES

WEDS, JULY 30 @1PM – Fieldston School Auditorium (Bronx)

THURS, JULY 31 @1PM – Mark Morris Dance Center (Brooklyn)

FRI, AUGUST 1 @2PM – Peter Norton Symphony Space (Manhattan)

TUES, AUGUST 5 @2:30PM – Flushing Town Hall (Queens)

WEDS, AUGUST 6 @1PM – Lehman College Studio Theatre (Bronx)

✨FINALE PERFORMANCE ✨

THURS, AUGUST 7 @7:30PM – The Ailey Citigroup Theater

📍 405 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019

With Gratitude to Our Supporters:

Jody and John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation

The Harkness Foundation for Dance

The Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation

The Richenthal Foundation

The Teirstein Family

New York State Council on the Arts

Ethical Culture Fieldston School

…and our incredible individual contributors.

💛 Want to support this work? Visit: YoungDancemakersCompany.org

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