Paul Taylor Dance is one of three local companies performing at the free, inaugural Hudson Dance Festival this week (photo by Paul B. Goode)
Who: Paul Taylor Dance Company, Parsons Dance, Ballet Hispanico
What: Hudson River Dance Festival
Where: Pier 63, Hudson River Park, cross at West 22nd & 24th Sts.
When: Wednesday, June 17, and Thursday, June 18, free, 6:30
Why: The inaugural Hudson River Dance Festival consists of three New York City companies presenting works for free outdoors on Pier 63 in Hudson River Park this week, two nights of modern movement featuring pieces by Paul Taylor Dance Company, Parsons Dance, and Ballet Hispanico. Attendees can bring blankets, but no chairs are allowed on the lawn.