Who: Battery Dance
What: First annual Battery Dance Gallery Crawl
Where: Eight Tribeca galleries
When: Saturday, November 20, free with advance RSVP, 2:00 – 4:00
Why: Founded in 1976 by president and artistic director Jonathan Hollander, Battery Dance “envisions a time when the universal expression of dance will ignite a movement across geographic, social, and cultural boundaries to improve people’s quality of life.” The company has been doing just that with unique programming both inside and outdoors, in New York City and around the world. The company is adding to its central presentation, the free Battery Dance Festival, held downtown for forty years, with the first annual Battery Dance Gallery Crawl. On November 20 between 2:00 and 4:00, eight current and former Battery Dance members and a special guest will perform in eight galleries near its home base in Tribeca, reacting directly to the art on display; the shows are free with advance RSVP and proof of full vaccination. “Coming out of pandemic-enforced isolation, we saw a renaissance on our streets with empty, distressed storefronts remade into gorgeous spaces for art. It seemed like a beckoning for us — come, dance, bring the neighbors out, and let’s celebrate each other and our community,” Hollander said in a statement. Below is the full list of performers, galleries, and their current exhibitions.
Mira Cook at GRIMM
Condition Humaine
54 White St.
Sarah Housepian at Jane Lombard Gallery
Drawn Together
58 White St.
Vivake Khamsingsavath & Durgesh Gangani at R & Company
Marquiscarpa: Richard Marquis Works 1991-2011
64 White St.
Jillian Linkowski at Projekt 105
New Figurations
105 Hudson St.
Randall Riley at Kapp Kapp
In the Margins
368 Broadway
Sean Scantlebury at Andrew Kreps Gallery
Moshekwa Langa: The Sweets of Sin
22 Cortlandt Alley
Sara Seger at David Lewis
Claire Lehmann
57 Walker St.
Razvan Stoian at CHART Gallery
8 Americans
74 Franklin St.