fidf media kit - Fire Island Sun

MEDIA KIT
July 2006
Fire Island Pines
12 works by 12 acclaimed dance companies and choreographers
Featuring 9 World Premiers, many sponsored
by Fire Island supporters of Dancers Responding to AIDS
Event Listing
• Press Release
• Festival History
• This Year’s Festival
• About DRA
Dance Company Bios
Emcee Ana Gasteyer
• Our Sponsors
• Fire Island Pines
Directions
• Past Festival
Participants
• Press Clippings
• Photo CD ROM
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EVENT LISTING
12 BY 12 - Fire Island Dance Festival Twelve
The Fire Island Dance Festival, Dancers Responding to
AIDS’ (DRA) signature event, now in its twelfth year, is fast
approaching! This year's annual event will once again be held
in the Fire Island Pines at the home of Jon Biondo, Tim Horman and Sean Peggs, against a backdrop of the sun setting
over the Great South Bay. 12 BY 12 Fire Island Dance
Festival Twelve will feature nine world premieres (some of
which were sponsored by donors specifically for the Festival)
as well as other works from world-renowned dance companies and choreographers. The Festival is presented by and
benefiting Dancers Responding to AIDS a program of
Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.
Performances will include works by:
American Repertory Ballet, Axis Danz, Julian Barnett Project,
Timothy Bish, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Christopher Davis, Lar Lubovitch
Dance Company, MOMIX, Peter Quanz, Verb Ballets and
Kevin Wynn Collection
Dates:
July 15 – 16, 2006
Performances: July 15th @ 5:00pm & 7:00pm,
July 16th @ 5:00pm
Location:
Fire Island Pines
Admission:
Tickets and Sponsorships range in
price from
$100 for General Admission to
$300 for benefactor level seats.
For tickets
and information: www.dradance.org
212.840.0770
PRESS RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Denise Hurlin / Jamie Bishton / Ariadne Villarreal
Bobby McGuire
Dancers Responding to AIDS
212.840.0770
[email protected]
12 works by 12 acclaimed dance companies and choreographers
Featuring 9 World Premiers many sponsored
by Fire Island supporters of Dancers Responding to AIDS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
12 BY 12 – FIRE ISLAND DANCE FESTIVAL TWELVE
A WEEKEND CELEBRATION OF DANCE ON LONG ISLAND’S GREAT
SOUTH BAY
THE LANDMARK CULTURAL EVENT OF THE SUMMER SEASON RETURNS THIS JULY WITH: THREE PERFORMANCES, TWELVE DANCE
COMPANIES, NINE WORLD PREMIERES
(New York, NY — May 30, 2006) The Fire Island Dance Festival – twice hailed by the Sunday
Styles section of The New York Times as “one of the 12 best parties of the year” and lauded by
Out Magazine as “the summer’s hottest charity event” returns to Fire Island Pines on the weekend of July 15 and 16. This year’s edition, 12 BY 12 – will feature twelve internationally acclaimed artists and dance companies performing repertory along with nine world premieres created specifically for the three day event. The Festival is produced by and benefits
Dancers Responding to AIDS a program of Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.
Fire Island Dance Festival Twelve will be hosted by event Emcee Ana Gasteyer, star of Broadway, Television and Film. The Festival features the innovative work of: American Repertory Ballet, Axis Danz, Julian Barnett Project, Timothy Bish, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Merce
Cunningham Dance Company, Christopher Davis, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, MOMIX, Peter
Quanz, Verb Ballets and Kevin Wynn Collection in three outdoor performances with the Great
South Bay as a backdrop in Fire Island Pines.
This year’s edition, 12 BY 12 - Fire Island Dance Festival Twelve marks the first time that the
Festival is offering Choreographic Sponsorships for new dance works. This year's festival will
also feature ten world premieres as well as other works from world-renowned dance companies
and choreographers. The Festival takes place on a stage specially built for the event, on a spectacular private deck at the bay front home of Jon Biondo, Tim Horman and Sean Peggs. Annually, the Festival’s three performances draw sell-out crowds
.
12 BY 12 – Fire Island Dance Festival Twelve offers a choice of convenient show times. The
opening performance is Saturday July 15th at 5:00 PM (party at 4:00 PM), followed by a sunset
performance at 7:00 PM (party following). The closing performance is on Sunday, July 16 at 5:00
PM (party following). Tickets and sponsorships range in price from $100 - $300. To charge tickets by phone, call 212.840.0770 x268, Monday through Friday, and on weekends in July in Fire
Island Pines harbor. Tickets may also be ordered online at www.dradance.org
Principal sponsors of 12 BY 12 Fire Island Dance Festival 12: The New York Times, Continental Airlines, Absolut Vodka, BV Wines, 1-800-Postcards, GRW Advertising, EMR, Next Magazine,
Tony’s Barge, and Sayville Ferry Service
FESTIVAL HISTORY
For more information, contact:
Denise Hurlin / Jamie Bishton / Ariadne Villarreal
Bobby McGuire
Dancers Responding to AIDS
212.840.0770
Since its premiere in 1994, the annual Fire Island Dance Festival has become
the season’s premier entertainment benefit in Fire Island Pines. It has twice
been hailed by the Sunday Styles section of The New York Times as “One of
the 12 best parties of the year” and celebrated by Out Magazine as the
“summer’s hottest charity event”.
The event is produced by Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of
Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. Each year, DRA assembles scores of
famed and emerging artists in the dance world to perform for Festival audiences
on a waterfront stage specially built for the Festival with the Great South Bay as
a backdrop. Festival events include the public party and performances as well
as a private gala party for event sponsors.
Each year, Festival performances begin with “DRA Fanfare”, Philip Glass’
1999 composition for brass and percussion – a work created by Glass especially for the Fire Island Dance Festival, as a gift to Dancers Responding to
AIDS. “DRA Fanfare” has been recorded by members of the Eos Orchestra,
Jonathan Sheffer, conductor.
Since its inception, the Fire Island Dance Festival has presented some of the
finest dance companies working in America to perform repertory or original
pieces. Companies that have contributed works of their own in the past have
ranged from American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, MOMIX, Pilobolus, Parsons Dance Company, Ron K. Brown’s Evidence, Bill T
Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company, Mark Morris Dance Group, Paul Taylor
Dance Company, Royal Birmingham Ballet, Complexions, Sean Curran Dance
Company, Doug Varone and Dancers and many more
In 2005, the Fire Island Dance Festival raised over $174,000.
THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL
For more information, contact:
Denise Hurlin / Jamie Bishton / Ariadne Villarreal
Bobby McGuire
Dancers Responding to AIDS
212.840.0770
12 BY 12 – FIRE ISLAND DANCE FESTIVAL TWELVE
The title and theme for the 2006 Fire Island Dance Festival draw from the twelve
artists and companies performing in twelfth year of the festival. To celebrate the 12th
year and to set new standards in innovation, 12 BY 12 – Fire Island Dance Festival
Twelve, will feature ten world premiere dances from the companies of Axis Danz,
Jullian Barnett Project, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Lar Lubovitch
Dance Company, Verb Ballets, Kevin Wynn Collection and choreographers Timothy Bish, Christopher Davis, and Peter Quanz as well as repertory pieces from
Festival favorites American Repertory Ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
and MOMIX.
To foster the creation of world premier dances for the Festival, Dancers Responding
to AIDS has brokered relationships between patrons and artists to establish choreographic sponsorships for new dance works. Joseph Conway, Robert Cory, William
Hayden & Ron Perkov, Brandon Fradd, Irwin Kroot & Anthony Catanzaro, Dr.
Coco Lazaroff, Peter Schamel and Lisa & Steve Cundall Family and Charitable
Trust are the Festival’s Inaugural Choreographic Sponsors for 2006.
Festival performances and parties take place at 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM on Saturday
July 15 and 5:00 PM on Sunday July 16 on a spectacular private deck at the home of
Jon Biondo, Tim Horman, and Sean Peggs against a backdrop of the sun setting over
the Great South Bay. The Festival unofficially starts with a private gala party on Friday July 14 for Leadership Supporters. The party, aptly titled “Twelfth Night” will
evoke the fanciful spirit Shakespeare’s fictitious island of Illyria from his whimsical
comedy of the same title and will take place at the bay-front home of William Hayden
and Ron Perkov. Other Festival related events include an in-town wine tasting in
NYC, VIP cocktail parties during the Festival weekend, company brunches, and a
special brunch for Choreographic Sponsors prior to the Sunday performance.
DANCERS RESPONDING
TO AIDS
For more information, contact:
Denise Hurlin / Jamie Bishton / Ariadne Villarreal
Bobby McGuire
Dancers Responding to AIDS
212.840.0770
Founded by former Paul Taylor dancers Hernando Cortez and Denise Roberts Hurlin in
1991, Dancers Responding to AIDS (DRA) is a fundraising program of Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). DRA is the ongoing committed response from the
American dance community to an urgent worldwide health crisis. The funds that BC/EFA
and DRA raise are distributed to over 485 AIDS Service organizations across the United
States and to seven social service programs of The Actors’ Fund of America. Since its
founding, BC/EFA and DRA have distributed over 100 million to support these programs.
The vitality of DRA comes from the extraordinary support of the dance community. Professional dancers from companies across the country, performing arts organizations, student dancers, and dance lovers all contribute to DRA projects.
The organization raises funds by producing annual events like The Fire Island Dance
Festival, Dance from the Heart and by requesting dance companies to make audience
appeals (curtain speeches) at the end of performances. Some of DRA’s special past
events include, The Remember Project, Bequeathed (an evening of works by dancers
and choreographers lost to AIDS, at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts),
An Evening of Music and Dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Latin Rhythms with
Chita Rivera. This past June, DRA partnered with the Times Square Alliance to present
Solstice in Times Square – Dancing at the Crossroads, a free to the public outdoor
event in Times Square featuring thirty dance companies and over 200 dancers.
DRA also raises funds with dance studios and competitions across the United States and
Canada with their Dance Student Outreach Project, with support from such prestigious
dance organizations as the New York City Dance Alliance, Tremaine Dance Conventions, Dance Olympus/Dance America and Dance Masters of America. Thanks to
support from corporate sponsors: Capezio, Danskin, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher,
Point and Bloch – DRA has been able to grow this program and enable thousands of
young dancers in involve themselves, help those living with HIV/AIDS while offering some
amazing performance opportunities. DRA is thrilled that young dancers across the country are joining professionals in their fundraising efforts. In 2004, more than $160,000 was
raised through bake sales, special dance classes and audience appeals by dance studios
competing for the opportunity to win trips to London or Los Angeles.
DRA is the recipient of a 1996 New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie)
And a 1997 Dance Magazine Award.
ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES
THE EMCEE
ANA GASTEYER – comes to us directly from Studio 54 where she
played Mrs. Peachum in the Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of
The Threepenny Opera. Prior to that she starred to rave reviews in the
Chicago company of Wicked (Jefferson Award nomination). NYC stage
performances include: The Rocky Horror Show (Broadway), Kimberly
Akimbo (MTC), the Off Broadway companies of: Roulette, and The Vagina Monologues, and Cinderella (NYC Opera). She has also appeared
as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (Pittsburgh CLO), Mary Zimmerman’s The
Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci and is a former member of L.A.’s comedy troupe The Groundlings. Her film work includes Reefer Madness,
Mean Girls, What Women Want, Dick and What’s the Worst That Could
Happen? She is probably best known for her work on NBC’s Saturday
Night Live where she spent six seasons creating such memorable characters as music teacher Bobbi Moughan-Culp, NPR’s Margaret Jo and
impressions Martha Stewart and Celine Dion. Other TV work includes:
Frasier, Just Shoot Me, 3rd Rock From The Sun, Seinfeld, and Law and
Order. She has guest hosted NBC’s The Tonight Show and The Rosie
O’Donnell Show. Her recordings include the Grammy nominated Actors’
Fund benefit recording of Hair and Showtime’s Reefer Madness. Ana
continues to perform her musical evening Let It Rip! around the country.
ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES
AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET - American Repertory Ballet is New Jersey's leading dance
company and one of the state's major arts organizations. Since 1987, it has been designated a
Major Arts Institution by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, also receiving a Citation of Excellence for 1998-2003 - the only dance company to receive both honors. The company regularly performs throughout New Jersey and tours both nationally and internationally. In addition, ARB performs at the Joyce Theatre, New York City's premiere venue for
contemporary dance. Its powerful dancers perform both established masterpieces by great American choreographers such as George Balanchine as well as cutting edge works by choreographers such as Val Caniparoli, Kirk Peterson, Dominique Dumais, Salvatore Aiello, Susan Hadley,
Mark Godden, Amy Seiwert, Ginger Thatcher, ARB Ballet Mistress Elaine Kudo, and Artistic Director Graham Lustig. http://www.arballet.org/
AXIS DANZ - As a group of flag dance professionals, Axis Danz combines the lyrical and interpretive qualities of individual flag dancing with the powerful visuals of ensemble work. The results
have been fresh and dramatic and have energized events across the country. Audiences have
embraced the concert work wholeheartedly, amazed by its energy, novelty and emotional impact.
Recent choreographed works have included "Forces Within and Out", "Winter's End", "Open
Heart", "Revolution", "Trippin" and "Let The Sun Shine". Each with its own unique look and
style. Empowered by a tremendously positive response, Axis Danz remains committed to challenging this technique further--and will continue to pioneer new vistas of creative expression. Because of the company's connection to the community that gave birth to modern flag dancing, Axis
Danz is dedicated to preserving this art form and to recognizing those who have been its biggest
inspiration. We acknowledge the fact that flag dancing was nearly lost during the AIDS epidemic;
so therefore, Axis Danz will continue to participate in a variety of AIDS fundraising efforts. It is our
desire to support those in the community struggling to flourish in a society that still denies many
people their intrinsic right to be.
http://www.axisdanz.com/
TIMOTHY BISH – returns as a choreographer after debuting his piece Heart Tides in last year’s
Fire Island Dance Festival. As a performer, Tim has appeared in two prior Fire Island Dance Festivals and danced with the Parsons Dance Project and Dendy Dance. Tim has been seen in
Broadway Companies of “Movin’ Out” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, and the national and Japanese tours of: Swing! His regional credits include: Camille Claudel, Carousel, Jesus Christ Superstar. Last year, Tim made his film debut in The Producers directed by Susan Stroman. http://
timothybish.com/
jULIAN BARNETT project - brings a new voice and interpretation to contemporary dance and
art. Artistic Director Julian Barnett articulates the desire for movement to transcend beyond the
tactile body. Combining a sophisticated technique, physical theater, and cinematic design, his
work and dancers elicit abandon that thread through to a precise and virtuosic vocabulary, tugging with emotion and gravity. The work searches for a physical catharsis where violence and
grace can meet to push beyond conventional interpretations of contemporary performance. http://
www.julianbarnett.com/
CEDAR LAKE CONTEMPORARY BALLET - based in Manhattan comprised of sixteen dancers, many alumnae of New York’s most renowned companies. CEDAR LAKE’s repertory includes
varied choreographic syles including works by classical ballet’s Edwaard Liang, (New York City
Ballet) and innovative contemporary pieces by Jodie Gates (William Forsythe) and Nicolo Fonte
(Nacho Duato). Offerings for 2006-2007 include full-length ballets by artistic director Benoit-Swan
Pouffer and surprise imports from Europe. Original film and multi-media has become an integral
component in our repertory which includes contemporary ballets created in collaboration with CEDAR LAKE's resident film maker, Adam Larsen.
http://www.cedarlakedance.com/
ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES
MERCE CUNNINGHAM DANCE COMPANY - Merce Cunningham Dance Company was
formed at Black Mountain College in the summer of 1953. Since that time Cunningham
has choreographed nearly 200 works for his company. His work has also been presented
by New York City Ballet, the Ballet of the Paris Opéra, American Ballet Theatre, Boston
Ballet, White Oak Dance Project, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Zurich
Ballet, and Rambert Dance Company (London), among others. Cunningham has worked
extensively in film and video, in collaboration first with Charles Atlas and later with Elliot
Caplan. In 1999 the collaboration with Atlas was resumed with the production of the
documentary “Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime in Dance”, a version of which was shown
on PBS's "American Masters" in December 2001. Cunningham's interest in contemporary
technology has also led him to work with the computer program DanceForms, which he
has used in making all his dances since “Trackers” (1991). In 1997 he began work in motion capture with Paul Kaiser and Shelley Eshkar of Riverbed Media to develop the decor
for “BIPED”, with music by Gavin Bryars, first performed in 1999 at Zellerbach Hall, University of California at Berkeley. Another major work, Interscape, first given in 2000, reunited Cunningham with his early collaborator Robert Rauschenberg, who designed both
décor and costumes for the dance, which has music by John Cage. http://
www.merce.org/
CHRISTOPHER DAVIS—A frequent choice for choreographing dance music and club
events, Chris has created dances for The Tamperer with the Billboard topping song “Drop
a House”, duo “Adam and Steve”, The New York City Heritage of Pride Pier Dance (DJ
Junior Vasquez), Philadelphia’s Blue Ball, Axis Danz, Norwegian Cruise Lines’ inauguration, the national Travel Expo (NYC), was associate choreographer for the NBA All Star
Weekend in San Francisco (choreographed the segments for Martina McBraide, LL Cool
J, Montel Jordan and 98 Degrees. Last year Chris choreographed the Fringe Festival
winner for best musical, “Fleet Week” and is currently working on a New York bound musical based on the life of famed photographer James Vanderzee. He’s taught master
classes in jazz technique across the country and has been a judge for Dance Masters of
America, American Dance Awards, and the United States Tournament of Dance. In addition, Chris coaches award winning competition solos. He has also been awarded the
Presidents Award from Dance Masters of America for his continued work in the field of
dance. As a performer, he has appeared in seven Broadway musicals, numerous national and European tours and is honored to have worked with: Anne Reinking, Chita
Rivera, Susan Stroman, Jerry Mitchell, and countless other luminaries.
LAR LUBOVITCH DANCE COMPANY - The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company was
founded by Lar Lubovitch in 1968 and is now celebrating its 37th anniversary by creating
several new dances. Over the years, the company has gained a reputation as one of the
world’s foremost modern dance companies, having performed in virtually every state of
the US and in more than 30 foreign countries. Lar Lubovitch has been cited by The New
York Times as “one of the ten best choreographers in the world.” Based in New York,
the company is internationally renowned, having toured extensively throughout America
(virtually all 50 states) and the rest of the world (more than 30 countries). The company
has been seen in live performances by more than a million people. On television it has
been seen by millions more. In recognition of its work, the company has received many
awards and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council
on the Arts and numerous foundations, including the Lila Wallace--Reader's Digest Fund.
http://www.lubovitch.org/
ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES
MOMIX - Under the artistic direction of Moses Pendleton, MOMIX brings a mesmerizing experience to audiences by presenting its unique combination of spectacle, visual
wit and fantasy. Using light, shadow, props and eclectic music, Pendleton's genius for
endless creativity results in endless possibility. His well-trained troupe of performers
takes arabesques and pirouettes beyond the limit in performances that a New York
Times critic recently noted, "defy the impossible." For the past 25 years, MOMIX has
brought its unique style of surreal, sublime performance to theaters, screens and arenas around the globe. The company has been the focus of award-winning specials for
PBS in the U.S. and for RAI in Italy, and has appeared on other broadcasts in more
than 55 countries. MOMIX participated in the "Homage a Picasso" in Paris and represented the U.S. at the European Cultural Center event at Delphi. For the IMAX
screen, the company's mix of power, magic and rhythmic movement is captured in the
film, "Imagine." MOMIX also appeared with the Montreal Symphony in the Rhombus
Media film, "Pictures at an Exhibition." http://www.mosespendleton.com/
PETER QUANZ - Peter has also choreographed for the Royal Ballet, the New York
Choreographic Institute (Fall Session 2002), American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, as well as young choreographers' evenings with the Stuttgart Ballet and the
Royal Winnipeg Ballet. He has been the recipient of grants from the Canada Council
for the Arts and the Chalmers Foundation, as well as the Clifford E. Lee Award which
supported a new creation for the Banff Centre for the Arts. In October 2005, Peter
made his choreographic debut with American Ballet Theater.
http://
www.nycballet.com/nyci/nyci_quanzbio.html
VERB BALLETS - Verb Ballets is now beginning its fourth season under the leadership of Artistic Director and Dancers Responding to AIDS co-founder, Hernando Cortez, Executive Director Margaret Carlson, and an energetic Board of Trustees, who
together have established it as Cleveland's premiere contemporary dance repertory
company. Verb has been named as one of "25 to Watch" in 2004 by Dance Magazine, the country's leading news magazine covering dance. Verb Ballets discovers,
collects, interprets and stages choreography that matters to the region and to the
world of dance. As a curator of expressive movement that is globally connected and
nationally respected, Verb Ballets has a mandate to support and foster emerging talent, present excellence in contemporary choreographers, and revive and honor modern dance classics. http://www.verbballets.org
KEVIN WYNN COLLECTION - The Collection is a pick-up group, its dancers coming
to the company from all over the world: the Philippines, France, Nigeria, Germany,
Hawaii, Croatia, Taiwan, Guyana, Japan and the US. They have danced with some of
the leading companies in the world, such as The Martha Graham Dance Company,
the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Lar
Lubivch, Bill T. Jones, Stephen Petronio Dance Company, Donald Byrd, Twyla Tharp,
Toronto Dance Theater, Frankfurt Ballet, Doug Varone & Dancers and the Paul Taylor
Dance Company. Since 1983, when the Kevin Wynn Collection performed its first of
many self-produced concerts in and around the New York area, response to the performances from critics and the public has been unreservedly enthusiastic.The New
York Beacon described one performance: like a meteor shower it was spectacular,
beautiful, and potentially dangerous. The reputation and virtuosity of the company has
grown from year to year, as each concert has built on the success and acclaim of
those before.
http://www.inxanadu.com/kwc/
FIRE ISLAND PINES
THE PINES
Fire Island Pines is one of the greatest natural beach communities on the eastern coast of
The United States. Located only 60 miles from downtown Manhattan, it provides a relaxing
atmosphere for its diverse community of seasonal residents, day-trippers and vacationers
alike. A short ferry ride across the serene Great South Bay delivers you to a secluded waterside paradise, inviting you to share its pristine beaches, tempting restaurants, fabulous
nightlife, rolling boardwalks, and magical sunsets.
Cars and cares are forbidden at the Pines. So pack a bag and join the thousands who
every year enjoy this sliver of Eden nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great
South Bay. The Pines is home to 610 beautiful houses, 100 cooperative apartments and a
150 capacity boat slip harbor welcoming you to get away from it all.
HOW TO GET THERE BY TRAIN
Take the Long Island Railroad from Penn Station to Sayville. You will need to transfer
trains at a station along the way. Ask your conductor or listen for announcements.
Once in at the Sayville Station, there will be taxis which offer a quick trip to the Ferry for
about $3. The ferry is a about 5-10 minutes from the train station, once there you can
catch a ferry at a cost of $6.50 one way or $12 roundtrip. Costs vary for children and pets;
commuter packages are also available. For ferry fares and information call 631-589-0810.
Total travel time from NYC to Fire Island Pines is approximately 2 - 2.5 hours.
Get the Ferry Schedule - http://www.sayvilleferry.com/
Get the LIRR Train Schedule - http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/lirr/html/ttn/sayville.htm
BY CAR
Take the Long Island Expressway east to Exit 59, Ocean Avenue-South (Oakdale). Follow
Ocean Avenue over the first set of railroad tracks, bearing left at the fork onto Lakeland
Avenue. Continue on Lakeland Avenue for approximately 4½ miles, over the second set of
railroad tracks to Main Street in Sayville.
Make a left turn onto Main, then an immediate right at the fork onto Middle Road. At the
next light, turn right onto Foster Avenue and continue seven blocks to Terry Street. Make a
left onto Terry Street for one block, then a right onto River Road. Follow the signs for the
Fire Island Pines Ferry.
Parking is available across from the entrance to the Ferry. Rates for Passenger Cars are
$6.00 per day Monday thru Thursday and $7.00 per day Friday thru Sunday. Seasonal
parking is also available. For more information call 631-589-0810.
DINING, ACCOMODATIONS, SHOPPING, ETC…
There are numerous resources featuring tips on where to go and what to do during your
stay on Fire Island. The most complete source of information on the Fire Island Pines
community and its businesses can be found by visiting The Greater Fire Island Chamber
of Commerce website http://www.pineschamber.com
DANCE FESTIVAL ALUMNI
FIRE ISLAND DANCE FESTIVAL
PAST PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
1995
Home of: Stan Howard and Filoteo Maningat
Jamie Bishton
Hernando Cortez
Lance Gries
Tom Mossbrucker and Joe Istre
Desmond Richardson
Edward Talton-Jackson
1996
Home of: Stan Howard and Filoteo Maningat
American Ballroom Theater
Complexions…a concept in dance
Cortez & Co.
Elisa Monte Dance Company
Les Grand Ballets Canadiens
Marcus McGregor
Mark Morris Dance Group
1997
Home of: Stan Howard and Tony Buckley
Master of Ceremonies: B. D. Wong
American Ballroom Theater
American Repertory Ballet
Arthur Aviles and Amy Pivar
Patrick Corbin and Andy LeBeau
(Paul Taylor Dance Company)
Cortez & Co.
Sean Curran
Dance by Neil Greenberg
Irene Hultman Dance
Marcus McGregor
Peridance Ensemble
Henning Rubsam’s SENSEDANCE
1998
Home of Logan Green and Michael Haymes
Master of Ceremonies: Sean Lavery
American Ballet Theatre
AntiGravity®
Cortez & Co.
Finnish National Ballet
Lance Gries
James Sewell Ballet
Pennsylvania Ballet
Pilobolus
Mark Dendy Dance & Theater
Jodi Melnick
MOMIX
White Oak Dance Project
1999
Home of: Frank Stark
Brian Brooks Moving Company
Cortez & Co.
Larry Keigwin Dance
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
Mark Dendy Dance & Theater
Mark Morris Dance Group
Richard Move (from Martha @ Mother)
MOMIX
Pennsylvania Ballet
Wood Dance
2000
Home of: Frank Stark
Master of Ceremonies: Mark Tewksbury
A Few Good Men… Dancin’
Atrevete Flamenco Co.
Rachel Berman
Jamie Bishton
Tony Bougiouris
Buglisi/ Foreman Dance
Cortez & Co.
Doug Varone and Dancers
Robert Hill
Robert La Fosse
MOMIX
Richard Move
Risa Steinberg
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Thingsezisee’m Dance Theater
2001
Home of: Frank Stark
Master of Ceremonies: Kate Shindle
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
AntiGravity®
Rachel Berman and Jeff Amsden
Cortez & Co.
Sean Curran Company
Mark Dendy Dance & Theater
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects
Peridance Ensemble
SENSEDANCE
DANCE FESTIVAL ALUMNI
FIRE ISLAND DANCE FESTIVAL
PAST PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
2002
Home of: Frank Stark
American Ballet Theatre
AntiGravity®
Andrew Asnes and Jason Lacayo
Ballett Frankfurt
Battleworks
Rachel Berman
Cortez & Co.
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
Gina Gibney Dance
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company
Sara Joel and Stephan Choiniere
Bill May and Kristina Lum
Parsons Dance Company
Patrick Corbin and Dancers
Rhythmek
Desmond Richardson
2003
Home of: Frank Stark
Master of Ceremonies: Christopher Sieber
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Battleworks
Cleveland Repertory Project
David Parker & The Bang Group
Keigwin + Company
Bill May and Kristina Lum
Jennifer Muller/ The Works
Patrick Corbin and Dancers
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Zvi Dance
2004
Home of: Beau Clarke and Tony Moran
Master of Ceremonies: Alan Cumming
Martha Graham Dance Company
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
Limon Dance Company
Danny Tidwell and Melissa Hough
Ron K. Brown/ Evidence
Antigravity with Matthew Cusick
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Trey Mcintyre
Rebecca Stenn/ PerksDanceMusic Theater
Cedar Lake Ensemble
Pascal Rioult Dance Company
2005
Home of: Beau Clarke and Tony Moran
Masters of Ceremonies:
Michael Benjamin Washington and Alan Cumming
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
Terry Dean Bartlett/STREB
Timothy Bish and Tony James
Cedar Lake Ensemble
Complexions
C. Eule Dance
Nicholas Leichter Dance
Martin Lofsnes
MOMIX
Mark Morris Dance Group
Stephen Petronio Company