We invite you to REVIVAL 8 Then & Now

Dances for a Variable Population Presents REVIVAL 8 Then & Now
With FREE public performances and workshops in October and November, 2024

REVIVAL is our annual city-wide performance series at Queensbridge Park and Grant’s Tomb in West Harlem in June. Performances in October are at Washington Square Park (West Village), and Yolanda Garcia Park (South Bronx). All Performances serve over 2,500 New Yorkers of all ages. These performances highlight the beauty of the older performer and feature legendary artists and neighborhood older adults from 4 boroughs of NYC. Interactive workshops accompanying the performances engage communities in the power of dance. Centers can participate in the rehearsals and performances as dancers – or simply transport older adults to the sites for a free workshop/performance experience.

The REVIVAL series begun in 2017 is a project of historical, social, and artistic innovation highlighting six choreographers, and extraordinary artists who trained in dance traditions of the 20th century. They transmit and interpret the essence of Martha Graham, Charles Moore, and Alvin Ailey, celebrating the past performing careers of these artists and the impact these techniques have had on dance history and their lives in a completely new way. Through exploration in rehearsals, in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens, REVIVAL 8 Then & Now will bring audiences the unique expression of older adults mixed with the power of older trained professionals.

This one-of-a-kind event will be free to the public. Reservations are recommended. The event will provide diverse audiences an opportunity to see movement distilled from the seminal techniques of legendary geniuses, to see the eloquence of the older brain/older body, and to witness the intergenerational connection in the spirit of creation and collaboration. Performances will also include daily interactive, free, open-access workshops for adults of all ages and abilities. Through these workshops, audiences, including adults of all ages and abilities, will dance in ways that are new to them, be stretched physically and intellectually, and gain new experiences of personal mastery.

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REVIVAL 8 Then & Now

PROGRAM & VENUE INFORMATION
Tickets will soon be available to reserve through Eventbrite! 

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A Look Back at REVIVAL 7

Highlights from June 2023 REVIVAL 7: Revelries

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ABOUT DANCES FOR A VARIABLE POPULATION

Founded in 2009 by Naomi Goldberg Haas, Dances for a Variable Population (DVP)’s mission is to promote strong and creative movement among older adults of all abilities, enabling them to build creativity, improve their mental and physical health, strengthen social connections, and enhance quality of life. Our artistic vision is to bring participatory dance experiences and performances to older adults throughout NYC, and to train teaching artists to expand our impact across NY and beyond. DVP’s free workshops and public performances promote a democratic, interactive, and inclusive vision of dance that highlights the power and beauty of older bodies.

During Covid 19, the company served more than 500 older adults with free daily movement classes. Through classes held at citywide senior centers, outdoor parks, and remote classes, DVP monthly currently serves over 1,100 NYC older adults.

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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS

The development and performance of REVIVAL 7 Revelries has been made possible with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. This program is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Department for the Aging, in partnership with the City Council and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine. Special support is provided by Council Members Shaun Abreu, Erik Bottcher, Shahana Hanif, Christopher Marte, Althea Stevens, and Julie Won. Support for DVP and this program is also provided by the Alpern Foundation, the Jody and John Arnhold, Columbia Community Service, Morningside Heights Community Fund, the Pasculano Foundation, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation administered by LMCC, and the West Harlem Development Corporation. This program was also made possible through support from CRNY’s Artist Employment Program, a three-year, $125 million investment in the financial stability of New York State artists and the organizations that employ them.