Danspace Project is pleased to collaborate with The Village Alliance Business Improvement District for New York City’s first-ever “Astor Alive! Festival” from September 15 to 17, 2016. The festival will celebrate the upcoming reopening of the new Astor Place, which will be complete in the fall. As a vibrant cultural district with over two dozen theater, dance, music, art, architecture and historic landmarks including Danspace Project, the festival will debut Astor Place’s four new public plazas, among other civic space transformations as part of its larger $16 million revitalization project.

Danspace Project has invited choreographers Laurie Berg and Douglas Dunn + Dancers to perform site-specific works at the Festival’s Dance Plaza on Saturday, September 17.

Performance Schedule:
Douglas Dunn + Dancers at 1:30, 3:00 and 4:00
Laurie Berg at 2:30, 3:30, and 4:30

Further details at http://astorplace.nyc/events/astor-alive-festival