Five of NYC’s most iconic dance companies—Ballet Hispánico,  Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,  American Ballet Theatre,  New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem—share the spotlight and an outdoor stage with dancers and pieces from across the companies featured each night of the BAAND Together Dance Festival, from August 9–13. Audiences will see repertory favorites as well as a new World Premiere by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Each unique and exciting evening has been curated collaboratively by the artistic directors of the five companies. The Festival is made possible by CHANEL.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

One for All, World Premiere Lincoln Center Commission by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
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One for All, commissioned by Lincoln Center and featuring dancers from each of the five companies, is set to Manteca by Funky Lowlives/Dizzy Gillespie. 

Ballet Hispánico – Club Havana by Pedro Ruiz
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Latin dancing at its best. The intoxicating rhythms of the conga, rumba, mambo, and cha cha are brought to life by choreographer Pedro Ruiz, himself a native of Cuba, as he imagined his very own “Club Havana.”

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and American Ballet Theatre – Pas de Duke by Alvin Ailey (Jacquelin Harris, Ailey, and Herman Cornejo, ABT) 
Choreography: Alvin Ailey
Music: Duke Ellington
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Pas de Duke is Alvin Ailey’s modern dance translation of a classical pas de deux celebrating the musical genius of Duke Ellington. It was originally choreographed on two of the most renowned dancers in the world, Judith Jamison and Mikhail Baryshnikov, and presented as part of the festival “Ailey Celebrates Ellington” at Lincoln Center’s New York State Theater in 1976. Ailey choreographed five sections that capture the sassy sophistication of “The Duke’s” jazz music as the two soloists challenge each other toe-to-toe and line-for-line in a playful, good-natured competition.

New York City Ballet – Red Angels by Ulysses Dove
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A dynamically charged, abstract work, Red Angels highlights the power and athleticism of its four dancers through bold choreography, intense lighting, and a riveting score for electric violin. Created for New York City Ballet’s Diamond Project in 1994, Red Angels was the first work created for NYCB by the late choreographer Ulysses Dove. An abstract work for four dancers, Red Angels is set to Richard Einhorn’s "Maxwell’s Demon", a solo for electric violin performed by innovative American violinist Mary Rowell.

Dance Theatre of Harlem –  When Love by Helen Pickett 
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“Insistent time maps our days but when we are in love, we surrender,” says choreographer Helen Pickett about When Love. Her exquisite pas de deux captures the wondrous feeling of timeless love. 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater –  Love Stories finale by Robert Battle 
Choreography: Robert Battle
Music: Stevie Wonder
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Love Stories was Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison’s dynamic collaboration with hip-hop pioneer Rennie Harris and Robert Battle. Inspired by the African concept of “Sankofa,” which teaches that “we don’t know where we are going unless we know where we have been,” this extraordinary ballet celebrates the heritage of African-American dance and the rich legacy of Alvin Ailey. In the ballet’s joyful third section choreographed by Robert Battle, which is presented as a standalone piece, the choreographer portrays a luminous future built on the lessons and legacy of the past, with a forceful push forward. 

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