Name: Snug Harbor Dance Festival
Start: 2025-08-23T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-23T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

The Snug Harbor Dance Festival is a two-day event celebrating contemporary dance across our historical 83-acre campus. This dynamic, site-specific festival features performances by local and regional choreographers, creating space for artists and communities to get inspired, create, and connect through movement.
Dances by MBDance, Moriah Evans, Amelia Heintzelman, Anjoli Chadha, Ariana Andretta, Idea Viola Reid, Laura Neese, Madelyn Sher, Melisande Echanique, and Maima, The Water Spirit.
Event partners include the CUNY Dance Initiative and Maker Park Radio.
WHEN:
August 23: 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
August 24: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Rain dates: September 6 and 7
WHERE: Workshop and performance locations vary by event. Please view schedule for more details. (View campus map and directions: https://snug-harbor.org/visit/directions/)
ADMISSION: Pay what you wish ($10-30 suggested)
Tickets: https://snugharbor.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SQg000006lNCDMA2
Please note: All times, artist information, and performance locations are subject to change. Weather/rain plans will be updated on our website and social media closer to the festival dates. Performance details, such as titles, will be added closer to the festival dates.
Please check on social media @thenewhousecenter and RSVP via the link to receive the most up-to-date information.
Saturday, August 23:
Amelia Heintzelman, Scratcher
The Carpenter’s Shop, 11-1 PM*
Dancers: Amelia Heintzelman, Clara Kim, Jade Manns
Music: Dorothy Carlos
Costumes: Sylvie Hayes-Wallace
Dramaturgy: Tess Michaelson
Idea Viola Reid, Not Yet
The Perennial Garden at the Carl Grillo Glasshouse, 1:30-1:45 PM
Dancers: Idea Viola Reid, Anjolina Blanchette, Iona Nicolas, Linnea Stenborg, Olivia Théard
Music: Sarah Applewhite
Madelyn Sher, No Signal
The Allee, 2-2:20 PM
Dancer: Madelyn Sher
Moriah Evans
The Front Five/Newhouse Center - Main Hall, 2-5 PM*
Dancers: To be announced
Ariana Andretta, LOVE & OTHER STORIES (excerpt)
The Carpenter’s Shop, 3-3:10 PM
Dancers: To be announced
Laura Neese, Resonance
The Healing Garden, 4-5 PM
Dancers: Tommy Batchelor, Kelsey Kempner, Rosita Roldan, Laura Neese
Flautist: Lana Stafford
MBDance, These are the bodies that have not borne. (Premiere)
The Healing Garden Meadow, 6-7 PM
Choreographer/director: Maria Bauman
Dramaturg and performance-ritual care-watcher: Audrey Hailes
Garments: James Gibbel
Sound composition: Mankwe Ndosi
Dancers: Myssi Robinson, angel shanel edwards, Graciella Ye’Tsunami, Rochelle Wilbun, AJ Wilmore
MBDance is presented through the PASS (Performing Arts Salon Saturdays) residency with the CUNY Dance Initiative in partnership with the College of Staten Island.
Dance Festival After Party w/ DJ Kris Wallace of Maker Park Radio
Cottage Row, 7:30-9 PM
All ages dance party—dance, connect, and be in community under the stars, near lush and beautiful greenery and gardens.
Sunday, August 24:
Amelia Heintzelman, Scratcher
The Carpenter’s Shop, 11-1 PM*
Dancers: Amelia Heintzelman, Clara Kim, Jade Manns
Music: Dorothy Carlos
Costumes: Sylvie Hayes-Wallace
Dramaturgy: Tess Michaelson
Melisande Echanique
Open Level Workshop, Dance Center, 12-1 PM (participants are invited to be a part of the public performance that follows the workshop)
Performance (title TBD), 1-1:45 PM
Dancers: To be announced
Moriah Evans
The Front Five/Newhouse Center - Main Hall, 2-5 PM*
Dancers: To be announced
Maima, The Water Spirit, What the Water Gave Me
The Pond, 3-3:20 PM
Dancer: Maima, The Water Spirit
Collaborators: Bao Nyugen and Amina Ross
Anjoli Chadha
The Allee, 3:30-3:45 PM
Dancer: Anjoli Chadha
Musician: Ras Burnett
Laura Neese, Resonance
The Healing Garden, 4-5 PM
Dancers: Tommy Batchelor, Kelsey Kempner, Rosita Roldan, Laura Neese
Flautist: Lana Stafford
MBDance, These are the bodies that have not borne. (Premiere)
The Healing Garden Meadow, 6-7 PM
Choreographer/director: Maria Bauman
Dramaturg and performance-ritual care-watcher: Audrey Hailes
Garments: James Gibbel
Sound composition: Mankwe Ndosi
Dancers: Myssi Robinson, angel shanel edwards, Graciella Ye’Tsunami, Rochelle Wilbun, AJ Wilmore
MBDance is presented through the PASS (Performing Arts Salon Saturdays) residency with the CUNY Dance Initiative in partnership with the College of Staten Island.
* Denotes durational performance. The audience is invited to experience the piece throughout the run-time and can come and go throughout the performance.
For outdoor performances, we encourage audience members to bring a lawn chair or blanket. There will be limited seating on site, available on a first come/first serve basis.
The Snug Harbor Dance Festival is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the Governor and New York State Legislature, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and through generous support by John Robinson.