SummerStages' 25th Anniversary Extends To All 5 Boroughs

For their 25th Anniversary, SummerStage will extend beyond Central Park to include over 100 music, dance and theater programs in 16 parks in all five boroughs.

The 25th Anniversary season features thirteen FREE performance dates featuring twenty-two unique dance companies. SummerStage's Dance programs will run June 4 to August 14.

This summer, SummerStage will welcome back the highly acclaimed Alvin Ailey AMERICAN DANCE THEATER to recreate the magic of their first SummerStage performance from 1993 which yielded over 30,000 attendees and rave reviews. Join us and watch Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson's COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY premiere an exhilarating new program commissioned specially for SummerStage. Watch internationally acclaimed Haitian dance company TAMBOULA and the JULIO JEAN HAITIAN AMERICAN DANCE THEATER as they join together for a special tribute to Haiti and its dance culture.

To view the complete SummerStage Season Schedule click Here.

For more information visit http://www.summerstage.org/

In June, 1986, Central Park SummerStage was launched with a free performance from Sun Ra and the Omniverse Jet Set Arkestra. In 1990, City Parks Foundation began programming free concerts in neighborhood parks under the name CityParks Concerts. In 2006, City Parks Foundation began CityParks Dance and CityParks Theater. Today, City Parks Foundation is combining all of these initiatives under the banner of SummerStage, a city-wide festival of over 100 music, dance and theater events in 16 parks in all five boroughs. It will be one of the largest, most geographical diverse festivals in the nation. Over 200,000 people are expected to attend the free festival.