LINCOLN CENTER OUT OF DOORS 33RD SEASON

AUGUST 2 THROUGH AUGUST 24

This is the schedule of Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2003 by series.

(plus additional bookings to be announced.)

"FLYING FREE"

GREAT MUSIC IN DAMROSCH

JAZZ TAKES FLIGHT: The incomparable McCOY TYNER and special guest DAVE VALENTIN

Saturday, August 2 8:00 pm Damrosch Park Bandshell

"TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME"

The art of song glorifies the sport of Baseball with CHUCK BRODSKY, DAVE FRISHBERG, CHRISTINE LAVIN and THE PERSUASIONS

Wednesday, August 6 8:00 pm Damrosch Park Bandshell

SONGS OF THE HEART : FADO, LADINO AND BEYOND with ANTONIO VIEIRA; THE GERARD EDERY ENSEMBLE featuring oud virtuoso GEORGE MGRDICHIAN and Cape Verde diva FANTCHA.

Thursday, August 7 8:00 pm Damrosch Park Bandshell

Saturday August 9

The 20th ANNUAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL: The best in blues, gospel, bluegrass, and folk. Different concerts daily starting at 2:00 pm. Featuring: MARK ERELLI, MUSTARD’S RETREAT, BLUES PARTY FROM HARLEM WITH LARRY JOHNSON, JAMES COTTON and many others

Sunday, August 10

The 20th ANNUAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL: The best in blues, gospel, bluegrass, and folk. Different concerts daily starting at 2:00 pm. Featuring; CHRISTINE LAVIN, THE McKRELLS, THE JEANETTE WILLIAMS BAND and many others

The Master: EDDIE PALMIERI and LA PERFECTA and THE SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA: Latino Nueva York--the best of Salsa

Sunday, August 17 8:00 pm Damrosch Park Bandshell

SLACK ‘N STEEL Legendary guitarists in the slack key Hawaiian style and the down home steel guitar styles , featuring THE CAMPBELL BROTHERS, BOB BROZMAN and LED KA’APANA.

Friday, August 22 8:00 pm Damrosch Park Bandshell

 

 

The Canadian Consulate General in New York presents

CANAJUN: CANADIAN ACADIAN TO CAJUN MUSIC featuring BLOU, LENNIE GALLANT, and VISHTEN.

Saturday, August 23 7:00 pm Damrosch Park Bandshell

 

BRAZILFEST ’03

Brazil at the Cinema

Sunday, August 24 8:00 pm Damrosch Park Bandshell

 

GREAT DANCE IN DAMROSCH

NOCHE FLAMENCA

Friday, August 8 8:00 pm Damrosch Park

PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY

Tuesday, August 12 and Wednesday, August 13 8:00 pm Damrosch Park Bandshell

LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO

Friday, August 15 8:00 pm Damrosch Park Bandshell

AILEY II

Tuesday, August 19 8:00 pm Damrosch Park Bandshell

MUSIC AND DANCE ON THE PLAZA

ANJANI’S KATHAK DANCE OF INDIA

Friday, August 8 6:00 pm Josie Robertson Plaza

DIVINE DIVAS OF ORIENTAL BELLYDANCE

SHAMIRA, RAYHANA, AYSHE, SAMARA and ELENA with THE MOGADOR BAND

Thursday, August 14 5:30pm Josie Robertson Plaza

The Chinese American Arts Council presents FROM CHINATOWN WITH LOVE

Sunday, August 17 6:00 pm Josie Robertson Plaza

Cork Gallery, Avery Fisher Hall, FROM CHINATOWN WITH LOVE exhibition, July 24 through August 19th Lower Lobby of Avery Fisher Hall

THE KEVIN WYNN COLLECTION

Tuesday, August 19 6:00 pm Josie Robertson Plaza

"PHILLY FEET" Edgy new dance from Philadelphia featuring MOXIE DANCE COLLECTIVE, PHRENIC NEW BALLET and MYRA BAZELL presented in cooperation with the Philadelphia Dance Alliance

Wednesday, August 20 5:30 pm Josie Robertson Plaza

 

CHAMBER MUSIC OF THE WORLD

Anjani’s Kathak Music Ensemble

Shimmering vocal, sarangi and flute ragas of Hindustan

Thursday, August 7 6:30 pm North Plaza

ULALI Native American Singers

Tuesday, August 12 6:30 pm North Plaza

ETHEL

Wednesday, August 13 6:30 pm North Plaza

THE KNIGHTS OF THE MANY SIDED TABLE presented in cooperation with BARGE MUSIC

Sunday, August 17 4:00 pm North Plaza

JAZZ ON THE PLAZA

JAZZMOBILE

Wednesday, August 6 6:30 pm North Plaza

The Mexican Cultural Institute in New York presents

Mexican Jazz with the VILLICANA, BERNAL, KAUTZ TRIO

Friday, August 15 6:30 pm North Plaza

BEALE STREET CARAVAN featuring THE GAMBLE BROTHERS BAND, ALVIN YOUNGLOOD HART AND KELLEY HURT

Friday, August 22 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm North Plaza

JUST FOR KIDS

Chinese Theatre Works presents

"LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD"

Wednesday, August 6 10:30 am North Plaza

NOCHE FLAMENCA for kids

Thursday, August 7 10:30 am Josie Robertson Plaza

KATHAK DANCE Indian dance for kids

Friday, August 8 10:30 am Josie Robertson Plaza

 

UMOJA African dancing and drumming for kids

Presented in cooperation with Dance New Jersey

Thursday, August 14 10:30 am Josie Robertson Plaza

 

PLAYDAY

Saturday, August 2

PLAYDAY

Interactive fun for everyone. Including Barbershop quartet singing, drumming, clowning, workshops in African dance, Belly Dancing and Brazilian Samba

2:oo pm to 6:00 pm All Areas

Josie Robertson Plaza

The Puppeteers’ Cooperative of Boston and New York, the Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center and Rena Coa Multi-Service Center present a giant puppet pageant of "KING LEAR"

 

Sunday, August 3

HERITAGE SUNDAY

4-7 pm North Plaza, Josie Robertson Plaza

The Center for Traditional Music and Dance presents

Einai Ellhnikh Gia Mena: ITS GREEK TO ME! A celebration of the music and dance of Greek/New York with SOPHIA BILIDES, DEMETRI TASHIE and BETH BAHIA COHEN ENSEMBLE, zornas, bagpipes, lyra and Greek dancing, lessons, and much more!

8 pm Damrosch Park Bandshell

The Caribbean Cultural Center presents

"QUE VIVA CHANGO!" featuring a tribute to the great LA LUPE and CELINA with

Maestro JOSE MANGUAL JR. AND HIS BAND featuring CITA RODRIGUEZ

and traditional invocations by SOMETHING POSTIVE, PUNTILLA RIOS y LA NUEVA GENERCION, JORGE AALBE’S AFRO BRAZILIAN DANCE COMPANY

SPECIAL EVENTS

CHRISTOPHER JANNEY’S SONIC FOREST

Thursday, August 14 to Sunday August 17 Josie Robertson Plaza

HOMEMADE INSTRUMENT DAY: The mad scientists of experimental music return in a day devoted to: PLAYING WITH THE ELEMENTS featuring CHRISTOPHER JANNEY’S SONIC FOREST; DON KNAACK THE JUNKMAN; and workshops, performances and installations throughout the grounds of Lincoln Center

Saturday, August 16 All areas

The Taipei Cultural Center presents

THE HAN-TANG YUEFU ENSEMBLE

An extraordinary evening of magical music and dance

Thursday, August 21 8:15 pm North Plaza

TEATRO GUIRIGAI of Madrid "FIESTA DE LOS LOCOS"

Street theatre in the European tradition

Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24 6:00 pm All areas

 

 

LA CASITA: A HOME FOR THE HEART

For the third season: The great oral poetic traditions of Native America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Latin America, and the United States-Poets, troubadours, bands and storytellers join in a celebration of the Word. Presented in cooperation with the Association of Hispanic Artists, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the Caribbean Cultural Center, Claudia Norman Productions, the Mexican Cultural Institute in New York, and C. Daniel Dawson

 

SATURDAY AUGUST 23

1:30 -5:30pm North Plaza LA CASITA

SUNDAY AUGUST 24

1:30-5:30 pm North Plaza LA CASITA

Additional touring performances at the following sites:

La Plaza Cultural, East 9th Street and Avenue C, Manhattan

August 25 5:30 pm

The Point CDC, 940 Garrison Avenue, Bronx

August 26 5:30 pm

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green

August 27 5:30 pm