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THE JOYCE THEATER in partnership with CITY PARKS FOUNDATION present 
TRANSPORTS EXCEPTIONNELS  
FRIDAY, JULY 18 / 1PM and 7PM
FREE / RAIN OR SHINE  

This special dance performance is a unique and whimsical outdoor duet between man and five-ton mechanical digger. Choreographed by Dominique Boivin. 

DANCE OUT!
July 16–20 (Summer)

The Joyce Theater, in partnership with City Parks Foundation, takes dance outdoors this July, presenting three breathtaking performances for five days July 16th- 20th in parks throughout the five boroughs. 
The three acclaimed pieces, distinctly created to resonate with the energy and vibrancy of outdoor life, will all launch consecutively in the busy East River Park. From there, each company will tour separately for the week, performing in popular parks that are under-served throughout the city. Bringing dance to unexpected environments, The Joyce strives to create a meeting ground that serves both new audiences as well as the thriving dance community of New York. Performances will include Michael Schumacher in Dans le Jardin, Transports Exceptionnels by Dominique Boivin, and Contigo by choreographer Rui Horta and solo artist Joao P. Pereira Dos Santos.

THE JOYCE THEATER 
The mission of The Joyce Theater Foundation is to serve and support the art of dance and choreography, promote the richness and variety of the art form in its fullest expression, and enhance the public interest in, and appreciation of, dance and the allied arts of music, design, and theater.  The Joyce Theater programs embrace the entire spectrum of movement styles and traditions, from the time-honored to the untried, and are designed to encourage, sustain, and educate a diverse audience.
Performance Schedule:

DANS LE JARDIN
Wed, July 16: East River Park (MANHATTAN) at 7pm
Thu, July 17: Cuyler Gore (BROOKLYN) at 1pm and 7pm
Fri, July 18: Pinocchio Park (STATEN ISLAND) at 1pm and 4pm
Sat, July 19: St. Mary's Park (BRONX) at 4pm and 6pm
Sun, July 20: Queensbridge Park (QUEENS) at 4pm and 7pm

TRANSPORTS EXCEPTIONNELS

(Images © Jean-Louis FERNANDEZ)

Wed, July 16: East River Park (MANHATTAN) at 7pm
Thu, July 17: Coney Island Beach at Parachute Jump (BROOKLYN) @ 4pm and 7pm 
Fri, July 18: Socrates Sculpture Park (QUEENS) at 1pm and 7pm 
Sat, July 19: St. Mary's Park (BRONX) at 1pm, 5pm and 7pm St. 
Sun, July 20: South Beach Boardwalk (STATEN ISLAND) at 1pm, 4pm and 7pm 

CONTIGO
Wed, July 16: East River Park (MANHATTAN) at 7pm
Thu, July 17: East River Park (MANHATTAN) at 7pm 
Fri, July 18: South Oxford Park (BROOKLYN) at 7pm 
Sat, July 19: South Oxford Park (BROOKLYN) at 7pm 
Sun, July 20: South Oxford Park (BROOKLYN) at 7pm

Program Details
Dans le Jardin an improvised dance by the Netherlands-based choreographer Michael Schumacher, is set to live music performed by cellist and composer Alex Waterman. Using the park as a backdrop and inspiration for his improvised performance, Michael dances with and around his surroundings. Partnering with a statue, moving gracefully under a tree or exploding across a green; the park, music and audience play equal parts as inspiration and observers for this improvised performance. 

Transports Exceptionnels is a unique and whimsical outdoor duet between man and five-ton mechanical digger. Choreographed by Dominique Boivin and accompanied by the dramatic voice of Maria Callas, the dancer meets, greets, and embraces a moving excavator, transforming the stage into a construction site, street into playground, and dance into a tentative balance between nature, man, and machine. Contigo, is a work combining acrobatics and dance by Portuguese choreographer Rui Horta and solo artist Joao P. Pereira Dos Santos, an accomplished acrobat and master of the Chinese pole. In this awe-inspiring piece that defies gravity, Dos Santos traverses a 20 foot vertical pole by moving up and down it, flipping and spinning with brut strength and drilled precision.