Turnout NYC Episode 4: FANIKE! African Dance Troupe
Turnout NYC is creating new venues for New York's artists. Led by the Design Trust for Public Space and SITU, in partnership with cultural community partners from all five boroughs, the project is prototyping flexible and semi-permanent outdoor performance spaces with a season of concerts, performances, workshops, and more. The Turnout NYC video series is documenting how this collaborative model is leveraging public spaces as accessible venues for arts and culture to expand equitable arts access in New York City, and beyond. Videos created by Natalie Romero-Marx, Communications and Storytelling Fellow.
This fourth video in the series profiles a featured Turnout Queens artist with Turnout NYC Community Partner Queensboro Dance Festival based in Travers Park, Jackson Heights.
FANIKE! African Dance Troupe is an African dance company that embraces and respects the dance, rhythm, historic and growing culture tied to African movement. Listen to Executive and Artistic Director Pat Ghizamboule Robinson speak on the importance of using public space to honor and preserve culture.
Find the Turnout NYC stage across the Five Boroughs at www.turnoutnyc.org. Turnout NYC is made possible by the Mellon Foundation and the ConEdison Arts Alfresco Series.