Turnout NYC Episode 3: Queensboro Dance Festival
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.
The third video in the series profiles Turnout Community Cultural Partner Karesia Batan, Queensboro Dance Festival Founding Executive Director. Established in 2014, The Queensboro Dance Festival was created out of a need for a more accessible, unified sense of community among Queens performers. Utilizing the Turnout NYC stage in Jackson Heights, QDF symbolizes the vibrancy and diversity of the borough.
Queensboro Dance Festival artists who performed at Travers Park with Turnout NYC in Jackson Heights featured in this video include:
Kingdom Dance Company
sarAika
Barbara Mahler
Gotham Dance Theater
Kinding Sindaw
Belamovado
Manhatitlan
Chieh & Yoyo
Umami Playground
Kim Clarke and Friends
Terraza 7 Big Band
Find the Turnout stage across NYC at www.turnoutnyc.org.
Turnout NYC is made possible by the Mellon Foundation and ConEdison Arts Alfresco.