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CeiliAlpine Céilí-on-the-Hudson 2009

Sunday, June 7

Dancing 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Alpine Boat Basin, Alpine Pavilion, Alpine, NJ

For further information, please call 212.757.3318 ext. 209.
Click here for driving directions

Music provided by the Pride of Moyvane Céilí Band, featuring musicians John Reynolds and Margie Mulvihill

An Irish Arts Center tradition! Join us for our Spring Picnic and Céilí-on-the-Hudson. Whether you play Irish music, know a few Irish dance steps, or just enjoy watching and listening – don’t miss it! Fun for all the family! Donations appreciated.

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Dance FestivalEIGHTH ANNUAL NEW YORK CITY
IRISH DANCE FESTIVAL 2009

Sunday, May 3

Riverside Park South | Pier I at West 70th Street

12:30 pm to 8:00 pm

 

Led by Artistic Director Niall O’Leary, T.C.R.G., the Festival will once again kick off the Summer on the Hudson series at Riverside Park South! This celebration of Irish dance and culture is not to be missed, featuring performances from top Irish dance companies from New York and around the country, dance workshops for children and adults, music sessions, Irish language classes, a singing circle, children’s
face painting and a lively evening-ending céilí for all!

Meet and Greet the Young Stars of the hit Broadway show BILLY ELLIOT from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm, before learning to dance like a star yourself!  Irish dancing champion Trent Kowalick, with fellow cast members David Bologna, & Heather Burns will be on site to talk to you! Check “Tent 2” below for further details.

Live music by Caitlin Warbelow, Margie Mulvihill and John Reynolds

SCHEDULE*

*Subject to change

Main Stage—Area 1
1:00pm

Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance (Performance)

1:15pm
Children’s’ Céilí Dance: everyone out on the floor!
1:45pm

Keltic Dreams from PS 59 in the Bronx (Performance)

2:00pm

Fun Dance with Niall O’Leary (Workshop)
show material only

2:45pm
Donny Golden Dancers (Performance)
3:00pm
Darrah Carr Dance (Performance)
3:15pm

Fun Dance with Donny Golden (Workshop)
show material only

4:00pm
2009 Senior Ladies World Champion Ashley Smith: softshoe
4:05pm

Solas an Lae Dance Company (Performance)

4:20pm

2009 Senior Ladies World Champion Ashley Smith: hardshoe

4:30pm

Adults Set Dancing Workshop w/ Kathleen Collins

5:30pm

Niall O’Leary Irish Dance Troupe (Performance)

5:45-8:00pm

Céilí: Set and Céilí Dancing for All

Tent 2
12:30pm-1:00pm
Meet the young stars of Broadway hit musical BILLY ELLIOT: Champion Irish dancers Trent Kowalik, David Bologna, & Heather Burns.
1:15pm-2:00pm

Irish Language Circle

2:00pm-3:30pm
Open Music Seisun
3:30pm-4:15pm

Irish Song Circle

4:30pm-5:15pm

Panel Discussion Irish Dance Past & Present:
Donny Golden, Niall O’Leary, Darrah Carr, Ashley Smith, Deirdre Lowery

Tent 3
1:00pm-4:00pm

Face Painting for Kids

1:00pm-4:00pm
Arts & Crafts for Kids

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Darrah Carr DanceIrish Arts Center and Darrah Carr Dance Present a Special Salon Series

ModERIN: The 10th Anniversary of Darrah Carr Dance

October 23-October 26 | Thurs, Fri, Sat 8pm, Sat 11am**, Sun 3pm. 

Admission: $25 general sale/$20 members | ** Family Show – all tickets $15.

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In commemoration of its 10th Anniversary Season, Darrah Carr Dance brings its signature blend of traditional Irish step and contemporary modern dance to the Irish Arts Center stage. Renowned for seamlessly integrating Irish dance within contemporary choreography, the company blends Irish music,
step dance footwork, and spatial patterns to create high energy, rhythmically based work that is performed by a cast of champion Irish step dancers. Featuring a mix of new works and company
favorites that span the decade of Darrah Carr Dance, highlights of this weekend-long program include
salon style discussions with artistic director and choreographer Darrah Carr; special guest performances by the Irish Arts Center’s dance students, a ModERIN workshop with company members,
and a specially-priced family show.

Darrah Carr Dance has performed at venues in the United States and around the world, including The Duke Theater on 42nd Street, Celebrate Brooklyn, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, The Yard at Martha’s Vineyard, Wesleyan University, The Center for Performing Arts and SUNY Orange, San Jose Fleadh, the Toronto Fringe Festival, the Bank of Ireland Arts Center in Dublin, Symphony Space, and the Annual Irish Arts Center New York City Dance Festival.   Named “One of the Top 100 Irish Americans of the Year,” by Irish America Magazine, Artistic Director Darrah Carr holds an MFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wesleyan University. 
www.darrahcarrdance.com

The critics on Darrah Carr Dance:

“ModERIN is a combination of the best of both traditions, essentially creating a new language of movement from two distinct vocabularies of dance. . . a glorious melange of sound and movement that’s breathtaking,”  Bridget English, Irish Dancing Magazine

“A smiling, exuberant performer with an open upper body and fast-flying feet straight out of Irish step dancing.  Her immensely likable and skillful dancers move with a space gobbling buoyancy and openness that looks as if they might take flight,” Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times

This project is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund and The Fund for Creative Communities, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.For more information, please call (212) 757-3318

 

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CeiliAlpine Céilí-on-the-Hudson 2008

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Dancing 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Alpine Boat Basin, Alpine Pavilion, Alpine, NJ

For further information, please call 212.757.3318 ext. 209.
Click here for driving directions

An Irish Arts Center tradition! Join us for our Fall Picnic and Céilí-on-the-Hudson. Whether you play Irish music, know a few Irish dance steps, or just enjoy watching and listening – don’t miss it! Fun for all the family!

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Ceili Dancers PhotoAlpine Céilí On-the-Hudson 2007

Sunday June 1
Dancing 3:00 – 6:00 pm.
Alpine Boat Basin, Alpine Pavilion, NJ

An Irish Arts Center tradition! Join us for our Spring Picnic and Céilí on the Hudson. Whether you play Irish music, know a few Irish dance steps, or just enjoy watching and listening - don’t miss it! Fun for all the family!

For further information, please call 212. 757–3318 ext. 204.
For driving directions, log on to www.njpalisades.org 

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dance festivalIrish Arts Center New York City
Irish Dance Festival 2008
Sunday May 4 | 1:00pm – 8:00pm
Riverside Park South
Pier I at W 70th  Street

An exciting opportunity to learn, participate and experience Irish dance firsthand at the Seventh Annual Irish Arts Center New York City Irish Dance Festival on Sunday May 4th 2008. This unique, all-day, all-ages event will feature not only performances by stars of the Irish dance world and dance schools from the New York area, but also master workshops in many styles of Irish dance, discussion forums, music seisiúns, and set and céilí dancing with live music.  The festival will showcase some of the best local and international traditional Irish musicians. Special activities include Irish language classes, a Singer’s Circle, face-painting and much more!

Click here to read more and for the photo gallery!

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ALPINE CÉILÍ-ON-THE-HUDSON
An Afternoon of Music and Dance

Alpine Boat Basin, Alpine Pavilion, Alpine, NJ
Sunday, September 9

We came, we saw, we played, we danced, we ate, we drank, and we all had a wonderful time at this Irish Arts Center tradition! Our Fall Picnic and Céilí-on-the-Hudson was a rousing success. Musicians and dancers of all skill levels came out to play and rugs were cut by all and sundry. It was a grand day out for the entire family, and we're already planning on learning a few new steps for next year.

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