The River To River Festival

The River To River Festival

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = The River To River Festival


location = New York, New York, US
years_active= 2002 - present
dates = May-September
genre = Various
website = [http://www.rivertorivernyc.com Official website]

The River To River Festival is an annual performing arts festival with events held from June through September in Lower Manhattan, NYC. The festival's programming includes free music, dance, film, and arts events open to the public.

Events

According to the [http://www.rivertorivernyc.com official River To River website] , the organization aims to produce “a world-class performing arts festival with a broad sweep of programming and free admission in order to enhance the vitality of cultural life in Lower Manhattan, to support its economic and social health, and to generate new audiences for the arts of our city" [ [http://www.rivertorivernyc.com Downtown NYC River to River Festival 2008 ] ] .

The festival holds events in a variety of public venues that canvas all of Downtown New York – from Chambers Street to the southern tip of Manhattan and across the island from “river to river.”

The festival’s programming is diverse, featuring many genres of music, dance, film, and art.

History

The River To River festival was founded following September 11, 2001 with the intention of using the arts as a tool for the revitalization of Lower Manhattan.

The 2002 partnership was created between the Alliance for Downtown NY, arts>World Financial Center, Battery Park City Authority, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Port Authority of NY & NJ, and South Street Seaport.

2008 performers

The 2008 River To River program schedule includes performances by Sonic Youth, The Feelies, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck, Wire, Domingo Quiñones, Otis Clay, Ryan Shaw, Jill Sobule, Ulrich Schnauss, Orchestre Baobab, A Place to Bury Strangers, Kode 9, The Avett Brothers, Jovino Santos Neto, Christian Fennesz, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steel Pulse, Junior Mance, Akron/Family, Ollabelle, Atlas Sound, Jennifer Stumm, Patti Austin, The Persuasions, The Long Winters, Brother Ali, Wu Man, Terence Blanchard, Monica Yunus, Ray Martinez, and many others.

Affiliated venues

* Battery Park
* Castle Clinton
* The Elevated Acre (55 Water Street)
* Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts
* Pier 17
* Rockefeller Park
* South Street Seaport
* Wagner Park
* World Financial Center Plaza
* World Financial Center Winter Garden
* Zuccotti Park

References


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