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Eryc Taylor Dance Heats Up the Summer Season with Festival Performances Throughout the Northeast Area

ETD Premieres First Sections of an Evening Length Work, Earth at Brooklyn ​ ​ Botanic Garden on July 16th

World Premiere of The Offering at Dancers For Good on July 19th ​ ​

ETD Travels to Provincetown for Cape Dance Festival on July 27th

New York, NY, July 1, 2019- As the temperature begins to rise, Eryc Taylor Dance (ETD) ​ will be heating up the summer with a number of festival showcases throughout the Greater Northeast region. The company will be premiering a work-in-progress piece, Earth, new ​ ​ choreography by commission of Dancers for Good and a current work of the company’s repertoire, all throughout the month of July. As a “wake up call” to the impact of our actions on our global climate crisis, ETD is continues to produce EARTH- a full-length collaborative immersive dance experience ​ ​ featuring original choreography by Artistic Director, Eryc Taylor and two past recipients ​ ​ of the company’s New Choreographer’s Grant- Robert Mark Burke and Jordan Ryder, ​ ​ ​ ​ scored by commissioned composers Solomon Lerner and Daniel Tobias. The company ​ ​ ​ ​ will debut the first three sections of the evening length work on Tuesday, July 16th at ​ 7pm which will commence at The Sundial in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) ​ ​ ​ presented as site-specific performances moving throughout the garden. Prior to the performance, ETD will be hosting an exclusive wine reception to support the Marta Heflin $30,000 Match Grant for EARTH, with 20% of the proceeds to go towards Greenpeace USA. ​ ​ Tickets range from $150-$1,000 (tax deductible). For more information, please email [email protected]. This showing is in conjunction with the BBG’s Twilight Tuesdays- a new ​ ​ ​ summer series where guests are invited to visit the garden and stay for special evening programming. The ETD EARTH dance event is free with admission to the garden. For more ​ ​ information, please visit the BBG website at EARTH at BBG ​ The production of EARTH is made possible in part with public funds from Creative ​ ​ ​ Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in ​ partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by Lower Manhattan ​ Cultural Council (LMCC). EARTH is also made possible by a grant from the Marta ​ ​ ​ ​ Heflin Foundation. ​ To double your impact, help join our fight and consider supporting our program EARTH to ​ ​ help us match our grant from the Marta Heflin Foundation at ETD.nyc/earth. ​ The ETD summer season continues with a world premiere to be performed at the Dancers ​ for Good benefit on Friday, July19th at 7pm at the Guild Hall of East Hampton John ​ ​ ​ ​ Drew Theater located at 158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY. Micheal Apuzzo, a ​ ​ ​ Producer of Dancers for Good and Principal Dancer of Paul Taylor Dance Company and The Actors Fund, commissioned Artistic Director Eryc Taylor to choreograph a special solo titled, The Offering, to be performed by Mr. Apuzzo and make its world premiere at the ​ ​ event. As the Hampton’s biggest dance benefit for the fourth year in a row, the program will highlight a full roster of world-class dance companies, choreographers and dancers, under one roof, for one night only. Other program performers include appearances by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Carolyn Dorfman Dance and Amy Marshall Dance, special honorees of Tony-Award Winner Tony Mitchell and dance legends Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, hosted by Cady Huffman. This year’s proceeds will go to The ​ Actors Fund and their large array of programs and services in support of artists. Tickets ​ are on sale for what has become an annual favorite on the Hamptons social calendar. For more information, please visit the Dancers for Good website at https://dancersforgood.org. ​ ​ Now in its seventh year, the Cape Dance Festival presents an evening of dance at the ​ ​ Province Lands Outdoor Amphitheater in Provincetown, MA showcasing some of the ​ highest-caliber of American choreographers, dancers and dance companies. ETD will be performing Grand Duo on Saturday, July 27th at 6pm at Racepoint Beach as part of a ​ ​ ​ ​ one-night-only engagement. Conceived by co-founders Stacey-Jo Marine and Liz Wolff, the festival strives to build community through the enjoyment of world-class dance to the residents and visitors of Cape Cod. Tickets must be purchased in advance. For more information please visit their website at http://capedancefestival.com. ​ ​

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Upcoming Performances EARTH Part Four: Man Forgets Earth Martha Graham Studio Theater, NYC- September 8th at 1pm

EARTH Part Five: Mother Nature’s Warning Martha Graham Studio Theater, NYC- October 13th at 1pm

About Eryc Taylor Dance Building community through movement, Eryc Taylor Dance (est. 2006) is a New York City based not-for-profit organization with a mission to advance appreciation of movement through creating and presenting original performances, conducting master classes, and curating movement based community outreach. For more information, please visit the company website at: etd.nyc ​

About Eryc Taylor ETD Artistic Director Eryc Taylor holds a BFA in Dance from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pa, and an MFA in Dance from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Eryc Taylor has studied abroad at both the London Contemporary School of Dance and the Centre de Danse du Marais in Paris. Taylor has been awarded several major scholarships, including residency at Jacob’s Pillow, and spent two years with Merce Cunningham's Junior Ensemble (RUG). He is currently on the University of the Arts Alumni Council. Read more... ​ ​

Contributing Choreographers for EARTH ​ Robert Mark Burke, deemed the “hottest young talent on the New Jersey dance scene ​ today,” finds himself a dancer, choreographer and teaching artist. Performing both nationally and internationally, Robert is a company member of Lucinda Childs Dance Company, 10 Hairy Legs, and Megan Williams Dance Projects. He also performs regularly with Meagan Woods and Company, has worked with Bryn Cohn and Artists and has apprenticed with Doug Elkins. Having a passion for dance education, Robert Mark Burke has been a guest artist at Rutgers University and Rider University. He has been a guest lecturer at Montclair State University and has been commissioned to create work for high schools throughout the tri-state area.

Jordan Ryder hails from the suburbs of Chicago. She discovered her passion for ​ choreography in high school, when she was selected to create a piece for her school’s dance company. She subsequently attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts where she graduated in 2018 with a BFA in Dance and a double minor in Sociology and Business. Since moving to New York, Jordan’s choreography has been presented at venues such as the Jack Crystal Theater, TADA Theater, The Tank NYC, and the Muriel Schulman Theater at Triskelion Arts. During her final year at NYU, Jordan was honored to have her piece, “STEADFAST,” selected by students and faculty to be presented in the Second Avenue Dance Company’s Major Dance Concert. Wanting to keep the choreographic spirit alive post graduation, Jordan created her company, RyderDance, in 2018.

Additional Press Coverage All Arts/WNET + PBS Choreographer Jody Sperling and Eryc Taylor Tackle Climate Change https://allarts.wliw.org/2019/04/choreographers-jody-sperling-and-eryc-taylor-tackle-cli mate-change/?fbclid=IwAR3BzvnprXhulwIpje_ZQ2sAZW2SfcsR7KYnyEA7bHP-ignsDWXHg fn8nT4

Broadway World Dance April 30th Blog Post https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/BWW-Guest-Blog-WORKS -AND-PROCESS-Eryc-Taylors-EARTH-Second-Edition-at-Martha-Graham-Stud io-Theater-20190430