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Jonathan Hollander, founder and artistic director ofBatery Dance Company , is one of the outstandingchoreographers o his genera ion and a leader inin erna ional cul ural exchangeand social ac ivism hrough dance.His work in 40 coun ries has beensuppor ed by he U.S. Depar meno S a e Cul ural Envoy, Speak-ers and Per orming Ar s Ini ia ivePrograms; Fulbrigh Senior Scholarand Fulbrigh Specialis Programs,

Ford Founda ion, Trus or Mu ualUnders anding, Governmen s oGermany, Finland, India and o hers.He has choreographed over 75 works

ha have been presen ed in majortheaters and festivals throughout theU.S., Europe, A rica, he Middle Eas ,Asia and Aus ralia. Hollander hases ablished Ba ery Dance Company s ar seduca ion residencies in universi ies, colleges andconserva ories and a he primary, middle andhigh school levels in New York Ci y public schools.

Hollander has acili a ed American ours by dancecompanies from many countries and is Co-Founderand Board Member o he Indo-American Ar s

Council in New York. Hollanderestablished Batery Dance Company sDown own Dance Fes ival in 1981and con inues o serve as i s ar is icdirector. Hollander received the SilverMask o he Silesian Dance Thea re(Poland), the USable Award (Germany)and Ar s & Business Councils Encore

Award. Under Hollanders leadership,Ba ery Dance Company ac ivelysuppor s he commissioning o newmusical scores and he inclusiono live musical per ormance in i sproduc ions. Hollander has lec uredon Ar s Managemen and Ar sEduca ion in coun ries as diverse as

Mongolia, Poland and Taiwan. He has been a guesspeaker or he Aspen Ins i u e, India Founda ion

or he Ar s and keyno e speaker or he 2011Asia-Pacic In erna ional Dance Con erence.

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C p yBatery Dance Company has dis inguished i self for 35 years hrough

he unique quali y, scope and diversi y of i s programs:

380 Broadway, 5 h Floor, New York, NY 10013-3518Tel: 212/219.3910 | Fax: 212/219-3911 | www.baterydance.org

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Crea ing dances ha have as onishedaudiences in 40 coun ries around heworld

Teaching Dancing to Connect workshopson our con inen s, urning housands oyoung people in o dance-makers

Bringing arts education to New York Citypublic schools in all ve boroughs

Presen ing he Down own DanceFestival, New York Citys longest-runningdance es ival

Sharing exper ise in he ield oin erna ional cul ural engagemen

hrough he irs -ever online Cul uralDiplomacy Toolki

Providing low cos rehearsal space ohundreds o groups each year hroughi s S udio Share Program

Par nering wi h Lower Manhatan Ar sLeague, 11 ar s organiza ions ha shareideas, in orma ion & resources o ensure

he vi ali y o down owns cul ural li e

JONATHAN HOLLANDER

President & Artistic Director

Pho os - cover: Darial Sneed; op: Richard Termine Design: Sylviane Gran

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Wi h every hing ha i does,Batery Dance Company answers hese ques ions in he absolu e affirma ive. As a performing ar s group known fori s simply gorgeous*, en rancing* produc ions and supple, echnically

perfec dancers* and an organiza ion commited o social progress a homeand abroad, Batery Dance Company fully lives up o he deni ion of adynamic cul ural ins i u ion wi h a global sensibili y.

Can a dance company be as so i y l v nt

Can h eogr y

have a cons i n e?

as i is is ic y x l nt?

Since i s ounding in 1976, Batery Dance Company has brough more han 100 dance pieces o li e;per ormed ex ensively in 40 coun ries; men ored more han 200,000 public school s uden s hrough i sDancing to Connect program; hos ed he Down own Dance Fes ival or 30 consecu ive years; providedsubsidized rehearsal space for 500 non prot dance and theater groups through its Studio Share Program;commissioned two dozen original scores; and welcomed numerous international choreographers, scholarsand in erns o i s lower Manhatan s udio.

S aying relevan or hree and a hal decades has mean lis eningand responding to the needs of the local and global communitiesit serves. The importance of fostering an engaged audience fordance has been an urgen and consis en message and is atheme at the heart of each Batery Dance Company project.

By bringing ree classes, lec ures, and per ormances oci ies and owns worldwide Batery Dance Company reaches across geographic and linguis ic borders orela e he vocabulary o dance o he language oeveryday li e in a way ha s imula es and sus ainsa global apprecia ion or con emporary dance.

* El Wa an, Algeria; Ou look, India; Badische Zeitung , GermanyPho os - lef o righ : Chin Lai & Jacob Pri chard

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Batery Dance Company s s ead as commi meno he accessibili y o he ar s ofen requires i o

challenge he assump ions ha accompanyradi ional dance per ormances. Some o he

companys mos reasured produc ions haveoccurred wi hou icke s and wi hou walls.

While Batery Dance Company invites audiences toexperience world-class dance a i s home in lowerManhatan, he roupe also brings he music andmovemen o i s work in o he na ural ga heringplaces o communi iesschools, parks, o icebuildings, museums, and s udios or acionadosand irs - ime dance audiences alike o enjoy.This spiri is embodied in he Dancing o Connecprogram, an award-winning ini ia ive ha engagesin erna ional you h in crea ivi y and eam building

hrough he American ar orm o modern dance.

Born rom Ba ery Dance Company s Arts-in-Education initiatives in New York Ci y publicschools, which have served over 200,000 s u-den s o all e hnic backgrounds since i s s ar over

hir y years ago, Dancing o Connec le s s uden sexperience the full arc of the creative process, from

he rs spark o an idea o he nal cur ain call.S uden s work wi h Ba ery Dance Company

eaching ar is s in in ensive choreographicworkshops that culminate in student performanceso works hey hemselves have crea ed.

For many, in erac ing wi h Ba ery DanceCompany provides he irs exposure opro essional ar is s. The grins ha spread acrossthe faces of children experiencing the thrill of a livedance per ormance or he very rs ime compelBatery Dance Company o re urn year afer year.

when we c ect Ba ery Dance Company has oured ivecon inen s, bringing i s works o Algeria, Aus ralia,Azerbaijan, Bermuda, Bulgaria,Burma, Cambodia, China,Democra ic Republic oCongo, Denmark, Es onia,Finland, Germany, Ghana,Hungary, India, Israel, Japan,Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia,Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia,Norway, Philippines, Poland, Por ugal,Russia, Slovenia, Sou h Korea, Sri Lanka,Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tunisia,Turkey, Uganda and Vie nam.

Be ore each rip begins, Batery Dance Companypar ners wi h hos coun ries o design a schedule

ha rein orces he companys dedica ion omaking i s ar widely accessible and using dance

o os er in ercul ural unders anding. Be weenper ormanceso en s aged in small ci ies and

owns or which a visi rom an in erna ional ar sgroup is a rarityBatery Dance Company engagescommuni y members o all ages in a dialogueabou dance. From hip-hop workshops wi h girls inheadscarves in Amman to choreographic workshopswi h Klezmer musicians in Krakow, he companyworks o encourage an a mosphere in which ideascan be reely shared and collec ively explored.Discovering similari ies and respec ing differencesare corners ones o he Batery Dance Company in erna ional mission.

From one rip o he nex , a undamen al lesson isreconrmed: inspira ion ravels bo h ways. Jus ashe company emboldens young dancers in Kuala

Lumpur o experimen wi h un amiliar s yles, hecompany re urns home enriched and inuencedby many new riendships and resh ways o seeing.

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Prin & design: cour esy oPho os - op o botom: Chris ian Jungeblod , Richard Termine, Nicholas Papp, Ina Debald Pho o: Jacob Pri chard

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