City of Rochester
News Release
(Tuesday, July 22, 2014) – The new Art/Life performance series will continue at 7 p.m. today, Tuesday, July 22 at the Merriman/University Park Playground, with Mounafanyi West African Dance. Art/Life is an initiative in cooperation with the Multi-Use Cultural Community Center (MuCCC) and Young Audiences that will bring family-friendly “pop-up” performing arts experiences into neighborhood parks and playgrounds throughout July and August. Over the course of eight performances, many types of performing arts will be represented including storytelling, dance, theatre, wildlife exhibits, DJ’ing and more. All performances are free.
“We are blooming as a City of the Arts,” said Mayor Warren. “It is my mission to deliver artistic experiences to the residents of our neighborhoods. Improving the vitality of our neighborhoods improves the health of our city.”
Art/Life’s dynamic experiences aim to decentralize the concentration of performing arts in Rochester’s Center City, pushing art beyond the walls of established institutions and rendering it more accessible to people throughout each of the quadrants.
The remaining Art/Life performances include:
• Wednesday, July 30, 6 p.m. – Rochester Latino Theatre Company, Avenue D Players The TruArt Cypher Dancers (Samuel Torres Park);
• Tuesday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m. – James Ryan’s Children’s Show with Wildlife Educators Coalition feat. live animals (Meigs/Linden Park);
• Tuesday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m. – DJ Alykhan & The Rochester DJs (Genesee Valley Park, near pool);
• Saturday, Aug. 23, 2 p.m. – Banyok Guimilere Afro Cuban Music (Ontiario Beach Park Bandstand);
• Saturday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m. – Rochester Latino Theatre Company, #Self-E School No. 19 Students, Avenue D. Afro- Caribbean Dancers (Ibero Family Center, 177 Clifford Ave.); and
• Thursday, Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m. – FuturPointe Dance (UR Pedestrian Bridge, Genesee River Trail near UR River Campus).
Art/Life is sponsored by Young Audiences, Ibero American Action League, the Puerto Rican Parade Committee, Rochester Latino Theatre Company and Mood Makers Bookstore.
For more information, visit www.cityofrochester.gov/artlife.
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News Media: For more information, contact Communications Director Christine Christopher at 428-7135.