Past event: Clearwater Festival

Join The Vanaver Caravan at The Great Hudson River Revival! Festival headliners include Ani Difranco, the Wailers, and Tom Paxton and the Donjuans.

CLEARWATER INFO & MISSION:

The 2019 Clearwater Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16 at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, NY. Festival gates open to attendees at 9AM.

Clearwater Festival (aka “The Great Hudson River Revival” or “Revival”) features seven sustainably powered stages with diverse music, dance, storytelling and family-oriented programming as well as a juried Handcrafters’ Village, the Green Living Expo, the Working Waterfront with small boat exhibits and rides, the Artisanal Food & Farm Market, environmental education displays and exhibits, and the Circle of Song where audience participation is the focus. The festival is wheelchair accessible and stage programming is staffed with American Sign Language interpreters.

Inspired by Pete Seeger’s desire to clean up the river over forty years ago, The Great Hudson River Revival initially helped raise the funds to build the sloop Clearwater, which has since become a world-renowned floating classroom and a symbol of effective grassroots action. Today, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. is a non-profit organization that sails at the forefront of the nation’s environmental challenges. The revenue raised by the Revival goes to support Clearwater’s numerous educational programs and its work toward environmental and social justice—as well as keeping the sloop Clearwater afloat.

Past Event: Mystic Fountain

The New York Baroque Dance Company is producing The Mystic Fountain, a 4 day workshop exploring expressive gesture emobodied in dance from the 18th century to the 20th century. Taking place in NYC at Gibney Dance 280 Broadway at Chambers Street, from June 20-23, 2019. 

The exact times are
Thursday June 20 from 10-6
Friday June 21 from 10-6
Saturday June 22 from 10-6
Sunday June 23 from 10-6

Livia Vanaver will teach St. Denis's "White Jade." This solo from 1926 shows a statue of Kuan Yin, the Chinese goddess of mercy, coming to life. The Oriental figure's gentleness, serenity and compassion bring to mind a Western Madonna. The use of the arms and the stillness of the body with an economy of movement beautifully portrays the mystic and spiritual side of Denishawn. Vanaver will discuss what was revolutionary about the style of St. Denis.

Past Event: Turn, Turn, Turn at the Bardavon!

Turn, Turn, Turn at the Bardavon

It is with great excitement that we announce our next performance of Turn, Turn, Turn: Celebrating Pete Seeger in Dance & Music.

Sunday, May 5th, 7pm, Bardavon Opera House

The Vanaver Caravan will be joined by special guests, Happy Traum, Tom Chapin, Maria Muldaur and more! Celebrate Pete’s 100th Birthday with us at the historic Bardavon Opera House. Tickets are selling out fast — get yours now!

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Past Event: Newburgh Illuminated Festival

Photo by Dale Dong. 2012

Catch the Youth Company on Saturday June 1st at the Newburgh Illuminated Festival.

YC Performance at 4pm. Festival opens at noon.

Past Event: Israeli Folk Dance Festival

Israeli Folk Dance Festival

Sunday, March 24th at the Gerald W Lynch Theater (524 W 59th St, New York, NY 10019, USA). Join us at the 68th annual Israeli Folk Dance Festival. A full day of celebration with performance, including members of The Vanaver Caravan and the  Youth Company at 3:00 pm. For more information click here.