When fear is a raging bull
Date: 1 Oct 2022
Local Start Time: 1:00pm
Location: Charging Bull, Bowling Green, Lower Manhattan
Amal, strolling down the lower end of Broadway, is suddenly confronted by a charging bull. And then it gets worse. She is charged by a whole herd of raging bulls. How will she find the courage to face them?
A dance performance created by Samar Haddad King’s Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre.
Dance performance
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Outdoor
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Charging Bull, Bowling Green
All of Amal’s events are suitable for children and families
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Little Amal Walks NYC is a co-production between The Walk Productions and St. Ann’s Warehouse in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Between 14 September – 2 October Amal will be welcomed at 55 events across the five boroughs of New York City.
Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre
Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre (YSDT) creates invigorating performance and education programs that expand access to – and promote understanding through – the arts. Founded in 2005 by Samar Haddad King in NYC, YSDT has a repertoire of 30+ original works performed across NYC at venues such as Downtown Dance Festival, Gibney, Harlem Stage, Joyce SoHo, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Queens Museum and more; regionally; and abroad in 11 countries across four continents, including festivals such as Nuit Blanche (Belgium), Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival (Palestine), SIDance (South Korea), Spring Festival (Tunisia), Theater der Welt, Theaterformen (Germany) and Theater Spektakel (Switzerland). Since 2011, the company has worked transnationally between NYC and Palestine, and is committed to uniting diverse artists and audiences in the creative process, rooted in the belief that art should be liberating, transformative, and accessible to all.
The Movement Creative
The Movement Creative is a nomadic movement studio in New York City that blends the ethos and practice of parkour with skills and lessons from other movement disciplines. We use games, movement challenges, and group activities to build physical strength and mental connection with our bodies. Our mission is to build a community through movement where friendship and trust can be developed through the universal language of movement.
Institute for American Musical Theater (IAMT)
Institute for American Musical Theater (IAMT) is a 2-Year acting, singing, and dancing conservatory taught by some of the most highly sought after working professionals in the industry. Founded in 2015 and located in Washington Heights, NYC; IAMT has grown to become one of the foremost conservatories in the country, with students working on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, tv/film, cruise ships and more around the globe. IAMT prides itself on teaching through community, love and excitement about students being able to share their art in a positive atmosphere. With state-of-the art dance/acting studios, black box theater and film/tv rooms, IAMT offers year-round training in bright open spaces. You can check out IAMT on their website at www.iamusicaltheatre.com or on their Instagram @iamusicaltheatre.
Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet
Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet has been a staple in the Brooklyn community for over 27 years. Creative Outlet has toured the world including the Festival of 2 Worlds: Italy, WACK Festival: London, Acapulco: American Black Film Festival, Seattle: Dance This Festival, Atlanta: National Black Arts Festival, Maryland: MAAFA Festival. Creative Outlet has performed in many prestigious theaters in New York City including the JOYCE Theater, BAM Harvey / Dance Africa, SUMMERSTAGE: Central Park & Marcus Garvey Park, Aaron Davis Hall, Symphony Space, Lincoln
Center, Bryant Park and many others. JGCO has received commissions from The Actor’s Theater, The Paramount Theater, The Martha Graham School, and So You Think You Can Dance. Creative Outlet’s Cultural Arts Program and Young Artist Program has nurtured the next generation of dance artists, many making their way to the Broadway stage, concert dance companies, operas, and on tour with celebrated vocalists.