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by Hannah Foster, Sept 6, 2023
Fifty years ago, Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Ballade was performed once, in Portugal, by The Royal Ballet’s New Group, a touring offshoot of the London-based company. It hasn’t been seen since, until now. Ballade is being staged for the first time since 1972 for the September 9–10 opening of Kaatsbaan Cultural Park’s Fall Festival in Tivoli.
By Margaret Fuhrer
Published Sept. 4, 2023
On September weekends head to Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in the Hudson Valley for dance and music performances.
Top 10 Dutchess Events in September
August 21, 2023
The picturesque 153-acre campus at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park provides the wonderfully serene backdrop for the annual Fall Festival. Spread over three weekends, the festival features a series of enchanting dance and musical productions, both indoors at the Black Box Theater and outdoors on the Mountain Stage.
Fall Preview by Sparrow, Sept 01, 2023
Kaatsbaan is a hidden delight of the Hudson Valley: a venue of first-rate dance performance set on 153 acres in Tivoli, with an engrossing sculpture park.
Dance review by Karen Greenspan
Of We, Emily Coates + Emmanuele Phuon
Summer of dance in the Hudson Valley, Catskill and Berkshires
Arts & Culture Desk
Catherine Tharin, June 7, 2023
Artistic Associate Adam Weinert was interviewed as part of this regional dance roundup: A cornucopia of dance is offered this summer in the Hudson Valley, Catskill and Berkshire Mountains. Summer showings, from now through September, range from ballet to belly dance to hip hop to crouched polka, a representation of the variety of dance genres presented by adventurous curators.
Goings On About Town
DANCE: Kaatsbaan Spring Festival
The outdoor stage at Kaatsbaan, set up in the middle of a field in Tivoli, New York, on the grounds of a former horse farm, is a pretty idyllic place to see performances as the light fades beyond the trees.
By Marina Harss
June 5, 2023
36th Annual Dutchess County Executive’s Arts Awards
Kaatsbaan is the recipient of the 36th Annual Dutchess County Executive’s Arts Award for Arts Organization
July 21, 2022
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park wins the 8th Annual Dutchess Tourism Awards of Distinction 2021, in the Arts category
November 4, 2021
“The Culture Lover’s August Guide
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By Alison S. Cohn and Ariana Marsh, Harper’s Bazaar
August 1, 2021
“The Culture Lover’s May Guide”
By Alison S. Cohn and Ariana Marsh, Harper’s Bazaar
May 3, 2021
“Patti Smith to Celebrate Bob Dylan’s 80th Birthday at Outdoor Spring Festival”
By Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone
March 1, 2021
“Stella Abrera, Principal Dancer and Artistic Director, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and Festival”
by Oksana Khadarina, DanceTabs
November 13, 2020
“Kaatsbaan Summer Festival”
by Marina Harss, The New Yorker
“Kaatsbaan Dance Oasis”
by Faye Arthurs, Fjord Reviews
KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK ANNOUNCES SPRING FESTIVAL,
JUNE 2–19, 2023
Featuring performances by The José Limón Dance Company, American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, ETHEL, Curtis J Stewart and a new creation by Emily Coates and Emmanuèle Phuon.
Fall Dance Preview
By Marina Harss
August 5, 2022
“A Haven for Dance with a View of the Catskills”
By The New Yorker
August 20, 2021 (print version August 30, 2021)
“Summer Dance Preview”
By Marina Harss, The New Yorker
May 17, 2021
“This Summer, Get Invigorated With a Live Cultural Performance”
By Julie Besonen, The New York Times
April 2, 2021
“Kaatsbaan Announces Spring Festival”
By The New York Times
December 14, 2020
“Goldman Sachs Alumni Network”
Interview with Sonja Kostich, Chief Executive & Artistic Officer of Kaatsbaan
by Goldman Sachs
November 10, 2020
“Kaatsbaan Cultural Park May Be the Dance Community’s Best-Kept Secret”
by Karen Hildebrand, Dance Business Weekly
October 28, 2020
It wasn’t the Met, but for these two dancers finally back onstage, it was two minutes of amazing.
by Sarah L. Kaufman, The Washington Post
August 12, 2020
Announcing Baryshnikov Arts Center Fellowship, a new partnership
Inaugurated in 2023, the Fellowship takes place at KCP's idyllic 153-acre property in Tivoli, New York, providing 24/7 access to studio space for up to two weeks, roundtrip travel, lodging, and opportunities for BAC Artists to engage with the Hudson Valley community.
National Endowment for the Arts
Podcast interview with Sonja Kostich and Stella Abrera
Interviewed by Josephine Reed
May 31, 2022
“KAATSBAAN SUMMER FESTIVAL: DANCE, OF COURSE, BUT ALSO MUSIC, FILM AND FOOD”
By Lisa Green, Rural Intelligence
August 17, 2021
The Dance Edit Podcast
Podcast interview with Margaret Fuhrer
May 13, 2021
“Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Adds Additional Patti Smith Show, Yo La Tengo, Steve Gunn”
By Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone
April 7, 2021
“A Year Like No Other: 2020 in Pictures”
By The New York Times
December 9, 2020
“Kaatsbaan Summer Festival”
by Marina Harss, The New Yorker
“What Is It Like to Watch Live Dance Again? Amazing”
by Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
August 3, 2020
“In the Hudson Valley: Live Dancers, Real Sweat, Natural Beauty”
by Marina Harss, The New York Times
July 29, 2020
Featured TV News Interviews
September 28, 2020
CNN's Julia Chatterley and Kaatsbaan Chief Executive & Artistic Officer, Sonja Kostich, discuss the recent Kaatsbaan Summer Festival, the arts industry in the time of COVID, and the future of Kaatsbaan.
August 8, 2020
Arthur Chi’en from Fox5 News speaks with Kaatsbaan Artistic Director, Stella Abrera, and Summer Festival Advisory Committee member, Calvin Royal lll about the summer festival.
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