Founded by the trailblazing choreographer Joan Myers Brown in 1970, PHILADANCO returns to the Bandshell for the first time in more than a decade with a program tailor-made for a hot summer night in the park. The evening will feature three pieces originally performed in the dynamic project James Brown: Get on the Good Foot, a Celebration in Dance, Thang Dao’s Bewildered, Ronald K. Brown’s Think, and There Was...There Is a Time by Abdel Salaam, along with a piece by Christopher Huggins and the New York premiere of Between the Lines by Francisco Gella.

Joan Myers Brown has been engaged in shattering barriers for African Americans in contemporary dance nearly her whole life. Along with founding Philadanco and the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts, she serves as honorary chairperson for the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD), an organization she established in 1991, and founded the International Conference of Black Dance Companies in 1988. Inherent in Philadanco’s mission is a commitment to empowering youth with leadership and development skills — an ethos close to BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival’s heart.

Friends Member Seating & Tent Access

Friends Seating: Front seats open to Seat-Pass and Tent-Pass members 
Friends Tent: Open to Tent-Pass members
Sponsor Tent: Open to Tent-Pass members

Venue Information:

The BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival is one of New York City's longest running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals and is held every summer at the Prospect Park Bandshell. View seating arrangements here.

All Performances Rain or Shine. In the event of dangerous weather we will be communicating updates on our website, Facebook, and Twitter.

Doors open one hour prior to performance unless otherwise noted.