Alonso Guzman Danza worked with Accent Dance to present two works on August 17 as part of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Summer Street’s Dance Festival.

A y D
Choreography:
Alonso Guzman and Dardo Galletto
Music: Phillip Glass
A contemporary work influenced by elements of tango, this male duet explores how one person finds the other in a rapidly changing relationship which requires a fluid, yet technically-demanding, execution.

Sophisticated Lady | World Premiere
Choreography:
Collaboration with Lucia Jackson
Music: Duke Ellington
Lucia Jackson’s musical and choreographic interpretation of jazz classic Sophisticated Lady, rendered as a duet, employs classical and contemporary aesthetics to convey the nostalgia of the era with a modern twist.
Accent Dance, NYC, an education and performance initiative that champions learning and communication through dance, presents Project Connect: Dances to Unify on August 17 as part of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Summer Street’s Dance Festival. A program that represents versatility in movement and diversity at its core, the multi-cultural ensemble will present seven works, three of which will make their premiere to an all-ages New York audience.
Led by a team of professional performance artists from the U.S., Cuba, Spain, Colombia, Argentina, Haiti and…