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Thunderbird American Indian Dancers

Opening Date: Jan 12, 2024

Closing Date: Jan 21, 2024

Running Time: 01:30

Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
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Theater for the New City

155 First Ave New York, NY 10003

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Theater for the New City presents its 49th annual Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Pow-Wow and Dance Concert. There will be dances, stories and traditional music from Native Peoples of the Northeast, Southwest and Great Plains regions. The event has become a treasured New York tradition for celebrating our diversity by honoring the culture of our first Americans. TNC donates all proceeds from the event to college scholarship funds for Native American students.

A Pow-Wow is more than just a spectator event: it is a joyous reunion for native peoples nationwide and an opportunity for the non-Indian community to voyage into the philosophy and beauty of Native culture. Traditionally a gathering and sharing of events, Pow-Wows have come to include spectacular dance competitions, exhibitions and enjoyment of traditional foods.

Throughout the performance, all elements are explained in depth through detailed introductions by the troupe’s Director and Emcee Louis Mofsie (Hopi/Winnebago). An educator, Mofsie plays an important part in the show by his ability to present a comprehensive view of native culture. He was awarded a 2019 Bessie Award for Outstanding Service to the Field of Dance. In 2017, he was honored, along with Garth Fagan and Martha Myers, with a Lifetime Achievement Award from American Dance Guild.

Highlights will also include a Hoop Dance set to guitar and flute music that will be performed on alternating dates by Marie Ponce (Cherokee and Seminole) and Matt Cross (Kiowa); a Deer Dance (from the Yaqui Tribes of Southern Arizona) with Ciaran Tufford (Mayan/Cherokee) and Carlos Ponce (Mayan), and various ensemble dances: a Grass Dance and Jingle Dress Dance (from the Northern Plains people), a Stomp Dance (from the Southeastern tribes), a Shawl Dance (from the Oklahoma tribes), a Fancy Dance (from the Oklahoma tribes) and a Smoke Dance (from the Iroquois). As the audience enters the theater, they will be serenaded by the Heyna Second Son Singers (various tribes).

Pageantry is an important component of the event, and all participants are elaborately dressed. There is a wealth of cultural information encoded in the movements of each dance. More than ten distinct tribes will be represented in the performance. The dozen-or-so dancers are people of all ages, raging from thirteen-year-old Isabel Cespedes (Mayan) to retirees.

Performance Schedule:

FRIDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY @ 3 PM & 8 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM

At all matinée performances, children ages five to twelve who are accompanied by a ticket-bearing adult are admitted for $1 (adults $15).

TDF Tickets Offers:

TDF member tickets:

Not currently available for this show

Listed atTKTS

n/a

Full-price tickets

$17.50

Accessibility:

Box Office

Counter 43".

Parking

SVI Permit.

Curb Ramps

All corners.

Passenger Loading Zone

Front.

Directions Bus

M15

Restroom

Unisex: Lobby. Lightweight door 33". Stall 66" x 68". Commode 19". Grab bars.

Directions Subway

6 to Astor Place or
L to 1st Ave or
R, W to 8th St .

Seating

Four Theatres: Three on lobby-level (one seating 240, two seating 99 each), one in basement (seats 65). No fixed seating in any of the theaters.

Elevator\Escalator

Elevator: For access to basement theater. Lift for one person using wheelchair and one ambulatory person. Operated with key by house manager.

Telephone

Lobby. Coin slot 61". Cord 29".

Entrance

Ground level. Double doors in series (each 36"). Easy to operate with adequate maneuvering space.

Visual Assistance

None.

Water Fountain

None.

Assisted Listening System

None.

Wheelchair Info

No fixed seating in any of the theaters.

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Public Transportation

Subway Icon

By Subway:

6 to Astor Place or
L to 1st Ave or
R, W to 8th St .

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By Bus:

M15