The city of Rochester, in cooperation with the Multi-Use Cultural Community Center, or MuCCC, is announcing a new initiative to bring the performing arts to areas beyond the Center City.
"Art/Life" is dance, theatre, storytelling, wildlife exhibits, and much more, according to Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, who came up with the idea to bring family friendly "pop-up" performing arts experiences to neighborhood parks and playgrounds.
The performances take place in July and August.
The first takes place tomorrow afternoon at 2 at Edgerton Park with storytelling by Reenah Golden, Delores Radney and Reuben Tap.
Here's the remaining schedule:
. Tuesday, July 22, 7 p.m. - Mounafanyi West African Dance (Merriman/University Park Playground);
. Wednesday, July 30, 6 p.m. - Rochester Latino Theatre Company, Avenue D Players The TruArt Cypher Dancers (Samuel Torres Park);
. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m. - James Ryan's Children's Show with Wildlife Educators Coalition feat. live animals (Meigs/Linden Park);
. Tuesday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m. - DJ Alykhan & The Rochester DJs (Genesee Valley Park, near pool);
. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2 p.m. - Banyok Guimilere Afro Cuban Music (Ontiario Beach Park Bandstand);
. Saturday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m. - Rochester Latino Theatre Company, #Self-E School No. 19 Students, Avenue D. Afro- Caribbean Dancers (Ibero Family Center, 177 Clifford Ave.); and
. Thursday, Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m. - FuturPointe Dance (UR Pedestrian Bridge, Genesee River Trail near UR River Campus).
Here's video from two performers from Young Audiences of Rochester...
http://youtu.be/KCix7dYjgL0