Once-in-a-lifetime pairings of ballet and contemporary luminaries, three unmissable world premieres, an excerpt of a seminal piece that changed the history of modern dance and unpredictable weather conditions marked the sold-out Fire Island Dance Festival on July 20-22, 2018.
The charitable event of the Fire Island summer, which takes place in the Pines, included the world premieres of three works. Since the festival began in 1995, 64 works have premiered at Fire Island Dance Festival.
The exhilarating weekend of dance set a fundraising record for the eighth year in a row, raising $604,103. In its 24 editions, Fire Island Dance Festival has raised more than $6.1 million to ensure the most vulnerable among us in New York City and across the country have access to lifesaving medications, counseling, healthy meals and supportive housing.
