Fire Island Dance Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary edition July 18-20, 2014, with artistry, gravity-defying movement, romance and remembrance, raising a record-shattering $533,860 for Dancers Responding to AIDS.
The festival, performed outdoors on the shores of the Great South Bay in Fire Island Pines, included the world premieres of works choreographed by Joshua Bergasse, Marcelo Gomes, Nick Kenkel, Patrick Makuakāne and Troy Schumacher. During the festival's 20 years, 48 new works have had their world premieres at Fire Island Dance Festival.
The festival featured 48 professional dancers entertaining sold-out crowds with ballet, modern, Broadway and even traditional Hawaiian dance.
