19 June - 16 July 2011
The River To River Festival is an annual performing arts festival with events held from June through September in Lower Manhattan, NYC. The festival's programming includes free music, dance, film, and arts events open to the public.
The organization aims to produce "a world-class performing arts festival with a broad sweep of programming and free admission in order to enhance the vitality of cultural life in Lower Manhattan, to support its economic and social health, and to generate new audiences for the arts of our city".
The festival holds events in a variety of public venues that canvas all of Downtown New York - from Chambers Street to the southern tip of Manhattan and across the island from "river to river."
The festival's programming is diverse, featuring many genres of music, dance, film, and art.
The presenting partners are thrilled to share exciting and free arts programming with you throughout this special 10th anniversary season. This year's festival revolves around the theme “Made In New York” and focuses many of the programs on iconic New York artists and institutions.
2011 Performers
From Patti Smith and Laurie Anderson to STREB, Jules Feiffer and an Evening At The Bottom Line the line-up celebrates the creativity and vitality of New York City.
2011 Event Venues
55 Water St.
Battery Park
Castle Clinton
Governor's Island
LentSpace
Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts
One New York Plaza
Rockefeller Park
South Street Seaport
World Financial Center
Zuccotti Park
Directions
By Subway
A, C to Broadway/Nassau
E to World Trade Center
R, W to City Hall, Rector St. or Whitehall St.
J, M, Z to Fulton St. or Broad St.
2, 3 to Park Place, Fulton St. or Wall St.
1 to Recto St. or South Ferry
4, 5 to Brooklyn Bridge, Fulton St., Wall St. or Bowling Green.
6 to Brooklyn Bridge.
History
The River To River festival was founded following September 11, 2001 with the intention of using the arts as a tool for the revitalization of Lower Manhattan.
The 2002 partnership was created between the Alliance for Downtown NY, arts>World Financial Center, Battery Park City Authority, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Port Authority of NY & NJ, and South Street Seaport.
The ethereal Tribute in Light memorial was designed to help lessen the aching loss felt across the country since 9/11. It is a profound symbol of strength, hope and resiliency.
The New Yankee Stadium
New Yankee Stadium is the working title for a new stadium for the New York Yankees, currently under construction. It will open in 2009, replacing the third-oldest stadium in the Major Leagues.
The Bronx
In popular culture 'The Bronx' has often symbolized violence, decay, and urban ruin. In fact, there are guidebooks that say you must never go to the Bronx! Sheer ignorance, that is all we have to say! Interactive Bronx map
Interactive Bronx map
