Brooklyn Get Down Music Festival

  • Where: Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY , new-york
  • 2016-07-28 00:00 UTC When: 7/28/2016
 
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The Brooklyn Get Down Festival will welcome an impressive roster of the world’s most acclaimed dance music DJs and singing artists for its launch season, which will also include a screening of the lauded dance party/festival film Hands To The Sky; panel discussions featuring an array of artists, executives, influencers and culture creators; and an indoor/outdoor art installation exploring the boundaries of dance-music culture, intellect and spirit. The four-day festival kicks off Thursday, July 28, and is produced by Hands to the Sky Productions, in partnership with The Center for Arts and Culture – Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. “Dance music has always been about bringing people together,” said Domingo Canate, founder of the Brooklyn Get Down Festival. “We’re looking forward to welcoming people of all hues and stripes in that spirit: for the love of music, for the love of dance, for the love of art and love itself. The Brooklyn Get Down Festival is going to be like a soulful family reunion.” Following is a preliminary schedule of festival events: Thursday, July 28, 2016 7PM - OPENING RECEPTION - Skylight Gallery Art Exhibit will be on view from Thursday, July 28, Tue to Sun, 1 – 6PM with Twilight Thursdays 1 – 9PM Friday, July 29, 2016 7PM - TALK | Pre-Film Conversation - West Plaza 8PM - FILM | Screening: Hands to the Sky. A music-driven documentary exploring the uplifting, spirited phenomenon of urban outdoor house music parties Saturday, July 30, 2016 1PM TALK | What About the Dance (Spirit)? | Skylight Gallery 3 – 10PM Brooklyn Get Down | Outdoor Amphitheater | DJ Sets 3 – 5PM - KIDS | Children’s House Party - ages 4 to 9 | Dance Studio 1 – 8PM - VENDORS | Restoration Plaza Sunday, July 31, 2016 1PM - TALK | TITLE TBD | Skylight Gallery 3PM – 8PM Brooklyn Get Down | Outdoor Amphitheater | DJ Sets 1 – 8PM - VENDORS | Restoration Plaza About Hands To The Sky Productions Hands To The Sky Productions is a Queens, New York-based production company dedicated to developing filmed entertainment and events focused on the House Music movement and underground music culture. About Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the nation's first community development corporation, partners with residents and business to improve the quality of life of Central Brooklyn by fostering economic self-sufficiency; creating healthy, stable families; promoting the arts and culture; and transforming the neighborhood into a safe, vibrant place to live, work and visit. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, Restoration is a dynamic institution that creates significant, sustainable and demonstrable impact in improving the wellbeing of local residents and business. #BrooklynGetDown #RestorationPlaza #HandsToTheSky #Brooklynevents #Housemusic #Dancemusic #worldevents #Africandance #Danceafrica #outdoorevents

 
 
 
 
 
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