Crossing
the Line 2009 opens with Le Bal NYC, a
dance party/picnic in Central Park’s East Meadow. Choreographers
from France, including Germaine Acogny, Odile Duboc,
Latifa Laâbissi, and Olivier Dubois present a fresh new
take on the bal populaire, creating short dances
to be taught section by section to the public.
Simultaneously, Omnivore New York, a brigade of innovative
master chefs from both France and New York, reinvent the
idea of the picnic. Samples of Crossing the Line Bento
Boxes will be available, bringing together individual elements
by Inaki Aizpitarte, Pascal Barbot, Alexandre Gauthier, Michel
Bras, David Chang, and Wylie Dufresne.
Bring your own picnic, and join us for this free, family-friendly
celebration in the park.
Schedule:
2pm Dance with Germaine
Acogny, represented by Nora Chipaumire
2:45pm Tasting: American
artisan cheese sampling with cheeses selected by Anne Saxelby
of Saxelby Cheeses; Free Dancing
3pm Dance with Latifa
Laâbissi
3:45pm Tasting: Chocolate
and Bread; bread by Bruno Dinel, baker in Strasbourg, France;
Free Dancing
4pm Dance with Odile
Duboc
4:45pm Distribution
of Bento Boxes with components made by French and American
master chefs including Inaki Aizpitarte, Pascal Barbot, Alexandre
Gauthier, Michel Bras, David Chang, and Wylie Dufresne; Free
Dancing
5pm Dance with Olivier
Dubois
5:45pm Free Dancing/Wrap
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