The Battery Dance Festival, August 13-August 19

Published: Aug. 6, 2017, 11:07 a.m.

Battery Dance's Artistic Director Jonathan Hollander gives a preview of the annual Battery Dance Festival in Battery Park City, and we hear the story of Hussein Smko, a native of Kurdistan, and the first recipient of The Adel Euro Campaign for Dancers Seeking Refuge. The week-long free festival begins Sunday, August 13. Schedules and more at Batterydance.org