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CHAM! Ritual Dances of Bhutan

Date:Saturday, September 13th - 21st
Time: various (see below)
Location: various (see below)
Cost: Free

Kicking off today, Thirteen monks from the monastery fortress of Trongsa in central Bhutan will perform the mesmeric ritual demon subjugation dances of Vajrayana Buddhism in public spaces in and around New York City. Not much else to say that the video can not describe better. The dances continue throughout the week at various locations (see below).


A schedule follows:

Saturday, September 13
4:00 p.m. performance at Fulton Ferry Landing pier, Brooklyn (DUMBO)
Subway: 2 or 3 to Clark St.; A or C to High St.

Sunday, September 14
2:00 p.m. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
(Unisphere, Queens)
Subway: 7 to Willets Point-Shea Stadium

Monday, September 15
12:30 p.m. performance, Foley Square
(Intersection of Duane Street, Lafayette Street, Centre Street, and Pearl Street)
Subway for Foley Square: 4, 5, 6, J, M, Z to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall

4:00 p.m. performance, South Street Seaport
(Pier 17 and South Street)
Subways for South Street Seaport: 2, 3, 4, 5, J, M, Z to Fulton Street
A, C to Broadway/Nassau, Walk East on Fulton Street to East River

Tuesday, September 16
12:30 p.m. performance, Columbia University, Low Library Plaza
(Entrance: Broadway and 116th)

4:00 p.m. performance, New York Public Library
(Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street)

Wednesday, September 17
12:30 p.m. Brooklyn Borough Hall
(public plaza at base of Borough Hall steps)
Subway to Borough Hall: 4,5 train to Court Street/Borough Hall or A,C, or F train to Jay Street/Borough Hall

Thursday, September 18
1:00 p.m. performance, Columbus Park
(Mulberry Street between Bayard Street and Worth Street)
Subway for Columbus Park: 4, 5, 6, J, M, Z to Brooklyn Bridge

Friday, September 19, Battery Park
Subways for Battery Park: 1 to South Ferry; 4, 5 to Bowling Green; R, W to Whitehall Street

12:30 p.m. performance, Battery Gardens Plaza
(On the harbor, inside Battery Park, opposite from 17 State Street)

3:00 p.m. performance, in front of Castle Clinton
(Enter Battery Park at Broadway and State Street)

5:00 p.m. performance, Battery Place sidewalk
(Corner of Greenwich Street and Battery Place at the entrance of Battery Park)

9:30 p.m. performance, Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, Astoria, Queens
Subway for Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden: N to Astoria Blvd. Walk one block, past Staples, to 24th Ave. and turn left. The Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden will have American and Czech flags in front.

Saturday, September 20
1:00 p.m. performance, Merchants' Gate, Central Park
(Central Park South and Central Park West, across from Columbus Circle)
Subway for Merchants' Gate: A, C, 1, 9, B, D to Columbus Circle/59th Street

5:30 p.m. performance, Socrates Sculpture Park, Astoria, Queens
Subway for Socrates Sculpture Park: N or W to Broadway (in Queens)

Sunday, September 21
11:00 a.m. performance, Liberty Island (Flag Pole Plaza)
Liberty Island is accessible by ferry service only. Purchase round-trip ferry tickets at the Statue Cruises ticket booth inside Castle Clinton National Monument in Battery Park or at the Statue Cruises website.

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