Life’s gorgeous expanse was at the forefront of this year’s Fire Island Dance Festival, expressed through stunning dance and stories, all enhanced by the power of nature as it played out on the scenic backdrop of the waters of the Great South Bay. The longest-running charitable and cultural event in

Dozens of people were killed and hundreds injured when a gunman opened fire at a country music festival in Las Vegas. A shooter near Mandalay Bay Casino opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Killing 50 and injuring 200 people.

A bright summer sun shimmered across the Great South Bay as renowned dance companies, acclaimed choreographers and three standing-room-only audiences came together at this year’s Fire Island Dance Festival on July 14-16, 2017. The 23rd edition of the fundraising and cultural event of the Fire Island

"Rise" choreographed by Charlie Williams for the 2015 Fire Island Dance Festival. Danced By:Karine Plantadit Chase Madigan Adam Perry Logan Schyvynck Jakob Karr, Raymond Matsamura and Adam Perry.

Performed on the shores of the Great South Bay July 15-17, Fire Island Dance Festival raised $655,090 to help ensure those across the country living with HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 and other debilitating illnesses have access to lifesaving medications, counseling, healthy meals, housing and more. Produced b

Project Moves Dance Company shocked the audience at Fire Island Dance Festival 18 as five young dancers began their number wearing signs with homophobic slurs. Committed to sharing a powerful message of human respect and acceptance, the Massachusetts-based dance company ultimate shed the insults an...

Fort Lauderdale is considered to be the Venice of America with an intricate network of intercostal waters that connect with the Atlantic Ocean. During a 4th of July, 2012 cruise Community of Lights captured the fabulous fireworks illuminating the skyline and reflecting on the water as part of the...

After ferrying over to the beach community of Fire Island last summer, we attended the inaugural Fire Island Opera Festival.

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Once-in-a-lifetime pairings of ballet and contemporary luminaries, three remarkable world premieres, an excerpt of a seminal piece that changed the history of modern dance and unpredictable weather conditions marked this year’s sold-out Fire Island Dance Festival on July 20-22, 2018. The 24th editio