Purelements to Bring Dance of the Diaspora to SummerStage Kids

    NEW YORK, NY, July 10, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- City Parks Foundation's SummerStage Kids festival presents Purelements for a dance performance as part of a free Community Family Day on July 10 at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield. Brooklyn-based performing arts company, Purelements' adult and pre-professional companies head uptown to share a colorful montage of the African-American experience and culture through Hip-Hop, Lindy, Soca and African fusion style music and dance.

"The Purelements family is undoubtedly humbled and honored to be a part of the 2016 SummerStage Kids lineup of performers. As this year marks the 10th year anniversary for Purelements, we find it exciting that we will start our year as a performing group for one of the most beloved concert series this side of the Eastern Seaboard. The Purelements family of artists will share from our hearts the craft that we have been blessed to express!," says Purelements Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Lakai Worrell.

Other SummerStage Kids acts featured in the Community Family Day lineup include Justin Roberts & The Not Ready for Naptime Players, Mister G, Finding Neverland and the Gizmo Guys. For full details on the lineup, visit http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/event/-justin-roberts-the-not-ready-for-naptime-players-mister-g-finding-neverland-purelements-gizmo-guys/.

The show is scheduled for Sunday, July 10th at 3pm at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, located at 14 E 71st St, New York, NY 10021. Gates open at 2pm. Admission is FREE and open to the public.

For press inquiries on Purelements' performance at SummerStage Kids and media passes to cover the event, please contact Jasu Sims at [email protected]. For press assets, visit https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hmyv1z9ty1lnamd/AAB9vf_bnsYxbmcfW8ituljia?dl=0. To connect with Purelements, follow the company on Twitter at @Purelements and on YouTube @Purelements. Join the Purelements Facebook community and follow the conversation online at #Purelements and #SummerStage16.

ABOUT PURELEMENTS
Purelements: an Evolution in Dance ("PE") is a 501(c) (3) performing arts organization founded in 2006, by Kevin A. Joseph and Lakai Worrell. The mission of PE is to use multiple facets of the performing arts as educational tools to evolve and transform the individuals and communities it serves, and to present dynamic performances that are socially relevant and impactful. PE's mission unfolds through an art-in-education program, a performing arts program and its professional and pre-professional dance companies. To learn more about Purelements, visit purelements.org.

ABOUT SUMMERSTAGE KIDS
SummerStage Kids is supported by Disney. Additional support is provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the NYC City Council. Additional funding generously provided by NYC Council Member Mark Levine and NYC Council Member Margaret Chin. The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre and CityParks PuppetMobile are supported by Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, The Prescott Fund for Children and Youth, and The Weininger Foundation.


ABOUT CITY PARKS FOUNDATION
City Parks Foundation is the only independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to offer programs in public parks throughout the five boroughs of New York City. At City Parks Foundation, we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through sports, arts, community development, and education programs for all New Yorkers. Our programs and community building initiatives -- located in more than 300 parks, recreation centers, and public schools across the city -- reach 425,000 people each year. Our ethos is simple: we believe thriving parks reflect thriving communities. For more information, please visit http://www.cityparksfoundation.org.

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