Festival favorites, dance legends and emerging companies and choreographers alike will join forces at this summer’s Fire Island Dance Festival on July 20-22 in Fire Island Pines, NY. Produced by and benefiting Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Fire Island Dance Festival will bring acclaimed dance from an array of styles to a picturesque waterfront stage on the Great South Bay. Among the diverse dance companies and choreographers to be featured are: Choreographer Gemma Bond, presenting Depuis le Jour, a pas de deux performed by American Ballet Theatre principals Devon Teuscher and Cory Stearns; Caleb Teicher & Company, performing Hullabaloo, an energetic piece that premiered at Broadway Cares’ Easter Bonnet Competition this spring. Camille A Brown & Dancers, sharing New Second Line, a celebration of the spirit and culture of the people of New Orleans and their resilience after Hurricane Katrina; Cirio Collective, premiering a new work performed by Boston Ballet principal Paul Craig and American Ballet Theatre soloist Blaine Hoven. Celebrated theatre choreographer James Kinney, premiering a new work performed by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre’s Michael Francis McBride and Samuel Lee Roberts; Paul Taylor Dance Company, sharing an excerpt of Aureole, a lighthearted and romantic piece that has become a signature solo work of Taylor’s; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre’s Jamar Roberts, choreographing a premiere featuring four fellow Ailey dancers; British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, sharing a duet performed by former New York City Ballet principal Robert Fairchild and American Ballet Theatre soloist Calvin Royal III. Through their generous support, Fire Island Dance Festival attendees have helped ensure that those in need throughout the New York area and in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., receive lifesaving medications, nutritious meals, counseling and emergency financial assistance. Josh Prince will kick off the festival Friday night with his Broadway Dance Lab, a choreography incubator for theatre artists.The dance continues with three Fire Island Dance Festival performances: the opening performance on Saturday, July 20, at 5:00 pm (cocktails starting at 4:00 PM); the sunset performance on Saturday, July 21, at 7:00 PM (cocktails following); and the closing performance on Sunday, July 22 at 5:00 PM (cocktails following). For more information, please visit Dancers Responding to AIDS at dradance.org. Press contact: Kevin P McAnarney/KPM Associates (212/581-3836)...