Kaatsbaan Cultural Park presents a New Work Preview from The Bang Group in Studio 2, Studio Complex, on Friday, February 20, 2026, at 6 PM. Tickets are free and can be reserved here.

The Bang Group, directed by choreographer David Parker and dancer Jeffrey Kazin, is known to Kaatsbaan audiences for Nut/Cracked, their humorous reinterpretation of The Nutcracker. Throughout the year, the company creates works that demonstrate a strong commitment to rhythm, utilizing tap dance, body percussion, voice, and movement.

For this New Work Preview, the company will showcase new works-in-progress from a project called Sodbusters. The piece challenges traditional ideas about tap and percussive dance with humor, innovation, gesture, and endless rhythmic experimentation.
Included in these new works is a duet choreographed by Parker and renowned choreographer and educator Sara Hook. The pair have collaborated for decades and are developing a contemporary dance duet exploring the intersection of past and present performances in the bodies of seasoned dancers. With this focus on rhythm, The Bang Group certainly marches to the beat of its own drum!

About Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Kaatsbaan’s mission is to create a remarkable environment for cultural innovation and excellence by providing artists at all career stages with creative residencies in state-of-the-art facilities, and offering audiences and communities annual festivals, educational programs, and seasonal events. As both an incubator for creativity and a presenter of world-class artists in dance, theater, music, film, spoken and written word, and culinary and visual arts, Kaatsbaan offers artists access to top-tier dance studios, accommodations, an indoor theater, and outdoor stages. Located on 153 acres near the Hudson River, free from the space and time constraints of urban settings, Kaatsbaan fosters vibrant artistic exploration, creative activity, and achievement—just two hours north of New York City.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park is dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts. We aim to present, promote, and embrace programming that truly reflects our society. We encourage a diverse range of individuals to participate in our programs and to join our Board and Staff, and we are committed to being inclusive of all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic background, or physical or mental ability.