BWW Dance Top Stories You Might Have Missed 5/26 - Vote in the BWW Awards!

Happy Friday, BWW Dance! Here are the top dance stories from around the BroadwayWorld you might have missed this week!

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1) Bryant Park presents A Month of Contemporary Dance
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2017

Fresh and original, innovative artists showcase exhilarating works, modern dance curated by Tiffany Rea-Fisher and ballet curated by Donna Salgado.. (more...)

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2) The Hypocrites' Immersive PIRATES OF PENZANCE and More Set for NYU Skirball's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2017

NYU Skirball's 2017-18 season will feature over 45 unique presentations by some of the world's leading provocateurs, artists and activists, performing unconventional and often controversial works in varied spaces throughout the Skirball Center - turning the lobby, dressing rooms, hallways and backstage areas into centers of creativity.. (more...)

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3) BWW Interview: Choreographer Denis Jones on Tony Nomination and MARY POPPINS at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Bob Rizzo - May 19, 2017

Tony-nominee Denis Jones talks HOLIDAY INN, his journey as a choreographer, and MARY POPPINS at Papermill Playhouse. (more...)

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4) The National Ballet of Canada and The Royal Ballet Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2017

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Kevin O'Hare, Director of The Royal Ballet, today announced that the two companies will collaborate in a unique performance of Robert Binet's The Dreamers Ever Leave You in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. Receiving its UK premiere, the ballet will be performed by dancers from both companies in the vast industrial space of The Printworks, Canada Water in London from Thursday, October 12 to Friday, October 13, 2017.. (more...)

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5) SWAN LAKE Principal Casting Announced! Six Debuts, Heather Ogden Returns to the Stage
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2017

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the principal casting for Swan Lake with six exciting debuts. Celebrating its 140th anniversary, Swan Lake closes the National Ballet's 65th anniversary season at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, June 15 - 25, 2017.. (more...)

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6) Joffrey Academy of Dance to Launch New Conservatory Program This Fall
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2017

The Joffrey Ballet has announced the launch of a new Joffrey Conservatory Program within the Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, beginning September 2017.. (more...)

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7) BWW Review: ABT's DON QUIXOTE Fires Up The 2017 Spring Season
by Christina Pandolfi - May 22, 2017

It takes the perfect spark to light a match, and on Thursday May 18, 2017, that spark was Soloist Christine Shevchenko. Replacing a temporarily injured Gillian Murphy, her rendition of Kitri was the cherry on top of the already delicious sundae that is Petipa's 'Don Quixote,' presented during the company's first week of spring performances at their Metropolitan Opera House residency. The ability to adapt, adjust, and make something your own is a rare gift that so often gets taken for granted. But it's exactly that nuance that let Shevchenko - and the entire production - shine like the brightest star in the sky.. (more...)

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8) Ivo van Hove, Diane Paulus and More Line Up for BAM's 2017 Next Wave Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2017

Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), today announced programming for the 2017 Next Wave Festival. The festival runs from September 14 through December 16 and comprises 31 dance, music, opera, theater, physical theater, and performance art engagements in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Harvey Theater, and BAM Fisher. Scroll down for the full lineup!. (more...)

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9) Miami City Ballet Welcomes New Leadership This Spring
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2017

As Miami City Ballet's new fiscal year kicks off on May 1, new leaders will take the helm to continue the growth of one of South Florida's major cultural institutions.. (more...)

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10) American Ballet Theatre to Present MARK RYDEN: THE ART OF WHIPPED CREAM Exhibition
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2017

American Ballet Theatre presents Mark Ryden: The Art of Whipped Cream, an exhibition of work by pop-surrealist Mark Ryden, on view in the Arnold and Marie Schwartz Gallery Met at the Metropolitan Opera House, May 19-July 8, 2017. The exhibition, organized by the Paul Kasmin Gallery, features drawings, sketches and paintings created for American Ballet Theatre's new production of Whipped Cream.. (more...)

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