BWW Dance Top Stories You Might Have Missed This Week - February 24th, 2017

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

The venerable Martha Graham Dance Company, founded 91 years ago in 1926, is thriving anew after getting past protracted legal battles following modern dance pioneer Graham's death and coping with the loss of historical material during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Much of the credit for the success of the current iteration of the troupe goes to Janet Eilber, a former Graham principal who has been at the helm as Artistic Director since 2005. She has instituted a policy of not only presenting Graham's classics but also commissioning fresh visions from today's finest choreographers.. (more...)

2) Russell Janzen and More Promoted at New York City Ballet
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2017

New York City Ballet announced today the promotion of eight of the Company's dancers. Soloist Russell Janzen has been promoted to the rank of principal dancer, and corps de ballet members Sara Adams, Harrison Ball, Emilie Gerrity, Joseph Gordon, Unity Phelan, Troy Schumacher, and Indiana Woodward have been promoted to Soloist.. (more...)

3) Photo Flash: The Washington Ballet Partners with DC Artists & Designers for Design Meets Dance Campaign
by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2017

Today, February 22nd, The Washington Ballet (along with local artists and designers) bring some much needed joy, brightness and life back to DC. Celebrating the city's newest shopping district, CityCenterDC, dancers take over the city streets in a show-stopping, Broadway-worthy production, choreographed by the acclaimed Septime Webre.. (more...)

4) Colorado Ballet Invites Refugees to BALLET MASTERWORKS
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2017

The Colorado Ballet invited approximately 45 to 50 refugee families from five different countries, including Somalia, Yemen, Iraq, Syria and the Republic of the Congo, to experience the production of BALLET MASTERWORKS, despite President Trump's executive orders on immigration.. (more...)

5) Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Return To The Music Center To Perform West Coast Premieres, 3/8-3/12
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2017

The Music Center, L.A.'s performing arts destination, welcomes Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on March 8 - 12, 2017 as part of the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center 2016-2017 season at The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The company will perform three different programs during the five-day engagement.. (more...)

6) The Washington Ballet Announces Bidding for Exclusive Misty Copeland Autographed Pointe Shoes
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2017

As part of the 40th Anniversary of The Washington Ballet (TWB) performance Company, TWB is participating in an ebay auction and is pleased to announce a unique gift package for the balletomane and footwear aficionado: A pair of pointe shoes autographed by Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre principal dancer.. (more...)

7) Theatre Coup d'Etat Presents FIGHT NIGHT: ST. PATRICK'S EDITION
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2017

It's Celebrity Death Match meets Highlander... and it's live.. (more...)

8) YoungArts Kicks Off 2017 Miami Regional Program Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2017

The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) recently announced details for its 2017 regional programs, including a new long-term institutional partnership with the Center for the Art of Performance at University of California Los Angeles (CAP UCLA) that represents YoungArts' deepening roots in the area, and further expands the organization's resources and reach on the West Coast.. (more...)

9) STAGE TUBE: First Look at PINOCCHIO Design Series Video
by Stage Tube - February 23, 2017

In Episode 1 of our video series on the creation of Pinocchio, Set and Costume Designer Colin Richmond walks through his imaginative designs at The National Ballet of Canada's production shop and wardrobe department. Check it out below!. (more...)

10) Ballet Austin To Be Featured As Wallace Foundation's First BUILDING AUDIENCES FOR SUSTAINABILITY Story
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2017

The Wallace Foundation today released the first installment in its Building Audiences for Sustainability (BAS) Stories series that looks at the early-stage efforts of arts organizations in a new Wallace initiative that are seeking to attract new audiences, while retaining the ones they have.. (more...)