BWW Dance Top Stories You Might Have Missed 3/24 - Cirque du Soleil's OVO and More!

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

Phoenix Youth Ballet Theatre, a pre-professional non-profit program sponsored by Arizona Dance Artistry, is scheduled to premier their spring production, GISELLE, this May. And although the dancers and teachers are engrossed in choreography, costumes and other production-related tasks, they're also working to share their passion with the local community and young girls who may have an interest in dance and storytelling through movement with a new program aimed towards Girl Scouts.. (more...)

2) BWW Review: THE ASHLEY BOUDER PROJECT Shines with Versatility
by Christina Pandolfi - March 20, 2017

On March 17 2017, excitement buzzed at the Peter Norton Symphony Space during the season premiere of The Ashley Bouder Project. A powerful collective that celebrates the beauty and strength of female dancers (and the resilient support of their male counterparts!) the showcase more than proved Bouder's mantra that At This Dance, Women Take the Lead.. (more...)

3) Genus Makes North American Debut Presented With TARANTELLA & SELF And SOUL & THE CONCERT, 3/29
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced casting for the North American premiere of Genus choreographed by Wayne McGregor.. (more...)

4) BWW Review: Gauthier Dance/Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart Brings Nijinski to New York City
by Rose Marija - March 17, 2017

Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart. (more...)

5) BWW Interview: Dante Brown and the DB/WD WORKSHOP
by Caryn Cooper - March 16, 2017

Dante Brown/Warehouse Dance (DB/WD) will be hosting its first annual workshop May 19-21, 2017 at the Gowanus Loft in Brooklyn, NY. Over the course of three days, professional artists (ages 18 and over) will be able to interact with a range of choreographers who are leaders in the dance community, making provocative work. The artists will lead a workshop based on their choreographic interests as well as share excerpts of their work in an evening performance. Partial proceeds from the program will be donated to the Black Lives Matter movement.. (more...)

6) Centenary Stage Company's 2017 Dance Festival Continues with MOE- TION DANCE THEATER
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017

Centenary Stage Company's 2017 Dance Festival continues with a celebration of the 10 year anniversary of Moe-tion Dance Theater on Sunday, March 26 at 4pm in the Lackland Performing Arts Center. Moe-tion Dance Theater was established in 2007. As one of New Jersey's premier dance companies. Moe-tion Dance Theater is under the artistic direction of Maureen Glennon who has been teaching dance since the age of sixteen and continues to share her love of dance with a new generation of dancers. The company is dedicated to experimenting and creating new forms of expression. Moe-tion Dance Theater is known for their diverse repertory and site- specific work. They have performed at numerous festivals, showcases and venues throughout the tri- state area including DUMBO Dance Festival, Cool NY Dance Festival, 2016 Mason Gross Summer Series, SWEAT Outdoors Festival, Outlet Dance Project at Grounds for Sculpture and many other astounding performances throughout the tri- state. The company performed 'Comical Twins...ACTIVATE!!" a collaborative dance evening with Pascal Rekoert's company, Flexicurve at the Gershwin Hotel in NYC.. (more...)

7) HAMILTON Dance Captains Join Chicago Dance Month Celebration
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2017

Audience Architects, the leading service organization for building and engaging dance audiences in Chicago, kicks off the fifth annual Chicago Dance Month with a FREE Opening Celebration Monday, April 3 from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in the Aon Grand Ballroom on Navy Pier.. (more...)

8) BWW Review: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL'S OVO at HEB Center In Cedar Park is Family Friendly Thrills and Laughs
by Frank Benge - March 17, 2017

Cirque du Soleil's OVO, currently playing at the HEB Center in Cedar Park is an immersive family friendly evening of acrobatic thrills wrapped up is a sweet and funny clown bug love story. The show is a look at an insect ecosystem teeming with life. The acrobats are dressed as insects and the acts, which are tied together by the clowns storylines of looking for the egg and the lady bug's suitors, results in a non-stop story of insects working, playing, fighting and looking for love. Among the exciting visuals in this fast paced dazzler of an entertainment are foot jugglers who, as ants, juggle gigantic kiwi fruit and ears of corn; trampoline artists dressed crickets leaping off and on a high wall; a silk artist who uses the silks to show a butterfly transforming from cocoon state and trapeze artists in a stunning aerial act. Along the way is also a beautiful and graceful dragonfly hand balancing act and a hilarious moment with a caterpillar.. (more...)

9) Review Roundup: American Ballet Theater's WHIPPED CREAM
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2017

American Ballet Theatre presented the World Premiere of an all-new production of Whipped Cream, a two-act ballet choreographed by Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky, with sets and costumes by artist Mark Ryden. It opened on March 15, 2017 at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California.. (more...)

10) Houston Ballet Promotes Jessica Collado To Principal Dancer
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2017

Houston Ballet is proud to announce that Artistic Director Stanton Welch AM has promoted Jessica Collado to Principal dancer. Formally a First-Soloist, Ms. Collado was promoted on the evening of March 10, 2017 after starring in Stanton Welch's production of Cinderella in the title role.. (more...)