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Mr. Trusnovec, from Yaphank, New York began dancing at age six. He graduated from the Long Island High School for the Arts, and in 1992 was honored by YoungARTS and named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. In 1996, he earned a B.F.A. in Dance Performance from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Trusnovec spent two years in Taylor 2 and became a member of PTDC in 1999. He has appeared with Cortez & Co. Contemporary/Ballet, Corbin Dances and in works by Margie Gillis, Christopher Gillis and Peter Sparling. Mr. Trusnovec was the recipient of a 2006 Bessie Award and was honored with a 2016 "Positano Premia La Danza" Dancer of the Year Award.

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Dance On Camera And Film At Lincoln Center Announce Lineup For 2024 DANCE ON CAMERA Festival, February 9�"12


Dance On Camera and Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) present the 52nd edition of the Dance on Camera Festival from February 9 to 12, 2024.

VIDEO: Watch Highlights from Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theatre's 2023 Season


Watch highlights from Axelrod Contemporary Ballet's Architects of Dance and the Polar Express here!

Molissa Fenley And Company To Present A Collection Of New And Recent Dances At Roulette


Molissa Fenley and Company presents 'From the Light, Between the Lamps,' a collection of new and recent dances at Roulette from January 31 to February 3, 2024. Featuring world premieres and live performances by Philip Glass and Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater Presents ARCHITECTS OF DANCE


Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT), the Jersey Shore's professional ballet company, will present a one-night-only special event, “Architects of Dance,” featuring the Company in choreography by some of the greatest modern dancers of our time who will also perform on the program, on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., in the Atrium at Bell Works Studio in Holmdel, New Jersey.

Feature: The 2023 Season at San Francisco Ballet Left Memories to Last a Lifetime


BroadwayWorld takes a look back at highlights from San Francisco Ballet's just-concluded 2023 season.

 Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater Presents ARCHITECTS OF DANCE in May


 Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT), the Jersey Shore's professional ballet company, will present a one-night-only special event, “Architects of Dance,” featuring the Company in choreography by some of the greatest modern dancers of our time who will also perform on the program, on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., in the Atrium at Bell Works Studio in Holmdel, New Jersey.

Axelrod PAC Presents ARCHITECTS OF DANCE On April 1


Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT) will present ARCHITECTS OF DANCE, a one-night-only concert featuring four world premieres on April 1 at 8:00 p.m. at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center.

Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater Presents Five World Premieres Over Two Days in April


Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT) presents five world premieres with two diverse and dynamic programs, WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY? and ARCHITECTS OF DANCE on April 1-2, at Axelrod Performing Arts Center.

The Dance On Camera Festival Announces Line-Up For 2023 Festival


Dance Films Association (DFA) and Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) present the 51st edition of the Dance on Camera Festival from February 10 to 13, 2023. The four-day festival features 13 programs with a total of 30 new films selected from over 290 submissions representing 35 countries. Dance on Camera, the longest-running dance film festival in the world, takes place at Film at Lincoln Center. The festival is programmed by the Dance Films Association.

The 50th Dance on Camera Festival Announces Line-up for 2022 Festival


Dance Films Association and Film at Lincoln Center announced today the complete lineup for the 50th edition of the Dance on Camera Festival, running February 11-14, 2022. The 50th Dance on Camera Festival will be presented in person at the Walter Reade Theater at Film at Lincoln Center, marking the festival’s return to fully in-person programming.

Nominees For The 2021 Bessie Awards Announced


Award categories include Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performer, Outstanding Revival, Outstanding Music Composition or Sound Design, Outstanding Visual Design, and Outstanding Breakout Choreographer/

The American Dance Festival & North Carolina Museum of Art Partner to Present TOGETHER WE DANCE


The American Dance Festival and the North Carolina Museum of Art have partnered to present Together We Dance, an outdoor festival in the Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park from September 9 to 16.

Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater Will Perform THREE'S A CROWD This Summer


 This original program, curated by AXCBT company director Gabriel Chajnik, includes iconic masterpieces by Paul Taylor and Martha Graham and premieres new dance pieces by members of New York City Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, and The Juilliard School. 

AXCBT Brings THREE'S A CROWD To Bell Works


Dance enthusiasts will have to wait until the fall to travel to Manhattan to see the return of most of the country's top companies. In the meantime, the NYC dance world is coming to the Garden State. 

The 49th Dance On Camera Festival Lineup Announced


Dance Films Association and Film at Lincoln Center announced today the complete lineup for the 49th edition of the Dance on Camera Festival, running July 16-18, 2021.

Audiences to Return to The Joyce with Benefit Performances of STATE OF DARKNESS


For the first time in 15 months, The Joyce Theater Foundation will host live audiences inside its iconic Chelsea home later this spring, from June 16-20. The Joyce announced today that it will present six benefit performances of Molissa Fenley’s acclaimed tour de force solo, State of Darkness.

The Annenberg Center Presents World Premiere Of Site-Specific Work By Matthew Neenan


The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents its last livestream of the season featuring the world premiere of re-entering by choreographer Matthew Neenan, Thursday, May 27 at 7 PM.

The Joyce Theater Foundation Presents Encore of STATE OF DARKNESS By Molissa Fenley


The Joyce Theater Foundation announced today plans to stream encores of its recent digital presentation of Molissa Fenley’s dynamic and exhilarating 1988 work State of Darkness, performed by seven extraordinary dancers -- Jared Brown, Lloyd Knight, Sara Mearns, Shamel Pitts, Annique Roberts, Cassandra Trenary, and Michael Trusnovec.

VIDEO: The Joyce Presents First Live Performance Since March, STATE OF DARKNESS


The Joyce will present the first live performances from its iconic Chelsea home since the mandated shut-down began alongside its popular Choreographers & Cocktails series of events, celebrated for bringing together dance lovers and artists.

The Joyce Presents First Live Performance Since March: STATE OF DARKNESS With Sara Mearns & More


The Joyce will present the first live performances from its iconic Chelsea home since the mandated shut-down began alongside its popular Choreographers & Cocktails series of events, celebrated for bringing together dance lovers and artists.

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