BWW Reviews: JESSICA LANG DANCE Mixes Movement with Graphic Elements
by Frances Steiner
- Mar 30, 2015
Although Jessica Lang Dance was founded in 2011, Artistic Director Jessica Lang is no newcomer to the dance scene. Lang, a disciple of Twyla Tharp, is on the faculty of American Ballet Theatre's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School and has been an active choreographer since 1999. Lang's signature style marries classical movements with a "striking design element." This theme played out through Jessica Lang Dance's performance at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium, an evening co-presented with Washington Performing Arts and City Dance. The graphic component in particular was inconsistent throughout the evening and did not always further Lang's artistic vision.
Fire Island Dance Festival to Return This July to Support DRA
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 25, 2015
Fire Island Dance Festival, the most anticipated cultural event of the season on Fire Island, makes a triumphant return July 17-19, 2015, featuring some of the most exciting and talked-about dance companies in the industry. The festival, produced by and benefiting Dancers Responding to AIDS, is performed outdoors on a picturesque waterfront stage in Fire Island Pines, NY.
ON THE NATURE OF THINGS Runs Now thru 3/27 at American Museum of Natural History
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 26, 2015
In a career spanning more than four decades, the contemporary American choreographer Karole Armitage has been celebrated for blurring the boundaries between dance, music and art. Inspired by disparate, non-narrative sources—from 20th century physics, to 16th century Florentine fashion, to pop culture and new media—the classical dance vocabulary, in her hands, is given a needed shock to its system with speed and fractured lines, abstractions and symmetry countermanded by asymmetry.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 26, 2015
Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in performances of Singin' in the Rain,tonight, March 26, at 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore and Friday, March 27, at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, March 29, at 3 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Ranked by the American Film Institute (AFI) as the No. 1 movie musical of all time, Singin' in the Rain stars Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, and features a lighthearted portrayal of iconic dance and memorable songs, including 'Make 'em Laugh,' 'Fit as a Fiddle' and more. The film will be projected on a large screen above the Orchestra while Maestro Everly leads the BSO in the moving classic score. Please see below for complete program details.
Marcelo Gomes to Lead UK's THE CARMAN at Sadler's Wells, July 14
by Matt Smith
- Mar 24, 2015
New Adventures are delighted to announce that international ballet superstar, Marcelo Gomes will guest star as 'Luca', the title role in the internationally acclaimed and multi-award winning dance thriller "THE CAR MAN" during the four week summer season at Sadler's Wells from 14 July to 9 August 2015. He will alternate the role with the previously announced Jonathan Ollivier and Chris Trenfield; all three dancers worked together last year, sharing the role of 'The Swan' when Marcelo Gomes made his debut with New Adventures in the Tokyo Season of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake. Full Sadler's Wells casting schedule to be announced shortly.
Pacific Northwest Ballet to Present SWAN LAKE, 4/10
by Matt Smith
- Mar 24, 2015
SEATTLE, WA - Pacific Northwest Ballet's Swan Lake, choreographed by Founding Artistic Director Kent Stowell, returns to the McCaw Hall stage as the fifth offering of PNB's 2014-15 season. This beloved story ballet, revered by audiences and dancers alike, is classical ballet at its very best. Sumptuous scenery, costumes, and lighting, and an achingly beautiful Tchaikovsky score, set the stage for the ethereal corps de ballet and the ultimate challenge for ballerinas all over the world—the dual role of Odette, trapped in the body of a white swan until the oath of her true love sets her free; and Odile, the “Black Swan” temptress. With an added performance on opening weekend, Swan Lake runs for nine performances only, from April 10 through 19 at Seattle Center's Marion Oliver McCaw Hall. Tickets start at $30. For more information, contact the PNB Box Office at 206.441.2424, in person at 301 Mercer Street, or online at PNB.org.
YAGP to Host Annual Gala at Lincoln Center
by Tyler Peterson
- Mar 23, 2015
World's largest dance network and international student ballet scholarship audition - YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX – will present its signature “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” annual Gala at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center. The Gala will feature the finalists of the international ballet competition performing alongside today's most celebrated ballet stars – many of whom are alumni of YAGP.
Segerstrom Center to Offer ABT Gillespie School Open House in May
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 20, 2015
It will be a daylong celebration of dance, complete with open classes, studio tours, performances, faculty meet & greets, fun-filled activities and food trucks on the Arts Plaza, as prospective students and their families attend Segerstrom Center's Open House for the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School on Saturday, May 2, 2015.
Tickets to Go on Sale 3/22 for American Ballet Theatre's 2015 Season at the Met
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 20, 2015
American Ballet Theatre's 2015 season at the Metropolitan Opera House, May 11-July 4, will be highlighted by the New York Premiere of an all-new production of The Sleeping Beauty, a revival of Lar Lubovitch's Othello and repertory programs featuring historic works in celebration of the Company's 75th Anniversary Season. Tickets for ABT's Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House go on sale at the box office on Sunday, March 22 at 9:00 A.M.
Ballet Star David Hallberg to Present LEGACY at Lincoln Center, 4/17
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 20, 2015
Celebrated international ballet star, David Hallberg, offers an intimate look at the world-renowned ballet companies as they perform varied and rarely-seen contemporary works, representative of each preeminent institution. Hallberg will introduce each company and share an insider's perspective on the works and the institutions that have left an indelible impression on him as an artist. 'David Hallberg Presents: LEGACY' will take place on April 17, 2015 at 7:00pm at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.
The New York Times 'Look West' Series Comes to Segerstrom Center, 4/1
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 19, 2015
Look West is a new event series that brings game-changing innovators in the arts, media and technology on stage for engaging discussions with The New York Times journalists before live, local audiences in states throughout the Western U.S. The New York Times' Look West series is presented by Bank of the West.
Seven World Premieres and More Highlight New York City Ballet's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 18, 2015
New York City Ballet will open its 2015-16 Season at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, September 22 with eight performances of Peter Martins' production of Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake, through Tuesday, September 29, to launch the Company's 2015 Fall Season, which will continue for four weeks through Sunday, October 18.
Dancer Sylvie Guillem to Be Honoured with Special Award at 2015 Oliviers, April 12
by Matt Smith
- Mar 18, 2015
The internationally acclaimed classical and contemporary dancer Sylvie Guillem will be presented with a Special Award at the Olivier Awards 2015 with MasterCard's ceremony on Sunday 12 April at London's Royal Opera House. The award celebrates Guillem's many achievements over the course of her extraordinary 39 year career.
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