Hope Boykin News

World Premieres by Hope Boykin and Lauren Lovette will be presented over two evenings during the ABT Studio Company Winter Festival on Tuesday, February 9 and Wednesday, February 10 at 7 P.M. on American Ballet Theatre’s YouTube channel.

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) at George Mason University, in collaboration with its School of Dance, announced today the official launch of the LIVE Center, also known as The Center for Live Interactive Virtual Education. Conceived and spearheaded by Heritage Professor of Dance Christopher d'Amboise, the LIVE Center is a home for innovative virtual education and collaboration solutions for the School of Dance and all academic units within the College.

On Wednesday, December 9th at 7:30pm ET Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's innovative Ailey Forward virtual holiday season continues with a heartfelt celebration of Ailey's longest tenured dancers Glenn Allen Sims and Linda Celeste Sims.

Last night the premiere of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s “Revelations Reimagined” Opening Night Benefit for the groundbreaking Ailey Forward first-ever virtual holiday season began inspiring viewers around the world with incomparable performances introduced by Artistic Director Robert Battle and Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison.

Celebrating the trailblazing spirit that has propelled American Ballet Theatre for eight decades, ABT has announced a program that exemplifies innovation and inclusion. ABT Today: The Future Starts Now will feature the Company’s world-class dancers in four World Premiere performances on Monday, November 23 at 7 P.M. EST on ABT’s YouTube Channel.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will further a cherished legacy of uplifting and uniting audiences across the globe with a free virtual engagement celebrating six decades of Revelations. Extending from December 2 - 31, 2020, the season will feature a variety of special programs each available online for a one-week period and open to all.

World Premieres by Gemma Bond, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Christopher Rudd and Pam Tanowitz are planned for digital release in Autumn 2020, it was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.

On the heels of announcing its 52nd Season, NBT Beyond Walls: Building the Future Now! Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre has announced more details for the first series of events, Unbought & Unbossed: Reclaiming Our Vote.

Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre (NBT) announces Fall 2020 programming for its 52nd Season, a?oeNBT Beyond Walls: Building The Future Now!a?? In response to the devastating impact of COVID-19, this season's fall line-up is composed of a series of original commissioned and digitally devised theatrical works that builds upon founder and CEO Emerita Dr. Teer's a?oeA Letter to The Future.a??

Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, has announced new initiatives and partnerships that collectively support performing artists and their creative process.

The Ailey organization continues to carry forward Alvin Ailey's pioneering legacy of not only entertaining but uniting, empowering and educating through Ailey All Access.

Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center is collaborating with beloved dance company Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to bring fans a very special presentation of the Ailey company’s seminal masterpiece, Revelations. 

92Y has announced the premiere screening of ...a movement. Journey., a specially commissioned dance film directed and choreographed by Hope Boykin on Saturday, August 29 at 7 pm ET. The date marks what would have been Charlie Parker's 100th birthday, and is part of Charlie Parker: Now's the Time - Celebrating Bird at 100.

Leading up to Birda??s 100th birthday and throughout the year, the celebration will encompass a series of releases spanning a variety of media and perspectives in order to explore the full span of his inestimable legacy.

Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim has announced August premieres for Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions.

Today (July 24) in live streaming: Megan Hilty visits Backstage Live, Sierra Boggess returns to Stars in the House, and so much more!

BalletX, Philadelphia's Premier Contemporary Ballet Company, will celebrate its 15th Anniversary in the 2020-2021 Season with 15 short and feature dance films by choreographers from around the world, streaming virtually only with the company's new digital subscription series, BalletX Beyond.

The Ailey organization continues to further Alvin Ailey's legacy of using dance to lift spirits and positively impact lives with Ailey All Access. Since March 30th, the free online initiative has reached millions across the globe offering weekly series of performances of full length works from the repertory, Ailey Extension dance and fitness classes, and original short films created by the Ailey dancers, and other especially created content.

For over six decades, The Ailey organization has brought people together using dance as a vehicle to educate, inspire and enlighten. During these unprecedented times, the Company has reached out to audiences and connected with over 22 million people audiences through Ailey All Access.

Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, has announced July premieres for Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions.