Igor Stravinsky News

Comedy, tragedy, magic, madness, jealousy, deceit and fantasy all will take center stage at IU Bloomington's Musical Arts Center during Indiana University Opera and Ballet Theater's 2009-2010 season.

Minnesota Dance Theatre's ODYSSEY will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of Ballet Russes with Stravinsky's SACRE DU PRINTEMPS, choreographed by MDT founder Loyce Houlton running April 17-19 and 24-26 at The Lab Theatre.

Rinde Eckert, a writer, composer, performer, director, and finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, will be presented with the 2009 Alpert Award in the Arts in Theatre on Tuesday, May 5 at a private ceremony at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Jazz & Grill in Bel Air, California.

The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street), Times Square's landmark concert venue, is pleased to welcome back the Romulo Larrea Tango Ensemble for the world premiere of SPOTLIGHT ON TANGO on Friday, June 5 at 8:00PM. This dance performance and musical concert follows the successful tour of Tango First Century and an acclaimed, sold out performance at The Town Hall.

The Pittsburgh Dance Council is proud to present two spectacularly innovative works, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and The Rite of Spring, performed by Montreal-based Compagnie Marie Chouinard on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. at the Byham Theater. About Compagnie Marie Chouinard Quebec native Marie Chouinard has always been fascinated by the body as a vehicle for art and as art itself, striving to depict the body's power, in form and function, as well as the silence and breath that make up the invisible facets of life.

roadway Musicals of 1931 on Monday, March 31st, and was presented by The Town Hall (Executive and Artistic Director Lawrence Zucker). Now in its ninth season, the critically acclaimed Broadway By The Year series is known for great singing and spectacular Broadway dancing. The series is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall.

Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus), Mara Davi (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Kerry O'Malley (White Christmas) will join the cast of Broadway Musicals of 1931 on MONDAY, MARCH 30th, which is presented by The Town Hall (Executive and Artistic Director Lawrence Zucker). Now in its ninth season, the critically acclaimed Broadway By The Year® series is known for great singing and spectacular Broadway dancing. The series is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall.

Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus), Mara Davi (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Kerry O'Malley (White Christmas) will join the cast of Broadway Musicals of 1931 on MONDAY, MARCH 30th, which is presented by The Town Hall (Executive and Artistic Director Lawrence Zucker). Now in its ninth season, the critically acclaimed Broadway By The Year® series is known for great singing and spectacular Broadway dancing. The series is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall.

Minnesota Dance Theatre's ODYSSEY will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of Ballet Russes with Stravinsky's SACRE DU PRINTEMPS, choreographed by MDT founder Loyce Houlton running April 17-19 and 24-26 at The Lab Theatre.

The Rose Theater's main stage will spring to life with magic and mystery as the Omaha Theater Ballet presents The Firebird, April 2-11. Audiences will be spellbound by the artistry and talent demonstrated by Nebraska's only professional ballet company during this unforgettable dance event.

The Town Hall (Executive and Artistic Director Lawrence Zucker) continues its ninth season of the critically acclaimed Broadway By The Year? series with the Broadway Musicals of 1931 on MONDAY, MARCH 30th. The series is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall.

In a hectic world, people seek peace. For their March 15th concert, aptly titled 'Serenity,' Orchestra Seattle and the Seattle Chamber Singers present Beethoven's bucolic sixth symphony, Vaughan Williams' intensely personal Serenade to Music and Stravinsky's other-worldly Le Baiser de F?e. Each musical selection was specifically chosen for this concert because it comes from a place of peace and love; transporting the listener with calm, serene beauty.

In a hectic world, people seek peace. For their March 15th concert, aptly titled ?Serenity,? Orchestra Seattle and the Seattle Chamber Singers present Beethoven?s bucolic sixth symphony, Vaughan Williams? intensely personal Serenade to Music and Stravinsky?s other-worldly Le Baiser de F?e. Each musical selection was specifically chosen for this concert because it comes from a place of peace and love; transporting the listener with calm, serene beauty.

The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street), Times Square's landmark concert venue, is pleased to present award-winning and Grammy-nominated fiddler Natalie MacMaster on Saturday, March 14 at 8:00PM. Tickets are on sale now for $50 and $45. All tickets for The Town Hall shows are available through TicketMaster, 212-307-4100, or www.ticketmaster.com, or by visiting The Town Hall Box Office between noon and 6PM (except Sundays) at 123 West 43rd Street, 212-840-2824.

Thomas W. Morris, artistic director of the Ojai Music Festival and Ojai's 2009 music director eighth blackbird have announced the final programming for the 2009 Ojai Music Festival, which takes place from Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, June 14, 2009. This season, the four-day Festival, which for six decades has become well known for its fearlessness in championing pioneering musical ideas and personalities, pushes the envelope again with programming that reflects the qualities that have made eighth blackbird a growing musical phenomenon-genre-defying variety in wildly collaborative and visually dramatic presentations.

The Pittsburgh Dance Council is proud to present two spectacularly innovative works, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and The Rite of Spring, performed by Montreal-based Compagnie Marie Chouinard on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. at the Byham Theater. About Compagnie Marie Chouinard Quebec native Marie Chouinard has always been fascinated by the body as a vehicle for art and as art itself, striving to depict the body's power, in form and function, as well as the silence and breath that make up the invisible facets of life.

In a hectic world, people seek peace. For their March 15th concert, aptly titled 'Serenity,' Orchestra Seattle and the Seattle Chamber Singers present Beethoven's bucolic sixth symphony, Vaughan Williams' intensely personal Serenade to Music and Stravinsky's other-worldly Le Baiser de F?e. Each musical selection was specifically chosen for this concert because it comes from a place of peace and love; transporting the listener with calm, serene beauty.

In a hectic world, people seek peace. For their March 15th concert, aptly titled ?Serenity,? Orchestra Seattle and the Seattle Chamber Singers present Beethoven?s bucolic sixth symphony, Vaughan Williams? intensely personal Serenade to Music and Stravinsky?s other-worldly Le Baiser de F?e. Each musical selection was specifically chosen for this concert because it comes from a place of peace and love; transporting the listener with calm, serene beauty.

The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street), Times Square's landmark concert venue, is pleased to present award-winning and Grammy-nominated fiddler Natalie MacMaster on Saturday, March 14 at 8:00PM. Tickets are on sale now for $50 and $45. All tickets for The Town Hall shows are available through TicketMaster, 212-307-4100, or www.ticketmaster.com, or by visiting The Town Hall Box Office between noon and 6PM (except Sundays) at 123 West 43rd Street, 212-840-2824.

Monday evening February 23rd kicked off the ninth season Broadway By The Year, known for great singing and spectacular Broadway dancing. The series is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall.