Joyce Trisler News

Minnesota Dance Theatre & the Dance Institute (MDT/DI) announced today the hiring of Jeffrey Hankinson as School Director and Lirena Branitski as School Principal effective August 31, 2009.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT), recognized by U.S. Congress as a vital American 'Cultural Ambassador to the World,' has scheduled 2009 international performances in Paris, France, from July 6 - 25; Copenhagen, Denmark, from September 15 - 20; and Athens, Greece, from September 24 - 27.

Adelphi University will present the first licensed full production of RENT, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical by alumnus Jonathan Larson B.F.A. '82, after its Broadway closing.

Luna, an evening of dance choreographed by Max Luna III, will be presented by Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America this Friday and Saturday, September 22 and 23.