BWW Dance Top Stories You Might Have Missed 3/31 - ETERNAL SPRING Review and More!

Happy Friday, BWW Dance! Here are the top dance stories from around the BroadwayWorld you might have missed this week!

1) BWW Feature: Broadway Couple Amy Spanger and Brian Shepard Launch MARRIED TO BROADWAY Masterclass Tour
by Kyle Christopher West - March 25, 2017

Between their two lofty resumes, Broadway husband-and-wife duo Amy Spanger and Brian Shepard have a grand total of 15 Broadway credits to their names. Adding in their multiple film/TV credits and cast recordings, the phrase 'triple threat' couldn't be a better fit to define their talents. And with the skills they've honed on 'the boards,' the couple is eager to support the next generation of Broadway gypsies through their new training program: 'Married to Broadway.'. (more...)

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2) CUNY Dance Initiative Announces 2017-18 Residency Artists
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2017

The CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI), an unprecedented model for collaboration between the City University of New York (CUNY) and the New York City dance field, announces its 2017-18 resident artists.. (more...)

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3) New York Theatre Ballet To Play At Edgecombe Community College Performing Arts Series, 3/30
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2017

New York Theatre Ballet, the foremost chamber ballet company in the United States, will return to Tarboro, North Carolina on March 30, 2017 at 7:30pm to perform in the Edgecombe Community College Performing Arts Series, bringing a program of mixed repertoire. NYTB has performed in the series annually for the past four years.. (more...)

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4) Broadway's Maxx Reed Named New Sushi Roxx Choreographer
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2017

Michael Jackson and Usher's former back up dancer, MaxxReed will put his dancing shoes on once again. The former star of the Broadway musical Spider-Man was just hired by SUSHI ROXX's owner Jason Apfelbaum to be the Midtown Manhattan restaurant's dance choreographer.. (more...)

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5) BWW Review: LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO at the Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - March 23, 2017

It's a long way from a cramped second-floor loft in lower Manhattan to the splendors of the Kennedy Center Opera House with a full orchestra.. (more...)

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6) BWW Review: Gelsey Kirkland Ballet's ETERNAL SPRING is a Revelation
by Christina Pandolfi - March 28, 2017

As the first signs of spring crept into the air on March 25, 2017, the same was true at the GK ArtsCenter in DUMBO, at a performance of Gelsey Kirkland Ballet's Eternal Spring. Though I've seen the company perform twice, "third time's a charm" is an age-old adage for a reason.. (more...)

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7) BRIC, Mark Morris Dance Group, MoCADA, TFANA Launch Downtown Brooklyn Arts Management Fellowship
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2017

BRIC, Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG), The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) and Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA) have announced that applications are now open for the Downtown Brooklyn Arts Management Fellowship, a newpilot program whose aim is to build long-term equity and diversity in the field of arts management.. (more...)

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8) Dayton Ballet Celebrates Women Choreographers With THE FEMALE FACTOR
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2017

Dayton Ballet presents The Female Factor, the fourth ballet of the 2016-2017 Excite Season, now on stage through April 2 at the Victoria Theatre. . (more...)

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9) BWW Review: Festival Ballet's Stunning CARMEN, Up Close on Hope
by Andria Tieman - March 27, 2017

CARMEN is a classic story, and one that Festival Ballet has mounted before with great success due to the talents of resident choreographer Viktor Plotinkov and dancers Jennifer Ricci and Mindaugas Bauzys. This time around, the grand production is shrunk down to fit into the black box theatre on Hope Street, which strips away most of the sets and dramatic lighting and leaves the viewer with a production which is minimalist but powerful. The principal dancers rotate each performance, so every one is a unique experience. The Friday night premiere featured Eugenia Zinovieva as Carmen, Alex Lantz as Don Jose and Kirsten Evans as Micaela.. (more...)

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10) The Chita Rivera Awards to Honor the Best in Dance and Choreography
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2017

American Dance Machine for the 21st Century (ADM21) announced that it has established the The Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography (formerly The Fred & Adele Astaire Awards) to honor the best of theatrical dance and choreography, both on Broadway and off, as well as film and television.. (more...)

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