Joffrey Ballet Receives $5M Gift From Grainger Foundation To Endow & Rename Joffrey Academy Of Dance by Joshua Wright
- September 26, 2024 The Joffrey Ballet has received a historic $5 million gift from Lake Forest-based Grainger Foundation to support the next generation of ballet and endow and rename the Joffrey Academy of Dance, the Official School of The Joffrey Ballet; announced today by The Joffrey Ballet Board of Directors. Effective immediately, the Joffrey Academy of Dance will assume the name of Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet.
RAD Celebrates Older Dancers This Autumn by BWW News Desk
- September 26, 2024 From 31 October - 1 November, Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) will open its doors to dancers and teachers from its international Silver Swans programme, an initiative designed to get people over the age of 55 dancing.
Reece Clarke Will Debut as a Guest Artist With American Ballet Theatre During 2024 Fall Season by BWW News Desk
- September 26, 2024 Reece Clarke, Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet, will join American Ballet Theatre as a Guest Artist for the 2024 Fall Season at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. Clarke will make his debut with ABT on October 26, 2024, at 7:30 P.M., performing The Kingdom of the Shades alongside ABT Principal Dancer Christine Shevchenko.
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre to Present Fall Open Rehearsal in November by BWW News Desk
- September 25, 2024 Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre presents their fall Open Rehearsal in their new home studio at 412 Broadway. Join the company dancers for a peek into the creative process and view the development of Selwyn's newest work, Awaken.
Embraced Body Announces How We Move Program by BWW News Desk
- September 24, 2024 Embraced Body has announced the How We Move program, a dance intensive for multiply marginalized Disabled artists. Applications for the 2025 pilot program are open from October 1-31, 2024.
Single Tickets Now Available for The National Ballet of Canada's 2024/25 Season by BWW News Desk
- September 24, 2024 Single tickets for The National Ballet of Canada’s 2024/25 season are now available for purchase. The season will feature the North American premiere of David Dawson’s The Four Seasons and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Conversations with Creators: Tanner Lane and The Idea of Movement Fusion by Miranda Stück
- September 24, 2024 'I enjoy dancing now more than I did when I was younger, especially creating my own movement,' says Tanner Lane, a New York based performer and choreographer. He is currently on faculty at Broadway Dance Center where he teaches Theatre Jazz as well as Deviate Dance Convention where he teaches Theatre, Jazz, and Heels. He moved to New York from Florida after attending Florida State University for Musical Theatre. Shortly after moving to the city, Tanner joined the equity Broadway National Tour of Chicago The Musical where he toured both nationally (including Kennedy Center) and internationally (South Korea, Japan, Philippines). In NYC he is the only person to have performed as both a singer and a dancer in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. This summer he choreographed for the Las Culturistas 2024 Culture Awards with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang and set a number for an event with Leg Up On Life. Tanner has also had the opportunity to perform around the country regionally in Joseph..., and Billy Elliot (The Muny), Bye Bye Birdie (Lyric Theatre OKC), A Chorus Line (Stages St. Louis), and more.
Miami City Ballet Announces Two New Directors To Its Board by BWW News Desk
- September 23, 2024 Miami City Ballet announced the addition of Alexander DiLeonardo of Citadel Securities and Eric T. Carpenter, City Manager of Miami Beach, to its Board of Directors, enhancing its leadership team.
Review: Accessibility Keeps the FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL a Should-See Mainstay by Lora Strum
- September 21, 2024 For more than two decades, the annual choreographers showcase held at the New York City Center has featured artistry that is tremendous and, on occasion, stultifying at prices that are always unbeatable.
Smuin Rings In the Holidays With THE CHRISTMAS BALLET by BWW News Desk
- September 20, 2024 Smuin's THE CHRISTMAS BALLET will return from Nov. 23 to Dec. 24, offering a festive performance to celebrate the holiday season.
Works & Process to Present Martha Graham Dance Company: Baye & Asa by BWW News Desk
- September 20, 2024 Works & Process announced Martha Graham Dance Company: Baye & Asa on September 29, 2024, at the Guggenheim’s Peter B. Lewis Theater. Drawing inspiration from Martha Graham's 1967 Cortege of Eagles, Baye & Asa focus on Charon, the ferryman who shepherds souls to the underworld. Learn how to attend.
Christopher Ashley To Receive SDCF Mr. Abbott Award by BWW News Desk
- September 18, 2024 Christopher Ashley was announced as the recipient of the prestigious Mr. Abbott Award by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the theater industry.
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Unveils 2024-25 Season by BWW News Desk
- September 16, 2024 Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company announced its 2024-25 season with performances in Ohio, California, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York City, including a residency at South Coast Chinese Cultural Association.
Library for the Performing Arts Launches Joffrey Ballet Exhibition by Nicole Rosky
- September 16, 2024 The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center will soon present a new large-scale exhibition, The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. Despite The Joffrey Ballet's size and cultural impact, it has received scant scholarly attention to date. However, in 2017, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division acquired the entire Joffrey archive—the largest acquisition for The New York Public Library in a decade.
Video: Oren Korenblum Dance Company Performs THE MUSIC MAN TAP by Blair Ingenthron
- September 15, 2024 Oren Korenblum Dance Company has released a video performance of The Music Man Tap, using the The Music Man Finale from the 2022 Broadway Revival.