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Hive Creative Company Announces Premiere Of Art Film Exploring the Journey Towards Self-Realization
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2021
Hive Creative Company, a group of committed interdisciplinary artists making elevated and boundary breaking work, announces the world premiere of Seek, an evening-length interdisciplinary art film that documents the multi-faceted journey towards self-realization. Streamed virtually on January 31 at 6:00 p.m., PDT and directed by creative leader and HIVE founder Nathan Hirshaut, Seek invites a performing artist, an opera singer, a contemporary composer and a cinematographer to fuse together 6-short story like cinematic sequences that artistically document the quest for self-trust and purpose.
Camille A. Brown Honored With Distinguished Artist Award By International Society For The Performing Arts & Receives Andrew W. Mellon Award
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2021
Choreographer and director Camille A. Brown was honored by the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) on Thursday evening, January 14th, 2020 with the Distinguished Artist Award, presented by Alicia Adams, VP International Programming at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Get Creative, Win Cash, And Join Afro'Dance New York's Virtual Global Dance Contest
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2021
Join talented dancers from all around the world by tuning into Afro'Dance New York's first-ever Martin Luther King Jr. Day virtual dance competition.
Ballet Hispánico & Situation Project Partner To Provide Arts Access To Students In Washington Heights And The Bronx
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2021
Ballet Hispánico Partners with Situation Project to Provide Arts and Dance Access to New York City Students in Washington Heights and the Bronx - #AdoptAHotspot Campaign Helps Close Digital Divide and Tackle the Connectivity Issue Affecting Underserved Communities.
New Global Free Film Series FILMS.DANCE Announces Launch
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2021
The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance has teamed up with two of Los Angeles’ foremost cultural organizations—the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts—to launch Films.Dance, a groundbreaking new global free film series.
Barkin/Selissen Project Re-Opens Applications for the 'Dancers Above Water' Relief Initiative
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2021
After disbursing financial relief to over 50 dance artists since the outbreak of COVID-19, Contemporary dance company Barkin/Selissen Project ('B/S P') is launching the third round of Dancers Above Water, an emergency relief fund for NYC-metro area dancers and choreographers suffering pandemic-related losses. Financial support of $500 will be awarded to local dance artists in-need.
Scottish Ballet Brings the Health Benefits of Dance to You in 2021 With Classes and More
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2021
Today, Scottish Ballet launches an expanded programme of ballet classes, community engagement programmes and health resources to bring the benefits and joy of dance to everyone, this new year. Scotland’s national dance company is offering a range of ways to improve physical and mental wellbeing, help alleviate stress on the body and more.
Ballet Hispánico School Of Dance Offers Virtual Adult Flamenco Classes
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2021
Ballet Hispánico is kicking off the new year with virtual drop-in flamenco classes for dancers ages 18 and up, every Saturday from January 16 - February 13, 2pm-3pm ET. Get in gear with your resolutions in 2021 by spending time in Ballet Hispánico's virtual dance studio.
Sydney Dance Company To Get NSW Moving With I WANT TO DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2021
Across the month, Sydney Dance Company will host a series of free online classes for participants to learn a short and snappy dance routine, culminating in everyone coming together online on Saturday 23 January to dance, with live music from Sydney dance-pop trio Haiku Hands.
Stage Directors And Choreographers Foundation Receives $200,000 Anonymous Gift for Emergency Assistance Fund
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2021
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation of the theatrical union Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), announces that it has received a $200,000 gift from an anonymous donor to support its Emergency Assistance Fund.
Mark DeGarmo Dance Broadcasts its Virtual Salon Performance Series
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2021
Mark DeGarmo Dance broadcasts its transcultural transdisciplinary Virtual Salon Performance Series to an international audience on Zoom with performances featuring international and emerging performing artists Selim Cizdan (Turkey), Adriane Erdos (NYC), Aigars Larionovs (Latvia), and Makayla Peterson (NYC) on Thursday, January 7th at 7PM ET.
Ailey Extension Online Announces New Ways To Join In The Dance
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2021
Ailey Extension is stepping into 2021 with a range of inspiring new ways for students to dive into the world of dance.
VIDEO: Boston Dynamics Robots Perform Choreographed Dance to 'Do You Love Me?'
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2021
The crew at innovative robotics company Boston Dynamics recently put together a video that went viral! The video features some of the company's well-known robots ringing in the new year with a choreographed dance to the song “Do You Love Me?” by The Contours.
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company 'The Bridge' Classes Begin January 4
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2021
NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY announces The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute of boundary-breaking dance experiences Free One-Hour Company Class on Zoom Open to All Dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level January 4-8, 2021. Interested dancers can join the class by registering on Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company's website: https://www.nainichen.org/thebridge.
Misty Copeland Makes Guest Appearance on BLUE'S CLUES & YOU!
by BWW News Desk - December 31, 2020
Misty Copeland appears as a special guest on an upcoming episode of Blue's Clues & You!
VIDEO: Michael Flatley Launches 'Tap For Ten' Charity Dance Chellenge to Help the Homeless
by BWW News Desk - December 24, 2020
Dancer Michael Flatley has launched a charity initiative on social media called 'Flatley's Tap for Ten.'
VIDEO: Watch 27 Broadway Dancers Unite with ADM21 to Take on 'The Music and the Mirror'
by BWW News Desk - December 23, 2020
With Broadway performances on hold since March 12, 2020 and ballet companies on hold, the entire dance community looks forward to resuming performances and welcoming audiences safely back into the magical world of live dance and theater.  We all need “Somebody to Dance For!”
Ailey Forward Monumental Virtual Season Leaps Into Final Week Of Programs With Revelations Through The Decades
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2020
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's monumental first-ever Ailey Forward virtual season, celebrating 60 years of the seminal work, Revelations, culminates with a Revelations Through the Decades program from December 23 to 31. 
Choreographer Maureen Fleming Premieres EARTH GODDESSES
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2020
Choreographer/performer Maureen Fleming will present the premiere of EARTH GODDESSES, a digital streaming program that pairs two of Fleming's critically acclaimed recent pieces, 'Axis Mundi' and 'Effulgent Wings'. EARTH GODDESSES is available to stream December 28, 2020 - January 28, 2021.
Dance in the Time of Covid-19: Funmilayo Chesney
by Olga El - December 21, 2020
Whether it’s the music that helps us get through the day, that movie that makes us smile a little more, or a virtual dance workshop that banishes the ennui even temporarily, art has proven to be critical in times of hardship. Perhaps the hard times are when art is needed the most. Meet Funmilayo Chesney, a pioneer of Congolese dance and holistic health, from Brazil and one of the many artists reminding us perseverance in hard times is possible.
VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of American Ballet Theatre's THE NUTCRACKER
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2020
In honor of American Ballet Theatre's favorite annual holiday tradition that would have began on December 11, one of the company's Stage Managers, Danielle Ventimiglia, goes behind the scenes of what Day 1 of Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker is like at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
Fort Wayne Ballet Presents NUTCRACKER SWEETS
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2020
Lake City Bank joins Fort Wayne Ballet in presenting this holiday gift to the community.
Ballet Hispánico School Of Dance Offers Virtual LOS PASITOS: Early Childhood Program
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2020
Ballet Hispánico offers virtual dance classes for its Los Pasitos: Early Childhood Program (ages 2-5). Winter Term: January 11 - April 1, 2021; Spring Term: April 12 - June 10, 2021; 15 Minute FREE Trial Class Available January 5, 2021.
THE NUTCRACKER AT WETHERSFIELD Announces Special Twitch Live Stream Event
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2020
The Nutcracker at Wethersfield, a Covid-19 compliant Nutcracker, choreographed and directed by Troy Schumacher, has announced a special Twitch live stream this Sunday, December 20 at 5:00PM EST
World Dance Group Culminates 2020 With LIKE$, The Best Digital Contest For Dance Lovers
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2020
The Covid-19 Pandemic has almost entirely destroyed some sectors of the economy, such as hospitality, recreational activities and entertainment events. Musicians, dancers, and artists in general are part of those sectors that today see their economic opportunities reduced to almost zero, says World Dance Group.

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