VIDEO: Uncharted Territory: Dancers in Isolation Preview Film Launches from Eric Taylor Dance by BWW News Desk
- November 24, 2020 Eryc Taylor Dance (ETD) presents a new short film project entitled Uncharted Territory: Dancers in Isolation, available now at https://vimeo.com/482125982. The piece is a preview trailer for a larger project of the same name, which will be developed further at the end of March as in-person performances and a long-form film.
FORM Dance Projects Announces Winners of Sharp Short Dance 2020 by BWW News Desk
- November 23, 2020 FORM Dance Projects has announced the winners of its annual dance festival, Sharp Short Dance, following a livestreamed final event held on Saturday 21st November. Sharp Short Dance provides an opportunity for dancers and choreographers aged 21 years and under to show their works to a panel of industry professionals.
The Barak Ballet Virtual Fall Gala Features Reveal of RECLAMATION by BWW News Desk
- November 20, 2020 On Saturday, Nov. 21 at 6 p.m. PST/9 p.m. EST, Barak Ballet, a contemporary ballet company located in Los Angeles, will host its virtual fall gala, featuring the reveal of “Reclamation,” a 20-minute cinematic ballet by founder and artistic director Melissa Barak.
American Dance Guild Festival Week Seven Begins This Monday by BWW News Desk
- November 19, 2020 Reaching into its archival treasure trove of rarely seen recordings of past events, The American Dance Guild continues their virtual offering 10 Years Over 10 Weeks, a rich collection of video performances of honorees and guest artists over the last ten years of ADG Performance Festivals.
Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble Presents Free ROOMS Symposium Celebrating 65 Years Of Sokolow's ROOMS by BWW News Desk
- November 19, 2020 Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble will present a symposium on Anna Sokolow's Rooms on December 5, 2020. This FREE event will be moderated by Dance Enthusiast Founder and Editor in Chief Christine Jowers, and feature speakers from the Library of Congress, Prof. Neil Baldwin, and dancers who have performed Rooms across a half-century.
World's Most Famous Salsa Dance Championship Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary by BWW News Desk
- November 18, 2020 In early 2020 the World Dance Group was preparing a new chapter of the World Salsa Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico; one of the world's special houses of salsa, and a historic city of humanity, rich in music and history.
Eliot Feld to Step Down as Artistic Director and President of Ballet Tech; Board Launches Search for his Successor by BWW News Desk
- November 17, 2020 Ballet Tech, which each year introduces hundreds of New York City public school children to the beauty and rigor of classical dance today announces that Eliot Feld, its founder, artistic director, and president, is stepping down. He said, 'After 47 years of tightropes and other exhilarations, it's time to pass the baton.'
Bring Home The Magic of Shumka's NUTCRACKER This Holiday Season by BWW News Desk
- November 16, 2020 For the first time ever, the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers has released the magic of Shumka's Nutcracker on video for convenient downloads to your collection of holiday favourites.
Ballet Co.laboratory Presents New Virtual Production Of THE SNOW QUEEN by BWW News Desk
- November 16, 2020 It has been eight months since artists have been able to present work in theatres, but that has not stopped Ballet Co.Laboratory from training, creating, and performing. The professional ballet Company and more than 70 students from the School of Ballet Co.Laboratory will premiere The Snow Queen, a new ballet made for film, on December 19 - 20, 2020.
Ballet Arts Dance Company Celebrates Its 10th Year With Viva La Danza! - In Tribute To Marie Hale by BWW News Desk
- November 13, 2020 Experience an elegant celebration of contemporary dance and classical ballet - woven in a cultural showcase of beauty, awe and inspiration when Ballet Arts Dance Company's Viva La Danza! comes to the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Rinker Playhouse, in West Palm Beach, with two performances – December 4 – 5.
Margaret Grenier Awarded Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts by BWW News Desk
- November 12, 2020 The Canada Council for the Arts announced today that Margaret Grenier, choreographer, dance artist, Executive and Artistic Director of Dancers of Damelahamid, and Producer and Director of the annual Coastal Dance Festival, is the winner of the 2020 Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Announces Auditions For Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive 2021 by BWW News Desk
- November 12, 2020 Kaatsbaan Cultural Park has announced auditions for the Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive 2021 beginning December 3, 2020 - January 10, 2021 via Zoom. Video auditions will also be accepted during this time. Kaatsbaan is looking forward to seeing all of you!
Jazz Artist Zoe Scott Launches #DancetheWaveofLove Project by BWW News Desk
- November 11, 2020 International recording artist Zoe Scott's waves of love continue to ripple around the world, as she launches a new project (inspired by her October 2nd Shades of Love jazz album) aimed to globally spread the beauty and joy of dance, while simultaneously supporting dancers during the pandemic.
Co.ERASGA Present World Premiere Of Offering UPDATE by BWW News Desk
- November 10, 2020 In honour and celebration of Co.ERASGA's 20th anniversary season, the company presents Offering, created by acclaimed choreographer and Artistic Director Alvin Erasga Tolentino.
Batsheva Dance Company Premieres Ohad Naharin's YAG: THE MOVIE by BWW News Desk
- November 10, 2020 Batsheva Dance Company presents the world premiere of YAG: The Movie. Ohad Naharin, now serving as Batsheva's house choreographer, created the dance, the company's first to be adapted for the screen.
The Limon Dance Company Announces Its Residency At Kaatsbaan Cultural Park by BWW News Desk
- November 10, 2020 The Limón Dance Company returns to Kaatsbaan for a four week residency that culminates with a virtual performance featuring three dances: a new work by choreographer Chafin Seymour and two of Limón's masterpieces, The Moor's Pavane (1949) and There is a Time (1956). The live stream performance from Kaatsbaan Cultural Park’s stage will take place on Saturday, December 19 at 7pm.