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AILEY ALL ACCESS to Feature Camille A. Brown's CITY OF RAIN and More
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2020
Founder Alvin Ailey's ground-breaking legacy drives the Ailey organization to share the Ailey spirit despite unprecedented times through Ailey All Access.
Mark DeGarmo Dance Continues Interview Series This Friday With Ron Alexander
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2020
Mark DeGarmo Dance continues its transcultural transdisciplinary Interview Series: Creativity and Creative Practice, featuring an interview with Ronald K. Alexander, arts consultant, administrator, educator, choreographer, activist, and an advocate for the arts who currently works with The Black Arts Institute, ResorationArt, the Billie Holiday Theatre, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and the Ailey School.
VIDEO: NY City Center Introduces Studio 5 Featuring Great American Ballerinas
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2020
Renowned dancer Misty Copeland and New York City Ballet principal dancers Sara Mearns and Tiler Peck each work closely on performance excerpts with another acclaimed dance artist in this virtual five-part Studio 5 series curated and hosted by dance critic and historian Alastair Macaulay. Participating guests include Nina Ananiashvili, Merrill Ashley, Alessandra Ferri, Stephanie Saland, and Pam Tanowitz.
VIDEO: National Ballet of Canada Presents GRATITUDE
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2020
The National Ballet of Canada has released a new video entitled Gratitude.
DANCE NOW Announces 25th Anniversary Season and Virtual Festival
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2020
DANCE NOW will celebrate its 25th anniversary with the DANCE NOW STORY-a reimagined festival composed of a series of online events featuring more than 40 artists. Traditionally held each year immediately after Labor Day, the DANCE NOW Festival is known as the kick-off to the dance season in New York City.
VIDEO: New York City Center Presents AYODELE CASEL'S DIARY OF A TAP DANCER V.6: Episode 1 - Ted Louis Levy
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2020
New York City Center has released Ayodele Casel's Diary of a Tap Dancer V.6: Us Episode 1 - Ted Louis Levy.
Jakob Feyferlik Announced As New Principal Dancer Of Dutch National Ballet
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2020
The young Austrian dancer Jakob Feyferlik will be joining Dutch National Ballet as a principal at the 27th July 2020.
Pentacle Co-Curates Dance At The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Starting July 14
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2020
While the Garden remains closed, we are sharing special performances by artists whose work connects plants, people, and the planet. In a time when we cannot gather together in the Garden, we are grateful to bring the voices and work of these artists to you virtually.
Northern NJ Community Foundation's COVID-19 Fund Accepting Second Round of Applications From Arts Nonprofits
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2020
The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's (NNJCF) COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund announces a second round of request for proposals is now being accepted from nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organizations providing services in Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Passaic, or Union Counties in New Jersey.  The second round also accepts applications from nonprofit arts providing arts programs and services building community engagement for people experiencing isolation through interactive programming and public art.
Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance Premiere Of New Dance Film Single Use
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2020
Time Lapse Dance continues its 20th Anniversary celebrations with the premiere of a new dance film short, Single Use, which explores plastic pollution and the nature of disposability. Single Use will premiere on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 7pm EDT and will be followed by a talkback. The film will be available to view at timelapsedance.com/events/tldat20/.
Time Lapse Dance Continues 20th Anniversary Celebrations With Premiere of New Dance Film SINGLE USE
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2020
Time Lapse Dance is continuing its 20th Anniversary celebrations with the premiere of a new dance film short, Single Use, which explores plastic pollution and the nature of disposability.
Battery Dance Presents the 39th Annual BATTERY DANCE FESTIVAL In Virtual Form
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2020
Battery Dance has announced the 39th Annual Battery Dance Festival with FREE virtual performances from August 14-22, 2020, available online nightly 7pm - 8pm via YouTube. For more information, visit batterydance.org/battery-dance-festival. Films will remain only through August 31, 2020.
Betsy McBride, Simon Wexler, Paola Hartley, and Karen Scalzitti-Kennedy Announced as Faculty For The Shreveport Dance Academy's Summer Intensive
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2020
BETSY McBRIDE, SIMON WEXLER, PAOLA HARTLEY, and KAREN SCALZITTI-KENNEDY will be members of the guest faculty for the Shreveport Dance Academy's Summer Intensive in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ms. McBride and Mr. Wexler will be teaching from July 27-31, 2020, and Ms.  Hartley and Ms. Scalzitti-Kennedy will be teaching from August 3-7, 2020.
Roxey Ballet Receives CARES Funding From NJSCA and NJCH
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2020
Roxey Ballet has received two awards from federal CARES ACT funding via The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for Humanities. 
New York City Ballet Dancers Will Release Online Videos in Lieu of Cancelled Residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2020
New York City Ballet dancers Emily Kikta and Peter Walker will release a new series of videos, called SPAC Reimagined, which will be presented in lieu of their cancelled residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
Zarély Announces First Of It's Kind Digital Dance Platform
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2020
ZARÉLY the international high fashion activewear brand is thrilled to announce the launch of a new and original digital training platform for dancers and teachers. MYSENSEI provides dance students with the opportunity to connect to some of the world's best teachers and find their perfect match for instruction and mentoring on a global level.
#ArtistsAreNecessaryWorkers Conversation Series Continues July 14 with 'Touring In A Post-Covid World'
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2020
Dance/NYC moves into its ninth week of hosting a twelve-part Facebook Live Conversation Series with arts workers from across the arts and culture sector. These discussions highlight the importance of the arts ecology, point to current challenges and offer considerations on our way forward as a field.
Battery Dance TV Presents DANCE DIPLOMACY WITH JONATHAN Featuring Junious Brickhouse
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2020
Battery Dance launched Battery Dance TV on March 27, 2020 to provide free live dance classes and programming for the general public by Battery Dance and affiliated local and international artists through a regularly scheduled program.
Dance/NYC Announces #ArtistsAreNecessaryWorkers Conversations 9 and 10
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2020
Dance/NYC moves into its ninth week of hosting a twelve-part Facebook Live Conversation Series with arts workers from across the arts and culture sector. These discussions highlight the importance of the arts ecology, point to current challenges and offer considerations on our way forward as a field.
The Florida Ballet Isn't Giving Up Hope; Presenting Virtual Classes, and Making Plans For the Future
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2020
The Florida Ballet purchased its own performance space less than a year ago, a 30,000-square-foot facility bought for $1.55 million. That same month, Hurricane Dorian came close to hitting the area, and six months later, the Ballet shut down due to the health crisis. But, the company is still holding on.
VIDEO: Paris Ballet Dancers Return to the Stage at the Paris Garnier Opera House
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2020
Ballet dancers are returning to work at the Paris Garnier Opera house for the first time since lockdown was imposed in mid-March due to the coronavirus crisis.
Works & Process Continues Celebration of Pride with Premieres by Donald Byrd, Dan Siegler and More
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2020
This weekend, Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presented the premieres of new commissions from Donald Byrd as well as Dan Siegler and Dawn Sinkowski.
AileyCamp Launches First-Ever Virtual Program to Connect with and Inspire Inner-City Youth in Seven Cities Nationwide
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2020
AileyCamp will continue to provide inner-city youth in seven cities nationwide the opportunity to be themselves and explore their creativity with its first-ever virtual summer program.
American Ballet Theatre Launches New Blog, SIDEBARRE
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2020
SideBarre, a weekly blog series takes readers on a journey of ABT behind-the-scenes with posts from ABT dancers and conductors, staff and production crew. SideBarre offers insights from a cross-section of the Company.
Watch SWAN LAKE BATH BALLET Featuring Ballet Dancers Performing From Their Bathtubs All Over The World
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2020
Corey Baker Dance has created a new short film entitled  Swan Lake Bath Ballet which has received its world premiere screening on BBC iPlayer and bbc.co.uk/arts on Wednesday 8th July at 9.00 am BST as part of BBC Arts Culture in Quarantine.

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