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.
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.
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/.
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.
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.
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.
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.