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Parsons Dance Will Return to the Joyce For Annual NYC Homecoming
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2024

Parsons Dance will return to The Joyce Theater for its annual two-week season, from Tuesday, May 14 through Saturday, May 25.  ...

Barry Hughson Will Join American Ballet Theatre
by Stephi Wild - March 15, 2024

American Ballet Theatre and Andrew Barth, Chairman of the Board of Governing Trustees, have announced Barry Hughson's appointment as the Company's new Executive Director, effective July 1, 2024. ...

Video: Christopher Wheeldon On 75 Years of the Extraordinary at NYC Ballet
by Joshua Wright - January 30, 2024

With a repertory so vast, it is not uncommon for dancers to perform in all the works on a New York City Ballet program. Watch as Christopher Wheeldon remembers figuring in a new kind of triple bill that signified a watershed moment in his choreographic career....

The Joffrey Ballet Welcomes Five New Dancers To The Company
by Stephi Wild - September 13, 2023

The Joffrey Ballet has announced the addition of five dancers to the Joffrey roster for the 2023-24 season. Learn more about the new dancers here!...

The National Ballet of Canada Hosts Fundraising Gala, MAD HOT BALLET: Deco-Danse
by Stephi Wild - May 04, 2023

The National Ballet of Canada's annual fundraising gala MAD HOT BALLET: Deco-Danse will take place on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto....

Audrey Ross to Present DANCES I LOVE Concert This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - April 16, 2023

Audrey Ross will present 'DANCES  I  LOVE' on April 29 at 7:30 PM and April 30 at 3 PM The Theatre at St. Jeans....

Review: THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA Enraptures Audiences at New York City Center
by Marina Kennedy - March 31, 2023

The National Ballet of Canada has returned to New York City Center for the first time in 15 years and we give the troupe an enthusiastic welcome....

Noah Parets And Emerson Dayton Compete For The Erik Bruhn Prize
by A.A. Cristi - February 07, 2023

Hope Muir, the Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, have announced that Second Soloist Noah Parets (age 23) and Corps de Ballet Member Emerson Dayton (age 22) will represent the company at The International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts....

Benjamin Millepied & Nico Muhly Curate Major International Dance Festival Beginning I
by A.A. Cristi - December 05, 2022

Beginning today and running through 20 December 2022, Festival in Motion, presented by Qatar Creates, will offer a major international dance and music programme with more than 55 site-specific performances at some of Qatar's most significant architectural landmarks....

Benjamin Millepied and Nico Muhly Headline Dance Festival in Qatar This Month
by Stephi Wild - December 05, 2022

Beginning today and running through 20 December 2022, Festival in Motion, presented by Qatar Creates, will offer a major international dance and music programme with more than 55 site-specific performances at some of Qatar's most significant architectural landmarks....

Germaine Acogny, John Alleyne, Rosemary James, Don Jordan, and Ola Skanks Will Be Hon
by Stephi Wild - November 10, 2022

The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) in partnership with dance Immersion will honor Germaine Acogny, John Alleyne, Rosemary James, Don Jordan, and Ola Skanks at the 33rd Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance, Globally Connected: What Does Our Tomorrow Hold?, being held on January 25-29, 2023 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Marquee TV Hosts NUREYEV LEGEND AND LEGACY, Star-Studded Streaming Event Celebrating
by A.A. Cristi - September 16, 2022

MARQUEE TV, the major streaming service for arts and culture, has partnered with Legends and Legacy Ventures in an innovative deal to bring Nureyev Legend and Legacy exclusively to its subscribers. ...

Tiit Helimets Will Be a Guest Artist in the Allen Civic Ballet's Production of THE NU
by Stephi Wild - September 06, 2022

TIIT HELIMETS, principal dancer of the San Francisco Ballet, will appear as a guest artist in the Allen Civic Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker,  at the Performing Arts Center at Allen High School in Allen, Texas on December 17 (Evening) and 18 (Matinee), 2022....

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Dance Heginbotham, and Liz Lerman Perform in Week 8 of
by Stephi Wild - July 13, 2022

The eighth week of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2022 welcomes Hubbard Street Dance Chicago to the Ted Shawn Theatre, from Aug. 10-14. Week 8 of the Festival will also feature Dance Heginbotham on the outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage from August 10-14, and a performance by Liz Lerman with her new evening-length dance theater piece, Wicked Bodies, on the Jacob's Pillow grounds from August 10-13....

The National Ballet of Canada Announces 2022/23 Promotions; Genevieve Penn Nabity Pro
by A.A. Cristi - June 27, 2022

Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, announced promotions for the 2022/23 season.  ...

The National Ballet of Canada Tours to New York City Center
by Stephi Wild - June 15, 2022

Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the company will tour to New York City Center March 30 – April 1, 2023. The company will present the US premiere of Crystal Pite’s Angels’ Atlas with David Dawson’s Anima Animus and Kenneth MacMillan’s Concerto....

More Talent Announced For Fire Island Dance Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2022

A bevy of performers bringing a new wave of fresh perspective to the world of ballet, plus internationally renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, have just been added to Fire Island Dance Festival’s luminous lineup. ...

Prima Ballerina Chan Hon Goh Shines Spotlight On Diversity And Inclusion In Ballet On
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 29, 2022

Renowned for her prolific career as a Principal Dancer with The National Ballet of Canada, and her work as Director of Goh Ballet Academy, Chan Hon Goh C, M., D.Litt, provided mentorship to dance students looking to bridge the gap from student to professional and to take their artistic skills to the next level....

VIDEO: The Joyce at Lincoln Center to Present Pacific Northwest Ballet
by Alan Henry - April 28, 2022

The Joyce Theater Foundation has announced the long-awaited return of Pacific Northwest Ballet, the company’s first full NYC season in six years. Presenting two mixed-bill programs, the company will play Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, kicking-off with a special gala performance on June 22 followed by two repertory programs through June 26....

The CUNY Dance Initiative & The Gerald W. Lynch Theater to Present Joshua Beamish/MOV
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 11, 2022

The CUNY Dance Initiative and the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College will present the New York return of Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY, on Saturday April 23, 2022, at 8:00pm. The Gerald W. Lynch Theater is located 524 W. 59th Street, NYC (between 10th & 11th Avenues). ...

Principal Dancer Jillian Vanstone Ends Time at The National Ballet of Canada With AFT
by Marissa Tomeo - March 04, 2022

Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the principal casting for the world premieres of Skyward by Alysa Pires and On Solid Ground by Siphesihle November, the Canadian premiere of After the Rain by Christopher Wheeldon and Kenneth MacMillan’s Elite Syncopations. Principal Dancer Jillian Vanstone retires after 22 years with the National Ballet and will appear in After the Rain, acquired in her honour, and Elite Syncopations. The prog...

The National Ballet of Canada Announces Full Casting for SLEEPING BEAUTY
by A.A. Cristi - March 02, 2022

Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the principal casting for Rudolf Nureyev's landmark production of The Sleeping Beauty....

YOU Dance Livestream Reaches 25,400 Students Across Canada
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2021

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Executive Director Barry Hughson today announced that YOU dance, the company's signature education and community engagement programme, will be livestreamed to a record breaking 25,400 students at 500 schools in 200 cities across Canada. During this unprecedented school year, the National Ballet is pleased to offer students the opportunity to experience YOU dance once again....

BWW Feature: PNB ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PETER BOAL ANNOUNCES THREE PROMOTIONS DURING FIRST
by Sondra Forsyth - November 20, 2020

“It gives me tremendous pleasure to be able to promote three dancers in our company this evening.”...

Eliot Feld to Step Down as Artistic Director and President of Ballet Tech; Board Laun
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 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.' ...





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