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Nominations Announced for the 2025 BESSIE AWARDS
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 25, 2025

The New York Dance and Performance Awards, known as THE BESSIES, will announce the 2024 and 2025 honorees at a ceremony on January 20 at Dixon Place. This year’s nominations span choreography, performance, design, and revival categories.

Video: Connie Wongs Unite to Celebrate A CHORUS LINE with NAAP
by Joey Mervis - Jun 29, 2025

Just last month, the National Asian Artists Project (NAAP) held its 2025 Gala Benefit celebrating the 50th Anniversary of A Chorus Line and honoring the role of “Connie Wong,” directed by the original “Connie Wong” Baayork Lee. The special day brought together 16 Connies who played the role between 1976 and 2025. Watch in this video!

Photos: NAAP Gala Celebrates 50th Anniversary of A CHORUS LINE
by Emmy Rice - May 24, 2025

National Asian Artists Project, whose mission of “showcasing the work of Asian-American theatre artists through performance, outreach and educational programming” held its 2025 Gala Benefit on Sunday, May 18 at The Golden Unicorn. See the photos here!

Joanna Kotze Named New York Live Arts 2025-2026 Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2025

New York Live Arts (Live Arts), under the artistic leadership of world renowned choreographer, Tony Award-winning, National Medal of Arts, MacArthur “Genius” Award and Kennedy Center Honors recipient Bill T. Jones and Associate Artistic Director Janet Wong, announced Joanna Kotze as the 2025-2026 Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA).

2025 National Asian Artists Project Gala Benefit To Honor the Role of 'Connie Wong' in A CHORUS LINE
by A.A. Cristi - May 2, 2025

National Asian Artists Project will hold its 2025 Gala Benefit on Sunday, May 18th celebrating the 50th Anniversary of A CHORUS LINE honoring the role of “Connie Wong.'

New York Live Arts Presents Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company World Premiere In Home Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 29, 2025

New York Live Arts will present a 2025 Home Season for Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company featuring two programs, May 15-24. Program A presents the World Premiere of Curriculum III: People, Places & Things and Program B features an anticipated reprise of Memory Piece: Mr. Ailey, Alvin…the un - Ailey?, originally created and performed by Bill T. Jones for the recent Edges of Ailey exhibit at The Whitney Museum of American Art.

92NY Harkness Dance Center Reveals Future Dance Festival 2025 Selected Artists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2025

The 92nd Street Y, New York has revealed the selected artists for Future Dance Festival 2025, the fourth edition of the popular choreographic festival. Learn more!

92NY Harkness Dance Center Selects Artists for FUTURE DANCE FESTIVAL 2025
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2025

The 92nd Street Y has announced the selected artists for Future Dance Festival 2025, the fourth edition of the popular choreographic festival. This season’s festival includes in person programs on the stage of Buttenwieser Hall at the Arnhold Center on April 11 and 12, and a new online program for dance films, streaming from April 10-20.

Seventeen New York City Artists and Collectives Announced for The Shed's Fourth Open Call
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 5, 2025

The Shed has announced the 17 New York City–based artists and collectives selected for its fourth Open Call, a dynamic commissioning program championing early-career artists across the visual and performing arts.

JanArtsNYC 2024 to Feature Under the Radar Festival, Winter Jazz Fest & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 14, 2023

Discover the must-see performances and events at JanArtsNYC 2024, including the highly anticipated Under the Radar Festival and Winter Jazz Fest. Get all the details on this exciting showcase of talent and creativity in the entertainment industry.

Dances with Robots Releases A Conversation with Catie Cuan
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 1, 2023

Join Sydney Skybetter as he sits down with Dr. Catie Cuan, a pioneer in the field of choreorobotics, in this episode of the Dances with Robots podcast. Discover her personal and professional journey and delve into the question of why dance with a robot. Available now on listening platforms.

Listen: The Conference For Research On Choreographic Interfaces Presents DANCES WITH ROBOTS: Episodes 1 And 2
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2023

Dive into the fascinating world of art, technology, and dance with Dances with Robots podcast. Join host Sydney Skybetter, a choreographer and Dean at Brown University, as he explores interdisciplinary practices and the ways artists and technologists navigate the world.

The Conference For Research On Choreographic Interfaces Presents DANCES WITH ROBOTS
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 10, 2023

The Conference for Research on Choreographic Interfaces (CRCI) presents Dances with Robots: a podcast exploring the intersection of art, technology, and activism. Hosted by Sydney Skybetter and Ariane Michaud, the podcast premieres on November 14, 2023. Join them as they navigate the world through interdisciplinary practice.

Perelman Performing Arts Center to Present IS IT THURSDAY YET? & More Dance Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 27, 2023

The Perelman Performing Arts Center will present Is It Thursday Yet?, The March, and Motion/Matter: Street Dance Festival at the new performing arts center at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. 

BAM Appoints Amy Cassello as Interim Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2023

BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) has announced the appointment of Amy Cassello as BAM’s interim artistic director.

Gibney Presents The World Premiere Of BEAUTY HAPPENS By Falcon Dance, June 8- 10
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2023

Gibney, the New York City based dance and social justice organization, will present the world premiere of Beauty Happens by Falcon Dance June 8-10.

The Shed Announces 18 New York City�"Based Artists and Collectives Third OPEN CALL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2023

The Shed has announced 18 New York City–based artists and collectives for its third Open Call, the city’s largest interdisciplinary commissioning program for early-career artists across the visual and performing arts disciplines.

PEAK Performances to Release Films of Five Premieres Directed by Alla Kovgan
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2023

On January 19, PEAK Performances will release Alla Kovgan’s innovative films of five works premiered at the Alexander Kasser Theater at Montclair State University in the 2021-22 season.

The Bessies Announce Recipients of the 2022 NY DANCE AND PERFORMANCE AWARDS
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 17, 2022

The NY Dance and Performance Awards, the Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, have announced the 2022 award recipients at the 38th annual Bessie Awards. Porshia A. Derival, Executive Director of H+ | TOTEM Productions, hosted this year's event, which was held at Chelsea Factory. A complete list of the 2022 awards follows below.

26 Providence Community Members To Appear With Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company In WHAT PROBLEM?
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2022

FirstWorks and Brown Arts Institute at Brown University announced community participants and public engagement events surrounding an artist residency with Bill T. Jones. The co-presented residency culminates in a performance of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company's 'What Problem?' at The VETS on Friday, November 4, 2022.