New York Theatre Ballet presents Mother GOOSE! at Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th Street, New York, NY 10022, on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 1pm and Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 11am, 1pm, and 3:30pm. Tickets are $34 ($24 for children 12 and under) and are available at http://nytb.org/calendar-and-tickets/view/Mother-GOOSE/.
The American Ballet Theatre's current program at the Kennedy Center, featuring works by Ratmansky, Robbins, Millepied, and Wheeldon (as well as the full-length Whipped Cream, not covered in this review), is extremely well done but a little uninspiring. It's hard to fault the fantastic ABT dancers, but I was merely appreciative, not enthralled, by most of the pieces on offer.
New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) continues their 39th Season with REP at Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th Street, NYC, on February 9 & 10, 2018 and April 27 & 28, 2018 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $29 ($14 for students and seniors) and are available at http://nytb.org/calendar-and-tickets/view/REP/.
Sandra Kaufmann, former soloist with the Martha Graham Dance Company will guest with Kanopy Dance in their concert entitled 'Dark Tales', a program of thought-provoking dance that ranges in styles from classical modern to physical theater, February 9-18 in Madison Wisconsin. Ms. Kaufmann will appear in her original solo 'A People's Cry', a modern response to violence again women; and modern dance choreographer Deborah Zall's 'La Bonne Dame: Remembering George Sand', (the novelist who adopted a male persona to ply her craft more freely). Ms. Kaufmann will also teach a master class at the Kanopy Studio on Thursday February 8.
Texas Ballet Theater (TBT) will present a mixed repertoire March 2-4 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas. It features TBT company dancer Carl Coomer's world premiere ballet, Henry VIII, together with Seven Sonatas, an iconic work of American Ballet Theatre's Alexei Ratmansky.
Show One Productions, the leading presenter of high-profile international stars of opera, theatre, dance and classical music, is very proud to present the Canadian premiere of BRODSKY / BARYSHNIKOV for a strictly limited run at the intimate Winter Garden Theatre, January 24-27, 2018.
New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) continues their 39th Season with REP at Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th Street, NYC, on February 9 & 10, 2018 andApril 27 & 28, 2018 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $29 ($14 for students and seniors) and are available at http://nytb.org/calendar-and-tickets/view/REP/.
Dublin Irish Dance performs Stepping Out, a high-energy extravaganza of sights and sounds, on Saturday, February 24 at 7:30pm at Segerstrom Center for the Arts and on Sunday, February 25 at 3:00pm at the Younes and Sarah Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya).
Segerstrom Center for the Arts announces the return of popular musical ensemble Postmodern Jukebox on Sunday, April 15, 2018 in the Ren e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Postmodern Jukebox originally blew up online, with new videos added weekly that keep finding creative new ways to put creator Scott Bradlee's trademark vintage twist on modern pop hits. But it's onstage that the project has really come to shine, playing hundreds of shows to sold-out houses across the globe, from intimate standing-room gigs to large-scale, theatrical extravaganzas.
Segerstrom Center's annual Off Center Festival returns January 19 February 3, 201 8 for another thrillin g walk on the wild side of new theater, music and avant - garde performance art.
Big Apple Performing Arts, the home of New York City Gay Men's Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus, has announced that Broadway powerhouse, Eden Espinosa, will perform live at their ninth annual HARMONY gala fundraiser on February 14 at Current, Pier 59. More than just a fundraiser, HARMONY is a celebration of the power of music to bring people together. What better day to celebrate than the Feast of St. Valentine to cozy up with someone special or find that perfect someone you've been hoping to spot? Think roses and champagne, romantic ballads and passionate love songs: love is love in all its many glorious guises. Complete with a special Sweetheart Table for Two offering for couples to celebrate their love while supporting the great work of NYCGMC and YPC.
On New Year's Eve 1969, Jimi Hendrix's electronic blues trio, Band of Gypsys, played at New York City's Fillmore East Auditorium. Taking this legendarily funky concert as inspiration, CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) presents the West Coast premiere of The Hendrix Project at Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Off Center Festival. Performances take place on February 1, 2 and 3 at 8 pm. In the Center's Samueli Theater. Click here for reservations.
On Saturday, January 13, 2018, the National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) announced the appointment of Sarah Arison as Chair of the Board of Trustees during the organization's largest annual fundraiser, the Backyard Ball performance and gala. Ms. Arison will assume the position immediately. The celebratory evening honored Academy Award-winning playwright and YoungArts master teacher Tarell Alvin McCraney (1999 YoungArts Winner in Theater) with the 2018 Arison Alumni Award for his contributions and commitment to the arts.
Cherry Orchard Festival, a leading presenter of international artists, theater companies and orchestras, will present the Boston premiere of the critically-acclaimed play BRODSKY / BARYSHNIKOV January 17-21, 2018 at the Cutler Majestic Theatre (219 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116).
Beamish presents the Vancouver premiere of his first evening of solos, each exploring facets of his persona, both public and private, to reconfigure and superimpose creative perspectives.
The New York Choral Society (NYCHORAL), under the baton of music director David Hayes, will appear at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium (881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019) with Where Even the Sea Sings, Sunday afternoon, February 11, 2018, at 3 pm. This program juxtaposes three composers of very different backgrounds and styles, inspired by a shared commonality in theme: the grandeur of the 'sea.'
The Chi Phil Chamber Players invite audiences to ring in the new year in a rich celebration of classical music with Berlin to Buenos Aires. On Sunday, January 21, audiences at City Winery Chicago will stay warm with delicious brunch, coffee, and drinks while the virtuosic Chamber Players present an international program featuring pieces by Mendelssohn, Piazzolla, and Kreisler.
Are you looking for a different kind of exercise class to achieve your fitness goals in 2018? The Marblehead School of Ballet's (MSB) special Stretch and Strength Workshop can help you get started. The workshop, open to teenagers and adults, will be presented on Sunday, January 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the studio, located at 115 Pleasant Street in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
The Clive Barnes Foundation announced today, Monday, January 8, 2018, that Evan Ruggiero(Bastard Jones) has won the Eighth Annual Clive Barnes Award for Theater. Mr. Ruggiero received his award alongside Gemma Bond (American Ballet Theatre) who was named the recipient of theEighth Annual Clive Barnes Award for Dance. The announcement was made at the Eighth Annual Clive Barnes Awards ceremony, which was held at The Walter Reade Theatre at Lincoln Center.
As the weather begins to warm up the top of next week, providing a break from the unusually harsh winter weather NYC has been experiencing, the Clive Barnes Foundation will return to The Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center for the 8th annual Clive Barnes Awards on Monday, January 8, 2018 at 3:00pm.
