From October 21st to 23rd at the Vancouver Playhouse, DanceHouse will present Rubberband’s EVER SO SLIGHTLY. Rubberband is a Montreal-based dance company and this is their first major work to feature their entire 10-artist lineup.
The season includes Well Made @ The Playground – a mini-season of new theatre, opera, and contemporary dance from developing artists – and Ida Rubinstein: The Final Act, a play with music and dance that chronicles the untold story of dance’s Forgotten Diva.
Ballet Tech, which each year introduces hundreds of New York City public school children to the beauty and rigor of classical dance, today announced Dionne D. Figgins as its new Artistic Director. Figgins begins leading the organization on August 1, in time for the return of school in fall.
Ballet Tech’s Kids Dance has been dancing up a storm for years, with annual seasons at the Joyce. This digital program features three quintessential works by Eliot Feld: A Stair Dance (2004) – originally choreographed for adults, Dotty Polkas (2008), and Hello Fancy (1992) – his first ballet for children. Rounding out the digital program, a clip of the Hello Fancy premiere will be introduced by two dancers from the original cast, as well as excerpts of students performing A Stair Dance in the wild.
Ballet Tech’s Kids Dance has been dancing up a storm for years, with annual seasons at the Joyce. This digital program features three quintessential works by Eliot Feld: A Stair Dance (2004) – originally choreographed for adults, Dotty Polkas (2008), and Hello Fancy (1992) – his first ballet for children.
New York City-based classical dance company Tom Gold Dance will give the World Premiere of Tom Gold Dance Founder and Director Tom Gold's Portraits during a free livestream from the Nave of the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Tuesday, February 9 at 6:30PM EST.
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.'
New York City Ballet today announced that it will be unable to perform at the David H. Koch Theater during the winter and spring of 2021 due to continuing health concerns and mandatory New York State and New York City regulations prohibiting large-scale, live indoor gatherings which are required for both NYCB's rehearsals and performances.
Battery Dance announces $1 virtual classes, continuing the tradition of offering 'free' workshops as part of the Battery Dance Festival. There will be nine diverse workshops taught by choreographers from around the world over Zoom. The hour-long classes will run August 14-22, 2020, beginning at 10am EDT each day. Zoom links will be provided after registration. Reservation cost of $1 is non-refundable.
The Joyce Theater Foundation (Linda Shelton, Executive Director) continues its long-standing artistic exchange with Cuba as they welcome the return of Malpaso Dance Company. Last seen as part of The Joyce's Cuba Festival in 2019, the Havana-based company will again heat-up The Joyce Theater from March 24-29. Tickets, ranging in price from $10-$55, can be purchased at www.Joyce.org, or by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.Joyce.org.
Marking a half century of enriching lives through dance, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre commemorates the milestone with its first Joyce Theater engagement in 15 years, presenting a mixed bill of classics and a New York City premier from April 28-May 3. Tickets, ranging in price from $10-$65, can be purchased at www.Joyce.org, or by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.PBT.org.
Capping off their 50th anniversary celebrations, Scottish Ballet brings their pioneering spirit to New York City with a pair of works that epitomizes the company's contemporary edge. Presented by The Joyce Theater Foundation (Linda Shelton, Executive Director), the double bill of radically contrasting styles, entitled This is My Body..., will play The Joyce Theater from March 10-15. Tickets, ranging in price from $10-$55, can be purchased at www.Joyce.org, or by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.Joyce.org.
In their first return engagement since 2002, Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker will play The Joyce Theater from February 4-9. The Joyce Theater Foundation (Linda Shelton, Executive Director) presents the Brazilian company's Cão Sem Plumas (Dog Without Feathers) following its win at the 2018 Benois de la Danse. Tickets, ranging in price from $10-$55, can be purchased at www.Joyce.org, or by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.Joyce.org.
Linda Shelton, Executive Director of The Joyce Theater Foundation, unveiled the full slate of programming for the organization's Spring/Summer 2020 season, featuring a diverse roster of companies from across the U.S. and around the world. From classical ballet and seminal contemporary dance to some of the most in-demand choreographers and dancers creating new work today, the New York City organization continues to pave the way for dance as one of the world's most renowned presenters of the art form. The Joyce Theater's Spring/Summer 2020 season will see dance artists and companies celebrate monumental milestones and boundary-breaking world premieres, creating a unique blend of revered tradition and future classics across genres that will both delight dance aficionados and engage new audiences all season long.
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presents Brian Brooks Moving Company: Immersive Technology, on Sunday, November 17 at 7:30pm.
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presents Brian Brooks Moving Company: Immersive Technology, on Sunday, November 17 at 7:30pm.
Following its world premiere presentation of BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play, and the New York premiere of ink, The Joyce Theater Foundation (Linda Shelton, Executive Director) welcomes back Camille A. Brown & Dancers for an exclusive engagement of Mr. TOL E. RAncE. This Bessie Award-winning production, which began Camille A. Brown's trilogy on black identity, will play The Joyce Theater for three performances only from November 9-10. Tickets, ranging in price from $10-$55, can be purchased at www.Joyce.org, or by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.Joyce.org.
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) is pleased to announce that Cora Cahan has been appointed President and CEO of BAC. She will assume the role in mid-October 2019. Ms. Cahan succeeds Georgiana Pickett, who served as the organization's Executive Director from August 2011 to April 2019.