Francesca Harper News

Ailey II to Launch 28-City Tour From October 2024 to May 2025

by Chloe Rabinowitz — September 19, 2024

Ailey II will launch a 28-city tour from October 4, 2024, to May 1, 2025, showcasing the next generation of dance talent.

Tsai Hsi Hung, Thang Dao Selected for Joffrey Concert Group Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative

by Blair Ingenthron — August 18, 2024

Joffrey Concert Group has announced the talented choreographers chosen for the prestigious Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative (CMCI).

Center For The Performing Arts Unveils 2024–25 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 31, 2024

Discover the 2024–25 season at the Center for the Performing Arts.

Anna Zavelson And More Named 14th Annual Clive Barnes Award Winners

by A.A. Cristi — April 30, 2024

American Ballet Theatre soloist Jake Roxander, New York-based dancer Frances Samson, and musical theatre actress Anna Zavelson have been named winners of the 14th Annual Clive Barnes Award for Dance and Theatre.

Making Space At The Armory Presents ANTAGONISMS: A GATHERING Symposium Led By Claudia Rankine

by A.A. Cristi — April 17, 2024

Join Claudia Rankine, Anna Deavere Smith, Homi Bhabha, Saidiya Hartman, and others for a series of conversations and performances exploring public and private discourse at the Armory's Antagonisms: A Gathering on June 1.

Review: Fifty Years Since its Founding, Ailey II Takes the Spotlight

by Lora Strum — April 11, 2024

What did our critic think of FIFTY YEARS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, AILEY II FINDS ITS SPOTLIGHT at The Joyce Theatre?

Ailey II Celebrates Golden Anniversary Season at The Joyce Theater in April

by Stephi Wild — March 5, 2024

Fresh on the heels of a successful world tour, Ailey II, the celebrated second company to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to The Joyce Theater from April 9 – 14 with a golden anniversary celebratory program.

Executive Director Patrick Owens Resigns From New York Choral Society After 65th Anniversary Season

by A.A. Cristi — February 20, 2024

Patrick Owens, Executive Director of New York Choral Society, will depart after their 65th Anniversary Season.

Fly-by-Night Dance Theater Will Present NYC Aerial Dance Festival 2024

by Blair Ingenthron — February 11, 2024

The NYC Aerial Dance Festival 2024 Press Release announces the dates and details of the upcoming festival.

Dance St. Louis and PNC Arts Alive Bring AILEY II to the Touhill Performing Arts Center in March

by Stephi Wild — January 22, 2024

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Ailey II, The Next Generation Of Dance, Leaps Into Its 50th Anniversary With A World Tour And New York Season

by A.A. Cristi — January 4, 2024

Ailey II, the next generation of dance, will mark its 50th anniversary of bringing “off-the-charts energy” to the stage by embarking on a world tour from January 20 – May 19, inspiring audiences from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Kansas City, Missouri.

The Joyce Theater Foundation Unveils Spring/Summer '24 Season Featuring New York and World Premieres

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 11, 2023

The Joyce Theater Foundation has revealed the complete calendar of performances from renowned U.

Joffrey Concert Group Reveals the Selected Choreographers for the Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 7, 2023

The Joffrey Concert Group has revealed the talented choreographers chosen for the prestigious Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative

Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival to Present THE RECKONING and CAGED BIRDS

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 4, 2023

Works & Process presents the Underground Uptown Dance Festival, featuring commissioned street and social dances at the Guggenheim and Lincoln Center.

Dances with Robots Releases A Conversation with Catie Cuan

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 1, 2023

Join Sydney Skybetter as he sits down with Dr.

Works & Process Announces Underground Uptown Dance Festival

by A.A. Cristi — November 30, 2023

Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents the Underground Uptown Dance Festival, a festival of commissioned street and social dances taking place in the subterranean Frank Lloyd Wright-designed theater at the Guggenheim from January 10-16, 2024 and at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on January 12

Works & Process Unveils Spring 2024 Season Featuring Bartlett Sher-Directed CORRUPTION, Paper Mill's GUN & POWER and More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 14, 2023

Works & Process is back with their biggest season yet! Discover the lineup of performances and discussions happening in Spring 2024, including venues and dates.