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Date of Death: April 30, 1983 (79)

Birth Place: RUSSIA

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Dayton Ballet Unveils New Pre-Professional Training Program & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2024


Dayton Performing Arts Alliance Ballet Artistic Director Brandon Ragland is launching the Dayton Ballet Studio Company.

Works & Process to Present SPILL THE TEA WITH GEORGE LEE Featuring a Discussion, Archival Material & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2024


Works & Process presents 'Spill the Tea with George Lee,' a special event highlighting the making of Jennifer Lin's documentary 'Ten Times Better.' Free reservations encouraged.

Connecticut Ballet Returns To The Bushnell With A NIGHT OF PASSIONATE VALENTINE DANCES
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 19, 2024


Connecticut Ballet returns to The Bushnell with a night of passionate Valentine dances. Don't miss this captivating performance!

USC Dance Company to Perform at Drayton Hall Theatre in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2024


USC Dance Company Spring Concert featuring original contemporary choreography by dance faculty. Tickets available online or at the door.

Review: Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE at The Joyce Theater Through 2/21
by Marina Kennedy - Jan 18, 2024


Strong, somber notes from a piano fill the The Joyce Theater as the curtain rises on the annual home season of Brooklyn-based fusion dance company, EVIDENCE. Four spotlights light up each corner of the stage, illuminating the evening’s most heavily featured dancers, Demetrius Burns, Joyce Edwards, Gregory Hamilton, and Isaiah K. Harvey, dressed in shades of brown.

VIDEO: Get a First Look at CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS: A World Premiere by Tiler Peck
by Joshua Wright - Jan 12, 2024


As we celebrate The Evolution of NYCB's artistry this winter, audiences will bear witness to the evolution of an artist when Principal Dancer Tiler Peck presents CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS, her choreographic debut for the Company, on February 1.

Principal Dancer Yuan Yuan Tan to Give Final Performance with San Francisco Ballet in MARGUERITE AND ARMAND
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2024


San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) Principal Dancer Yuan Yuan Tan will give her final performance with San Francisco Ballet on Wednesday, February 14 at 7:30pm, dancing the role of Marguerite in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand at the War Memorial Opera House.

New York City Ballet Unveils 2024 Winter Season Featuring World Premieres & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2024


New York City Ballet will open its 2024 Winter Season on Tuesday, January 23 with a program of works by Jerome Robbins, the Company’s Co-Founding Choreographer.

Dance On Camera And Film At Lincoln Center Announce Lineup For 2024 DANCE ON CAMERA Festival, February 9�"12
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2024


Dance On Camera and Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) present the 52nd edition of the Dance on Camera Festival from February 9 to 12, 2024.

Collage Dance Performs Kevin Thomas's Ballet RISE Plus World Premiere By Hope Boykin, February 3- 4
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2024


COLLAGE DANCE COLLECTIVE performs 'RISE' at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. Featuring Kevin Thomas's Ballet Rise set to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final public speech, a world premiere by Hope Boykin, Camille A. Brown's New Second Line, and Amy Hall Garner's Saint Glory. February 3-4, 2024.

New York City Ballet to Present 2024 Art Series Featuring David Michalek
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2024


New York City Ballet will present the eleventh installment of its acclaimed Art Series initiative during the Company’s 2024 Winter Season.

Broadway Classics, Jazz, Black History Month Programing And More Announced At The Smith Center, January �" March 2024
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 4, 2024


Upcoming Shows at The Smith Center featuring Broadway classics, jazz masters, and Black History Month headliners. Tickets on sale now at TheSmithCenter.com.

New York-Based Joffrey Concert Group To Perform At Ailey Citigroup Theater In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 4, 2024


The NYC-based Joffrey Concert Group will present, “In My Art” the culmination of the annual Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative, for three performances, February 16 & 17, at the Ailey Citigroup Theater.

Dance Theatre of Harlem Comes to Moss Center in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2023


Dance Theatre of Harlem hits the main stage of the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center on Saturday and Sunday, Jan 19-20. The diverse 18-member dance company, founded in 1969, will perform a repertoire that includes treasured classics, neoclassical works, and innovative contemporary works

Coolidge Corner Theatre to Launch New Season of Opera and Ballet
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2023


The Coolidge Corner Theatre (‘the Coolidge’) has revealed the lineup for its Winter / Spring 2024 Dance at the Cinema and Opera at the Cinema series. 

Sky Arts Reveals Lineup of Musicals to Be Broadcast This Festive Season
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2023


Sky Arts has revealed its lineup of upcoming musical being broadcast this holiday season. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Gabrielle Thurlow and Joseph Parr to Retire
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 15, 2023


Two long-time artists from Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will retire at the end of 2023 - soloist Gabrielle Thurlow and corps de ballet artist Joseph Parr.

Alabama Ballet Brings George Balanchine's THE NUTCRACKER to BJCC Concert Hall This Week
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2023


Alabama Ballet presents George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at BJCC Concert Hall. The performances are featuring the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and running December 15-17th.

Broadway Veteran Baayork Lee To Direct WEST SIDE STORY At Starlight In 2024
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 8, 2023


Starlight is pleased to announce that renowned director, choreographer, and Tony Award recipient Baayork Lee will return to Kansas City's historic stage to direct the classic Broadway musical West Side Story, playing August 20-25, 2024.

THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER Comes to State Theatre New Jersey
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2023


State Theatre New Jersey presents The Hip Hop Nutcracker on Friday, December 29 at 8pm. The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky's 130-year-old ballet reimagined as a holiday dance spectacle, will travel to STNJ this holiday season while celebrating the show's 10th season.

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