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Impulses Dance Theatre Arts presents six Sunday and Monday evening dance film screenings in March at 7pm and one Marathon screening on Monday, March 28, 2pm-9pm, of major dance works by Margaret Beals, choreographer, solo dancer and pioneer in the art of dance improvisation.

The Dallas Black Dance Theatre returns to New York for its fifth season of self-produced performances on April 22-23, 2016 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, located at 405 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019. The Masterworks Redefined - New York series will showcase the energetic dance artistry of the repertory dance company that is turning 40 in its 2016-2017 season. The National Endowment for the Arts designated Dallas Black Dance Theatre as an 'American Masterpiece Touring Artist.'

Melbourne, Australia (March 3rd , 2016) - As Madonna's Australian fans breathlessly await the return of the Material Girl to their country after a 23 year absence, the occasion will be further celebrated by the newly announced intimate club show

Based in Los Angeles, the internationally recognized Tremaine Dance Convention and Competition celebrates 35 years of inspiring young dancers with its continuing 2015-2016 National Touracross the United States, a star-studded 35th Annual Convention Gala Event and National Finals this summer in Orlando, a new book expected in June 2016, and the upcoming Behind the Curtain documentary scheduled for completion in 2017. Led by legendary and very busy choreographer/dance educator/performer Joe Tremaine, one of the most influential dance personalities in the country today, the innovative annual convention includes master dance classes with professional teachers/choreographers and competitive opportunities in approximately 24 U.S. cities for over 50,000 dancers each year from across the United States and around the world. Tremaine is well-known in the industry for performing, choreographing, and/or teaching dance to scores of celebrities including Paula Abdul, Christina Applegate, Cher, Helen Hunt, Gene Kelly, and Diana Ross, to name just a few. For additional information, please seehttp://www.tremainedance.com.

Renowned spray paint artist Chor Boogie reveals a breathtaking body of work in Hieros Gamos. Aesthetic elements of the Rococo and Baroque periods as well as Madonna iconography are reinterpreted through the medium of spray paint and contemporary street art styles. The exhibition will feature color saturated emotional landscapes, alluring yet regal female forms, and large, captivating eyes.

World Music Institute has long been heralded for its spectacular flamenco presentations that showcase the form's essence and authenticity. After a three-year hiatus, flamenco makes a triumphant return to World Music Institute with Festival Ay! Mas Flamenco -- four wide-ranging evenings of world-class dance featuring the avant-garde flair of Quebec's La Otra Orilla, the purity of Spain's eminent solo traditionalists La Lupi and Joaquin Grilo, and the exciting and renowned dancer-singer duo of wife-and-husband Sonia Olla and Ismael Fernandez -- from March 3-6, 2016.

The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, located at 18 Bleecker Street, today announced a Spring Lineup filled with diverse and dynamic programming. The eclectic array of events - including theater, music, film, discourse and more - will explore the heights and depths of the human condition through thought and culture. 

Internationally known biologist and writer Dr. Ana Isabel O is constantly embarking on new projects. Educated in Europe and a self-taught Victorian patchwork maker since the early 90s, Ordonez has presented her work in France and Luxembourg. As a scientist she holds Masters and PhDs in Genetics, Forestry and Animal Biology and has lectured extensively throughout Europe, Africa, Japan, China, New Zealand and South America on insect-plant pathology and biological control research. She has also written several articles on the value of nature. Ordonez, however, has not confined her interests to the world of science. A true Renaissance woman, she is also a reputed jazz editor, independent filmmaker, music/art promoter and producer. In 2012 she contributed tirelessly to the Dizzy Gillespie Memorial tribute with Christopher Kennedy Lawford, because she believes in her heart that true valuable art of any kind must never be forgotten. 

Die neue Grand Show ist ein Traum. Ein Wachtraum, um genau zu sein, denn sie spielt im Geist und Kopf eines jungen Protagonisten. Auch fur Jean Paul Gaultier geht mit der Kreation der glamourosen Kostume ein Traum in Erfullung. Das Kreativteam insgesamt ist ein Dream-Team, darunter Showmacher Roland Welke und Emmy-Preistrager Peter Morse. Erneut investiert der Friedrichstadt-Palast uber 10 Millionen Euro in eine Grand Show, die ihrem Namen alle Ehre machen soll. Über 100 Kunstler*innen aus 26 Nationen auf der großten Theaterbuhne der Welt entfuhren die Gaste ab Herbst in der THE ONE Grand Show in einen ebenso ekstatischen wie poetischen Traum.

The Directors Company, in association with Pascal Productions, will present A BETTER PLACE, a new work by playwright Wendy Beckett (Anais Nin: One Of Her Lives, A Charity Case) and directed by Evan Bergman (Love Therapy), will play a limited six-week engagement this spring at The Duke on 42nd Street, a NEW 42ND STREET project (229 West 42nd Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues).

On March 18, Deep Well Records/Virgin Records will release THE PASSION: New Orleans, the soundtrack for FOX's two-hour inspirational television music event airing LIVE from New Orlean

On last night's LATE NIGHT, guest Rich Eisen chatted about interviewing Madonna, Mick Jagger and Billy Joel at the Super Bowl.

Lawrence Edelson, Artistic and General Director of Opera Saratoga, announced the program for the 2016 Summer Festival, which will run from May 28th through July 17, 2016.

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center (MESTC) presents its second annual Segal Center Film Festival on Theatre and Performance (FTP).

Following his wildly successful 2015 tour, four-time Grammy-winning artist "Weird Al" Yankovic has announced the continuation of his Mandatory World Tour in 2016, which includes a stop at the Waterbury Palace Theater in partnership with Premier Concerts and Manic Productions on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m.  Also announced was a flyaway contest where winning fans will choose an all-expense-paid trip to Los Angeles to see one of his two performances at the Hollywood Bowl or to New York City for his show at Radio City Music Hall.  Complete contest info can be found at weirdal.com.

"Weird Al" Yankovic, the kinky-haired prince of parody hilarity, has won four Grammy Awards and accolades galore for classics such as Eat It (Michael Jackson's Beat It) and Like a Surgeon (Madonna's Like a Virgin). The top-selling comedy recording artist of all time, Weird Al got his start as a shy, accordion-playing teenager. His 2014 rendition, Word Crimes (Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines), debuted in the Billboard Top 40, making Al one of only three people to have had Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades. The other two? Michael Jackson and Madonna.

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Following his wildly successful 2015 tour, four-time Grammy Award-winning artist 'Weird Al' Yankovic has announced the continuation of his Mandatory World Tour in 2016 which stops at the historic State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Friday, Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. Also announced was a flyaway contest where winning fans will choose an all-expense-paid trip to Los Angeles to see one of his two performances at the Hollywood Bowl or to New York City for his show at Radio City Music Hall. Complete contest info can be found at weirdal.com.

Following his wildly successful 2015 tour, four-time Grammy-winning artist "Weird Al" Yankovic has announced the continuation of his Mandatory World Tour in 2016. The acclaimed comedian will take the stage at the Fox Theatre on Sunday, June 19 at 7:30PM.

Four-time Grammy-winning artist 'Weird Al' Yankovic will bring his highly successful Mandatory World Tour to Hershey Theatre on Tuesday, September 13 at 8:00 p.m.