Mary Ann News

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Minnesota's dance community will gather Tuesday, September 14, 2010, for an evening of award-winning performances and celebration to honor outstanding achievements in dance for 2009/10. The 6th annual SAGE Awards for Dance will recognize artists whose work represents a variety of forms and styles, transcends expectations and reflects our times. Mary Ellen Childs, a past SAGE recipient, will host this year's gala event at the Southern Theater.

Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) will offer a series of musical theater master classes in September 2010. A trio of Broadway dance luminaries, Charlotte d'Amboise, Mary Ann Lamb and Mary MacLeod, will focus on technique and choreography from Broadway masters for whom they have danced such as Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, and Michael Bennett.

A visual arts show in celebration of life and healing. Artists from the Tampa Bay area will present ethereal and spiritual art, in the high key value range. The show commemorates Mary Ann Scialdo, the Center's artistic director, who passed away from cancer this summer, and all whose lives have been touched by illness. As a symbol of hope, the Center will be decorated with strings of origami cranes.

The Napa Valley Opera House has announced a spectacular array of 23 items to be auctioned off at its annual Gala on Sunday, September 19. This year there are several 'pizzazzy' parties for party lovers - including one with Tyler Florence. For travelers, trips laced with adventure, luxury, cuisine, and culture are offered. To call them 'tantalizing' is an understatement - Turkey, Cuba, Italy, Jackson Hole, Chicago, LA and a Lakers' game. Below is an overview of the lots currently up for bid. Please visit NVOH.org/gala for more detailed information. Individuals not attending the Gala can submit a proxy bid using the forms on the site. Questions can be directed to Mary Ann Moffitt at 707-603-2333 or maryann@nvoh.org.

Multimedia solos and structured improvisations will share the stage with Flamenco and classical Indian works in DANCE CLOSE UP, the biennial concert of new and original choreography by faculty in the Dance Program in Washington University's Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences. Performances begin at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Sept. 9 and 10; and at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11.

Beck Center for the Arts is proud to present the Tony Award-winning 'boffo' hit musical, The Producers, on the Mackey Main Stage, July 16 through August 22, 2010. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.

Highline Ballroom is located at 431 West 16th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue. Tickets may be purchased through Ticketweb, online at ticketweb.com or at the Highline Box Office from noon until doors close at 866-468-7619.

Come to the Cabaret September 16-26, 2010, as Red Mountain Theatre Company presents the smash-hit musical that spawned an Academy Award-winning movie and two Broadway revivals!

The Old Globe's third annual Summer Shakespeare Intensive for teens will conclude on Monday, August 16 at 8:00 p.m. with a bilingual (English/Spanish) performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and As You Like It.

Infamous Commonwealth Theatre (ICT) opens the final full production of their 2010 season dedicated to the topic Redemption with a George F. Walker's Escape From Happiness, directed by ICT Founder Genevieve Thompson.

Infamous Commonwealth Theatre (ICT) opens the final full production of their 2010 season dedicated to the topic Redemption with a George F. Walker's Escape From Happiness, directed by ICT Founder Genevieve Thompson.

This summer there are many performances at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca that shouldn't be missed. The Center for the Arts at Ithaca, Inc., also known as the Hangar Theatre, is committed to providing exceptional theatre experiences of high professional quality to enrich, enlighten, educate, and entertain the diverse audience in the Finger Lakes region and beyond. Strong education and training programs are central parts of our commitment to the local and national artistic communities. The Hangar Theatre is a not-for-profit. The Hangar Theatre is located at 801 Taughannock Blvd./Route 89, Ithaca, New York.

Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) will offer a series of musical theater master classes in September 2010. A trio of Broadway dance stalwarts, Charlotte d'Amboise, Mary MacLeod and Mary Ann Lamb, will focus on Broadway technique and choreography from luminaries for whom they have danced such as Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, and Michael Bennett.

A moving history of one of the most harrowing and inspirational chapters of the Civil Rights movement, a behind the scenes look at the 1,400-year-old conflict between Islam and Christianity, an investigation of the unexplainable phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder, and a mash-up of 'Glee' and 'High School Musical' are all part of the wide-ranging lineup of films announced today for inclusion in the International Documentary Association's 14th Annual DocuWeeksTM Theatrical Documentary Showcase.

The Mexican Suitcase, a groundbreaking exhibition revealing the most famous group of recovered negatives of the twentieth century, will be on view at the International Center of Photography (1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street) from September 24, 2010 through January 9, 2011. Considered lost since 1939, the so-called Mexican Suitcase is in fact three boxes containing 4,500 negatives documenting the Spanish Civil War by Robert Capa, Chim (David Seymour), and Gerda Taro. There are also several rolls of portraits of Capa and Taro by Fred Stein. Besides offering new images by these major photographers that provide a comprehensive overview of the war, the cache of negatives also includes previously unknown portraits of Ernest Hemingway, Federico Garcia Lorca, and Dolores Ibarruri (known as 'La Pasionaria').

The Old Globe's third annual Summer Shakespeare Intensive for teens will conclude on Monday, August 16 at 8:00 p.m. with a bilingual (English/Spanish) performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and As You Like It.

Sarasota Ballet announces it has hired Mary Anne Servian to serve as the Business Director for the company. Servian has enjoyed a significant career consulting with municipalities and local governments to improve their management and operation practices.

This summer there are many performances at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca that shouldn't be missed. The Center for the Arts at Ithaca, Inc., also known as the Hangar Theatre, is committed to providing exceptional theatre experiences of high professional quality to enrich, enlighten, educate, and entertain the diverse audience in the Finger Lakes region and beyond. Strong education and training programs are central parts of our commitment to the local and national artistic communities. The Hangar Theatre is a not-for-profit. The Hangar Theatre is located at 801 Taughannock Blvd./Route 89, Ithaca, New York.

The world premiere of A Tribute to a Legend: Davi Sings Sinatra opens at Hofstra University's John Cranford Adams Playhouse for three special concerts - Friday and Saturday, July 16 and 17, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 18, at 2 p.m.