Meryl Tankard is one of Australia's iconic choreographers. She produces what's being described as 'affecting, compelling and absorbing dance productions that have been seen worldwide. Meryl's work ranges from the intricate and intimate to large-scale, site-specific commissions, which are transformative both to the space they reside in and to the audience. It is this diversity and creativity that has attracted international artistic acclaim and commercial success.'
Australian choreographer Meryl Tankard returns to New York with one of her most gripping works to date. The Oracle is set to Stravinsky's seminal composition for the infamous 1913 ballet The Rite of Spring, which caused riots at its Paris premiere. The Oracleexplores the conflicting forces of nature and man, masculinity and femininity, violence and nurturing, strength and vulnerability. An intense solo for virtuosic performer Paul White, one of Australia's greatest dancers and incoming member of Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal, The Oracle includes haunting visual and set designer by Regis Lansac. The U.S. premiere took place on February 5 at 7:30pm at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ, as part of a seven-city U.S. tour.
ustralian choreographer Meryl Tankard returns to New York with one of her most gripping works to date. The Oracle is set to Stravinsky's seminal composition for the infamous 1913 ballet The Rite of Spring, which caused riots at its Paris premiere. The Oracleexplores the conflicting forces of nature and man, masculinity and femininity, violence and nurturing, strength and vulnerability. An intense solo for virtuosic performer Paul White, one of Australia's greatest dancers and incoming member of Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal, The Oracle includes haunting visual and set designer by Régis Lansac. The U.S. premiere will take place on February 5 at 7:30pm at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ, as part of a seven-city U.S. tour.
Over the course of its first decade, NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts has made substantial contributions not only to its University community, but also to the broader New York cultural landscape. Unique among venues in lower Manhattan, NYU Skirball Center's 860-seat, state-of-the-art theater provides a stage for music, dance, and theater from around the world, with a focus on developing younger audiences for live performance. Its programming also reflects NYU's stature as an international center of scholarship, and as an intellectually rich and diverse environment.
Texas Performing Arts continues a legacy of presenting world-class performances to the University of Texas at Austin and Central Texas audiences with the unveiling of its most ambitious and diverse season to date. The 2012-2013 season highlights talent from around the world in an eclectic mix of music, theatre, dance, and conversation.
In celebration of Tarzan's first anniversary on Thursday, May 10th, Phil Collins will join author Michael Lassell and stars Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese and Chester Gregory at Barnes & Noble for a special event beginning at 12:30pm.
In celebration of Tarzan's one-year anniversary, stars Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese and Chester Gregory will join author
Michael Lassell at Barnes & Noble (Broadway and 66th Street) at 12:30pm on Thursday, May 10th, where Lassell will read from his recently released Tarzan: The Broadway Adventure.
MARY POPPINS star Ashley Brown and TARZAN star Josh Strickland will be featured on ABC's 'All My Children' on Tuesday, March 6th. 'All My Children' airs nationally on ABC (channel 7, locally).
Tarzan stars Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese and Merle Dandridge will be featured on FOX's 'The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet' on Monday, March 5th
Tarzan composer Phil Collins will be the guest host on Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Random Access' on the Big '80s Channel all during the week of August 14th
On Friday, August 11th at 8:40am, Merle Dandridge, who plays Kala in Tarzan, The Broadway Musical, will be interviewed by Morning Show hosts Ed Walsh and Donna Hanover on WOR Radio (710am)
Tarzan composer Phil Collins will be the guest host on Sirius Satellite Radio's Starlite Channel on Tuesday, August 8th at 5pm EST; Friday, August 11th at 12pm EST and Sunday, August 13th at 10pm EST
Andy's eye-catching Broadway stunts have included swinging on jungle vines, kicking up his high heels and flying ominously through Oz and Transylvania.
Tarzan composer Phil Collins and stars Josh Strickland and Jenn Gambatese will be featured on XM Satellite Radio's 'On Broadway' this Friday, July 28th at 12pm and again at 9pm
On Sunday, July 9th at 7 PM, Tarzan's Jenn Gambatese will be featured on CD101.9 (101.9fm); she will be interviewed by Paul Cavalconte on 'Sunday at 7'
