Michael Smuin News

Smuin Ballet performs a special New York City engagement this summer, tonight, August 13th - August 18th, 2012, at The Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue (at 19th Street).

Smuin Ballet (Celia Fushille, Artistic & Executive Director) will perform a special New York City engagement this summer, August 13th - 18th, 2012 at The Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue (at 19th Street).

Smuin Ballet (Celia Fushille, Artistic & Executive Director) will perform a special New York City engagement this summer, August 13th - 18th, 2012 at The Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue (at 19th Street).

Ballet West has been awarded a Fellowship Initiative grant from the New York Choreographic Institute, an affiliate of New York City Ballet, to support the development of new choreography in a studio setting. The choreographer will be Christopher Ruud.

Smuin Ballet (Celia Fushille, Artistic & Executive Director) will perform a special New York City engagement this summer, August 13th - 18th, 2012 at The Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue (at 19th Street).

ASHANI DANCES DEBUT SEASON will play June 1 at 8pm, June 2 at 2pm and 8pm, and June 3 at 2pm at the Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave Seattle. The four performances will be Subway Stories: Dances on the A, For Christine with Love, Union, and Neo-Funk Ballet (James Brown)!.

For its spring program, Smuin Ballet will present the West Coast premiere of Swipe by Val Caniparoli, internationally renowned choreographer and principal character dancer at San Francisco Ballet. Smuin audiences will also be treated to the World Premiere of Through by Ma Cong (French Twist), an uplifting work set to music by Academy Award-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. The bill will also include Michael Smuin's elegant Symphony of Psalms, a breathtaking classical piece set to Stravinsky's score. Smuin's spring program will play at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts April 27-May 6, Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts May 18-19, and the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts May 23-27. Single tickets ($25-$62) are on sale now at www.smuinballet.org. (See end of press release for complete box office information.)

Avi Scher & Dancers presents its third New York Season, unveiling three World Premieres, from April 7-9, 2012 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street, NYC (at Ninth Avenue). Performances: Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm, Monday at 8pm. Tickets are $29 ($16 for students) and are available at www.smarttix.com or by phone at 212-868-4444.

Avi Scher & Dancers presents its third New York Season, unveiling three World Premieres, from April 7-9, 2012 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street, NYC (at Ninth Avenue). Performances: Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm, Monday at 8pm. Tickets are $29 ($16 for students) and are available at www.smarttix.com or by phone at 212-868-4444.

Avi Scher & Dancers presents its third New York Season, unveiling three World Premieres, from April 7-9, 2012 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street, NYC (at Ninth Avenue). Performances: Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm, Monday at 8pm. Tickets are $29 ($16 for students) and are available starting March 7, 2012 at www.smarttix.com or by phone at 212-868-4444.

Avi Scher & Dancers presents its third New York Season, unveiling three World Premieres, from April 7-9, 2012 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street, NYC (at Ninth Avenue). Performances: Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm, Monday at 8pm. Tickets are $29 ($16 for students) and are available at www.smarttix.com or by phone at 212-868-4444.

Avi Scher & Dancers presents its third New York Season, unveiling three World Premieres, from April 7-9, 2012 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street, NYC (at Ninth Avenue). Performances: Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm, Monday at 8pm. Tickets are $29 ($16 for students) and are available at www.smarttix.com or by phone at 212-868-4444.

For its spring program, Smuin Ballet is thrilled to present the West Coast premiere of Swipe by Val Caniparoli, internationally renowned choreographer and principal character dancer at San Francisco Ballet.

Avi Scher & Dancers presents its third New York Season, unveiling three World Premieres,from April 7-9, 2012 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street, NYC (at Ninth Avenue). Performances: Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm, Monday at 8pm. Tickets are $29 ($16 for students) and are available at www.smarttix.com or by phone at 212-868-4444.

Admired for their versatility on stage, ten Smuin Ballet dancers will be taking off their toe shoes and inviting audiences to experience their talents as choreographers and more. In an inventive evening of original works, Smuin dancers Darren Anderson, Erica Chipp, Jonathan Dummar, Jared Hunt, Shannon Hurlburt, Jonathan Mangosing, Jane Rehm, Susan Roemer, Jean Michelle Sayeg, and Christian Squires will showcase their own choreography set on fellow company members.

Those who have made significant contributions to the arts in a variety of categories will be recognized for their achievements in enriching the communities and citizens of Utah at the 7th Annual Star Awards held Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem.

Those who have made significant contributions to the arts in a variety of categories will be recognized for their achievements in enriching the communities and citizens of Utah at the 7th Annual Star Awards held Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem.

Admired for their versatility on stage, ten Smuin Ballet dancers will be taking off their toe shoes and inviting audiences to experience their talents as choreographers and more. In an inventive evening of original works, Smuin dancers Darren Anderson, Erica Chipp, Jonathan Dummar, Jared Hunt, Shannon Hurlburt, Jonathan Mangosing, Jane Rehm, Susan Roemer, Jean Michelle Sayeg, and Christian Squires will showcase their own choreography set on fellow company members.

To shake off the winter blues, Smuin Ballet presents the enchanting Dear Miss Cline by Choreographer in Residence Amy Seiwert, set to the music of Patsy Cline in Walnut Creek (Feb 3-4), Mountain View (Feb 22-26), and Carmel (March 2-3).

To shake off the winter blues, Smuin Ballet presents the enchanting Dear Miss Cline by Choreographer in Residence Amy Seiwert, set to the music of Patsy Cline in Walnut Creek (Feb 3-4), Mountain View (Feb 22-26), and Carmel (March 2-3).