Encores! BAND WAGON, LADY, BE GOOD, ZORBA! and Four MTC World Premieres Set for NY City Center's 2014-15 Season; Full Lineup Announced!
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 7, 2014
New York City Center's 2014-15 season features an exciting lineup of dance and musical theater that begins with the 11th season of City Center's acclaimed Fall for Dance Festival. The Festival features 24 acclaimed dance companies and artists from around the world, and will kick off in September with two free dance performances at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park in association with The Public Theater, followed by five unique programs at City Center in October. The Band Wagon, an Encores! Special Event starring Brian Stokes Mitchell, follows in November, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, City Center's Principal Dance Company, returns for a month-long engagement in December.
2014-2015 Pittsburgh Dance Council Season Announced
by Courtnie Mele
- Apr 27, 2014
The Pittsburgh Dance Council, a division of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, announces a season of original and eclectic dance from around the world as part of the 2014-2015 season.
Fire Island Dance Festival 2013 Raises Record $394K for Dancers Responding to AIDS
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 22, 2013
Internationally recognized dance companies and fast-rising choreographers shared the picturesque stage of the 19th annual edition of Fire Island Dance Festival on July 19-21, raising a record $393,647 for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. For the third year in a row the festival set a fundraising record, surpassing last year's all-time high of $374,260. In its 19 editions, Fire Island Dance Festival has raised $3.3 million for the most vulnerable among us, helping to ensure they receive life-saving medications and health care, nutritious meals, counseling and emergency financial assistance.
2012-2013 Bessie Award Nominees Announced; Ceremony Set for 10/7
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 18, 2013
The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessies), NYC's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announced today the 40 nominees for the 2012-13 season. Announced at a press conference by members of The Bessies Selection Committee, the nominations (listed below) were made by an independent committee of 38 dance industry professionals. Produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, Bessie Award categories include Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performer, Outstanding Visual Design, Outstanding Composition or Sound Design and Outstanding Revived Work.
2013 Fire Island Dance Festival Kicks Off This Weekend with Mo Rocca and More!
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 19, 2013
This weekend is the fabulous - Fire Island Dance Festival today, July 19 -Sunday the 21st featuring more than 40 dancers from world-class dance companies. Wildly entertaining humorist and actor Mo Rocca returns this summer for a second turn as host of Fire Island Dance Festival, the most-anticipated charity event to land on the shores of the Great South Bay. It is produced by and benefits Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The 19th edition includes a stunningly varied program spanning Broadway to ballet, performed outdoors at a landmark bay-front home. Tickets are still available.
2013 Fire Island Dance Festival Kicks Off This Weekend with Mo Rocca and More!
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 16, 2013
This weekend is the fabulous - Fire Island Dance Festival Friday, July 19 -Sunday the 21st featuring more than 40 dancers from world-class dance companies. Wildly entertaining humorist and actor Mo Rocca returns this summer for a second turn as host of Fire Island Dance Festival, the most-anticipated charity event to land on the shores of the Great South Bay. It is produced by and benefits Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The 19th edition includes a stunningly varied program spanning Broadway to ballet, performed outdoors at a landmark bay-front home. Tickets are still available.
Mo Rocca to Return as Host of 2013 FIRE ISLAND DANCE FESTIVAL, 7/19-21
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 25, 2013
Wildly entertaining humorist and actor Mo Rocca returns this summer for a second turn as host of Fire Island Dance Festival, the most-anticipated charity event to land on the shores of the Great South Bay. Fire Island Dance Festival is July 19-21 and features more than 40 dancers from world-class dance companies. It is produced by and benefits Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The 19th edition of will include a stunningly varied program spanning Broadway to ballet, performed outdoors at a landmark bay-front home.
New York City Center’s 2012-13 Choreography Fellowships Awarded To Brian Brooks, Beth Gill and Pontus Lidberg
by Kelsey Denette
- Dec 4, 2012
Choreographers Brian Brooks, Beth Gill and Pontus Lidberg have been awarded New York City Center's 2012-13 Choreography Fellowships. The Fellowship program was launched in conjunction with the theater's reopening season in 2011-12 with a mission to support choreographers at critical stages in their careers. It reflects City Center's long history of nurturing dance makers from George Balanchine to Christopher Wheeldon.
Morphoses Premieres WITHIN (LABYRINTH WITHIN) at The Joyce Theater, Now thru 11/11
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 7, 2012
Morphoses, whose adventurous and spunky spirit has given it a singular place in the dance world, returns to The Joyce Theater tonight, November 7-11. The engagement features the New York premiere of the dance "Within (Labyrinth Within)" that includes the film "Labyrinth Within," both of which are by Swedish filmmaker and choreographer Pontus Lidberg, Morphoses' 2012 Resident Artistic Director.
Morphoses Premieres WITHIN (LABYRINTH WITHIN) at The Joyce Theater, 11/7-11
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 18, 2012
Morphoses, whose adventurous and spunky spirit has given it a singular place in the dance world, returns to The Joyce Theater, November 7-11. The engagement features the New York premiere of the dance "Within (Labyrinth Within)" that includes the film "Labyrinth Within," both of which are by Swedish filmmaker and choreographer Pontus Lidberg, Morphoses' 2012 Resident Artistic Director.
The Vilcek Foundation Presents the Winner and Finalists of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise at Joyce SoHo, 11/15-18
by Kelsey Denette
- Oct 5, 2012
The Vilcek Foundation will present Pivotal Works: The Vilcek Foundation Project, a four-night series of dance performances at Joyce SoHo from November 15-18, featuring the talents of the 2012 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance winner and finalists. The purpose of the Prize is to recognize contributions by foreign-born dance professionals in the United States. Leading off this program on November 15 & 16 will be the prize finalists Fanny Ara (France), Thang Dao (Vietnam), Alice Gosti (Italy) and Pontus Lidberg (Sweden). Showcasing a variety of dance styles, these choreographers will demonstrate both the cultural and artistic diversity of the contemporary dance field across genres such as modern, flamenco and experimental. Following the finalists program will be a two-night engagement, on November 17 & 18, by the Creative Promise Prize winner, Ivory Coast-born choreographer Michel Kouakou.
Vilcek Foundation Names Winners of Vilcek Prize for the Arts
by Max Schwager
- Feb 27, 2012
The Vilcek Foundation is pleased to name the 2012 winners of its Vilcek Prizes honoring the contributions of foreign-born artists and scientists in the United States. The Vilcek Prize for the Arts, this year awarded in the field of dance, is presented to Mikhail Baryshnikov, born in Latvia to Russian parents, for his body of distinguished work and his legacy of advancing the field of dance. The Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise is given to dancer and choreographer Michel Kouakou, originally of Ivory Coast, for his versatile and globally influenced performances and choreography.
Jacob's Pillow Announces 80th Anniversary Season
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Dec 19, 2011
January 2012 will kick off the momentous 80th Anniversary of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, a National Historic Landmark, National Medal of Arts honoree, and America’s longest-running international dance festival.
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