In celebration of its 45th anniversary, Dance Theatre of Harlem's 2014 New York City season at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall was announced today by executive director Laveen Naidu and artistic director Virginia Johnson. There will be six performances from today, April 23 through April 27.
In celebration of its 45th anniversary, Dance Theatre of Harlem's 2014 New York City season at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall was announced today by executive director Laveen Naidu and artistic director Virginia Johnson. There will be six performances from April 23 through April 27.
It's going to be a hot summer of drama on SHOWTIME, when the network premieres RAY DONOVAN at 9 p.m. ET/PT and MASTERS OF SEX at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, July 13.
Multi-talented performer Keke Palmer is joining the season two cast of the acclaimed SHOWTIME drama series MASTERS OF SEX.
Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) held its 2014 Vision 2014 Gala on February 25th at Cipriani 42 in New York City. As Dance Theatre of Harlem celebrates its 45th Anniversary, this year's gala was themed 'Live the Moment' and raised $700,000, $75,000 of which resulted from the entertaining live auction conducted by Audrey Smaltz, with the proceeds benefitting the DTH School's Next Generation and Community Engagement Funds. Honorees were Grammy Award-winning recording artist Patti LaBelle with the Arthur Mitchell Vision Award; dance educator and arts advocate Jody Gottfried Arnhold with The Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Medal; and Goldman, Sachs & Co. senior partner Valentino D. Carlotti with the inaugural Virtuoso Award. The evening's honorary chair was Billy Joel (not in attendance). Scroll down for photos!
Lincoln Center Education, the education cornerstone of Lincoln Center and a global leader in arts education and advocacy, launches Next Stage, a new candid discussion series with high-profile artists exploring the role of arts education in their creative and commercial work. The new series, launching this year and continuing on an annual basis, is aimed at early- to mid-career artists in the fields of theater, dance, music and visual arts. The high-profile artists selected to moderate and speak at the events will represent a range of ages and experience levels within their artistic disciplines, focusing on the intersection of an artist's academic and artistic pursuits and how they go hand in hand, creatively, financially and otherwise. Events of the Next Stage discussion will be hosted and presented by Lincoln Center Education, in partnership with other leading New York City arts organizations.
A multiple-award winning and best-selling Christian author, Pastor Johnson enthusiastically presents God's Word in such a way that is easy to grasp, encouraging his global readers to apply the principles therein to achieve a more victorious Christian life. Through the publisher and author's global partnerships with 12 strategic distributors, the book's core message of putting God first and foremost in every area of life is manifest in the lives of people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, geographic regions, languages, denominations and societal differences. Pastor Johnson's book series continues to minister to booklovers in the general and Christian marketplaces in the five (5) key areas of life: Through personal relationships; In the workplace; In the family; In the Local Church; and While at rest and relaxation. Pastor Johnson will be speaking on topics that include leadership, management, ministry preparation, family and parenting, publishing, spirituality, relationships and church growth. All books in the series are available in print, Amazon.com (The Kindle), Print-on-Demand (P-O-D), and electronic book (e-book) formats. Here is what others are saying about the current book series: 'This is a true act of love and service that is consistently exemplified throughout this excellent and highly recommended book.' - Kap Khen Thang, World Theological College, Yangoo Myanmar (Burma) 'A must-read for all who sincerely desire to Give God the Glory while understanding the role of the local church in that regard.' - Willie Jolley, Best-Selling Author of 'A Setback is a Setup for a Comeback.' 'Kevin Wayne Johnson has delivered a much needed and important look at this compelling issue. Bravo Kevin!' - Marilyn White, Publisher and CEO, Precious Times Magazine 'Kevin Wayne Johnson joyously embraces the words of God through the Bible and his acts of Christian faith.' - Valder Beebe, Dallas BET Newspaper, Dallas About the Founder, Pastor, Chief Visionary & Author: A native of Richmond, Virginia, Johnson currently lives in Clarksville, Maryland, with his wife and three teenage sons. He founded Writing for the Lord Ministries (www.writingforthelord.com) in 2000 and is the author of the nine-book series - Give God the Glory! - winner of 19 literary /media awards, since 2001. Johnson's radio and television show - Give God the Glory! - has aired on VoiceAmerica.com and BlackTVOnLine.com, respectively, from 2004 to 2007, reaching a global audience. When he is not writing, Johnson serves as Senior Pastor of the Accokeek First Church of God, Accokeek, Maryland. He also serves as Secretary, National Association of the Church of God (Anderson, IN) Men's Ministry. He attests everyday that God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things. The Give God the Glory! series of books and devotionals are distributed globally through 12 strategic distribution partners in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Spain, South America and Australia. Selected books in the series are currently available in the Urdu, Falam, Ngawn, Swahili, Georgian, Hungarian and English languages.
The Paley Center for Media today announced the full lineup of special guest panelists scheduled to appear for the 31st annual ultimate TV fan festival, PALEYFEST: The William S. Paley Television Festival
In celebration of its 45th anniversary, Dance Theatre of Harlem's 2014 New York City season at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall was announced today by executive director Laveen Naidu and artistic director Virginia Johnson. There will be six performances from April 23 through April 27. The season will be highlighted by the New York City premieres of three new works. The first, past-carry-forward choreographed by Thaddeus Davis and Tanya Wideman Davis, considers the legacy of the Great Migration of African Americans from the agrarian South to the industrial North in the early part of the twentieth-century. The second is the acclaimed Dancing On The Front Porch of Heaven, which will be seen for the first time in New York since it was created in 1993 by Ulysses Dove for the Royal Swedish Ballet. Subtitled 'Ode to Love and Loss,' it was choreographed during a challenging period in Ulysses Dove's life, during which he lost 13 close friends and relatives, including his father. The New York premiere of Pas de Dix From Raymonda, choreographed by Marius Petipa with music by Alexander Glazunov, will be a special tribute to the late Frederic Franklin, who was an artistic advisor to DTH.
Dance Theatre of Harlem appeared at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Friday for their Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration.
Following the record-breaking attendance of Festival 2013, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival announces the 2014 Festival schedule. Jacob's Pillow is a National Historic Landmark, home to America's longest-running dance festival, and a recipient of the National Medal of Arts. Noted dance writer Jennifer Dunning has called the Pillow "the dance center of the nation, possibly the world."
The National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, led by Executive Director Brett Batterson and Board Chairman Melvin L. Katten, celebrates the milestone 125th Anniversary and announces programming for 2014 - 15 Season.
Annaleigh Ashford will be kicking off her KINKY BOOTS and slinking into the bedroom. Deadline reports that the Broadway star has nabbed a regular role on Showtime's MASTERS OF SEX season 2.
On the next episode of Showtime's MASTERS OF SEX titled 'Fallout', a former study participant reveals she's pregnant and wants to know the identity of the father.
Today, Showtime announced the renewals of its Emmy and Golden GlobeAward-winning series HOMELAND and the critically-acclaimed drama MASTERS OF SEX for their fourth and second seasons respectively. Both series are set to return in 2014 with 12 one-hour episodes. HOMELAND airs on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by MASTERS OF SEX at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. The announcement was made today by David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.
The Second Amendment proclaims, 'a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed,' http://www.archives.gov. Theodore Johnson writes his first book 'The Second
Patti Lupone, Cristin Milioti and Sean Hayes are among the many Broadway favorites who will be popping up throughout the new Fall TV season. Below, BWW brings you a peek at some of your favorite Broadway stars who will be featured as both series regulars and guest stars.
SHOWTIME is marking the premiere of its new original drama series MASTERS OF SEX with an innovative and interactive exhibition, open to the public daily in Manhattan's Openhouse Gallery from September 20 to September 29. This effort, a first of its kind for the network, offers visitors a unique look into the lives and groundbreaking work of human sexuality research team and real-life couple, Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson. In a live, bricks and mortar setting, SHOWTIME will propel interest, awareness and excitement for Masters and Johnson's pioneering work, which still has relevance today, by allowing audiences to see and experience elements of the series firsthand.
Viewers nationwide can now sample the series premiere of the highly-anticipated new Showtime drama series MASTERS OF SEX, starring Emmy Award nominee Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan as real-life human sexuality researchers, Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson. The premiere episode can be accessed across multiple platforms including the Showtime websitehttp://s.sho.com/18ZNzp9, on Youtube http://s.sho.com/1eHScN7, via select television providers' free On Demand channels and websites, on Showtime ON DEMAND and Showtime ANYTIME. MASTERS OF SEXpremieres on Sunday, September 29th at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME.
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) has announced the formation of Project Plie, a comprehensive initiative to increase racial and ethnic representation in ballet and to diversify America's ballet companies. Project Plie seeks to combine training and support of ballet students and dance teachers from communities previously underrepresented in American ballet companies with the creation of a nationwide partner network of professional ballet companies who are committed to diversity. In addition, Project Plie will include a new partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to introduce participants to ballet and identify children for future training.
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