Ever thought of taking classes with Acrobats who have been seen at Cirque Du Soleil, Palazzo, Cirque De Demain, and Les Sept Doigts De La Main. Sascha Bachmann, trained at the National Circus School under the supervision of Yury Bozyan opened his Hidden Handstand Theatre in the heart of Vienna. For the next three months, you can join Coach Bachmann to learn what it means to be a great Artist. Bachmann has been in PIPPIN on Broadway and has taken the road with the show.
The Color Iz was part dance showcase, part musical theatre and part gender-bending Drag show with a heavy, heady dose of disco, glam and glitter and a focus on celebrating all shades of expression in dance and identity.
Last year, in 2018, the third annual Dancers For Good Benefit supporting the Actors Fund Dancers Resource in East Hampton was so impressive that I challenged the founders to 'high-kick it up a notch even higher next year'. I'm thrilled to announce that not only did they clearly accept that challenge, they superseded all expectations!
The Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main St., in North Little Rock, never fails to bring a top-notch performance with every show, and the audience has caught on to this fact. Not only was the show that I saw on Sunday sold-out, the whole entire run was sold out by opening night. When most theaters hope to at least break even, the Argenta has to decide if they want to add extra shows to accommodate all of their fans. I do not have to go to a show at the Argenta to write about whether the production is good or not. I am lucky enough to get to attend the performances to catch the details and watch emerging stars shine on the stage.
A brand-new version of Oliver Twist tackles human themes of love, suicide, inner-strength, and both sides of society from each character's point of view. It's a heartwarming, yet very personal rendition of Charles Dickens' well known novel, including original music, lyrics and script in Japanese!
Irish dance company Teac DamsaHouse of Dance has just announced that its production of Swan Lake (or in the Irish language translation, Loch na hEala) will embark on an extensive US and Canada tour, opening the Next Wave Festival 2019 at BAM, New York, before touring to Minneapolis, Ottawa, Los Angeles, Michigan, and North Carolina for six weeks.
He's out there on stage, on a raised dance platform at The Hollywood Bowl, center, downstage, in a simple T-shirt and pants, into himself, making sounds like a woodpecker, a train; a horse trotting,... maybe there are fireworks going off? Maybe gunshots, or a rapid -fire AK-47, even. The sounds are all coming from the bottom of his feet! He is like lightning with tap shoes on. Like bursts of electrical currents that make all kinds of sounds. Snap, crackle, pop, step-step, shuffle, ball-change, flap, flap, then into a tirade of tap accents too fast to count out or give a name to.
GREGORY PORTER: NAT KING COLE & ME
If you like classy jazz and blues, lovingly remember Nat King Cole and his style, and hearing a beautiful live orchestra playing, Gregory Porter is your man. Vince Mendoza conducts the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra with finesse and aplomb, and Gregory sings one glorious tune after another, starting out with 'Mona Lisa.' It's a sit back, relax and just enjoy it all, rest of the evening. He has a deep, rich voice, sounding very much like the great Nat King Cole and the pipes to sustain those ending notes with ease.
There are certain Dance Companies that are in a class by themselves. Dance Theatre of Harlem is one of them. They not only encompass many forms of the Dance brilliantly, they are committed to diversity in their dancers and repertoire.
As a way of introducing myself as the new DANCE REVIEWER for Broadway World L. A., I am reporting on an historic event in which I participated at St. Luke's Theatre on March 26th, 2018 in NYC: the 40th-year anniversary and reunion of the cast members of the opening of Tony Award-Winning Bob Fosse's DANCIN' on Broadway at The Broadhurst Theatre on March 27, 1978.
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will present a special one-night-only performance of Spectrum Dance Theater's A Rap on Race on Saturday, January 13 at 7:30pm in the Ordway Music Theater.
The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, have announced that Joseph V. Melillo, Executive Producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), is the recipient of the 2018 Bessies Presenter Award for Outstanding Curating.
Catherine Cabeen/Hyphen presents the world premiere of Give Me More, a three-part work exploring the relationship between conditioning, consumption, and self-worth. The program features choreography by Catherine Cabeen, a cast of seven performers, and lighting design by Philip Trevino. Performances will take place Thursday Saturday, January 25 27, at 8pm, at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue, in Manhattan.
Earlier today, Magnolia Bakery welcomed the Radio City Rockettes, who unveiled a limited edition Rockette Red Velvet cupcake, topped with whipped vanilla icing and a chocolate disc illustrating the Rockettes in some of their most iconic costumes. The festive cupcake is available exclusively at Magnolia Bakery's Rockefeller Center location (at 49th Street and Avenue of the Americas) now through January 1. Scroll down for photos!
Sasha Spielvogel's critically acclaimed NOOR returns to the stage for one performance only at 8:00PM on Thursday, December 7, 2017, at the Suzanne Werner Wright Theatre, Sarah Lawrence College.
The Clive Barnes Foundation announced today that the 8th Annual Clive Barnes Awards will be presented on Monday, January 8, 2018 at The Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center.
The Rockettes and Serendipity 3 are kicking off the holiday season with SNOW Frrrozen Hot White Chocolate, available only at Serendipity 3 during the run of the 2017 Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes. The dancers stopped by the store today to try a sip of the limited edition concoction - check out photos below!
Jerome Robbins, world renowned for his work as a choreographer and director of ballet and theater, film and television, would have been 100 years old on October 11, 2018. In honor of his life and legacy, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, partnering with other institutions across the country and around the world, will celebrate his centennial year through Spring 2019.
Starting tomorrow, November 21st, The Rockettes and Serendipity 3 will kick off the holiday season with SNOW Frrrozen Hot White Chocolate, available only at Serendipity 3 during the run of the 2017 Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes.
The 2017 Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes celebrated the beginning of the holiday season last night, November 16. Opening night honored the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a non-profit organization that works with The Madison Square Garden Company and MSG Networks Inc. to make dreams come true for children facing obstacles. The festivities kicked off onstage with a special performance by one of the 2017 Garden of Dreams Talent Show performers before the official opening night performance of the 2017 Christmas Spectacular season. BroadwayWorld has photos below!