DANCE NEWS
Bruce Wood Dance Project presents RED + 2
Following the kickoff of Season 3 with My Brother’s Keeper in March, Bruce Wood Dance Project keeps the flame bright with the program RED + 2 at the Dallas City Performance Hall on Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22. This show includes three works - one world premiere and two revivals.
Ballet Neo to present '4Voices' in NYC
Ballet Neo, a New York City-based neoclassical ballet company, will present its first scheduled performances since recently starting a fundraiser on Indiegogo, a crowd-funding campaign website. This choreographic showcase, titled 4Voices, will feature the works of Fredrick Earl Mosley, Peter O’Brien, Matthew Rushing and Kate Thomas.
Screening to celebrate 'Hairspray' anniversary
Musical theatre fans and dance enthusiasts alike are invited to a screening under the stars of John Waters' cult classic Hairspray. Celebrating the film’s 25th anniversary, the Los Angeles Film Festival and Dance Camera West co-present this screening at Grand Park in Los Angeles on Friday, June 21.
BAC's Fall 13 Gala
Baryshnikov Arts Center is preparing for the fundraising event - Fall 13 Gala. The program on Monday, September 16 will raise funds to support artistic programs at the Center and feature New York City Ballet star Wendy Whelan performing new dance works from Restless Creature.
John Selya to lead Dallas intensive
Broadway headliner John Selya will kick off Dallas Conservatory’s Summer Intensives next week by leading a weeklong intensive for intermediate and advanced dancers. The intensive will run June 17-21 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. All interested students must audition.
Alight Dance Theater in season finale
Alight Dance Theater, a small dance ensemble based in Greenbelt, Maryland since 2010, will wrap up its 2012-2013 season with performances of the company’s newest works, Stargazing and The 50's Front, later this month.
Oregon Ballet Theatre's new Artistic Director
Oregon Ballet Theatre recently announced the hiring of Kevin Irving as its new Artistic Director, following an exhaustive international search. Retired OBT dancer Anne Mueller had been serving as Interim Artistic Director since December 2012 when reigning Artistic Director Christopher Stowell had resigned.
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre's 'It's a Game'
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre announces its 13th Annual Performance Season from Thursday-Saturday, June 27-29 at New York Live Arts. The season will feature the world premiere of It's a Game, an evening-length dance theatre work that will bring a chess game to life through character, movement, line, pattern, relationship and human drama.









