From May 25 to 27, 2023, Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT), presents adaku, part 1: the road opens, a new, cross-disciplinary performance from Brooklyn-based performer, choreographer, and writer Okwui Okpokwasili and director, visual artist, and sound designer Peter Born.In this first chapter of a larger speculative mythology, a precolonial
FJK DANCE, the ten member Iraqi-curated contemporary dance company, will celebrate their ninth season with a return to New York Live Arts, 219 West 19th Street, NYC, Tuesday, May 23 through Thursday, May 25. Performances are at 7:30 pm.The FJK season will celebrate the immigrant story in a multimedia presentation blending contemporary dance, music, and
Ballet Hispánico
announces
The Legacy Gala, celebrating the life of its founder
Tina Ramirez
and her visionary leadership, passionate activism, and innovative artistry, and honoring
The Miranda Family
with the
Nuestra Inspiración Award,
to be presented by Academy
This May BAM's
DanceAfrica Festival
will celebrate the artistic vitality and revolutionary history of Ghana, through dance, music, and community. Under the artistic direction of
Abdel R. Salaam,
DanceAfrica 2023 Golden Ghana: Adinkra, Ananse, and Abusua
program features one of Ghana’s best and most
Ballet Arizona’s Board of Directors has announced that Ib Andersen, Artistic Director, will be leaving the organization on June 30, 2024 after 24 years of service. A national search firm has been retained to find Mr. Andersen’s successor. The Board has voted to name Mr. Andersen as Artistic Director Emeritus, effective following the transition to new
ABT Studio Company: Spring Moves is returning to NYU Skirball for two performances on Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20 at 7:00PM. The two-night engagement will feature the New York City Premieres of original choreography by Gemma Bond, Hope Boykin, Houston Thomas, and Aleisha Walker; solo Tatum Pole Boogie by Daniel Ulbricht; such favorites as George
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre
will host
Forward From Here: 23rd Season Gala
on Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 4:30pm to 8pm, at 41 Jani Court, Clifton, NJ.
Forward from Here
will be an interactive evening of live music, dance, silent auction with great prizes, expansive hors d’oeuvres, wine and cocktails, and
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, one of Chicago’s premier professional dance companies for more than 25 years, hosts its Annual Dance Education Spring Showcase, this year honoring the legacy of Co-Founders Kevin Iega Jeff and Gary Abbott. The event takes place Saturday, May 6, with a pre-show talk at 6 p.m. and the performance at 7 p.m., at the Reva and David
The acclaimed
and highly prolific pianist Michael Cherry—class and rehearsal accompanist for many of the world’s famed dance institutions, has announced the release of his new full-length recording
Looking Through the Rainbow: Music For Ballet Class.
The new album is a compilation of popular works Mr. Cherry’s
STREB, the company known for its choreographed feats of physicality, scientifically planned chaos, strength, risk, grace, and elegance, founded by MacArthur Fellow Elizabeth Streb, will honor legendary model and actress Lauren Hutton at their 2023 Action Maverick Award Benefit. The event will be held at the STREB Lab for Action Mechanics (SLAM), in
Tony Waag, Executive Director of The American Tap Dance Foundation, and Mercedes Ellington, CEO/Artistic Director of The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts, have announced a special event on Sunday, April 30 honoring the birthday of jazz great Duke Ellington at The Ellington Restaurant, 2745 Broadway (105th St and Broadway) in NYC, 6-9pm. Duke Ellington was
Celebrity Series of Boston presents the return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to the city from May 4-7, 2023. Led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, Ailey dancers will again move and thrill audiences with Boston premieres, returning favorites, and a new production of Survivors – the late-period Ailey work co-choreographed with Mary Barnett as a
