Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts announces the launch of Lincoln Center at Home (#LincolnCenterAtHome), a new initiative to maintain vital connections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Joining the arts community around the world in taking their work online, LincolnCenter.org has transformed into a new gateway to the performing arts: Lincoln Center at Home.
Tickets are now on sale for the 2020 Presenting Denver Dance Festival, co-presented by Presenting Denver and The Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts to increase the accessibility of dance. Through the dance festival we provide free or affordable opportunities for the public to engage with Colorado dance as a participant or spectator. The festival also provides stipend opportunities for Colorado artists to premiere new choreographic works, educational content, or audience engagement activities.
Satellite Collective (Kevin Draper, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce a new initiative of fiscal sponsorships and mentorship programs for artists. Entitled Satellite Fellowships, the initiative is scheduled to launch in March 2020 with the announcement of the first five fellows. Following the initial announcement, Satellite plans to grow the program through a regional, city-wide rollout supported by creative programming with the goal of 25 regional fellowships by late autumn of 2020.The company then plans to expand the program to a national level with an ultimate target of fiscal support for 250 artists by the end of 2021.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund will help entertainment professionals meet coronavirus-related expenses and other challenges brought about by the evolving pandemic.
It is with deep regret that The Society Of London Theatre have announced the cancellation of the Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall on 5 April. Following the government’s advice on social distancing and the subsequent closing of many theatres and public venues, they no longer feel that it is feasible to host the ceremony that they had planned to deliver.
Dance USA say the impact of COVID-19 is variable and rapidly changing. As Congress and the Administration consider new forms of federal economic assistance that may be targeted or widespread, the dance field joins others in the arts and nonprofit sectors that are speaking up to ensure that relief will meet all community needs.
Following official government advice issued on Monday 16 March, which stipulates that people should avoid public buildings including theatres, SOLT (Society Of London Theatre) and UK Theatre have advised all member venues to close, to help slow the spread of coronavirus. The theatres will remain closed until further notice and will re-open as soon as possible, following government recommendations.
The Limón Dance Company, Colin Connor, Artistic Director, will appear at The Joyce Theater, March 31-April 5, in a program of three Limón masterworks: The Traitor, Orfeo, and Mazurkas. Here is a special opportunity to see a richly varied all-Limón program, and new productions of his masterworks, performed by an ensemble of virtuosic, expressive artists.
CoreDance Contemporary presents, “We Become”, an evening length program of modern dance April 3 & 4 at The Mark O’Donnell Theatre at The Actors Fund Arts Center in Brooklyn, NY. On the bill for the night is Artistic Director McCormac’s new evening length work; “Where The Small Changes Lie” an abstract film and movement collaboration exploring the human evolutionary process.
Nai Ni Chen Dance Company, New Jersey Tap Ensemble and Umoja Dance Company present a Triple Threat Dance Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 8pm at the South Orange Performing Arts Center, One SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ.
CINDERELLA, one of the most beloved classical ballets ever composed comes to the Chandler Center for the Arts April 25 and April 26 at Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 Arizona Ave, Chandler. Performed to the greatest musical score written by Sergei Prokofiev, this two-act ballet follows the kind-hearted Cinderella, her wicked step-mother, clumsy step-sisters, and loving Fairy Godmother and will leave you believing in magic.
The Giving Tree Festival 2020 is a live dance festival taking place in NYC on March 14, 21 and 22. The Giving Tree Festival is an annual event founded in 2012 to raise money for charity. This year more than 30 choreographers and 100 dancers are participating in three benefit dance performances. Saturday March 14th, 7:30pm Ballet Arts at City Center: 130 West 56th Street (6th FL), New York, NY.
The 30th Anniversary Performances from Karen Peterson and Dancers with guest company REVolutions Dance will take place on Thursday, April 9-10th, at Miami-Dade County Auditorium, Miami.
It’s a sad time for Broadway theatres, who are now temporarily closing beginning 5 PM, March 12, by order of Governor Andrew Cuomo,President of the Broadway League. On April 13th Performances will resume. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that no gatherings of more than 500 people will be allowed, excepting schools, hospitals, mass transit, and nursing homes. That ban will be effective beginning 5 PM, March 13. For gatherings under 500, the seating capacity will be cut in half.
The year 2020 celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition and the 40th anniversary of Kozlova's defection, with Leonid Kozlov, from the Soviet Union (the couple were principal dancers with the Bolshoi Ballet and defected when the Company performed in Los Angeles). Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street).
La MaMa presents the New York Premiere of Kinding Sindaw Melayu Heritage's Pananadem (Remembering) from March 12-15, 2020 at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, NYC.
ANNE FRANK, a Musical returns to Off-Broadway at the Actors Temple Theatre from March 2020. After a Sold Out debut in September 2019 (at the Center for Jewish History), Anne Frank, a Musical returns Off-Broadway at the Actors Temple Theatre (339 West 47th Street, New York NY 10036). Seven performances take place on: March 13th, 15th (Premiere), 19th, 22nd, 26th, and April 3rd, 5th.
Pacific Northwest Ballet presents the “tale as old as time” with Bruce Wells’ Beauty and the Beast, a new addition to its narrated, one-hour series of family-friendly ballets performed by the PNB School and designed especially for young audiences. Beauty and the Beast runs for five performances only, March 15, 21 and 22 at Seattle Center’s Marion Oliver McCaw Hall.'
MorDance, known for its commitment to creating new works that straddle the classical and contemporary ballet vernacular, presents Season Seven, April 3-4 at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College.
Trevor a new musical hits Broadway April 7th 2020. Based on the academy Award winning short film Trevor. A deeply moving and funny story of self-discovery and the power of acceptance, TREVOR is about living your best life with a ton of passion… and a touch of pizzazz.
REDCAT, CalArt’s downtown center for contemporary arts in LA, presents the world premiere of Sugar Houses by renowned Los Angeles-based choreographer Rosanna Gamson of Rosanna Gamson/World Wide. March 25, 2020 to Sunday, March 29, 2020.
Diana the true musical story about Princess Diana is now on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre, NY. A princess thrust onto the world stage. The tabloid media captivated by her beauty and vulnerability. The globe's most celebrated monarchy disrupted. This is the story of the most famous woman of the modern age as she struggles to endure a spotlight brighter than any the world had ever known. Leading fiercely with her heart, Princess Diana stood up for her family, her country and herself. She defied expectations, she rocked the royals and she created a legacy that will endure forever.
The Limón Dance Company returns to the Joyce March 31-April 5 for a program of masterworks by José Limón, performed by dancers known for their "humility, unpretentiousness, and faith." (The New York Times)
Bring 3 of your loved ones to see FROZEN the musical! Frozen on broadway is celebrating Hygge (a feeling of contentment and well being). Hygge is having fun with the people you love! For a limited time, buy three tickets to FROZEN and get one free!
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presents the World Premiere of a Works & Process Commission, Les Ballet Afrik: New York is Burning by Omari Wiles, on Sunday and Monday, March 29 and 30, 2020 at 7:30pm.
New York Butoh Institute presents Hijikata's Three Chapters on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 and Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY.
Baruch Performing Arts Center presents the New York premiere of Abdul Latif's EYESPOT from March 26-28, 2020 at Baruch Performing Arts Center, NYC.
Rising star Patricia Guerrero, regarded as one of Spain's most original dancemakers, brings her newest work, Proceso Eterno, to Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) as part of Flamenco Festival New York 2020. Performances will take place on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14, at BAC’s Jerome Robbins Theater, in Manhattan.
The critically-acclaimed Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers (KYL/D), is pleased to announce its 12th Spring Home Season performances at Drexel University’s Mandell Theater on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, 2020. The program, MOVING REFLECTIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMANKIND, will feature the US premiere of FISH AND GIRL, a work that suggests the longing for what is lost in our environment as society marches forward. The program will also feature two acclaimed works: EMPTINESS OF SNOW, a global warming-inspired exploration of forces that are seen and unseen; and SANTUARIO a moving response to the tragic shootings at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.
New Ballet is having their Grand Re-Opening Celebration on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 12 noon to 2pm. To Celebrate the Re-Opening of New Ballet in beautiful new studios with a ribbon-cutting, performance previews, refreshments, face painting, and more. Open to the public. In the historic Corinthian Ballroom building, 196 North 3rd Street, San Jose.
