This December 15th and 15th be inspired by one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved fairytales, Bayer Ballet's “Snow Queen" is a visually captivating and viscerally touching story ballet, featuring an award-winning, stellar cast, exquisite costumes and original sets. You can see it at MVCPA Main Stage CA.
Ken Davenport, Hunter Arnold and NETworks Presentations announced the North American tour and casting of the Tony Award®-winning revival of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND which will play 27 cities in its first year on tour, including the Winspear Opera House in Dallas from Tuesday, December 17 through Sunday, December 22, 2019.
Tiffany Mills Company returns to The Flea Theater with the world premiere of Not then, not yet, an evening-length work that explores states of transition and transformation. Performances are Wednesday–Saturday, November 13–16, at 7pm. The Flea Theater is located at 20 Thomas Street (between Church Street and Broadway), in Manhattan.
Los Angeles-based company, Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) presents act two of Hildegard Herself at St. John's Cathedral, 514 West Adams Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90007 on November 22nd and 23rd.
“DANCERS DEMAND ACTION,” a dance performance aligning art with activism, will take place at The Joyce Theater on November 11 at 7:30pm. The show is a collaboration between nine New York-based dance companies who are volunteering their time and creative energies to enable a portion of the proceeds to support Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a partner organization of Everytown for Gun Safety.
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, present Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Season Preview. Preview Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's December season at New York City Center, which includes the world premiere of Ode by Jamar Roberts, Ailey's first resident choreographer.
Ballet Hispánico, the nation's premier Latino dance organization, returns to the Apollo stage on Friday and Saturday, November 22 and 23, 2019 at 8:00pm with a program that continues its commitment to staging works by female, Latino choreographers.
The Martha Hill Dance Fund have announced its 2019 Gala which will take place on Monday November 25th. This year the Lifetime Achievement Award recipients are Carolyn Adams, Stuart Hodes and Betty Jones and the 2019 Mid-Career Award recipients are Seán Curran and Nigel Campbell & Chanel DaSilva. The festivities will take place Monday November 25 at the Manhattan Penthouse, 80 Fifth Avenue.
Shanghai Ballet comes to the David H. Koch Theater with its internationally prominent and critically acclaimed Grand Swan Lake. With 48 swans on stage, the production was directed and staged by Derek Deane, formerly the Artistic Director of English National Ballet and currently Artistic Director of Shanghai Ballet with his team. The show toured to Netherlands and Belgium from December to January of 2015/16 and August to October 2017 with respectively 26 and 40 successful performances.
Throughout the 2019-2020 season, Kennedy Center Performances for Young Audiences will present five award-winning music, theater, and dance companies from the Netherlands in collaboration with Dutch Performing Arts. This season-long Dutch focus will bring the unique, high-caliber work of Woest, BonteHond, Mass Theater & Dance, Oorkaan, and De Dansers to families and student audiences at the nation's cultural center in Washington, D.C. Performances kick-off in October and November 2019 and will continue in January and April 2020.
In celebration of 75 years of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library, From the Horse’s Mouth will dedicate its next theater/dance performance event to the history of this storied institution and the establishment of its international dance archive. Rare film footage, videos and multimedia will enhance this edition of From the Horse’s Mouth and its unique blend of movement and storytelling. The weekend celebration, November 6 through November 10th, will include five performances of From the Horse’s Mouth at the Theater at the 14th Street Y. Dancers, musicians, historians and choreographers will participate in this special showcase presentation.
Brazilian choreographer Bruno Beltrão and his dynamic street troupe Grupo de Rua establish a relationship between the inner and outer world, tackling issues of dialogue, conflict, coexistence, and collectivity in their latest work Inoah. In its New York premiere Oct 31—Nov 2, Beltrão brings his acclaimed piece to BAM's Next Wave—the first season under Artistic Director David Binder, in which all artists are making BAM debuts.
The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City’s premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, have announced the complete list of 2019 award recipients at the 35th annual Bessie Awards. Obie and Bessie Award-winning performance artist Justin Vivian Bond hosted this year’s ceremony, which was held at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, one of the largest orthopaedic practices in the country, and the iconic Radio City Rockettes have announced a multi-platform partnership with the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, presented by Chase. As part of this partnership, Rothman will be the Official Orthopaedic Partner and Provider of the Christmas Spectacular, as well as the Presenting Sponsor of the Rockettes Summer Intensive dance education program.
American Ballet Theatre dancer Duncan Lyle to present two world premieres alongside two revivals at Martha Graham Studio Theater on November 18 and 19, 2019. All works in the performances will be choreographed by Duncan Lyle and will feature dancers Isadora Loyola, Betsy McBride, Courtney Shealy, Rachel Richardson, Patrick Frenette, Carlos Gonzalez, Cameron McCune and Javier Rivet of American Ballet Theatre.
En Masse will have its USA premiere at the Lincoln Center's White Light Festival. The festival is a global celebration of the spiritually infused art. The show will run from October 23–25, 2019 at Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College.
Benita Bike begins its 2019-2020 dance season with a program of dance exploration at Los Angeles Mission College’s beautiful AMP Theater on Thursday, October 24, 7pm.
Dance/USA seeks a Director of Programs. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, October 16, 2019. The Director of Programs is in charge of three major programs at Dance/USA: the Annual National Conference, Annual Dance Forum/s and Institute for Leadership Training.
In collaboration with the renowned Denver ballet company Wonderbound, the Boulder-based alt-country band Gasoline Lollipops is thrilled to announce "The Sandman," based on the songs of GasPops frontman Clay Rose. "The Sandman" will debut in Denver and Parker in February 2020, and is currently in the process of being created by Rose and Wonderbound director and choreographer Garrett Ammon, who will bring the gritty splendor of the Wild West alive on stage with simultaneous performances by the band and Wonderbound's dancer's.
360 is excited to announce the release of the documentary CUNNINGHAM in December. View the essence of Merce Cunningham's genius brought to life in this exciting new documentary!
Fathom Events, Pathé Live and BY Experience present the 10th anniversary season of Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema. The series begins October 27 with the live presentation of Raymonda, a treasure of Russian ballet. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in nearly 400 movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network (DBN).
TU Dance, a leading voice for contemporary dance and acclaimed for its diverse and versatile artists, returns to The O’Shaughnessy in MN for its 16th Season fall concert with premieres by Artistic Director Uri Sands, who deftly translates ideas about art and human experience into choreographic portraits through an integration of modern dance, classical ballet, African-based and urban vernacular movements. TU Dance will be on stage Friday and Saturday, October 18-19.
Clark Center NYC is proud to present their Second Annual Dance Showcase as part of celebrating the 60th anniversary of the initial founding of the Clark Center for the Performing Arts. The program will be repeated on two evenings, Tuesday, October 15th, and Wednesday October 16th El Barrio Artspace PS.
The woman who stole the hearts of many and revolutionized an iconic role in “The Phantom of the Opera” will be making her Cabaret 313 debut on Saturday, October 19 at the Cube at the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in Detroit, MI. Boggess connects with her audience like no other, and she will be at Cabaret 313 for one night only in “An Evening with Sierra Boggess.”
Bob Fosse’s SWEET CHARITY (1969), based on the smash Broadway hit written by Neil Simon, starring Shirley MacLaine, will run in a new 4K restoration at Film Forum New York on Sunday, October 13 at 4:30PM and Monday, October 14 at 2:30PM.
With the retirement of David McAllister in December 2020, the Board of The Australian Ballet is now seeking to appoint an inspirational, internationally- recognised person with outstanding artistic and leadership qualities to serve as Artistic Director and to guide the company’s continued growth and success. Interested candidates are invited to submit a covering letter and a detailed resume on or before 25 October 2019.
In November Gauthier Dance will once again focus on the celebrated COLOURS opening production Classy Classics in Germany and Switzerland, that combines works by the contemporary master choreographers William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin and Marco Goecke with repertoire favourites by Eric Gauthier and Cayetano Soto.
8 choreographers have been announced as the Dance Canvas 2019-20 Choreographer Career Development Initiative cohort! The selected choreographers will spend the next 5 months developing new work that will be presented during a weekend of performances at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, GA on March 20th & 21st, 2020.
San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) presents the 75th anniversary of America’s first full-length Nutcracker with a myriad of events and giveaways this holiday season, culminating in performances of Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson’s set-in-San Francisco Nutcracker, danced to Tchaikovsky’s timeless score, December 11 ̶ 29, 2019 at the War Memorial Opera House.
English National Ballet’s purpose-built new home in Canning Town East London, has officially opened by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and is now open to the public.
