In mid-November, the candidates for the 2014 Prix de Lausanne were announced. Now the jury, teachers, coaches and musicians have been announced as well. The 42nd international ballet competition is set for January 27-February 1, 2014 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
A total of 295 candidates (224 female and 71 male dancers), representing 35 different
According to numerous celebrity news outlets, So You Think You Can Dance all-stars Stephen "tWitch" Boss and Allison Holker exchanged "I do’s" this past Tuesday, December 10.
The lovebirds were reportedly married in a rustic, but chic, ceremony at SYTYCD Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe's Villa San Juliette Vineyard and Winery in Paso
The artists of Ballet West are holding a food drive
in partnership with the Utah Food Bank. For all performances of The Nutcracker from now till the day after Christmas, Ballet West dancers will be available in the theater lobby
to collect non-perishable food donations.
The Utah Food Bank is requesting canned goods to help
Miami
City Ballet School, the official school of Miami City Ballet (MCB) and a nationally recognized leader in dance education, will hold auditions for its prestigious five-week Summer Intensive beginning in Washington, D.C. on January 4, 2014. The national audition tour will visit 10 additional cities, concluding on February 9, 2014 at
Just in time for the holidays, the national tour of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas will come to The Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. The musical will run December 17-29, drawing audiences into the story’s picturesque Vermont inn and entertaining them with dancing, romance, laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written.
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Valentina Kozlova, the renowned Soviet-born ballerina who hosts an international ballet competition in her name annually, has announced the first edition of her new International Contemporary Choreographers and Dancers Competition, to be held April 28 and 29, 2014, at Symphony Space in New York City.
Dancers and choreographers interested in
The Latina Dance Theater Project and the Bootleg Theater present the inaugural BlakTina Festival, the first Los Angeles dance festival to focus on celebrating emerging and mid-career black and Latina choreographers who live and work in the city. A movement festival of cutting edge work coordinated by Licia Perea of the Latina Dance Theater Project, this
FOCUS DANCE is a part of FOCUS 2014, a national platform that promotes American dance both abroad and nationally. Presented by Gotham Arts Exchange, it will return in January to The Joyce Theater in New York City with four programs featuring eight choreographers.
Curated this year by Laurie Uprichard, associate producer at Quaternaire in Paris,
Led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2013-14 season at New York City Center kicked off on December 4 with an Opening Night Gala Benefit hosted by Honorary Co-Chair and actress Gabrielle Union. The evening helped raise over $2.4 million for the creation of new works and Alvin Ailey’s extensive educational
Atlanta-based Dance Canvas, a platform for emerging professional choreographers, will return to the Woodruff Arts Center’s 14th Street Playhouse on January 17 and 18 for its annual performance series, featuring choreographers from across the country.
The annual performance series is the culmination of six months of work by the 10 selected
The Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company of Siberia will perform for one night only in New York City at 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 1 as part of the 2013-14 season of Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. Like a Russian fairytale come to life, this company of 55 dancers and musicians incorporates colorful folkloric costumes, thrilling choreography, and an
Spoleto Festival USA, traditionally held in late May and June every year in Charleston, SC, is predominately a music and theatre festival, but as of the last few years the festival has also been bringing in top-notch dance artists and companies.
Announced on Friday, November 29, the 2014 festival will bring back contemporary powerhouse Hubbard
