Dance News

BAC’s Fall 13 Gala

Baryshnikov Arts Center is preparing for the fundraising event Fall 2013 Gala. The program on Monday, September 16 will raise funds to support artistic programs at the Center.

The evening features music from 1920's Paris performed by Tyler Duncan, baritone, and Pedja Muzijevic, piano. New York City Ballet star Wendy Whelan will perform new dance

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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 later this month with performances of the company’s newest works, Stargazing and The 50's Front.

Featuring live music by local artists of Harp 46, Artistic Director Angella Foster’s Stargazing will tell the story of

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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. It

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Bruce Wood Dance Project presents RED + 2

Following the successful kickoff of Season 3 with My Brother’s Keeper in March, Bruce Wood Dance Project (BWDP) keeps the flame bright with the program RED + 2 at the Dallas City Performance Hall on Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22 at 8:00 p.m.

Artistic Director Bruce Wood created three pieces—two revivals and one world

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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.

John Selya, the Tony-nominated, Drama Desk-nominated and Fred Astaire Award-winning star, brings his significant Broadway experience back to the classroom. Selya, best known

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Dance Truck returns to Atlanta in June

In 2009, lighting designer and production maven Malina Rodriguez arrived in Atlanta, seeking a vehicle through which to curate performance and introduce new audiences to contemporary dance. At the time, choreographers faced a lack of accessible venues, limited performance opportunities, and fragmented support from presenters. Seeing this need as a chance to

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Jacob’s Pillow documentary to be on PBS

Winner of Best Documentary at both the San Francisco Dance Film Festival and the Dance Camera West Festival in Los Angeles, Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow: Never Stand Still will have its television premiere on THIRTEEN’s Great Performances on Friday, July 26 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).

Directed by veteran documentary

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