Save the date for FX’s new series Fosse/Verdon! Set to premiere Tuesday, April 9 at 10 p.m., the eight-episode project will recount the romantic and creative partnership between dance and entertainment heavyweights Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon!
From April 6–28, Inland Pacific Ballet will present its spectacular landmark production The Little Mermaid at three different venues in Southern California. This show boasts magnificent sets, a cast of delightful sea creatures, ornate costumes, puppetry and beautiful dance to create a magical ocean world.
The official trailer has been released for the new Rudolf Nureyev movie, The White Crow. Are you tilting your head and thinking, “Wait, wasn’t a film on Nureyev just released?” Yes, a fresh documentary entitled Nureyev premiered last year. But The White Crow is a completely separate project - one that zooms in on what is perhaps the most politically charged chapter in the artist’s life — his 1961 defection from the Soviet Union.
NBC’s hit dance competition series World of Dance has announced its 54 acts across multiple genres, ages and dance styles for Season 3. This season the competition is promised to be fiercer than ever with a new group of world-class competitors ready to showcase their talents to win a life-altering grand prize of $1 million.
Ate9, one of Los Angeles’ most visceral and probing dance companies, will soon make its Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts debut with two gripping works by Artistic Director/Choreographer Danielle Agami, including the world premiere of a blind LAdy, featuring the live vocals of Spanish indie-pop singer/songwriter Lourdes Hernández.
The Anthony Burrell Center for Dance (ABCD), a non-profit organization committed to expanding the reach of dance and theater, recently hosted its grand opening celebration and fundraiser, Ascension, on January 20 in Atlanta, GA.
The 2019 Women In Dance Leadership Conference will be October 17-19 in Philadelphia, PA. Submissions are still being accepted for Choreography, Scholarly Papers, Panel Discussions and Dance Films.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! is being revived and its official Broadway run begins March 19. Described as “intimately staged and darkly revisionist” by The New York Times, the new production is directed by the experimental Daniel Fish and will see John Heginbotham in charge of choreography.
It’s finally here! The start of BellaMoxi’s new Frame Your Focus Tour! This weekend, the Dance Convention, Competition and Choreographic Festival launches its fourth season in Bowling Green, KY before touring to Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Orlando, Phoenix and Los Angeles.
After more than 30,000 hopefuls reportedly auditioned, legendary director Steven Spielberg has now cast the role of Maria and the other leads for his remake of West Side Story. Casting includes big names and fresh faces alike!
According to various reports, Mick Jagger, lead singer of the Rolling Stones, is collaborating with his girlfriend, American Ballet Theatre dancer Melanie Hamrick, on a new ballet. He’s curating the music (selections from Rolling Stones) and she’s choreographing.
Joan Myers Brown, who founded Philadanco nearly 50 years ago, is now seeking to launch a new Philadelphia dance program of sorts — a charter school with a special focus on dance. There will be a public hearing on January 22, and then the school board has until March 2 to approve or deny the school, which would be named The Joan Myers Brown Academy.
Jessica Lang Dance (JLD) and Selby Artists Management (SAM) announced in November that after the incredible success of the last seven years, JLD had decided to close on April 30, 2019, at the end of its 19-city, 2018-19 Season. Now dance enthusiasts across the country only have 10 chances left to see this company as its final performance edges closer.
Texas Ballet Theater will present mixed repertoire performances on March 1-3 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth. The Electric program includes William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated together with Christopher Bruce’s Ghost Dances and TBT company dancer Andre Silva’s 11:11.
Dancers, want to spice up your life? If so, don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to apply to perform with The Spice Girls on their Spice World UK Stadium Tour, which kicks off in May!
It’s official! Abby Lee Miller is making her comeback to the popular Lifetime reality series Dance Moms. And now she has unveiled the next crop of talented dancers that she’ll be coaching! She shared a video on Instagram with photos of the young dancers - naming Pressley, GiaNina, Hannah, Sarah, Savannah, Kamryn, Lillianna and Brady.
Jonathan Larson’s Tony-, Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning musical Rent is set to hit the small screen on Sunday, January 27. The live production will air on FOX on the East Coast from 8 to 11 p.m. and with a tape-delay on the West Coast. It boasts a star-studded cast, including Vanessa Hudgens as Maureen Johnson. Sonya Tayeh is the mastermind behind the brand-new choreography.
Perhaps you recall back in 2015 when ballerina Miko Fogarty, star of 2011 dance documentary First Position, announced that she’d been hired by the Birmingham Royal Ballet and it seemed she was unstoppable. Are you wondering where she is now? Fogarty, now a student at the University of California, Berkeley, is preparing to share her story as part of TEDXBerkeley 2019.
The late tap dancer Gregory Hines (1946–2003) will soon be honored in a new way — with his own stamp by the United States Postal Service. On January 28, his postal stamp will debut as the 42nd stamp in the Black Heritage series. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp, which features a 1988 photograph by Jack Mitchell.
Complexions Contemporary Ballet celebrates its 25th anniversary season at The Joyce Theater in New York City from February 19-March 3, 2019. Under the artistic direction of Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, the company will celebrate this milestone anniversary with three dynamic programs over a two-week span.
92Y’s Harkness Dance Festival celebrates its 25th season by celebrating Merce Cunningham’s centennial this spring. For five weekends from March 1-30, HDF presents performances of Cunningham’s own choreography danced by New York Theatre Ballet, Melissa Toogood, Calvin Royal III and New World School of the Arts. The Festival continues with four weekends of world premieres representing four generations of Cunningham dancers.
The Spoleto Festival has announced the program for its 43rd Season, taking place May 24 through June 9, 2019. For 17 days and nights, a variety of artists converge in Charleston, South Carolina, filling the city’s theaters, churches and outdoor spaces with wide-ranging performances and concerts. Among the dance highlights are Compagnie Hervé Koubi, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and Caracalla Dance Theatre.
Based in the Ukraine, the legendary National Ballet Theatre of Odessa is making its first visit to the United States this month, featuring 55 ballet stars in a full-scale production of Swan Lake. The talented dancers will bring to glorious life the tale of a young prince who falls in love with a princess who has been transformed into a swan.
Colorado Ballet continues to reach new heights as a nationally recognized professional ballet company with its premiere of a new full-length ballet, The Wizard of Oz. Over the past two years, Colorado Ballet joined forces with two other esteemed ballet companies, Kansas City Ballet and Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, to create an all-new ballet on a scale far greater than any of the companies could produce individually.
A new film spotlighting tap dance opened in North America just before the holidays. In case you missed it, Swing Kids by Korean hitmaker Hyeong-Cheol Kang is still being shown in select U.S. and Canadian theaters on January 4 and 11. It follows soldiers at a POW camp during the Korean War and how they plan a tap show.
As Steps on Broadway Co-Owner/Executive Director Joe Lanteri has been acclimating to his new role over the last three months, the mighty dance organization has been busy offering its incredible daily roster of classes, as well as rolling out new programs. Youth Performance Workshops and the Thursday Spotlight Series have been introduced and have both been “well-received” according to Lanteri. Now he has announced another new initiative launching January 3 – Professional Work Sessions.
Directed by Joel Valdiviezo, Breakout Dance Competition is an innovative company that strives to provide a memorable experience for all performers, studio owners, directors, families and friends. It launches its Premier Tour on February 22 in New Jersey and over the course of its season will visit 11 cities.
Houston Ballet has announced that Artistic Director Stanton Welch AM has promoted Soo Youn Cho to the rank of Principal. Formally a First Soloist, Cho was promoted on the evening of December 23, 2018 after starring in Stanton Welch AM’s The Nutcracker as the Sugar Plum Fairy. This well-deserved promotion is another welcomed celebration and symbol of triumph for the organization during its return to its home stage.
Now through January 2, Stagestep Flooring Solutions is offering a End of Year Blowout! Shoppers can take advantage of discounted prices, various specials and closeouts at www.Stagestep.com.
Have you heard about Professional Semester at Broadway Dance Center? This program based in NYC offers advanced technical training, professionalism skills and powerful networking opportunities to help aspiring professional dancers launch a sustainable career. The Professional Semester, which is designed for advanced dancers ages 18-27, will soon lead an exclusive audition tour!
