BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) Board Chair Nora Ann Wallace has announced the appointment of Gina Duncan as the organization’s new president. The appointment marks a return to BAM for Duncan, who previously served as its first vice president of film and strategic programming. “We saw Gina’s extraordinary leadership skills firsthand during her four years
Founding Artistic Directors of the Miami International Ballet Competition, Vladimir Issaev and Yanis Pikieris are proud to announce the awarded dancers of their fifth edition. The event was hosted at the Julius Littman Performing Arts Theater last month, and by virtue of the City of North Miami Beach, all competition rounds were free and open to the
Constructed Sight is back, but this time it has expanded to include an online dance film festival. The ten-day event will kick off with an in-person Opening Night Screening featuring works from Shana Simmons Dance company members and featured international guest artists creating an hour and a half long show. This Opening Night Event will be live streamed to
Now available for sale, Broadway choreographer Liza Gennaro’s Making Broadway Dance landed the #1 position on two of Amazon’s key book charts – Dance Hot Releases and Music Hot Releases – in December. Through in-depth analysis of musical theatre choreography and choreographers, the book challenges long-held perceptions of Broadway dance as a kitsch and
Applications for Detroit Dance City Festival’s Choreographers Showcase are now open. Don't miss your chance to submit choreography to an international dance festival and network with thousands of dancers! The Detroit Dance City Festival (DDCF) is an annual community-building event designed to cultivate, promote, and celebrate the art of dance in its
Annapolis, Maryland-based Star Dance Alliance announced it has solidified a partnership with Atlanta-based dance sneaker company, Pastry, as “the official dance sneaker of Star Dance Alliance” and its vast empire of successful affiliate brands. Star Dance Alliance founder and President/CEO, Gary Pate, said “Star Dance Alliance is proud of our decades of
Following a national search, disability arts ensemble Kinetic Light has announced that Molly Terbovich-Ridenhour has joined the organization as Managing Director. An arts leader with more than 15 years of experience in the dance and nonprofit worlds, she joins Kinetic Light’s growing team of professionals working together to advance and expand the work of
In celebration of Black History Month, Maurice Hines: Bring them Back will make its U.S. broadcast and streaming premiere on STARZ and the STARZ App in February 2022 and run on the network through 2023. Directed by John Carluccio, the 92-minute documentary Maurice Hines: Bring them Back is a poignant portrait of the charismatic song-and-dance man Maurice
Bodiography is now in its 20th anniversary season in Pittsburgh and prepares for a unique celebration to commemorate two decades of creative expression in the community and beyond. Bodiography's Red Carpet Rollout will take place from February 25th-27th at the Movement Factory. A tradition every five years, Caruso has long enjoyed the red-carpet
Too Hot? Too Cold? This ballet is just right! Goldilocks and the Three Bears is back in Festival Ballet Providence’s enchanting chatterboxtheatre series in the company’s black box theatre, 825 Hope Street on Providence’s East Side. Performances take place on consecutive weekends, February 5-20, 2022. This audience favorite, choreographed by international
After much anticipation following its critically acclaimed 2018 world premiere at the Fisher Center at Bard, Four Quartets will be presented at BAM from Feb 10—12. Along with a score by the renowned Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho played live by The Knights, and iconic painter Brice Marden, choreographer Pam Tanowitz creates a glorious and thrilling
As part of their ongoing mission to become a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community, Nashville Ballet is excited to announce that they will be transitioning each of their artists into dancer-specific flesh-tone tights and shoes. Though Nashville Ballet Company members of color have worn these tights in their studios and stages for over a decade and
