New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and NCM Fathom have announced an agreement to present the Company’s acclaimed production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ in 530 movie theaters in the United States for one night only on Tuesday, December 13. The production will be shown live at 6 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. CT/ 7:30
This Weekend Hubbard Street 2 and the Harris Theater for Music and Dance present Harold and the Purple Crayon: A Dance Adventure for young Chicago audiences. Choreographed by Terence Marling and Robyn Mineko Williams, the show is an interactive, contemporary performance, offering an alternative to more traditional holiday performances. Children use their
Dance/USA is presenting a Dance Forum as a pre-conference event to APAP in New York City this January 6. This event is free to the public.
The conversation will explore the state of residencies in the U.S. and new initiatives to increase residencies and dance. Caitlin Strokosch, executive director of the Alliance of Artist Residencies, will
For the first time ever the Melbourne Ballet Company will be holding auditions outside of Australia. Alisa Finney, Artistic Director, and Sharon Fernandez, Melbourne Ballet Company Principal dancer, will be in New York from January 1-19 taking guest classes and workshops as well as holding the audition. Contracts and Traineeships are available for highly
The Paul Taylor Dance Company's 2012 Season in New York City will take place at the David H. Koch Theater (formerly known as the New York State Theater) in Lincoln Center from March 14 through April 1, 2012. Tickets to the season
are on sale. "I'm excited about the move," said Paul Taylor. "I'm looking forward to seeing my amazing dancers perform
The August Wilson Center of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will present a two-part Black Dance Festival this Friday through Sunday. The acclaimed Ailey II, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Rennie Harris Pure movement and Deeply Rooted are joined by The Center's own Dance Ensemble for four performances of inspired movement celebrating the past, present and future
This weekend, Oct 29 and 30, Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance are bringing their cheeky and energetic show to Michigan in a Detroit Opera House premiere. From dancing on catwalks at New York’s fashion week to appearing on Dancing with the Stars, the dancers’ amazing versatility and talent push the bounds of dance with athletic jumps, endless
Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, a musical celebration in dance set to the music of Frank Sinatra, opens Tuesday in Los Angeles at Pantages Theatre. Come Fly Away tells the story of four couples at a night club falling in and out of love. Tony Award winner Tharp does not disappoint in this fun, sexy, and cheeky show that is full to the brim with
Yesterday, Sunday October 16, 115 women and 10 men at the ICI Center at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach danced the afternoon away to join the fight against breast cancer. The Party in Pink Zumbathon, led by 12 Zumba instructors, raised money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and was one of thousands of events being held across the country
It’s National Arts and Humanities Month—the largest annual celebration for the arts and humanities in the nation. National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM) is a coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. It is designed to encourage all Americans to explore new facets of the arts and humanities in their lives,
Tony Award winner Bebe Neuwirth will host the 2011 Bessie Awards tonight, Oct. 24 at the Apollo Theatre, Harlem NY. The Bessies honor individuals in the fields of choreography, design and performance across New York. Established in 1983 the dance and performance awards are named after dance educator and mentor Bessie Schonberg.
Modern dance
October 19 to 22, Baryshnikov Arts Center presents renowned Irish step dancer Colin Dunne in Out of Time. Dunne brings movement, sound, and image together in a solo contemporary dance work that pushes the boundaries of the tradition for which he gained international acclaim. Accompanied by a hauntingly evocative soundscore, digitally processed live by
