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Karole Armitage Productions

 
[West End, 2017]
Choreographer
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Choreographer
 
[US Tour, 2010]
Choreographer
 
[West End, 2010]
Choreographer
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Choreographer
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Movement Director

Karole Armitage Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Choreography

Karole Armitage, Hair

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Choreography

Karole Armitage, Hair

Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Choreography

Karole Armitage, Hair

Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Choreography

Karole Armitage, Passing Strange

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Les Ballets De Monte Carlo To Return To New Orleans With A LAC �" SWAN LAKE, A Reimagining Of The Classic Fairy Tale


The New Orleans Ballet Association will continue its 2023-24 Main Stage Season of dance on March 2, 2024, with Les Ballets de Monte Carlo in LAC (Swan Lake) at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Learn how to purchase tickets.

ODC Theater's STATE OF PLAY Festival Opens August 3


ODC Theater has announced the complete program for its 11th annual summer dance festival, August 3 - 13. 

Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater Presents ARCHITECTS OF DANCE


Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT), the Jersey Shore's professional ballet company, will present a one-night-only special event, “Architects of Dance,” featuring the Company in choreography by some of the greatest modern dancers of our time who will also perform on the program, on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., in the Atrium at Bell Works Studio in Holmdel, New Jersey.

 Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater Presents ARCHITECTS OF DANCE in May


 Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT), the Jersey Shore's professional ballet company, will present a one-night-only special event, “Architects of Dance,” featuring the Company in choreography by some of the greatest modern dancers of our time who will also perform on the program, on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., in the Atrium at Bell Works Studio in Holmdel, New Jersey.

Wiener Staatsoper Hat Die Spielzeit 2023/2024 Angekündigt


Abonnements und Zyklen sind ab dem 17. April bestellbar. Der Kartenverkauf für Vorstellungen im September und Oktober startet am 2. Mai 2023 um 10.00 Uhr, ebenso können ab diesem Zeitpunkt für alle Aufführungen ab November Karten vorbestellt werden.

World Premiere of Tod Machover's OVERSTORY OVERTURE With Joyce DiDonato is Coming to Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall


The world premiere of Tod Machover’s Overstory Overture, featuring Joyce DiDonato, will take place on March 7, 2023 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York.

Video: Broadway's Deanna Doyle Dances THE NUTCRACKER's Dew Drop On Film


Professional ballet dancer and Broadway actress Deanna Doyle (former Meg Giry in Phantom of the Opera and Astaire Award nominee for Tuck Everlasting) stars in a newly released short dance film in which she dances the role of the Dew Drop Fairy in 'Waltz of the Flowers' from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite. Watch the video here!

Les Ballets De Monte-Carlo Brings Dazzling Production Of ROMEO AND JULIET To Segerstrom Center


Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the dazzling Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo making its long-awaited return to the Center with Romeo and Juliet. Considered by many to be the iconic ballet of renowned choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot, Romeo and Juliet has been performed more than 250 times around the world, usually greeted with rousing standing ovations -- and has been added to the repertoire of seven major dance companies.

Karole Armitage To Present A PANDEMIC NOTEBOOK At New York Live Arts, March 16-19


Internationally acclaimed choreographer and “punk ballerina” Karole Armitage presents A Pandemic Notebook, a collection of world premieres with her company Armitage Gone! Dance, March 16–19, at New York Live Arts.

Armitage Gone! Dance Presents A PANDEMIC NOTEBOOK at New York Live Arts, March 16- 19


Internationally acclaimed choreographer and “punk ballerina” Karole Armitage presents A Pandemic Notebook, a collection of world premieres with her company Armitage Gone! Dance, March 16–19, at New York Live Arts.

Birdland Announces November Programming Featuring Jason Kravits, Linda Purl with Billy Stritch Trio & More


Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this November with a full slate of nightly performances!  At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Bill Charlap Duets with Houston Person, Jon Faddis, Chris Potter and Ron Carter, Peter Cincotti, Jihye Lee Big Band, The Hot Sardines, and more.

WOMEN / CREATE! Virtual Festival Of Dance On-Demand Extended Through May 31


WOMEN / CREATE!, a virtual festival of dance, was presented on Thursday, May 20, 2021, livestreamed on Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, and YouTube. The full program and post-show talkback is now available to view on-demand through Sunday, May 31.

Ballet Hispánico Announces Linda Celeste Sims As Company's New Rehearsal Director


Ballet Hispánico, the nation's renowned Latinx dance organization recognized last year as one of America's Cultural Treasures, announces the appointment of Linda Celeste Sims as its new Rehearsal Director. Sims returns to the Company after beginning her dance journey as a student and Company dancer at Ballet Hispánico. She steps into the new role following a 24-year accomplished career at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, in addition to recent remote teaching positions at Marymount College, Ailey Extension, as well as Ballet Hispánico.

WOMEN / CREATE! A Virtual Festival Of Dance In Partnership With New York Live Arts


WOMEN / CREATE!, a virtual festival of dance, will be presented on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 7:30pm ET, livestreamed on Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, and YouTube.

VIDEO: On This Day, March 31- HAIR Returns to Broadway!


After a smash-hit run at Central Park's Delacorte Theater, on this day in 2009, HAIR returned to Broadway for the first time in over 30 years.

National Sawdust's Digital Discovery Festival Presents Meredith Monk, Robert Wilson, Tyondai Braxton and More


With over sixty total events featuring more than 100 artists over a four month span, National Sawdust's ongoing Digital Discovery Festival is the rarest sort of story in NYC's post-COVID live music world: an unalloyed success.

Lyon Opera Ballet Will Present TROIS GRANDES FUGUES at The Joyce


The Joyce Theater Foundation (Linda Shelton, Executive Director) joins the worldwide celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birthday with its presentation of Trois Grandes Fugues, featuring three interpretations of the composer's complex a?oeGrosse Fugea?? from a trio of trailblazing female choreographers a?" Lucinda Childs, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, and Maguy Marin a?" danced by Lyon Opera Ballet. The engagement will play The Joyce Theater from March 18-22. Tickets, ranging in price from $10-$55, can be purchased at www.Joyce.org, or by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.Joyce.org.

ODC Theater Will Present Kinetech Arts in the World Premiere of AI SENSORIUM


ODC Theater will present Kinetech Arts in the world premiere of AI SENSORIUM, a multidisciplinary investigation of the powers and pitfalls of artificial intelligence (AI). Performances run February 21 - 23, Friday to Sunday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 - $30, and may be purchased online at odc.dance/tickets or by phone at 415-863-9834.

BWW Interview: Karole Armitage Untangles Obsession At NYLA


Superstar 'Punk Ballerina' Karole Armitage reveals the secrets behind breaking cycles of obsession in this revealing interview about her upcoming show, 'You Took A Part Of Me'. This revival is back by popular demand following a sold-out run at Japan Society.

Armitage Gone! Dance Presents Encore Presentation of YOU TOOK A PART OF ME at New York Live Arts


 Following a sold-out season at Japan Society in April, internationally acclaimed choreographer Karole Armitage brings her latest dance production, You Took a Part of Me, inspired by Japanese Noh theater, to New York Live Arts this fall.

Karole Armitage FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Karole Armitage been nominated for?

Karole Armitage has been nominated for several awards for her choreography work, including Outstanding Choreography at the Drama Desk Awards for "Hair," Outstanding Choreography at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Hair," Best Choreography at the Tony Awards for "Hair," and Outstanding Choreography at the Drama Desk Awards for "Passing Strange."

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