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by BWW News Desk - Broadway
(7/21/2015) - Fire Island Dance Festival returned for its 21st edition July 17-19, 2015, with some of the most talked-about world-class dance companies, raising a record-breaking $544,555 for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The festival, performed outdoors on the picture-perfect shores of the Great South Bay in Fire Island Pines, included the world premieres of five works. Scroll down for photos from the performances!
by BWW News Desk - Dance
(7/8/2015) - On Thursday, October 8, 2015, WHITE WAVE Dance celebrates the 15th Anniversary season of the DUMBO Dance Festival (DDF) with a Gala Opening that heralds the most anticipated four-day festival of contemporary dance in New York. Committed to the future expressions of dance, WHITE WAVE scours the world seeking the most risk-taking emerging and renowned dance makers of our time and brings them to Brooklyn for one weekend. Scroll down for a sneak peek at some of this year's companies in action!
by BWW News Desk - New York City
(6/11/2015) - Led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 2015 Lincoln Center engagement kicked off with a star-studded Ailey Spirit Gala on Wednesday, June 10th. The one-night-only benefit performance and party honoring the Ford Foundation and sponsored by FedEx featured supermodel and actor Tyson Beckford as Honorary Chair. Gala Co-Chairs were Gina F. Adams, Ricki Lander, Almaz & Marc S. Strachan, Pamela Zilly & John Schaefer and Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach, and the Vice Chairs were Michele & Timothy Barakett, Dr. N. Anthony & Robyn Coles, and Leslie & Tom Maheras. The evening helped raise over $1 million for Ailey's extensive educational programs for young people, including AileyCamp and scholarships to The Ailey School. Scroll down for photos from the event!
by Sally Henry Fuller - Australia - Melbourne
(5/17/2015) - The Russian National Ballet Theatre returns for a tour of full-length classical performances of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty in 45 cities and towns across New Zealand and Australia from August. Below, check out pictures from the show!
by BWW News Desk - Dance
(5/6/2015) - Metropolitan Ballet Company (MBC) welcomes the community to its 19th Annual Spring Showcase performances at 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, 2015. All performances will be held at The Josephine Muller Auditorium on the campus of Abington Friends School, 575 Washington Lane, Jenkintown, PA. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the program!
by BWW News Desk - New York City
(5/5/2015) - Last week the National YoungArts Foundation took over Manhattan offering approximately 120 aspiring artists (actors, dancers, designers, cinematagraphers, musicians, photographers, singers, visual artists and writers, all ages 15 - 18) the life changing opportunity to participate in more than 50 master classes, as well as studio visits, workshops and tours. Scroll down for photos from throughout the week!
by Christina Mancuso - Dance
(4/27/2015) - Legendary dance artist Peggy Baker deepens her artistry as an ensemble choreographer with this ambitious new show, her first full-length ensemble work in a rich and varied 40-year career previously dedicated to the creation and performance of solo works. Check out a first look below!
by Racheal McCaig - Toronto
(4/22/2015) - BroadwayWorld.com has exclusive behind-the-scenes photos of The Eifman Ballet Company prepping for their performances of Anna Karenina this weekend at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. Check out the photo gallery below! All photos by Racheal McCaig.
by BWW News Desk - Dance
(4/21/2015) - After a two year absence the Atlantic City Ballet returns to The Strand Theater in Lakewood, NJ with their sexy performance of Bizet's Carmen. The Strand Theater has hosted the ballet in the past with performances of Dracula and Nutcracker and the original premier of Carmen. "We were disappointed that these last two years, we could not include The Strand in our touring dates." says Ms. Papa, "but we are so excited to be back and to have the opportunity to build an audience in this area of the state." The ballet is planning to perform at the Strand at least three times during their season. In September they will bring Ballet Goes Broadway, December will bring back The Nutcracker and in March they will perform Visions. "We are always excited to present at The Strand. It's such a majestic theater and it really showcases the company. All of our ballets look beautiful on that stage." remarked Papa.
by BWW News Desk - Phoenix
(4/9/2015) - Theater Works at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts (PCPA) will present Scorpius Dance Theatre's thrilling Repertory Showcase on Saturday, April 18th at 7:30 pm and Sunday, April 19th at 2pm. Scroll down for a sneak peek!
by BWW News Desk - Dance
(4/7/2015) - The Atlantic City Ballet sets the stage for this classic tale of seduction, passion, betrayal and murder with the Atlantic City premier of their sexy, ballet Carmen. Featuring the original, breathtaking choreography of Artistic Director, Phyllis Papa, backdrop design by Broadway scenic artist David Esler and an enthralling score by Georges Bizet, Carmen tells the story of a beautiful seductress, the two lovers who vie for her affection and the tragic outcome of their tangled affair. Ms. Papa's imaginative staging creates a world where gypsies, smugglers and toreadors pack all the sizzle of Spanish culture into an irresistible theatrical event.
by BWW News Desk - Los Angeles
(3/31/2015) - The Professional Dancers Society's (PDS) Gypsy Awards Luncheon honoring actress/singer/dancer Carol Lawrence, along with famed choreographers Alan Johnson, Miriam Nelson and Walter Painter, was held on March 29, 2015 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Scroll down for photos from the event!
by Tyler Peterson - Dance
(3/26/2015) - Monday's Dancers Over 40's Tribute honored Chicago Ballet's superstar Ruth Page in 'A World Apart' at Off-Broadway's St. Luke's Theatre, March 23, 2015. Check out photos below!
by BWW News Desk - Connecticut
(3/25/2015) - Going to London's National Theatre, New York's Metropolitan Opera or Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet to see world-class productions is as easy as going to The Ridgefield Playhouse! Incomparable performances captured live on stage are coming to the Playhouse on the big screen in HD! On Saturday, April 4, at 4 p.m., The Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow will present Romeo and Juliet. From London's National Theatre on Saturday, April 11, at 12 noon, comes family entertainment -- Treasure Island, which is suitable for 10+ years. Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana/Leoncavallo's Pagliacci is a double bill starring Marcelo Álvarez from the Met on Saturday, April 25, at 12:30 p.m. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the productions!
by BWW News Desk - Dance
(3/23/2015) - stop/time dance theater's annual music and dance extravanza is always a crowd pleaser. Now in its 12th year, stop/time is the resident dance company at Playhouse on Park, presenting DIGITS...DIG IT! The show runs now through March 29, 2015. BroadwayWorld has a look at the dancers in action below!
by BWW News Desk - UK / West End
(3/18/2015) - Nadine Coyle reprises the role of Erin the Goddess in Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games at the Dominion Theatre, London for 10 performances only, now through 21 March. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!
by BWW News Desk - Dance
(3/11/2015) - Northern Illinois University (NIU) proudly presents The Northern Stars of Dance Concert at the Ruth Page Center for the Performing Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., April 10 - 12. Showcasing the talent of alumni, students and faculty from the NIU School of Theatre and Dance, the performance will center on Spent Days Out Yonder, a piece choreographed by internationally renowned choreographer Bill T. Jones. Performances take place Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 12 at 2 p.m. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the dancers in action!
by BWW News Desk - UK / West End
(3/4/2015) - Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Jay Z, LMFAO, The Police, David Guetta (as well as Vivaldi and Prokofiev) provide the hit tunes as the greatest love story of all time bursts into the 21st century in a phenomenal adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Rasta Thomas' Romeo and Juliet will play a four-week London season at the Peacock Theatre, Sadler's Wells' home in the West End, now through Sunday 29 March. The show opens tonight, 4 March 2015. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the dancers in action below!
by Sally Henry Fuller - Atlanta
(2/27/2015) - This spring, Atlanta Ballet will present the world premiere of a ballet based on "Camino Real" by Tennessee Williams, the renowned playwright who authored such American classics as "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". Choreographed by Atlanta Ballet choreographer in residence Helen Pickett, Williams' "lost classic" of love, redemption and courage will debut March 20-22 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Check out pictures and renderings from the show below!
by Matt Smith - Dance
(2/27/2015) - San Francisco, CA, February 26, 2015 – By popular demand, award-winning choreographers Janice Garrett and Charles Moulton will stage encore performances of The Luminous Edge, their highly successful evening-length dance theater work that premiered in September, 2014. Premiere performances sold out in 2014 and the work made multiple Bay Area critics' top-choice lists for the year, making it one of the choreographers' most popular and successful works to date. The deeply expressive and theatrical work explores themes of transcendence, hope and rebirth and features six Garrett + Moulton dance soloists and an 18-dancer “movement choir”—a theatrical form also used by Garrett and Moulton in their 2009 and 2011 productions, The Illustrated Book of Invisible Stories and The Experience of Flight in Dreams. Performances of The Luminous Edge will be given Thursday-Saturday, July 9-11, at 8 PM and Sunday, July 12, at 3 PM, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, located at 701 Mission Street. For more information, visit http://garrettmoulton.org/. Check out a first look at the production below!
by BWW News Desk - Dance
(2/26/2015) - Dance Theatre of Harlem Vision Gala held at Cipriani 42nd Street honored Grammy Award-Winning Opera Singer Jessye Norman with the Arthur Mitchell Vision Award; Theodore Bartwink (post-humously) and the Harkness Center for Dance with the Carl & Lily Pforzheimer Family Foundation Medal; Virtuoso Award Honorees Mario Baeza and Under Armour, Inc.
by Sally Henry Fuller - Dance
(2/21/2015) - Locust Contemporary Dance Works (LCDW) Presents 'Principles of Life' Concert, 10th Season Celebration at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, New York City, March 8, 2015: Multi-Media Showcase of Fresh Works by Celebrated and New Choreographers and Youth Dance Companies Stamford, CT (February 10, 2015) - Locust Contemporary Dance Works (LCDW), Connecticut's premiere youth contemporary jazz ensemble, celebrates its 10th Season with 'Principles of Life' at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City, March 8 at 7 PM.
by BWW News Desk - Dance
(2/20/2015) - DanceWorks, Toronto's longest running contemporary dance series, proudly presents Montreal's acclaimed Sylvain Emard Danse in the Toronto premiere of Ce n'est pas la fin du monde (It's not the end of the world). This stunning full-length work by the award-winning choreographer Sylvain Emard runs one night only on February 28 at 8pm at Harbourfront Centre's Fleck Dance Theatre as part of Harbourfront Centre's NextSteps. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the dancers in action!
by BWW News Desk - Chicago
(2/10/2015) - Chicago Tap Theatre (CTT) is proud to present the world premiere production of TightWire, written by Marc Kelly Smith and original music by CTT Music Director Kurt Schweitz, playing at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, March 20 - 29. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the production below!
by BWW News Desk - Dance
(2/4/2015) - On January 29th, over 200 guests filled the Circle Ball Room at The Breaker's in Palm Beach for a thrilling evening of dinner, dance and music hosted by actor and singer Gianni Russo of "The Godfather" fame thanks to the efforts of a group of powerhouse chairs and committee members. International Chair was Herme De Wyman. Gala Co-Chairs were Anka Palitz, Jennifer Myerberg and Ann Van Ness. Dinner chairs were George J. Palladino and Jerrold St. George. Vice Chairs were Michele Herbert, Marsha & Carl Hewitt and Carol Jaeger. Scroll down for photos!
by BWW News Desk - Dance
(12/19/2014) - The Bay Area's hottest holiday ticket gets a 21st season kick when Smuin Ballet's The Christmas Ballet, Uncorked! makes its sassy return, a perfect gift for audience members of all ages. An ever-changing carousel of mischief and elegance, this enormously popular holiday celebration offers something for everyone, from ballet, tap, and swing to a wealth of other dances drawn from holiday traditions from around the world. This year The Christmas Ballet, Uncorked! includes new choreography from Smuin's acclaimed Choreographer-in-Residence Amy Seiwert, as well as debut pieces from dancers Ben Needham-Wood, Nicole Haskins, and Weston Krukow. Scroll down for a first look at the performers in action!
by Christina Mancuso - Dance
(12/12/2014) - Last night's Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's ODETTA premiere performance was star studded with guests including Harry Belafonte, Laverne Cox, Jessye Norman, Carmen de Lavallade,Bevy Smith, Suzanne Vega, Ruben Santiago Hudson, Michela Angela Davis, Khalil Kain, Rochelle Aytes, Pastors Michael A Walrond Jr., and Reverend LaKeesha Waldrond attending the world premiere of Matthew Rushing's. Fittingly, ODETTA, which celebrates the legendary singer known as the "voice of the Civil Rights Movement." premiered on National Human Rights Day. Fans can catch ODETTA seven more times this season: Dec 13 Mat, 14 eve, 18 eve, 20 eve, 26, 28 eve, 31 mat.
by BWW News Desk - New York City
(12/11/2014) - Last night's Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's ODETTA premiere performance was star studded with guests including Harry Belafonte, Laverne Cox, Jessye Norman, Carmen de Lavallade, Bevy Smith, Suzanne Vega, Ruben Santiago Hudson, Michela Angela Davis, Khalil Kain, Rochelle Aytes, Pastors Michael A Walrond Jr., and Reverend LaKeesha Waldrond attending Matthew Rushing's world premiere. Fittingly, ODETTA, which celebrates the legendary singer known as the "voice of the Civil Rights Movement," premiered on National Human Rights Day. BroadwayWorld has photos from the premiere below!
by Sally Henry Fuller - Dance
(11/9/2014) - The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance began its fall season with the BlakTinX Performance Series on November 1 with a Day of the Dead event and the festival continues to November 22, 2014 with special theater and dance performances. This annual festival celebrates art and performance in various disciplines by African American, Latino and artists of color will include several evenings of dance and performance. Check out a first look below!
by BWW News Desk - Dance
(11/7/2014) - Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Israel's Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (Rami Be'er, Artistic Director) for three performances only, November 19 through 21, 2014 in the Bram Goldsmith Theater. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the dancers in action!
by BWW News Desk - Broadway
(11/5/2014) - The team behind the recent viral tap versions of 'Cups' and 'Happy' are prepping for a new video release on Veterans Day next week. Scroll down for a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at the dancers filming a 'Salute to the Troops!'
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