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THE BAXTER SISTERS Comes to Tipping Point Theatre
by Stephi Wild - March 06, 2020 The Baxter Sisters had their lives planned out back in 1937 at the age of 17, 16, 15, and 13. They would win the talent competition in Detroit, get a spot on Major Bowes Amateur Hour and become a famous travelling act of tap dancing sisters. When the talent competition is lost to Betty Hutton, the s...
Philadelphia's Chocolate Ballerina Company Holding Second Auditions For All-Black THE NUTCRACKER
by A.A. Cristi - August 31, 2021 Chocolate Ballerina Company, a contemporary community-based dance organization that supports the hidden talents in youth and adult artists of color in the Philadelphia region, is holding additional open auditions for the company's first ever all-Black THE NUTCRACKER. ...
Mile Square Theatre and The Hoboken Business Alliance Announces Upcoming Live Performances in Hoboken
by A.A. Cristi - August 11, 2021 Mile Square Theatre and the Hoboken Business Alliance announce a very special series of outdoor performances, presented in September 2021....
South Africa International Ballet Competition Announces Awards & Special Prizes For 2020 Virtual Event
by A.A. Cristi - July 20, 2020 On Mandela Day 18 July 2020, the 7th South African Ballet International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) came to a close with a spectacular Gala featuring dancers from across the globe and presented virtually through an app in a ground breaking move hailed as a world first. The finale event paid tribute t...
Mzansi Ballet's The QUEEN Show Starts This Week
by Stephi Wild - December 09, 2020 Mzansi Ballet has announced the re-staging of The Queen Show, a celebration of ballet and dance to the timeless music of Queen, following a very successful season in Johannesburg early this year. This will be the first live professional ballet and dance performance in Gauteng since the Lockdown rest...
VIDEO: Mariah Carey, Kerry Washington & More Honor Debbie Allen in Celebration of DANCE DREAMS: HOT CHOCOLATE NUTCRACKER
by Sarah Leiber - December 10, 2020 Mariah Carey, Dolly Parton, Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington and more send DEBBIE ALLEN kind words and virtual flowers in celebration of her new Netflix documentary, DANCE DREAMS: HOT CHOCOLATE NUTCRACKER. ...
VIDEO: Debbie Allen Announces Virtual Dance Classes as Part of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy
by Stephi Wild - July 16, 2020 Debbie Allen has taken to Instagram to announce a program of virtual dance classes that has returned via the Debbie Allen Dance Academy Virtual Dance World!...
Sparta Dance Academy Owner Charged With Theft After Multiple Complaints From Customers
by Stephi Wild - August 16, 2020 Sparta Dance Academy owner Kristine Silvernail was charged with theft, after multiple customers alleged that services were unfulfilled, leaving them out hundreds of dollars....
DanceWorks Presents AGAIN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 11, 2021 DanceWorks presents Again, Human Body Expression's new 30-minute film work, choreographed by Hanna Kiel, and featuring nine extraordinary Canadian dancers. Again will premiere online February 26-28, 2021, as part of DanceWorks' new Moving Online Series, presenting short video stories, interviews, an...
Westside Ballet's Spring Performance & Soiree to Honor Patricia Neary Postponed Indefinitely
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2020 For forty-seven years, Westside Ballet of Santa Monica's Biannual Spring Performances and Nutcracker Seasons have delighted Los Angeles audiences and served as a premier pre-professional performance outlet for young ballerinas....
BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Debbie Allen
by Elliot Lanes - June 05, 2021 Debbie Allen is one of those arts types that simply doesn’t fit into one category. I think it is safe to say she is an all-around goddess of the arts. Her list of achievements includes being directed by Bob Fosse and Jerome Robbins, directing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, choreographing the Osc...
CAPA Announces Schedule for ¡Viva Festival Latino!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 29, 2020 CAPA today announced the schedule for ¡Viva Festival Latino!, a week-long, online experience that will stand in for the popular, annual Festival Latino canceled for 2020. ...
Brian Jordan Jr.'s New Musical RILEY to Premiere This Weekend
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 26, 2021 Brian Jordan Jr., who stars as Maurice Web on Tyler Perry’s hit BET series 'Sistas,” has returned to his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana to produce a first-ever developmental concert version of his new musical Riley, which takes place at the fictitious Riley College, a historical public black sch...
St. George Theater Announces Pop-Up Series, '5,6,7,8!'
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2021 The St. George Theatre will present a free, four-day pop-up series celebrating music and dance from around the world on May 5, 6, 7, and 8 in the theatre’s Front Vestibule and Grand Lobby. ...
MTH Theater To Present MUSIC OF THE NIGHT Outdoor Performance
by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2021 MTH Theater at Crown Center has announced plans for its first live performance in over 14 months. MUSIC OF THE NIGHT, celebrating the songs of legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, will be held outdoors, on the open-air rooftop of The Westin Hotel at Crown Center, overlooking the gorgeous Kansas C...
Mexican Dance Academy Students Dance in Protest of Sexual Harassment
by Stephi Wild - April 24, 2021 A group of Mexican dance academy students protested sexual harassment at the institute with a dance performance on Friday....
Youth America Grand Prix Presets Pas De Deux Virtual Competition
by A.A. Cristi - June 16, 2020 Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) – the world's largest ballet scholarship organization – presents YAGP's Pas de Deux Virtual Competition. Over 12,000 aspiring dancers – ages 9 to 19 – danced at YAGP's 2020 regional auditions around the globe; 34 cities in 14 countries. ...
Dance Is Featured At ELEVATE Art Festival
by Stephi Wild - September 26, 2020 This year's ELEVATE Art Festival examines arts and culture through the lens of our changed reality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, racial unrest, economic recession, and a divisive political climate. ...
VIDEO: See Debbie Allen in the Trailer for DANCE DREAMS: HOT CHOCOLATE NUTCRACKER
by Sarah Leiber - November 12, 2020 From Shondaland, the Netflix documentary film Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker shines a light on the work of trailblazing icon Debbie Allen and her reimagining of the classic ballet performed annually by the gifted students of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA)....
Philadelphia's Chocolate Ballerina Company Brings Dance To Black Communities
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 30, 2021 Founded in 2017 by Artistic Director Chanel Holland, Chocolate Ballerina Company engages underserved communities through dance, to inspire and instill a sense of hope, discipline, and confidence through training and through professional development. ...
Ma Cong's FRENCH TWIST Up Next In Smuin's Hump Day Ballets Series
by A.A. Cristi - June 04, 2020 Smuin Contemporary Ballet announces Ma Cong's fast and flirtatious French Twist as the next installment of its popular Hump Day Ballets series, which aims to brighten mid-week spirits with free video streaming of works from the company's archives. Inspired by the American cartoon a?oeTom and Jerry,a...
Ballet Ariel's Magical THE NUTCRACKER Returns To The Lakewood Cultural Center, December 11 - 23
by A.A. Cristi - October 29, 2021 Ballet Ariel's magical interpretation of The Nutcracker returns to the Lakewood Cultural Center. The Nutcracker is directed and choreographed by Ballet Ariel's Artistic Director, Ilena Norton with pas de deux choreography and direction by Oleg Dedogryuk....
Colburn School Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 25, 2021 The Colburn School today announced the 2021-2022 season, welcoming students, faculty, and esteemed guest artists back to its campus and to performances throughout the region following an 18-month closure due to the pandemic....
Chocolate Ballerina Company Presents Philadelphia's First Ever All-Black THE NUTCRACKER
by Gigi Gervais - December 01, 2021 Chocolate Ballerina Company, a service organization which supports the hidden talents in youth and adult artists of color in the Philadelphia region, is proud to announce the premiere of the region's first ever all-Black production of The Nutcracker. ...
Tyler Perry's SISTAS Star Brian Jordan Jr. to Develop New Musical in Baton Rouge, LA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 19, 2021 Brian Jordan Jr., who stars as Maurice Web on Tyler Perry’s hit BET series Sistas, now in its third season, will return to his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana this week to produce a first-ever developmental concert version of his new musical Riley, which takes place at the fictitious Riley Colleg... |