Performance Santa Fe to Present Ragamala Dance Company's SACRED EARTH in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 08, 2023 Ragamala Dance Company's 30th season will continue with Sacred Earth, presented April 2, 2023, at 4pm at Performance Santa Fe's Lensic Performing Arts Center....
Patrizio Buanne Comes to The Victoria Theater at NJPAC in October
by Stephi Wild - February 22, 2023 Multi-platinum Neapolitan crooner Patrizio Buanne will return to New Jersey to perform at the Victoria Theater at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (1 Center Street, Newark) on Friday, October 20, 2023 at 8:00PM....
VIDEO: Watch Olivia Rodrigo Perform 'Drivers License' at the GRAMMYs
by Michael Major - April 03, 2022 Olivia Rodrigo performed her hit single 'Drivers License' at the GRAMMY Awards. Going into the big night, Rodrigo is seven Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. She is also known for her role on Disney's High School Musical: the Musical: the Series....
Deeply Rooted Reveals New Leadership
by Stephi Wild - April 17, 2023 Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, and its parent organization, Deeply Rooted Productions, have commenced 2023 with significant developments in its evolution, as the organization continues to grow as one of Chicago's premier dance institutions....
Helen Simoneau Danse to Premiere New Dance at Dance St. Louis
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2022 In addition, Helen Simoneau Danse will premiere a new duet at Dance St. Louis on May 27, 2022, and Simoneau is also being commissioned by both Charlotte Ballet and Oregon Ballet Theatre for their upcoming 22/23 seasons....
Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project & 150 Media Stream Present COLOR IN MOTION An Activation and Installation
by A.A. Cristi - October 13, 2022 The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project at The University of Chicago's Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and 150 Media Stream present Color in Motion, a dance film featuring Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, on view through November 16, 2022 at 150 N Riverside Plaza, a commercial space that ...
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Premieres An Homage To Quincy Jones at Auditorium Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - October 04, 2022 The Auditorium Theatre (Chicago's landmark stage at 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive) proudly presents Deeply Rooted Dance Theater—a Chicago-based African-American contemporary dance company—in a one-night-only performance Saturday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the theatre's Chicago Dance series. T...
Deeply Rooted Performs At Navy Pier, September 25
by A.A. Cristi - September 08, 2022 In September, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater performs free at Navy Pier and launches its fall roster of Dance Education programs. ...
Edinburgh Fringe Cult Hit VERMIN Opens at Arcola Theatre this March
by A.A. Cristi - February 14, 2023 The REcreate Agency and Triptych Theatre present Vermin, written by Benny Ainsworth at Arcola Theatre, running 14 March - 1 April....
VIDEO: Olivia Rodrigo Performs 'deja vu' on Billboard's Women in Music Awards
by Michael Major - March 03, 2022 Billboard has released a new video of Olivia Rodrigo performing 'deja vu' at their Women in Music Awards ceremony. Rodrigo recently received seven Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. Watch the new performance now!...
National Black Theatre Opens Application For The 2023-2025 Soul Series L.A.B. Program
by Stephi Wild - April 04, 2023 National Black Theatre (NBT) is now accepting application submissions for its SOUL Series L.A.B. program. EST. THE L.A.B. (Liberating Artistic Bravery) is a contemporary laboratory for accelerating and creating innovative new work by cutting-edge artists rooted in NBT’s pedagogy. ...
San Francisco International Arts Festival to Premiere Kiandanda Dance Theater's RELIGION KITENDI: DRESS CODE
by Marissa Tomeo - April 06, 2022 The San Francisco International Arts Festival is proud to present the World Premiere of Religion Kitendi: Dress Code by Chanel 'Byb' Bibene, artistic director of Kiandanda Dance Theater with an original live score composed and performed live by Manolo Davila. The piece is inspired by Congolese Sapeu...
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre to Celebrate Black Excellence
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 04, 2022 Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre is partnering with St. Moses the Black Parish, Global Girls and the Southside Jazz Coalition to Celebrate Black Excellence through community workshops and a concert performance. This project is sponsored by the Jazz Institute of Chicago....
NORTH THE MUSICAL Premieres At Chandler Center For The Arts Next Month
by Stephi Wild - October 07, 2022 Chandler Center for the Arts brings the premiere of NORTH, a vibrant new musical theater production conceived and created by writer and composer Ashli St. Armant, in November 2022....
Myles Frost, Ariana DeBose & More Make Ebony's Power 100 List
by Nicole Rosky - September 21, 2022 EBONY has just announced its 2022 Power 100 list, honoring the remarkable achievements of African-Americans across industries on October 29th, 2022....
Troy Anthony's Fire Ensemble Presents Adrienne Maree Brown's TO FEEL A THING: A RITUAL FOR EMERGENCE, December 10
by A.A. Cristi - November 17, 2022 The Shed announced the continuation of its three-year partnership with Artistic Director Troy Anthony and The Fire Ensemble to foster community-building, intersectional artistic practice, and resource sharing with a new musical work, To Feel A Thing: A Ritual For Emergence by award-winning author an...
Marc Broussard Will Appear in Concert at Chandler Center For The Arts in November
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2022 Channeling the spirits of classic R&B, rock, pop and funk, MARC BROUSSARD comes to Chandler Center for the Arts November 12 at 7:30 pm....
Deeply Rooted to Receive Highest Level of Support from the University of Chicago's Community Programs Accelerator
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2022 On May 18, the Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago announced that Deeply Rooted Dance Theater is one of two organizations joining the Accelerator's 2022/2023 nonprofit cohort at the Core level. The organization will receive $50,000 in grant funding along with intense, focused...
The Shed and Troy Anthony's Choir Community, The Fire Ensemble, Form Three-Year Partnership
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 25, 2022 The Shed and composer and artistic director Troy Anthony and his choir community, The Fire Ensemble, have formed a three-year creative partnership to foster community-building, intersectional artistic practice, and resource sharing....
TRUE CONFESSIONS OF THE STRAIGHT MAN to Run June 9 – 24 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - June 08, 2022 The Laurie Beechman Theatre in Times Square celebrates Pride Month with Antonia Kasper's TRUE CONFESSIONS OF THE STRAIGHT MAN. ...
Tempe Center for the Arts to Present Pokey LaFarge in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 23, 2022 Tempe Center for the Arts will present Pokey LaFarge on March 2. Pokey LaFarge is an American renaissance man whose sound is deeply rooted in the music of the past, particularly the '20s and '30s, before rock got rolling when pop on the radio mingled jazz, country, and lots of American roots. ...
San Francisco International Arts Festival to Premiere Kiandanda Dance Theater's RELIGION KITENDI: DRESS CODE
by Marissa Tomeo - April 06, 2022 The San Francisco International Arts Festival is proud to present the World Premiere of Religion Kitendi: Dress Code by Chanel 'Byb' Bibene, artistic director of Kiandanda Dance Theater with an original live score composed and performed live by Manolo Davila. The piece is inspired by Congolese Sapeu...
The Chocolate Factory Theater to Present World Premiere of AQUIFER OF THE WEAVE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 03, 2022 The Chocolate Factory Theater will present the world premiere of Aquifer of the Weave, a new performative installation by James Allister Sprang....
Storytelling Arts of Indiana Presents FROM LIPS, TO EARS, TO ACTION Next Month
by Stephi Wild - January 27, 2023 Storytelling Arts of Indiana honors Black History Month by inviting two of the most respected artists in the poetry/spoken-word genre to Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center for a night of entertainment and inspiration. Tickets are now on sale for the stage show and livestream of 'From Lips... |