Abdul Latif

Ballet Hispánico Receives Inaugural Doris Duke Foundation Performing Arts Technologies Lab Grant

Ballet Hispánico has been selected as an inaugural participant in the Doris Duke Foundation's Performing Arts Technologies Lab, joining 20 artists and organizations exploring digital innovation in the arts. Learn more!

World Premieres, New York Premieres & More Set for The Joyce Theater Fall '23/Winter '24 Season of International Dance

The Joyce Theater Foundation has revealed the complete calendar of performances from renowned U.S. and international dance companies slated for The Joyce Theater’s Fall ‘23/Winter ‘24 season.

Past Performers and Emerging Talent Join Lineup for In-Person Return of Hudson Valley Dance Festival

World-class dance companies and acclaimed choreographers will honor the majesty and artistic beauty of their inspiring surroundings as Hudson Valley Dance Festival returns for two performances on October 8, 2022.

First Recipient Of Andrea Bocelli Foundation-Community Jameel Scholarship To Start At The Royal College Of Music

Today the Royal College of Music (RCM) has announced that French soprano Clara Barbier Serrano will become the first recipient of the Andrea Bocelli Foundation-Community Jameel Scholarship.

CUNY Dance Initiative Announces 5 World Premieres By NYC Choreographers

The CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI), a groundbreaking residency program and incubator for New York City choreographers and dance companies at 13 City University of New York (CUNY) campuses, announces its Winter/Spring 2020 performance calendar.

Baruch Performing Arts Center Presents The New York Premiere Of EYESPOT

Baruch Performing Arts Center presents the New York premiere of Abdul Latif's EYESPOT from March 26-28, 2020 at 7:30pm at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue (25th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues), NYC. Tickets are $11-$26 and can be purchased online at http://bit.ly/ALatifEyespot.

THE BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM... ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to Premiere in November

HERE and Smoke & Mirrors Collaborative presents the world premiere of The Black History Museum. According to the United States of America, a darkly comedic, immersive performance that transforms HERE's entire building into a theatrical museum.

HERE Announces 2019-2020 Season Of Boundary Pushing Performance

HERE has announced its 2019-2020 season, which marks the OBIE-winning institution's 27th year of producing daring new hybrid performances by artists from all disciplines - theatre, opera, music, art, dance, puppetry, and media art.

Baruch Performing Arts Center At Baruch College Announces 2019/2020 Season

Baruch Performing Arts Center at Baruch College announces its 2019-20 Season of music, theatre, dance, opera and more, a season spanning genres and cultural influences, rich in imagination and ideas.

Periapsis Music And Dance Presents ORACLE At Kumble Theater

PERIAPSIS MUSIC AND DANCE presents four innovative dance/music collaborations, including three world premieres, by resident choreographers Erin Dillon and Hannah Weber, and guest choreographers Norbert De La Cruz III and Annalee Traylor, created to original music compositions by artistic director Jonathan Howard Katz, and guest composers Hilary Purrington and Harry Stafylakis, May 10 & 11 at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at LIU Brooklyn.  

10 Hairy Legs Welcomes 2 New Company Members

10 Hairy Legs, the all-male repertory dance company is pleased to announce that Nikolas Owens and Michael Wang are members of 10 Hairy Legs, effective immediately. They join current company members Alex Biegelson, Robert Mark Burke, Derek Crescenti, Jared McAboy, Alexander Olivieri, Nicholas Sciscione and William Tomaskovic. Company member Bios.

BWW Previews: MEHRANGARH FORT WILL PLAY HOST TO JODHPUR RIFF FROM 24-28TH OCTOBER

Jodhpur RIFF is an international forum where root music repertoires from near and far are brought to the fore. Over two-hundred Rajasthani musicians and more than a hundred other artistes participate in the festival each year.

BWW Dance Review: Ashley Bouder Project, July 5, 2018.

Abdul Latif Creates World Premiere For Ashley Bouder Project At The Joyce

Abdul Latif, known for his urban contemporary dance aesthetic and juxtaposed movement, will present the world premiere of Alas, with The Ashley Bouder Project, as part of the Joyce Ballet Festival, July 2-5. As part of a program dedicated to promoting diversity within the performing arts world, Latif joins Lauren Lovette, Liz Gerring, and Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa, to create new works on Bouder's ensemble.

The Joyce's Popular BALLET FESTIVAL Returns

The Joyce Theater Foundation (Linda Shelton, Executive Director) is thrilled to present the return of its highly anticipated Ballet Festival, a two-week showcase of some of America's most exciting contemporary ballet companies and choreographers with Joyce commissions on each program. The Festival, designed to recognize dancers and choreographers who are creating work outside the traditional large company setting - and, in many cases, forming their own companies - will take place from June 26 - July 7 at The Joyce Theater. This year's festival, supported by an endowment established with major support from the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation, features the Joyce debuts of Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami and Barak Ballet, as well as the anticipated returns of Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY, BalletX, and Ashley Bouder Project. Tickets start at $10 and can be purchased at www.Joyce.org or by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.Joyce.org.

Josh Prince's Broadway Dance Lab Launches Today

Broadway Dance Lab (BDL), a choreographic incubator supporting new works of dance-driven theatre, has announced that Brook Wendle (Paramour, Gossip Girl), Caleb Teicher (Dance Magazine's 25 to Watch ), Abdul Latif (Lincoln Center Institute artist-in-residence), and Katie Rose McLaughlin (Designated Movement Company), will join artistic director Josh Prince as choreographers for the company's Fall 2017 Cycle. The Lab is set to begin on Oct. 30, and will run through Dec. 15.

Fire Island Dance Festival Shatters Fundraising Record with $560,133

On a picturesque waterfront stage overlooking the Great South Bay, this year's Fire Island Dance Festival welcomed ballet, modern and contemporary dance powerhouses on July 15-17, 2016. 

Dancers Responding to AIDS Offers Fire Island Dance Festival Day-Trip VIP Package

Escape for the day to Fire Island Pines and enjoy VIP treatment with a special Fire Island Dance Festival day-trip package just announced by Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The day trip on Sunday, July 17, features a delicious champagne luncheon and tickets to the 5 pm performance of the dance festival. The package also includes round-trip transportation to Fire Island Pines from midtown Manhattan.

Fire Island Dance Festival Returns 7/15-17; Performers Announced

Fire Island Dance Festival, the most talked-about cultural and charitable event of the summer on Fire Island, will once again present three eclectic performances July 15-17, 2016 that include Ballet Contemporaneo de Camaguey Cuba's first performance outside of Cuba, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Gallim Dance, KEIGWIN + COMPANY, Madboots Dance and choreography by Al Blackstone and Adbul Latif.

Hubbard Street Sets Spring Series & World Premiere at Harris Theater

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, under the artistic direction of Glenn Edgerton, announces today its third mainstage engagement of the 2015–16 dance season. March 17–20, 2016 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, the Season 38 Spring Series features a world premiere by choreographer and Hubbard Street Rehearsal Director Lucas Crandall, creator of numerous acclaimed works including Atelier, Gimme, and The Set.