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The Bessies Announce Recipients of the 2021 NY Dance and Performance Awards

 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announced the 2021 Bessie Award recipients tonight at the 37th annual Bessie Awards ceremony, held again this year on the virtual stage.
Nominees For The 2021 Bessie Awards Announced

Award categories include Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performer, Outstanding Revival, Outstanding Music Composition or Sound Design, Outstanding Visual Design, and Outstanding Breakout Choreographer/
The American Dance Festival & North Carolina Museum of Art Partner to Present TOGETHER WE DANCE

The American Dance Festival and the North Carolina Museum of Art have partnered to present Together We Dance, an outdoor festival in the Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park from September 9 to 16.
Audiences to Return to The Joyce with Benefit Performances of STATE OF DARKNESS

For the first time in 15 months, The Joyce Theater Foundation will host live audiences inside its iconic Chelsea home later this spring, from June 16-20. The Joyce announced today that it will present six benefit performances of Molissa Fenley’s acclaimed tour de force solo, State of Darkness.
The Bessies Celebrated Artists And Arts Workers Tonight At Virtual Bessies Ceremony

The 36th Annual NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, reconceived this year to honor all of the 2019/20 nominated artists, took place tonight as a virtual ceremony.
The Joyce Theater Foundation Presents Encore of STATE OF DARKNESS By Molissa Fenley

The Joyce Theater Foundation announced today plans to stream encores of its recent digital presentation of Molissa Fenley’s dynamic and exhilarating 1988 work State of Darkness, performed by seven extraordinary dancers -- Jared Brown, Lloyd Knight, Sara Mearns, Shamel Pitts, Annique Roberts, Cassandra Trenary, and Michael Trusnovec.
The Bessies Announce 2020 Nominees

The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, today announced the nominees for the 2019-20 season. This year, all of the nominees will be honored.
VIDEO: The Joyce Presents First Live Performance Since March, STATE OF DARKNESS

The Joyce will present the first live performances from its iconic Chelsea home since the mandated shut-down began alongside its popular Choreographers & Cocktails series of events, celebrated for bringing together dance lovers and artists.
The Joyce Presents First Live Performance Since March: STATE OF DARKNESS With Sara Mearns & More

The Joyce will present the first live performances from its iconic Chelsea home since the mandated shut-down began alongside its popular Choreographers & Cocktails series of events, celebrated for bringing together dance lovers and artists.
Ronald K. Brown Announced as the Recipient of the 2020 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award

Jacob's Pillow has announced Ronald K. Brown as the recipient of the 2020 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award. A master choreographer and visionary storyteller, Brown's distinct blend of West African, Caribbean, and contemporary genres is embedded with an unmatched sense of musicality, spiritual traditions, and humanity.
BWW Review: Honoring Donald McKayle at Lincoln Center with PTAMD

Donald McKayle was well represented at Lincoln Center on November 12th, 2019 with performances that touched on three periods of his long life as a choreographer and educator.
Harlem Stage's E-MOVES 18 presents New and Innovative Works

The Harlem Stage dance series, E-Moves promises to present a broad spectrum of choreographers of color who work across the spectrum of contemporary idioms. This year the acclaimed dance series has commissioned new works from two established and two emerging choreographers. Under the curatorship of Charmaine Warren, the E-Moves 18 lineup includes four artists with work that intersects the questions and impact of the world around them. Francesca Harper who continues to seek answers for life's challenges; Parijat Desai whose work is realized through her unique blend of contemporary dance and Indian forms; Kyle Marshall who quietly investigates black culture through dance; and Leyland Simmons who makes ballets that break from the classical mold.
David Byrne Opens Inaugural BRIC OPEN Festival

Lineup Features a Wide Range of Celebrated Artists and Artistic Compaanies in Innovative Programs
David Byrne, Ronald K. Brown, Theater of War and More Set for BRIC OPEN FESTIVAL Next Month in Brooklyn

BRIC, Brooklyn's leading provider of free cultural programs, has announced the inaugural BRIC OPEN Festival, which will activate spaces throughout BRIC Arts | Media House, BRIC's 40,000 sf. home in Downtown Brooklyn, the weekend of April 27 - 30.
BWW Review: Ronald K. Brown/Evidence Celebrates its 30th Anniversary at BRIC

Shining a spotlight on human struggles, tragedies and triumphs, and bearing witness to the atrocities against black bodies in America is the mission of Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company, illustrated soulfully, urgently and purposefully through a fusion of traditional African dance and modern dance.
Ronald K. Brown & Evidence to Present World Premiere at The Joyce Theater, 6/3-8

Ronald K. Brown and Evidence, A Dance Company return for its annual New York season at the Joyce Theater, June 3-8, 2014. The exciting week-long run includes 2 programs. Program A features the world premiere of The Subtle One danced to a suite by Jason Moran, jazz pianist, composer and Kennedy Center's Artistic Director for Jazz. Program B offers classic repertory including a revival of Ebony Magazine to a Village.
BWW Reviews: Ronald K. Brown EVIDENCE, A Dance Company

On a dark stage eight dancers lift Annique Roberts to the spotlight as she stands on their shoulders above them. I wonder, is she a sacrifice or a goddess? She falls back into their hands, and the music begins. This is the opening to Torch, passionately performed by Ronald K. Brown's EVIDENCE, the BRIC House resident company.
BWW Reviews: Ronald K Brown Evidence, A Dance Company at BRIC

The recently opened BRIC House made history on Tuesday evening as Ronald K Brown's Evidence, A Dance Company became the first company to perform in its intimate performance space.
2012-2013 Bessie Award Nominees Announced; Ceremony Set for 10/7

The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessies), NYC's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, announced today the 40 nominees for the 2012-13 season. Announced at a press conference by members of The Bessies Selection Committee, the nominations (listed below) were made by an independent committee of 38 dance industry professionals. Produced in partnership with Dance/NYC, Bessie Award categories include Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performer, Outstanding Visual Design, Outstanding Composition or Sound Design and Outstanding Revived Work.
Photo Coverage: Evidence Dance Company Holds 8th Annual On Out Toes in the Hamptons

Ronald K. Brown and his acclaimed Evidence, A Dance Company held its 8th Annual On Our Toes in the Hamptons on the sprawling grounds of the Hayground School in Bridgehampton. Always one of summer's most eagerly anticipated events, the party draws supporters from all across the country for a festive afternoon benefitting Brown's much loved dance troupe.

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