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Sarah Stackhouse, Former Company Member Of Limón Dance Company, Has Passed Away

Sarah Stackhouse, former company member of Limón Dance Company, has passed away. Her legacy will continue to inspire generations to come.

Graham 2 Announces 2023 New York Season, June 1-3, 2023

This June, the Martha Graham Dance Company's acclaimed second company will be back on stage for its 40th New York season with an exciting program of new works and Graham classics.

Audrey Ross to Present DANCES I LOVE Concert This Month

Audrey Ross will present 'DANCES  I  LOVE' on April 29 at 7:30 PM and April 30 at 3 PM The Theatre at St. Jeans.

American Dance Guild to Present NEW DANCE GROUP: VOICES FOR CHANGE

New Dance Group: Voices for Change, a virtual presentation of rare historic dances, will be offered by the American Dance Guild in four consecutive streaming programs over four weeks, Monday, January 31 through Sunday, Feb. 27. This historical gem will be available to stream on Vimeo and through the ADG website. The showings are free, with donations welcome.

New Dance Group Presents VOICES FOR CHANGE Dance Festival

New Dance Group: Voices for Change, a virtual presentation of rare historic dances, will be offered by the American Dance Guild in four consecutive streaming programs over four weeks, Monday, January 31 through Sunday, Feb. 27. This historical gem will be available to stream on Vimeo and through the ADG website. The showings are free, with donations welcome.

American Dance Guild to Present NEW DANCE GROUP: VOICES FOR CHANGE

New Dance Group: Voices for Change, a virtual presentation of rare historic dances, will be offered by the American Dance Guild in four consecutive streaming programs over four weeks, Monday, January 31 through Sunday, Feb. 27. 

Kathryn Posin Adds Second Performance and New Work at the Gene Frankel Theater

Added to the program will be the premiere of Posin's 'Postlude,' conceived when, according to Posin, 'the company gathered together to restage an earlier work, and late-stage pandemic ghosts came to haunt us in the Gene Frankel Theatre.'

Kathryn Posin Receives Major Grant and Gives Free NoHo Performance

Company member Daniel White will perform Touch Me by Gerald Arpino. Company members Claire Mazza and Alejandro Ulloa will present their duet Through You, and Posin will present an excerpt from her latest work Triple Sextet to Steve Reich's Pulitzer Prize-winning Double Sextet.  

Garth Fagan, Martha Myers and More kick Off Week 8 of the American Dance Guild Virtual Festival

NEXT WEEK, Nov. 30 through Dec. 6, the 2020 ADG Virtual Festival will stream WEEK EIGHT, a tribute to Garth Fagan, Martha Myers and the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers/Louis Mofsie, honorees at American Dance Guild Festival 2017 - 'Celebrating Diversity.' 

Repertory Dance Theatre's FLYING SOLO To Be Released November 28

After opening their 55th Season with a joint performance with Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Repertory Dance Theatre will continue their EMERALD season with another virtual, on-demand performance.

Repertory Dance Theatre Presents Virtual On-Demand Performance FLYING SOLO

After opening their 55th Season with a joint performance with Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Repertory Dance Theatre will continue their EMERALD season with another virtual, on-demand performance. The world-renowned modern dance repertory company will present FLYING SOLO, a show dedicated to the singular voice, featuring all solo performances.

Dances For A Variable Population Presents REVIVAL 3

Celebrating women, dance and the beauty of age, Dances For A Variable Population (DVP) will present three performances and two interactive workshops of REVIVAL 3: It's About Time, an outdoor public dance project featuring 10 legendary dance artists and 75 non-professional senior dancers, who in some ways allow us to become time-travelers.

Paul Taylor Dance Company's Bettie De Jong To Receive The 2019 American Dance Festival Distinguished Teaching Award

The American Dance Festival (ADF) will award the 2019 Balasaraswati/Joy Anne Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching to longtime Paul Taylor Dance Company rehearsal director Bettie de Jong. A ceremony will take place on Thursday, June 27, 2019 in Reynolds Industries Theater at the opening night performance of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.

Historic Panel Convenes On Modern Dance In China

The American Dance Festival (ADF) will convene a panel titled “Why Do They Fall Down? The Story of Modern Dance in China” to celebrate 30 years of modern dance in China. Panelists include Director Emeritus of ADF Charles L. Reinhart, Yang Meiqi, the founder and former director of the first modern dance company in China, China's foremost dance expert Ou Jian-Ping, Ralph Samuelson, former director of the Asian Cultural Council, Michelle Vosper, former director of the Asian Cultural Council in Hong Kong, internationally celebrated choreographer Shen Wei, and former José Limón Company dancer Sarah Stackhouse.

Multigenerational Dance Company Encourages Healthy Lifestyle Through Choreographed Dance

Dances for a Variable Population (DVP) will present three performances of Revival 2 - an outdoor public dance project that re-imagines the works of celebrated 20th century choreographers, taking place at iconic public spaces in New York City and featuring 50 non-professional senior dancers and seven legendary female dance artists.  

Ana 'RokafelIa' Garcia and Gabriel 'Kwikstep' Dionisio to Receive the 2018 ADF Distinguished Teaching Award

The American Dance Festival (ADF) will award the 2018 Balasaraswati/Joy Anne Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching to two central figures in the breaking community, celebrated hip-hop dance artists Ana 'Rokafella' Garcia and Gabriel “Kwikstep” Dionisio. A ceremony will take place on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Time and location TBD.

Emory Friends of Dance Lecture Considers 'Dance on its Own Terms' Tonight

Emory Dance presents its annual spring Friends of Dance Lecture tonight, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Presentation Room of the Oxford Road Building on Emory's campus.

Emory Friends of Dance Lecture to Consider 'Dance on its Own Terms', 2/25

Emory Dance presents its annual spring Friends of Dance Lecture on Tuesday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Presentation Room of the Oxford Road Building on Emory's campus.

BWW Interviews: Stephen Pier - Heart to Hartt

Stephen Pier has achieved a uniquely rich and varied career as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. His credits as a performer include many years with the Jose Limon Dance Company where the New York press hailed him as '...one of the most gifted dancers on the modern dance scene today.' He went on to become a leading soloist with the Hamburg Ballet in Germany, performing the title roles in John Neumeier's Othello and Saint Matthew's Passion, and creating numerous other major roles during his nine years with the company. As a member of the Royal Danish Ballet for six years, Mr. Pier had the privilege of dancing leading roles in works of Bournonville, Balanchine, MacMillan, Bejart, and collaborating with many of Europe's finest contemporary choreographers.

Dance Heritage Coalition Names 12 New Dance Treasures to List of 100

Twelve distinguished dance figures join the Dance Heritage Coalition's list of "America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures." These new honorees were nominated by a national survey and vote in 2012 and were confirmed by the Dance Heritage Coalition (DHC) Board of Directors. The 12 figures are celebrated online along with the initial list of 100 in an Online Exhibition of Dance Treasures, through a grant funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.