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The 42nd Annual Battery Dance Festival Releases Full Line-Up
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 24, 2023

Battery Dance will celebrates the 42nd Anniversary of its free summer festival from August 12-18, 2023, in partnership with Battery Park City Authority. The 42nd Annual Battery Dance Festival will feature in-person and live-streamed performances staged each night at Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City, New York City at 7PM ET, with a rain date on 8/19.

Battery Dance Reveals Young Voices In Dance Lineup Part Of The 42nd Annual Battery Dance Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 5, 2023

Battery Dance has revealed the Young Voices in Dance lineup, kicking off the 42nd Anniversary of its free summer festival presented in partnership with Battery Park City Authority.

Battery Dance Reveals Young Voices In Dance Lineup, Part Of The 42nd Annual Battery Dance Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jul 5, 2023

Battery Dance has announced the Young Voices in Dance lineup, kicking off the 42nd Anniversary of its free summer festival presented in partnership with Battery Park City Authority.

COMPANY, SIX & More Win 2022 Drama Desk Awards - See the Full List!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 8, 2022

Winners for the 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today. See the full list here! This year’s Drama Desk Awards will take place at Sardi’s Restaurant on June 14th. See who was honored from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway.

SIX, KIMBERLY AKIMBO Lead Nominations for 2022 Drama Desk Awards
by Nicole Rosky - May 16, 2022

Nominations for the 66th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today, and the full list of nominees is available here as well as information on who was eligible.

VIDEO: Watch a Clip From HBO's Public Theater REOPENING NIGHT Documentary
by Michael Major - Dec 20, 2021

The documentary follows the re-opening of The Pubic Theatre with the production of “Merry Wives.' The new production brings the play into a modern retelling set in South Harlem's eclectic community of West African immigrants with an all-Black cast. The new film follows the journey to opening night during the COVID-19 pandemic.

VIDEO: Watch HBO's Public Theater REOPENING NIGHT Documentary Trailer
by Michael Major - Nov 30, 2021

The documentary follows the cast, crew and staff of the Public Theater as they prepare to mount an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives,” at the open-air Delacorte Theater in New York City after the COVID-19 pandemic. Reopening Night chronicles the journey of The Public to navigate a path to Shakespeare in The Park in the summer of 2021.

Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival Returns Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2021

This year, DBAF features exciting programming, both virtual and in-person, with performances, classes, screenings, and exhibitions across the district, and a host of exciting free outdoor events at The Plaza at 300 Ashland, located at Flatbush and Lafayette Avenues.

Photos: Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park Returns with MERRY WIVES
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 9, 2021

Shakespeare in the Park is back and we've got photos from them official re-opening night! On Friday night, MERRY WIVES celebrated its opening at the Delacorte Theater, where it will run through Saturday, September 18. The play is adapted by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Saheem Ali.

MERRY WIVES Shakespeare in the Park Performance Canceled Tonight Due to Ongoing Covid-19 Response
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 23, 2021

The Public Theater has cancelled tonight's performance of Shakespeare in the Park's Merry Wives due to a positive Covid-19 test within the company.

Positive Covid-19 Test Cancels Tonight's Shakespeare in the Park Performance of MERRY WIVES
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 21, 2021

The Public Theater has cancelled tonight's performance of Shakespeare in the Park's Merry Wives due to a positive Covid-19 test within the company.

Public Theater Reinstates In-Person Standby Tickets for Shakespeare in the Park
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 20, 2021

The Public Theater has just announced that in-person standby tickets are back for Shakespeare in the Park starting today, July 20.

Public Theater Postpones Opening of Shakespeare in the Park's MERRY WIVES Due to Cast Injury
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 19, 2021

BroadwayWorld has learned that the Public Theater has postponed opening night of the return of Shakespeare in the Park. Jacob Ming-Trent, who plays Falstaff in Merry Wives, sustained an injury onstage during a recent performance. Opening night will now be on August 9 to 'support his full recovery.'

Photos: First Look at Free Shakespeare in the Park's MERRY WIVES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2021

Free Shakespeare in the Park's production of MERRY WIVES at The Delacorte Theater will run through Saturday, September 18, with an official opening on Tuesday, July 27. The play is adapted by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Saheem Ali. 

DanceAfrica Digital Celebration Continues With Memorial Day Weekend Programs
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2020

DanceAfrica-the nation's largest African dance festival-continues its celebration through May 29 with special Memorial Day weekend programs.

BAM Launches DanceAfrica Digital Programs Featuring Conversations With Abdel R. Salaam, Rennie Harris and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2020

BAM celebrates DanceAfrica-the nation's largest African dance festival-through digital public programming, launching May 18. The series of digital offerings pays special tribute to the people who have shaped the popular festival over the past 42 years.

BAMkids Film Festival Begins February 1
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2019

The BAMkids Film Festival, now in its 22nd year, returns to BAM Rose Cinemas on February 1 & 2, 2020. This year's impressive lineup, tailored for children ages 3a?"11, showcases 87 films from 30 countries in ten languages. This year's festival includes short film programs curated by the Northwest Film Forum, Melbourne International Animation Festival, Cinekid, and Eye International, featuring animated animals, adventures, and magical journeys from around the world for children ages 5a?"9, shorts programs for children 8+ and 9+, and two shorts programs specifically for children ages 3a?"6.

En Garde Arts' Site-Specific RED HILLS to Premiere in June
by Julie Musbach - Apr 17, 2018

En Garde Arts presents Asiimwe Deborah Kawe and Sean Christopher Lewis's Red Hills, returning the company to its trailblazing site-specific origins with a work that speaks "precisely to its time" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). This haunting two-person play follows an American and a Rwandan who, as teens during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, shared a chance encounter that changed them forever. En Garde, with director Katie Pearl, has adapted Red Hills to a New York-specific space: an empty floor in a downtown office building one block from Wall Street, where it will run from June 6-July 1.

The Dance Complex Presents Christal Brown Weeklong Boston Residency with THE OPULENCE OF INTEGRITY
by BWW News Desk - Mar 9, 2017

The Dance Complex will host a week-long residency with Choreographer Christal Brown, bringing her dance company INSPIRIT to the Julie Ince Thompson Theatre for performances of 'The Opulence of Integrity,' March 31 - April 2, 2017.

BroadwayWorld.com's Guide to January 2011 Show Closings
by BWW - Jan 1, 2011

BroadwayWorld offers highlights of the several productions which will complete their Broadway runs in January.