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Photos: Merola Opera Program Presents DON GIOVANNI
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2024

Merola Opera Program continues its Summer Festival season with a fully staged production of Don Giovanni, Mozart’s vivid retelling of the Don Juan legend, with libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. See photos from the show!

Merola Concludes All Female-Directed Summer Festival With Merola Grand Finale
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 26, 2024

Merola Opera Program's 2024 Summer Festival comes to a triumphant conclusion with the Merola Grand Finale, where the best and brightest of tomorrow's operatic stars offer up a sampling of opera's greatest hits and hidden gems.

Martha Graham Dance Company Announces Second Season Of GRAHAM100
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 15, 2024

Martha Graham Dance Company reveals its 2024-2025 season, featuring the second year of GRAHAM100, celebrating the legacy and innovative works of Martha Graham.

Charleston Gaillard Center Announces Dance Lineup for 2024/25 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 25, 2024

The Charleston Gaillard Center unveils an impressive dance lineup featuring international and local dance companies.

Merola Opera Program to Present DON GIOVANNI in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 12, 2024

Merola Opera Program will continue its Summer Festival season with a fully staged production of Don Giovanni, Mozart’s vivid retelling of the Don Juan legend, with libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance Celebrates 24th Anniversary Season with TALES OF HOPPER and THE WINTER'S TALE
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2024

Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance concludes Season 24 with The Winter’s Tale, a new production based on Shakespeare’s classic, at The DiMenna Center on June 5 and 6.

Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance Celebrates 24th Anniversary with Performances Of TALES OF HOPPER and THE WINTER'S TALE
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2024

Join CHERYLYN LAVAGNINO DANCE from May 30 to June 6 for their 24th Anniversary Season featuring 'Tales of Hopper,' a series of dance-theater vignettes inspired by Edward Hopper's paintings.

CHERYLYN LAVAGNINO DANCE Returns In May For 24th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 29, 2024

Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance will celebrate the company's 24th anniversary season with the showing of two of Cherylyn Lavagnino's artistic works, Tales of Hopper and The Winter's Tale, at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 W 37th Street, in New York City.

Merola Opera Program Reveals 29 Selected Artists
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2024

San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program has selected 29 artists from a pool of more than 1,300 international applicants to participate in its 2024 program.

Ballet Austin Celebrates Valentine's Weekend With A Bold Trio Of Dance Works
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2024

Ballet Austin presents TRIAD: Three Bold Dances! Celebrate Valentine's Weekend with George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco, Amy Seiwert's Renaissance, and the world premiere of Stephen Mills' BUBBLEGUM! Don't miss this unforgettable evening of dance.

Martha Graham Dance Company to Present GRAHAM100, A Three-Season 100th Anniversary Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2023

The Martha Graham Dance Company will present GRAHAM100—The First and The Future, a three-season 100th anniversary celebration of Martha Graham’s work and legacy to begin September 2023 and continue throughout 2026.

Audrey Ross to Present DANCES I LOVE Concert This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 16, 2023

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.

HGTV's FIX MY FRANKENHOUSE to Premiere in April
by Michael Major - Mar 23, 2023

Hodge-podge properties with odd additions and piecemeal redesigns will get a renovation re-do in the new HGTV series Fix My Frankenhouse. In the six-episode season, Boston-based home renovation experts and husband-wife team Mike and Denese Butler will fix these “Frankenstein” houses and create fresh floor plans that work for the families.

Phil Firetog Trio & Co. Rings In The Holiday Season With 'Long Island Christmas Eve'
by Michael Major - Nov 29, 2022

Establishing a traditional festive sound from the get-go, “Long Island Christmas Eve” sets the mood with beautiful acoustics and bright, cheerful orchestration. Soft, harmonic background vocals complement lead vocalist Phil Firetog in his nostalgic ode to reuniting with long-distance friends and family for the holiday season.

Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance Returns With Salon Performance At NY City Center Studios, November 27
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2022

On Sunday, November 27 Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance (CLD) will present a reimagined reprise of Mythologies, Lavagnino's (2021) choreographic work inspired by the stories of Ancient Greece, and a first look at CLD's newest theater-dance work in process, The Winter's Tale, based on one of Shakespeare's last great plays.

Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, Dancer Masazumi Chaya & More to Receive Honorary Doctoral Degrees From Juilliard
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 4, 2022

The Juilliard School will hold its 117th commencement ceremony on May 20, 2022, at 10:30am. The ceremony will be held outdoors on the Lincoln Center campus in Damrosch Park, presided over by Juilliard President Damian Woetzel. It will also be livestreamed at juilliard.edu for those unable to attend in person.

The Group Rep Presents A Reading Of REVENGE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2021

The Group Rep will present REVENGE, a brand-new thriller directed by Bruce Kimmel. We could tell you more, but why spoil the fun, and besides, if we told you more, we'd have to kill you. A reading of a diabolical thriller you won't want to miss streams one time only on Saturday, April 3 at 5:00 pm (PDT).

Red Line Productions Announces 2021-22 Lineup At The Old Fitz Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2021

On 17 March 2020, the Old Fitzroy Theatre went dark. Now, one year and a day later, Red Line Productions have turned on the lights once again for a year of spectacular and exciting theatre.

Livestream Concert Platform TourGigs Announces Valentine's Day Concerts With Josh Groban And Air Supply
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 11, 2021

Livestream concert experience industry leader TourGigs has announced multiple major upcoming shows in 2021 including two Valentine's Day concerts with Josh Groban and Air Supply, in addition to a partnership with iconic Austin-based blues venue Antone's to produce various livestream shows this year.

The Shift Network Announces Winter Solstice Fest, Featuring Shpongle, John Butler, Taimane and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 9, 2020

The Shift Network have announced the Winter Solstice Fest, a free and intimate livestream event, set to run from December 18th-20th, 2020. The three-day festival will bring an international line up of musicians, ritualists, artists, visionary speakers, indigenous elders, and more together with a focus on renewal.