Review: Encore! Performing Arts Celebrates Milestone 20th Anniversary with COME ALIVE: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF ENCORE at Steinmetz Hall of Dr. Phillips Center
Twenty years ago, a group of Walt Disney World cast members decided they wanted to put their talents to good use beyond their roles within the theme parks. Inspired by an Andrew Lloyd Webber 'Birthday Concert' in which stars got together to celebrate the acclaimed composer, they likewise set out to create a concert setting - all on their own time and dime - to help benefit the Central Florida community they call home. What began as a contingent of nearly seventy players has expanded and grown over the next two decades as hundreds of members come and go at their leisure, based upon the time they can give and the talent they can share. In a world filled with uncertainty and strife, it's a blessing that something as inherently good and selfless as Encore! Performing Arts continues to thrive.
Chicago Dancemakers Forum Presents Its 2017 Lab Artists Awards Celebration and Benefit
Chicago Dancemakers Forum celebrates its 2017 Lab Artist Awardees. Now in its second decade of supporting individual Chicago-based choreographers, the Chicago Dancemakers Lab Artists Program provides each of the four artists with a $15,000 cash grant complimented by mentorship during a period of in-depth research and exploration as they develop new work.
Fern Creek High School Wins 2017 DuFour Award
BLOOMINGTON, IN - Solution Tree, an educational publisher and professional development provider, has announced Fern Creek High School in Louisville, Ky., as the winner of the second annual DuFour Award.
Chicago Dancemakers Announces Open Call for Lab Artist Awards
Chicago Dancemakers Forum (CDF), under the leadership of Executive Director Ginger Farley, is pleased to announce its open call for applications for Lab Artist Awards in 2017, marking the program's 14th year. The most significant, sustained sources of support for individual choreographers working in Chicago, CDF's four Lab Artist Awards each include a $15,000 cash grant, combined with a full year of mentorship, as recipients explore and develop new works. The program fosters dance excellence and innovation while building relationships among artists, presenters, audiences and funders.
Musicals Tonight!'s OUT OF THIS WORLD Revival Starts Tonight
Directed by Norbert Joerder with music director David Bishop, OUT OF THIS WORLD will play The Lion Theatre (410 West 42nd Street at Theatre Row) as part of Musicals Tonight!'s 2015-16 season, running tonight, October 27 - November 8, 2015.
CDF Reveals 2015 Lab Artist Awards
The Chicago Dancemakers Forum (CDF) is delighted to announce today the four recipients of its 2015 CDF Lab Artist Awards. Each Chicago-based artist will receive $15,000 as well as 12 months of mentorship and peer support. Choreographers Baraka de Soleil, Jamal "Litebulb" Oliver, Benjamin Holiday Wardell, and Sara Zalek were selected by an esteemed panel comprised of local and national dance leaders, artists, scholars and arts administrators, following a rigorous, two-round application process. Each grantee was identified as being within a key moment in their artistic development, demonstrated a clear vision, a solid body of work, a compelling line of inquiry, and a firmly grounded work ethic.
THE FRIDAY FIVE (on Thursday): Fossee and Chambers
Inspired by BroadwayWorld.com's Friday Six, welcome to BroadwayWorld Nashville's latest installment of The Friday Five on Thursday: five questions designed to help you learn more about the talented people you'll find onstage throughout the Volunteer state. Today, our spotlight focuses on Rosemary Fossee and Megan Murphy Chambers, two of the powerhouse talents slated to appear in the world premiere of Geoff Davin's original show The First Church of Mary, The Repentant Prostitute's FIFTH ANNUAL Benefit Concert, Revival, and Pot Luck Dinner, directed by nine-time First Night Award winner Martha Wilkinson and starring Davin, Fossee, Chambers, Jennifer Whitcomb-Oliva and Brooke Leigh Davis (the latter two recently took part in Friday Five festivities, leading to today's subjects Fossee and Chambers).