Wanjiru Kamuyu to Feature Unique Work at Wayne State University's Hilberry Gateway
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2023
Paris-based choreographer Wanjiru Kamuyu’s evocative and sensorial choreography draws from her experience of migration across three continents — Africa, North America and Europe. This spring, the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance at Wayne State University will bring a piece choreographed by Kamuyu to the brand new Hilberry Gateway for its 94th Annual Spring Dance Concert: On The Horizon.
Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler Returns To Live Performances This Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2021
After last year's virtual-only performances, the annual Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler returns to live, in-person events for its 11th year. Celebrating the tenacity and creativity of Florida's dancers and choreographers, it will showcase a curated group of eight works, featuring some of the best the state has to offer.
BLACK DANCE STORIES Announces August 2020 Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2020
Black Dance Stories has announced its August 2020 lineup featuring dancers and choreographers who use their work to raise societal issues, strengthen community through their programming, and use history as a source of inspiration.
En Garde Arts Presents THRESHOLD By Amy Brenneman
by Julie Musbach - Jul 23, 2019
En Garde Arts presents Amy Brenneman's THRESHOLD, an autobiographical theater piece that tells the story of how Brenneman became a true ally to her daughter, Charlotte, who has a rare chromosomal abnormality.
Penumbra Presents Timely Story Of Love In The Crucible Of The #BlackLivesMatter Moment
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2018
Penumbra Theatre proudly announces the regional premiere of This Bitter Earth, an arresting new work by award winning playwright Harrison David Rivers. This Bitter Earth opens on Thursday, April 26 and continues through Sunday, May 20. Previews are April 24 and 25. Tickets range in price from $15 for students/youth to $40 for adults, and are on sale through Penumbra Theatre's box office at 651.224.3180 and online at www.penumbratheatre.org.
LABA Presents Two Second Stage Productions At The Theater At The 14th St Y
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2018
LABA presents two Second Stage events at The Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 E. 14th Street, New York, NY 10003, in February 2018. 'The first year of the LABA fellowship is really about the first encounter -- the first try, the impulse, a first creative sketch and creating a touch point for the artist,' said Ronit Muszkatblit, Artistic Director of LABA. 'In the Second Stage program, we go into the next layer -- it's about finding depth.
TPAC Features Artists-in-Residence in 2013 Work & Show Festival, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2013
In its 17th (and final) season, the BMCC Tribeca PAC's Artists-in-Residence (AIR) hallmark program enables four to eight emerging and established artists-writers, dancers, and composers-to create and develop new work over the course of one year. We are celebrating this tremendous program with a final presentation that is indicative of the cutting-edge work this program has strived to present. The artists have been chosen by a panel of established performing arts professionals from some of the city's highest regarded organizations such as LaMama, Here ARTS, Abrams Arts Center, The New York State Council on the Arts, River to River, and Dance New Amsterdam. The artistic disciplines the artists come form are dance, multimedia, music, and theater.
TPAC to Feature Artists-in-Residence in 2013 Work & Show Festival, Beg. 6/6
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013
In its 17th (and final) season, the BMCC Tribeca PAC's Artists-in-Residence (AIR) hallmark program enables four to eight emerging and established artists-writers, dancers, and composers-to create and develop new work over the course of one year. We are celebrating this tremendous program with a final presentation that is indicative of the cutting-edge work this program has strived to present. The artists have been chosen by a panel of established performing arts professionals from some of the city's highest regarded organizations such as LaMama, Here ARTS, Abrams Arts Center, The New York State Council on the Arts, River to River, and Dance New Amsterdam. The artistic disciplines the artists come form are dance, multimedia, music, and theater.
Geva Names Jenni Werner as New Director of Literary and Artistic Programs
by Kelsey Denette - Jul 14, 2011
Artistic Director Mark Cuddy and Executive Director Tom Parrish have announced that Jenni Werner will join Geva Theatre Center as Director of Literary and Artistic Programs. Ms. Werner's appointment continues Geva's mission to develop and produce new works for the American Theatre and nurture the artists who create them through a spectrum of commissioning-to-fruition programming characterized by strong dramaturgical support. She will start full-time at Geva Theatre Center at the beginning of September 2011.
The Dixon Place HOT! Festival Presents Tickets to Manhood
by BWW
News Desk - Jul 14, 2011
What makes a man a man? Is every adult male a man? Religion, imprisonment, gang violence, marriage, and military service shape the perspectives of adult males reflecting on their rites of passage.
The Dixon Place HOT! Festival Presents Tickets to Manhood
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 15, 2011
What makes a man a man? Is every adult male a man? Religion, imprisonment, gang violence, marriage, and military service shape the perspectives of adult males reflecting on their rites of passage.
ART Presents Amy Brenneman in MOUTH WIDE OPEN 5/24-29
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2011
The American Repertory Theater is pleased to welcome actress Amy Brenneman back onto the Loeb Stage, with her autobiographical show Mouth Wide Open, created with longtime collaborator Sabrina Peck.