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"Diversity is the fruit of life and therefore for art as well. I love to see how different personalities and body's interpret my work and the work of the other choreographers I hire for …
Young Dancemakers Company is a unique, free summer dance ensemble of NYC teens dedicated to creating their own original choreography and performing it in free touring concerts city-wide, for…
"What I realized from an early age is that performing arts just aren't readily available to people who came from lower income households..." says educator and performer Karisma Jay.
The CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI), a City University of New York-wide residency program now in its third year, announces its fall 2016 public events... Seven choreographers/companies will pres…
When The Shed opens its doors in spring 2019, it will be the first newly established 21st-century center for the arts in New York City.
"Thanks to two residencies, a month each in France and Spain, I have had the opportunity to work intimately with the dancer who has been with me the longest: myself."Â Daniel Gwirtzman, C…
"After five glorious years at the Apollo, we are thrilled to be bringing the awards to BAM's historic opera house."Â Lucy Sexton, Executive Director of the Bessies.
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"The Korean public and the government aren't aware of these dancers, as dance in general doesn't hold a large place in their culture. With engagements like this, Korean dancers can establish…
" During the two weeks that IMC was in Kazakhstan, we performed to sold out audiences in Almaty, Astana and Shymkent and interacted with teenagers at the American Corner, dance students at t…
"The film that opens the work is projected on floor and wall, and the 24 dancers making connections are all shot from above, so it's like you are looking in a brain, watching neurons'…
"Each year we strive to make Tap City fresh with new ideas and approaches to preserve tap as a vital component of American dance." Tony Waag, Executive Director of the American Tap Dance Fou…
What will you be seeing next? #GetEnthused and #GO.
Living in New York City there is no shortage of amazing dancers, but The Victory Dance Project is on a very specific mission. "Amy Jordan
BalletX is honored to announce Cayetano Soto as the company's 2016-17 Choreographic Fellowship Mentor and Tommie-Waheed Evans as the 2016-17 Fellow.
LAVA's aesthetic is built on a vision of a world in which feminism is embraced by all, successful dancers are not tied to traditional gender stereotypes or oppressive practices, and audi…
Movement is at the heart of the festival lifestyle. You move stage to stage, move your body to the music, move with others and move yourself. Movement is life. " Huy Pham, Executive Director…