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Center Stage: Alvin Ailey American Dance Dazzles at Segerstrom CenterCenter Stage: Alvin Ailey American Dance Dazzles at Segerstrom Center
This opening night for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts was different than others. There was the same buzzing energy and the house was packed, as usual, but as the lights dimmed and straggling audience members rushed to take their seats, a sentimental mood set in...
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Names the Annual ASTAIREAWARDS® Scholarship and Award RecipientsUCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Names the Annual ASTAIREAWARDS® Scholarship and Award Recipients
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Names the Annual ASTAIREAWARDS® Scholarship and Award Recipients The Department of Dance Honors Laman Musayeva and Rachel Wu Irvine, Calif., May 3, 2018 – The Department of Dance in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California,...
Remembering Donald McKayleRemembering Donald McKayle
Donald McKayle was a legend in dance, with a long list of accolades, awards and accomplishments well-documented after his recent passing. But those of us who were lucky enough to be his students, either in a classroom or rehearsal studio, know he displayed his greatest talent in his role of master...
Dance Students participate in master classs at SCFTA with Alvin Ailey
Brian T. Vernon (MFA, Dance 1994) Dean at Western Connecticut State University
A scientist in the dance studioA scientist in the dance studio
A Scientist in the Dance Studio When you think of the artistry of dance, it probably conjures thoughts of bodies in motion in theatres and rehearsal studios and not stark white stem cell research laboratories or clinics; for Dr. Kelli Sharp, it does. For her, it is just another day in the...
Why Lar Lubovitch Invited College Students to Perform for His Company's 50th AnniversaryWhy Lar Lubovitch Invited College Students to Perform for His Company's 50th Anniversary
A watershed moment. That's how choreographer Lar Lubovitch recently described his now-classic A Brahms Symphony. Now, a group of 16 George Mason University dance majors are having their own watershed moment with that jubilant work: They will dance it at the venerable Joyce Theater in...
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company Celebrating 50th AnniversaryLar Lubovitch Dance Company Celebrating 50th Anniversary
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company will be celebrating their 50th anniversary at The Joyce April 17–22 with a world premiere and signature works by the revered master choreographer. The Martha Graham Dance Company and the Joffrey Ballet will also appear to present works by Lubovitch in honor of...
Lar Lubovitch: Confessions of a Former Go-Go DancerLar Lubovitch: Confessions of a Former Go-Go Dancer
The choreographer Lar Lubovitch didn’t discover dance until college, where he had gone in hopes of becoming a painter. The impulse to fill a canvas hasn’t left him. When he describes making a dance, he does so not only in kinetic terms but through the prism of painting: “I’m reacting to the effect...
Lar Lubovitch On Using Creative Blocks to His AdvantageLar Lubovitch On Using Creative Blocks to His Advantage
Since starting his company in 1968, Lar Lubovitch has stood at the forefront of modern dance—although he is hesitant to label his work as "modern." "I've always felt I've been making dances," he says. "I've always called them dances and I've never been one to exclude any language...
Honoring the late Donald McKayleHonoring the late Donald McKayle
Modern dance pioneer Donald McKayle, one of the first African American men to break through racial barriers via dance, has died. The iconic performer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer had a wide-ranging impact on the United States’ creative and cultural landscape. He died Friday night,...
Dr. S. Ama Wray will present On Becoming: A Neo-African Performance Architect at FIU
Works & Process At The Guggenheim Presents A Costume And Dance Commission 'Reid Bartelme And Harriet Jung'Works & Process At The Guggenheim Presents A Costume And Dance Commission 'Reid Bartelme And Harriet Jung'
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presents a costume and dance commission, Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung, on Sunday, March 25 and Monday, March 26, 2018 at 7:30pm. Costume design takes center stage in these new works devised by designers Reid Bartelme & Harriet...
The Theater 14th Street Y & Bearded Ladies Productions Present Y CabaretThe Theater 14th Street Y & Bearded Ladies Productions Present Y Cabaret
The Theater 14th Street Y & Bearded Ladies Productions present the 4th Y Cabaret, as part of the Theater/Dance Series curated at The Theater at The 14th Street Y, 344 E. 14th Street, NYC on March 24 & 25, 2018 at 8pm.The Y Cabaret is evening of drinks, dance, and food and features...
Lar Lubovitch: Bringing His Vision To LightLar Lubovitch: Bringing His Vision To Light
The dancers held their arms in position like those of a T-Rex, their elbows attached to their sides. Their hands dangling in front of their stomachs, bending at the wrists and swinging back and forth, they ran through the circling sequence. Drops of sweat trickled down their foreheads and...
Dance Visions 2018 Mixes Art, Technology, and ChoreographyDance Visions 2018 Mixes Art, Technology, and Choreography
DANCE VISIONS 2018 MIXES ART, TECHNOLOGY, AND CHOREOGRAPHY BY DANCE LEGENDS AT THE IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE Irvine, Calif., February 14, 2018 - The University of California, Irvine’s Department of Dance will proudly present thrilling pieces by several prestigious choreographers in the annual...
Alumnus Joshua Romero, A Living Statue
Alumnus Sofia Carreras' Career A Dream Come True Despite Cancer DiagnosisAlumnus Sofia Carreras' Career A Dream Come True Despite Cancer Diagnosis
MFA Alumnus Sofia Carreras has shared the stage with Mikhail Baryshinikov and trained with the Sacramento Ballet, Capitol City Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. As a choreographer, Carreras has had work performed at New York's Lincoln Center and a far away as Varna, Bulgaria. “I didn’t...
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