Dance: Major promotions and other notables to watch
Before we start to look ahead to the 2017-18 season, let’s look at the close of the 2016-17 dance season and the news from many companies who announced major promotions. … Continue reading
Theater: James Earl Jones’ Tony Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Speech
If you were watching the Tony Awards last month and thought you had missed James Earl Jones’ speech accepting his Lifetime Achievement Award, you didn’t miss it; it wasn’t televised. … Continue reading
Theater: Tony Awards 2017
Tonight’s the night. The Tony Awards, the biggest awards recognizing the year on Broadway, will be announced. While most of the buzz is about the front-runners – “Hello Dolly” for … Continue reading
Dance: DanceAfrica Founder Chuck Davis Dies
Chuck Davis, the exuberant founder of the traveling festival known as DanceAfrica and founder of the African American Dance Ensemble of Durham, North Carolina, died Sunday. He was … Continue reading
Dance: Is Hiplet a win or a loss?
It started back in the spring. That’s when Hiplet, the hybrid of hip hop and ballet popularized by Chicago’s Homer Bryant, leapt onto the national scene thanks … Continue reading
Dance: NYCB soloist Craig Hall takes final bow at Lincoln Center
New York City Ballet soloist Craig Hall is set to retire from the company at the end of the summer. He’ll become a ballet master with the company in the … Continue reading
Theater: April 18 symposium to commemorate August Wilson’s seminal speech on race and diversity in theater
Princeton’s McCarter Theatre and Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts will host a symposium on April 18 commemorating the 20th anniversary of the late August Wilson’s seminal … Continue reading
Dance: Skimpy Misty documentary airs tonight
“A Ballerina’s Tale,” the Nelson George directed documentary about ballerina Misty Copeland airs tonight on PBS stations. Check your local listings for airtimes. This is a very basic primer about … Continue reading
Dance:Inaugural special black ballerina search
While there’s still no word on what positions were offered in the inaugural black ballerina search sponsored by the International Association of Blacks in Dance, it does appear that the … Continue reading
Dance: Alvin Ailey In Movie Theaters Tonight
We know we’ve been a bit behind, but if ever there was a reason to catch up it would be this: the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is being presented … Continue reading
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