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
Dance: Hearts of Men Concerts Celebrate Special Initiative
For the past two weeks, more than 60 men, ranging in age from 13 to 63, have been gathering in studios at the Alvin Ailey extension program in New York … Continue reading
Dance: Blondell Cummings Dies at Age 70
Perhaps one of the most remarkable things about dancer Blondell Cummings – who passed away on Aug. 30 at age 70 from cancer – was that in an arts world … Continue reading
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