SPIRIT DANCE COVERAGE

5th Annual Bay Area Praise Dance Festival Runs 6/29-30

Ross Dance Company has announced an inspiring weekend encompassing a dynamic praise dance conference and culminating with the 5th Annual Bay Area Praise Dance Festival titled, A New Breed of Worship. ... (more...)

BWW Reviews: John Cranko's ONEGIN at American Ballet Theatre

John Cranko's Onegin was recently presented by American Ballet Theatre. As I expected, the reviews weren't great. It seems Cranko never commands much respect over here. The reviews all describe the wo... (more...)

Boston Ballet Presents George Balanchine's Coppélia, Now Through 5/26

Boston Ballet brings the spring season to a triumphant close with George Balanchine's jubilant classic, Coppélia. Brimming with delightful characters and intricate choreography, Coppélia is a captivat... (more...)

{Your Name Here} A Queer Theater to Present Fe(lix) Namaste's FIGMENT, 5/30

{Your Name Here} A Queer Theater is offering a new dance-theater piece conceived and performed by Company Member, Fe(lix) Namaste entitled FIGMENT. The show, which also features Nicholas Gorham, asks ... (more...)

BWW Reviews: BARE Dance Company Takes Flight with Mike Esperanza's New Work, AVES

Esperanza's AVES explores the movement and personalities of birds while BARE Dance Company exemplifies the synergy and camaraderie of birds in a flock. (more...)

Exit12 Honored at Downtown Dance Festival Performance, 8/18

Exit 12 Dance Company, a contemporary dance company founded by United States Marine Corps Sergeant Roman Baca upon his return from Iraq, will perform on the flight deck of the USS Intrepid Sea, Air a... (more...)

Exit12 Honors Memorial Day Dancing Aboard USS Intrepid, 5/25 & 26

Exit 12 Dance Company, a contemporary dance company founded by United States Marine Corps Sergeant Roman Baca upon his return from Iraq, will perform on the flight deck of the USS Intrepid Sea, Air an... (more...)

FUNNY GIRL, PINK SKIES, Marcia Ball and More Set for Napa Valley Opera House, May 2013

The Napa Valley Opera House today announced the following schedule of performances taking place throughout the month of May 2013. (more...)

Tough by Nature: Portraits of Cowgirls and Ranch Women of the American West Opens, 5/9

Tough by Nature: Portraits of Cowgirls and Ranch Women of the American West opens Thursday, May 9, and runs through Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, 1720 Gendy S... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Jersey Moves Festival of Dance-Variety and Style at NJ PAC

The second installment of 'Jersey Moves' Festival of Dance was met with enthusiasm by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center audience. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Sekou Sundiata Honored in Apollo Theater's TONGUES OF FIRE CHOIR

I was introduced to American griot, educator, activist, and poet Sekou Sundiata (1948-2007) on Saturday April 27, 2013 at The Apollo Theater's TONGUES OF FIRE CHOIR performance, a part of the Blink Yo... (more...)

Bangarra Dance Theatre Presents World Premiere Australian National Tour of BLAK, May-July 2013

Internationally acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre heads boldly into 2013 with an inspiring and poignant new dance theatre production, Blak. (more...)

PBS's Great Performances Showcases Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris Tonight

Paul Taylor is the last living member of the pantheon that created America's indigenous art of modern dance. At an age when most artists' best work is behind them, Taylor continues to win acclaim for ... (more...)

FRAME, IMMANENT FIELD and More Set for New York Live Arts' May 2013 Studio Series

New York Live Arts continues the 2012 - 2013 Studio Series work-in-process showings in May with Tara O'Con's Frame, Burr Johnson's untitled work and Lance Gries' Immanent Field. (more...)

Bangarra Dance Theatre's BLAK Reaches Out to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Audiences Tonight

Bangarra Dance Theatre will return to Melbourne next month with the Australian premiere season of Blak, an exciting new, physically dynamic work by Artistic Director Stephen Page and choreographer/dan... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Ballet Hispanico Brings the Audience to Their Feet

Ballet Hispanico, committed to celebrating Latino culture through dance, performed a diverse repertory exhibiting three unique selections. Creative director Eduardo Vilaro succeeded admirably in captu... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Martita Goshen's TURNING HOME Is No False Start

A step onto the stage, and the winds of our ancestors and the spirits of the racehorse seem to jostle through the skirts and hair of Martita Goshen. Each hand gesture, every head flit conjures up me... (more...)

FRAME, IMMANENT FIELD and More Set for New York Live Arts' May 2013 Studio Series

New York Live Arts continues the 2012 - 2013 Studio Series work-in-process showings in May with Tara O'Con's Frame, Burr Johnson's untitled work and Lance Gries' Immanent Field. (more...)

Judy Chicago Contributor Exhibits in New York's First Non-Art Fair

With her unassuming modesty and intelligence, Meredith Dalglish is no ordinary artist from Portland Oregon. She was an original contributor to Judy Chicago's 1979 feminist installation work 'Dinner Pa... (more...)

Steffi Nossen Dance Foundation Hosts Annual Benefit

Steffi Nossen Dance Foundation (SNDF) recently hosted its annual Benefit Concert where more than 500 attendees enjoyed performances by the dance school's top ensembles. The gala fundraiser was the cul... (more...)

RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL 2013 Announces Full Lineup; Kicks Off 6/15

As part of its 40th Anniversary year, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) unveils the 2013 edition of the annual River To River Festival, Downtown's completely free summer arts festival. This year... (more...)

Bangarra Dance Theatre's BLAK Reaches Out to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Audiences, May 2

Bangarra Dance Theatre will return to Melbourne next month with the Australian premiere season of Blak, an exciting new, physically dynamic work by Artistic Director Stephen Page and choreographer/dan... (more...)

New Jersey's Finest Dance Companies Unite at Centenary Stage's 2013 Dance Festival, Now thru 4/27

With the several theatrical and musical talents that Centenary Stage Company brings to Hackettstown, they still like to leave some room to dance. For a full week in April, audiences can enjoy performa... (more...)

Dixon Place and ASOBI NY Present THE TANTRIC SHAMAN Tonight

Dixon Place presents the ASOBI NY Production of The Tantric Shaman, a musical dance piece that invites audiences to ask themselves what would happen if they lost the breath of control, playing tonight... (more...)

New York Live Arts Launches LIVE IDEAS: THE WORLDS OF OLIVER SACKS Festival Today

New York Live Arts' Executive Artistic Director, Bill T. Jones, presents Live Ideas, the latest program initiative for the Chelsea-based organization that has become an internationally recognized dest... (more...)