THE PUBLIC DANCE COVERAGE

Jacob's Pillow to Unveil New Seats in Both Theatres This Summer

Jacob's Pillow, National Historic Landmark, National Medal of Arts recipient, and home to America's longest-running dance festival, will soon unveil new seats in its historic Ted Shawn Theatre (1942) ... (more...)

2013 Jersey Tap Fest to Offer Over 30 Classes, Main Stage TAP 'N TIME and More, 8/22-25

Jersey Tap Fest, NJ's sole dance festival featuring world-class tap faculty and extravaganza, celebrates four years August 22-25, 2013 in Bloomfield, NJ. The four-day festival will offer more than 30 ... (more...)

RHYTHM ON THE RIVER and More Set for BalletMet's 2013 Summer Season

The 2012-2013 season at BalletMet isn't over just yet. As we head into spring and summer, the dancing continues with summer dance camps, opportunities for learning and enrichment, and the summer-endin... (more...)

Patti LuPone, Bebel Gilberto, Paul Taylor Dance, BROADWAY'S NEXT H!T MUSICAL and More Set for Scottsdale Center's 2013-14 Season

Tickets for Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' new 2013-14 season will go on sale to the public on Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. Among the offerings are 75 awe-inspiring live performances of da... (more...)

Shen Wei's Stephen Xue and Houston Ballet's Stanton Welch to Talk DANCING THE RITE OF SPRING, 5/17

"Dancing The Rite of Spring", A Conversation between Shen Wei Dance Arts Company Manager Stephen Xue and Houston Ballet's Artistic Director Stanton Welch will be held on Friday, May 17 at 6:30 P.M. (more...)

GRAND PICNIC Performs for May 11 NYC Contra Dance

Country Dance*New York will present a lively contra dance on Saturday, May 11th, from 8:00 pm to 10:45 pm at the Church of the Village (201 West 13th Street, Manhattan). No previous experience is req... (more...)

The School of American Ballet Announces the Workshop Performance Benefit 2013, 6/4

The School of American Ballet announces the Workshop Performance Benefit 2013 onTuesday, June 4, 2013, honoring Peter Martins' and Kay Mazzo's 30th Anniversary at SAB. Cocktails begin at 5:30pm at Mor... (more...)

BWW Interviews: Jeffrey Eckstein Discusses Conducting Ballet Austin's GISELLE

This Mother's Day weekend, Ballet Austin will present Giselle, the classic and beloved ballet of love, heartbreak and madness. Giselle is among ballet's great classics, with a lead role so challengin... (more...)

Sydney Dance Company's 2 ONE ANOTHER Returns to Her Majesty's Theatre in Adelaide, Now thru May 11

Internationally renowned Sydney Dance Company is set to return to Adelaide in May, presenting five performances of their critically acclaimed work, 2 One Another, at Her Majesty's Theatre, tonight, 8 ... (more...)

Salon/Sanctuary Concerts to Present ON POINT: FROM DUEL TO PAS DE DEUX, 6/3

Degage, Coupe, Glissade, Croise... These are not only Steps in Ballet, but also Techniques of the Blade. Pointwork can be done with a Rapier as well as a Point Shoe. Translating the choreography of th... (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...)

Ballet Hispanico Inaugurates Rockefeller Brothers Fund First Dance Residency at The Pocantico Center

Ballet Hispanico, recognized as the nation's leading Latino dance organization since 1970, announces its participation as the inaugural company in the Rockefeller Brothers Fund's (RBF) first dance res... (more...)

BWW Blog: Kathryn Mowat Murphy - The Day of the Show

There are performers out there who say they love the rehearsal period more than they do the performances. I, on the other hand, am the complete opposite. (more...)

Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Wayne McGregor and More Set for Pittsburgh Dance Council's 2013-14 Season

The Pittsburgh Dance Council, a division of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, announces an outstanding array of dance from around the world that will grace its stages this season. Paul Organisak, Executive D... (more...)

DanceAfrica to Tribute Ancestors at African Burial Ground National Monument, 5/18

African Burial Ground National Monument, in partnership with the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), cordially invites the public to the launching of the 36th Annual DanceAfrica Festival with a special t... (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...)

English National Ballet Collaborates with Royal College of Music for A LETTER TO..., May 3-4

English National Ballet dancers turn choreographers when five of them get a chance to create new works in collaboration with students from the Royal College of Music. In a new partnership, Choreograph... (more...)

ADC Jubilee Gala and Spring Fundraiser GIVING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD to Benefit NAA, 5/3-4

Amalgamate Dance Company (ADC) is not your typical dance company. Moving beyond concert dance as a beautiful art form to watch to dance for a purpose, ADC presents 'Giving Back and Moving Forward' as ... (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...)

Thai Artists Alliance Set for BRAINSTORM! Series at Chen Dance Center Today

Today, May 3rd, the BRAINSTORM! Creative Conversations continues, featuring Thai Artists Alliance Dancers and moderated by William Penrose, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. (more...)

American Repertory Ballet to Host DANCER NUTRITION Lecture for On Pointe Series, 5/31

On Friday, May 31, 2013 at 5:15pm, American Repertory Ballet will host a free lecture, 'Dancer Nutrition', as part of its On Pointe Enrichment Series. Artists of American Repertory Ballet and Princeto... (more...)

Cast Announced for ABT's 2013 Spring Season at Met Opera House, Beg. 5/13

Casting for the first two weeks of American Ballet Theatre's 2013 Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. (more...)

Mandy Patinkin and Pasadena POPS to Kick Off Zev Yaroslavsky Signatures Series, 6/9

To coincide with the 20-year anniversary of the Ford Partnership Program, which nurtures locally based artists and arts organizations, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission presents the inaugural Zev... (more...)

First Lady of the Joffrey Ballet Dame Patricia Kennedy to Receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor

An Ambassador for World Peace, Patricia Kennedy designed the Peace One Earth Medallion in 2008 as a tribute to our soldiers from past and present conflicts. The distinctive design of the medallion exp... (more...)

Dance Congress 2013 Runs June 6-9 in Düsseldorf

Under the theme "Bewegungen ubersetzen - Performing Translations," there will be more than 100 events in different formats, including performances, lectures, workshops and lecture demonstrations. The... (more...)