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JACK Names Artist Residencies

4/8/2021

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Nine artists selected for JACK Artist Residencies

Brooklyn performance and civic space JACK announces the nine artists selected for residencies at JACK, running March through August 2021. Chosen from an open call that drew 169 submissions, the artists include theater-makers Carolina Đỗ, Kedian Keohan, Drew Drake and Jadele McPherson, designers Itohan Edoloyi and Tuçe Yasak, composers Jaime Lozano and Sugar Vendil, and dance artist Nora Alami. These residencies are intended to give artists an opportunity to deepen their craft, explore, experiment, and develop new work. Each artist will receive two weeks in the space with full access to JACK's technical equipment, as well as a $500 stipend. 

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National Portrait Gallery Announces Rhea L. Combs as Its New Director of Curatorial Affairs

4/8/2021

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FROM THE FOLKS AT THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY:

Rhea L. Combs is named as its new director of curatorial affairs, effective May 10. Combs comes to the Portrait Gallery from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, where she has served as curator of film and photography and head of the museum’s Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts. At the Portrait Gallery, Combs will work with the museum’s Curatorial, History, Conservation and Audience Engagement departments to draw connections between portraiture, biography and identity.

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Misty Copeland receives Springarn Medal from the NAACP

3/31/2021

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Presented to her by Susan Fales-Hill, Misty Copeland - see Misty Copeland's acceptance speech during the NAACP Image Awards livestream online (not the televised show).

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KEVIN MCKENZIE TO RETIRE AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2022 SEASON

3/31/2021

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Arthur Mitchell - Zoom Virtual Birthday Celebration - Thursday, March 25 - RSVP

3/24/2021

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Register in advance for this webinar - here


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Forty-Five Composers and Choreographers Collaborate on New Virtual Work through The Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU and National Sawdust Toulmin Partnership

3/17/2021

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The Center for the Ballet and the Arts at NYU and National Sawdust today announced the 40 composers and choreographers named as Toulmin Creators who will collaborate on new work for the virtual medium and participate in a slate of digital performances and programs, free and open to the public. The Toulmin Creators join five Toulmin Fellows, announced in the fall.

The addition of the Toulmin Creators is the next phase in a year-long partnership between the Center for Ballet and the Arts and National Sawdust, designed to support female, trans, and non-binary artists. Creators receive project development support, resources to adapt their work to the digital space, and a generative environment in which to develop new work and collaborate across artistic disciplines. The partnership is made possible by a $300,000 gift from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

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"Black Dance Stories" Thursdays @ 6pm - Gesel Mason & Jamal Story (3/11)

3/10/2021

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Kyle Abraham ~ one of Crain’s Notable Black Leaders and Executives.

3/10/2021

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Kyle Abraham was selected as one of Crain’s Notable Black Leaders and Executives. Crain’s list recognizes Black men and women who have impacted New York City in major ways. Kyle is being honored for his many professional, civic and philanthropic achievements including his unwavering leadership, his dedication to his dancers and staff, his founding and running of a successful dance company, and his commitment to diversity, not to mention his unparalleled artistry. Kyle is the only artist selected among the other more than 90 leaders featured.

About Kyle, Crain's wrote: "Some of New York’s most renowned cultural institutions—Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, for example—have had the privilege of hosting Kyle Abraham and his dance team. Abraham, a choreographer and founder of the dance company A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, is much sought-after. He has been commissioned to create dance pieces for the New York City Ballet and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, among other celebrated dance companies. Abraham sees his company’s mission as creating dance that explores Black culture and history. He has received many industry accolades for his work. Abraham is a devoted supporter of the nonprofit Dancers Responding to AIDS."


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Lincoln Center Announces Restart Stages

3/3/2021

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FROM THE FOLKS AT LINCOLN CENTER:

We’re excited to announce Restart Stages—an outdoor performing arts center with 10 outdoor performance and rehearsal spaces—to help kickstart the performing arts sector and New York City’s revival. Restart Stages is part of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation-Lincoln Center Agora Initiative, a collaboration that reimagines and reactivates public space for a new era. Fostering a dynamic environment for artists, community organizations, and audiences, Restart Stages is a welcoming and safe place for live performances, family activities, and civic engagement. 

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PHILADANCO! Welcomes Danni Gee - New Artistic Consultant

3/3/2021

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PHILADANCO! Welcome Danni Gee - New Artistic Consultant
Danni Gee has over 35 years of experience in the Arts and Entertainment industry, including as a principal dancer with PHILADANCO! and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She is a highly-respected, multi-talented dancer, singer, musician, and educator. She became the Dance Curator for CityParks Foundation SummerStage in 2006, New York’s largest, free outdoor festival. In April 2020, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Danni pivoted her curation to all virtual, successfully creating an online dance season. She also is the host of her own weekly virtual interview show.

Please join us in welcoming Danni back to her PHILADANCO! family as our new Artistic Consultant! Visit our Facebook post to send her a message.

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    I am a performer, historian, consultant and dance writer. I am a Empire State College's online program Center for Distance Learning.  I am also a former faculty member at The Ailey School and the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University dance major program, Hunter College, Sarah Lawrence College (Guest), Kean University and The Joffrey Ballet School's Jazz and Contemporary Trainee Program.  I write on dance for The Amsterdam News, Dance Magazine and various publications.  Click below to read more about me at my home page - "About Me."

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