Mason Gross Summer Series
Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theatre, Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Find out more: INFO
Thursday, July 23 at 7:00 pm - FREE! Mason Gross Summer Series Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theatre, Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Find out more: INFO
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See Peridance Contemporary Dance Company - TONIGHT - July 23 - 5-6pm in Union Square Park South as a part of Union Square's Summer in the Square. Dancing in the Streets, a 31-year not-for-profit producer of free, public, adventurous performances in unexpected places—that has been based in the South Bronx since 2011—is seeking a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and visionary Managing Director who will build upon and further develop the organization’s mission to commission, produce, and present dance, interdisciplinary, site-specific, and community-based performances that transform the experience of a place; nurture artists; and serve as catalysts for building community and developing safe, vibrant, and economically sound neighborhoods that reflect and foster their distinct character, values, and cultures.
The Managing Director will work closely with a team of curators on planning future programs and on shepherding ongoing projects that contribute to the cultural renaissance of the Bronx through site-specific dance; and through collaborative initiatives (supported by the NEA, the NYC Dept. Of Cultural Affairs, City Council, and the NYC Mayor’s Office) that foster cultural exchange among grass roots, street, immigrant, and contemporary artists. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Managing Director will be responsible for board recruitment and development; donor cultivation; fundraising; fiscal and staff management; and strengthening existing and developing new arts, community, and business partnerships. The successful candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit; a broad vision; a passion for the arts and for community engagement; excellent fundraising, fiscal management, and managerial skills; excellent writing and interpersonal skills; and a minimum of three years of comparable experience. The position will begin in November 2015. For the complete job description visit www.dancinginthestreets.org/jobopportunities. To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to jobsearch@dancinginthestreets.org. Featured Companies:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Hispanico, New York City Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet Lincoln Center at the Movies, the new cinema series recently announced by Lincoln Center in partnership with Fathom Events, will open in fall 2015 with Great American Dance presenting performances by four of America’s leading companies: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Hispanico, New York City Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet. Each event will be shown in select cinemas nationwide at nearly 400 locations. Jed Bernstein, President of Lincoln Center, said, “These four companies represent the height of artistic excellence and a wide range of American dance and we are proud to have them inaugurate Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance. Their programs offer something for everyone, committed dance fans and curious first-timers, many of whom rarely if ever have the opportunity to see dance performances in the theater.” Tickets for Lincoln Center at the Movies will be available beginning July 8 at FathomEvents.com and at participating theater box offices. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participating box offices are subject to change). Great American Dance kicks off on September 24 at 7 pm with San Francisco Ballet’s glorious production of Romeo & Juliet choreographed by company Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson. The series continues on October 22 at 7 pm with a screening of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s signature work, Revelations, the American dance masterpiece created by company founder Alvin Ailey, and three additional works: Chroma by Wayne McGregor, Grace by Ronald K. Brown, and Takademe by the company’s Artistic Director Robert Battle. Coming to movie screens on November 12 at 7 pm is Ballet Hispanico, the nation’s premier Latino dance company, with two audience favorites: CARMEN.maquia, an electrifying contemporary take on Bizet’s passionate opera choreographed by Spaniard Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, and Club Havana, a virtuosic re-imagining of a sizzling nightclub, by Cuban-born choreographer Pedro Ruiz. New York City Ballet’s magical holiday-time classic George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™, set to the memorable Tschaikovsky score, is the concluding presentation of the inaugural season on December 5 at 12:55 pm and December 10 at 7 pm. Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance presentations are filmed in HD by the multi-Emmy Award-winning team responsible for Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts on PBS, Andrew C. Wilk, Executive Producer. Each screening will include extra features such as interviews with the companies’ principal dancers, and informative segments that will provide an inside look at the productions. Lincoln Center at the Movies will bring the best of the performing arts to national audiences through Fathom’s extensive network of movie theaters and will focus on the different art forms on Lincoln Center’s campus. For more information visit LincolnCenterattheMovies.org. From Tommy F. DeFrantz,
Friends, here’s hoping you’re finding grace in all of your amazing work in dance, education, mentorship, and life. We’re happy to announce our 2016 conference is now open for participation proposals. Please see our website: http://www.cadd-online.org/ and especially http://www.cadd-online.org/conferences.html Those of you who were able to help us work together last year can help spread the word about the event. We hope to open the space for more focused attention to black cultural expression and African diaspora arts, to honor the ancestors, and move ourselves forward through our shared interests, diverse approaches, and loving devotion to the rhythms of black life. yours, in motion, tommy and takiyah and the CADD executive committee Thomas F. DeFrantz Chair, DUKE African and African American Studies Professor, DUKE DANCE, Theater Studies, Women’s Studies Director, SLIPPAGE:Performance|Culture|Technology Founding Director, Collegium for African Diaspora Dance New Program Network is First Devoted Entirely to Dance, Including Originally Produced Content and Syndicated Programming
NASHVILLE, TN (July 21, 2015) – A new network will be leaping across the screens with the launch of Dance Network (www.dancenetwork.tv), the first ever program network devoted entirely to dance programming, it was announced today by the veteran television and brand executive, Brian Williams, CEO of Dance Network. The direct-to-consumer subscription based, over-the-top (OTT) digital network is hosting a U.S. preview event on National Dance Day, July 25, 2015 in Nashville, TN. Dedicated to all forms of movement and dance as entertainment, exercise, sport, and inspiration, Dance Network’s slate features broadcast quality original programming such as “Traveling Dancer,” which showcases local dance styles from around the globe; “To The Stage,” which follows the competitive real life efforts of high school show choirs in the vein of Fox’s hit series “Glee;" a flash mob series, “Steady Mobbin’” and many more. Dance Network will also feature newly acquired film and television content libraries including classics from years past to the international editions of hits from the BBC. Dance Network’s official full network launch is set for October 2015 on Apple iOS and Android mobile phones, Roku and through the web portal. Williams, who is well-known for successfully and seamlessly integrating Hollywood properties with major U.S. and international advertising firms such as Horizon, Starcom, Lionsgate, Fox and Sony, is no stranger to cultivating innovative branding projects for core businesses (film/TV) that deliver new revenue models, including digital domains. “We are excited to quench the thirst of dance enthusiasts, a highly-loyal and underserved audience with Dance Network, the first network fully dedicated to bringing the joy of this art form to families and homes nationwide,” says Williams. Veteran Sony distribution executive, Joe Kissack, who serves as the COO of Dance Network adds, “Just look at the enduring popularity of movie musicals and films like the ‘Step Up’ franchise, ‘Flashdance’ and ‘Strictly Ballroom’ and to the global success of TV shows like ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ and ‘Dancing with the Stars’! Clearly people love music and love to dance, two universal languages that can offer the added value of playing well across all platforms, including web portals, mobile phones and tablets. We will offer every style of dance, in every genre of production, from Country to Ballet from Hip Hop to Ballroom from feature films to documentaries, from reality to competitions, and instruction to scripted programming.” According to the founders of Dance Network, Julie Stadler and David Medeiros, “Every style of dance is a celebration of life. Dance Network will use the universal language of movement to take audiences on new and unexpected journeys while also revisiting some of their lifelong favorite shows in a new way.” The initial preview of Dance Network will be available starting July 25, 2015, with a sampling of both original and acquired programming from around the world. Dance Network will announce its full original programming and network slate leading into its consumer launch set for October 2015. ABOUT DANCE NETWORK Dance Network is a subscriber-based, programming service dedicated to all forms of movement and dance as entertainment, exercise, sport and inspiration. Founded by entrepreneurs and dance enthusiasts, Julie C. Stadler and David J. Medeiros and based in Nashville, TN, Dance Network is the first OTT video destination featuring original dance content as well as fan favorites. Viewers will be able to access Dance Network via web browsers, iOS, Android phones, tablets and Roku before expanding to other platforms including set top boxes and video game consoles. Dance Network is set to premiere in October 2015. Please visit us at http://dancenetwork.tv ### DANCE NETWORK SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dancenetworktv Twitter: https://twitter.com/watchdancetv Instagram: https://instagram.com/watchdancetv/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/watchdancetv/ Tumbler: https://watchdancetv.tumblr.com/ Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/watchdancetv New York City Center Appoints Joe Guttridge to Newly Created Positionof Director of Communications7/23/2015 NEWS --Arlene Shuler, President & CEO of New York City Center, today announced the appointment of Joe Guttridge to the newly created position of Director of Communications. He will serve as the performing arts center’s first in-house communications director, implementing PR strategies for City Center’s programming, education initiatives, and institutional identity. Following the recent addition of Stanford Makishi, Vice President of Programming, the appointment marks the organization’s commitment to expanded programming and an increased focus on its identity as New York City’s leading center for dance and musical theater—dedicated to making the arts accessible to the broadest possible audience.
Guttridge began his career as a communications professional at New York City Ballet, contributing to press campaigns around major festivals celebrating the company’s founders, including Balanchine 100: The Centennial Celebration (2003-2004), Kirstein 100: A Tribute (2007), and the Jerome Robbins Celebration (2008). He served as the press representative on tour to Tokyo, Japan (Bunkamura Hall); and during regular seasons at The Kennedy Center (Washington, D. C.) and The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Saratoga Springs, NY). Most recently Guttridge was Associate Director of Communications for the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) where he greatly expanded media coverage of the institution’s gala fundraisers, including the farewell celebration of outgoing President Karen Brooks Hopkins, and contributed to institutional press campaigns around a year-long 150th anniversary celebration and the launch of the institution’s third venue (BAM Fisher). New York City Center (Arlene Shuler, President & CEO) has played a defining role in the cultural life of the city since 1943. It was Manhattan’s first performing arts center, dedicated by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia with a mission to make the best in music, theater, and dance accessible to all audiences. Today, City Center is home to many distinguished companies, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, City Center’s Principal Dance Company, as well as Manhattan Theatre Club; a roster of renowned national and international visiting artists; and its own critically acclaimed and popular programs. The Tony-honored Encores! musical theater series has been hailed as “one of the very best reasons to be alive in New York.” In summer 2013, City Center launched Encores! Off-Center,a series that features landmark Off Broadway musicals filtered through the lens of today’s most innovative artists. Dance has been integral to the theater’s mission from the start, and dance programs, including the annual Fall for Dance Festival, remain central to City Center’s identity. Vital partnerships with arts organizations including Jazz at Lincoln Center and London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre enhance City Center’s programmatic offerings. City Center is dedicated to providing educational opportunities to New York City students and teachers through programs such as Encores! In Schools and the Young People’s Dance Series. Special workshops cater to families, seniors, and other groups, while events such as the Fall for Dance DanceTalk series offer learning opportunities to the general public. In October 2011, City Center completed an extensive renovation project to revitalize and modernize its historic theater. ### Balasole Dance Company – Various Artists Ailey Citigroup Theater July 17 - 18 Roberto Villanueva, Executive & Artistic Director and Founder of BalaSole Dance Company, presents the 16th concert season of BalaSole in "SALMAGUNDI," with guest artists Fredrick Davis and Alexandra Jacob, both former members of Dance Theatre of Harlem. Other featured artists are: Laura Assante, Briana Butler, Anna Cuffari , Elijah Laurant, Andrea Samonilova, Camille Schmoeker, Xavier Townsend and Villanueva. Find out more here ChEckiT!Dance – Various Artists Solar One on the East River July 18 For the fifth annual ChEck Us OuT Dance Festival: A Celebration of Female Choreographers, an eco-friendly evening of dance celebrating female choreographers, featured artists are Cindy Sosa Joya Powell/Movement of the People Dance Company, Jessie Sector/Tangent Dance, MJ/Innovate Dance Bridge & Olive Dance, Ashley Sleeth, Cathy Allen/Red Desert Dance Ensemble, Victoria Brown/MashUp Contemporary Dance Company, Erica Hart, Jana Prager/Jana Prager Dance Theater, Kara Dudley/Kara Dudley Dance, InstaDance Collective and Allison Brzezinski/ChEckiT!Dance. Find out more here Momix The Joyce Theater July 6-August 1 In celebration of MOMIX’s 35th anniversary, the company will premiere Alchemia, the latest full-length work by founder and artistic director Moses Pendleton. Find out more here New York Live Arts today announced the recipients of a number of new works residency programs for the 2015-16 season and beyond as part of its newly envisioned new work development program, reflecting a renewed, industry-leading commitment to the support of the creative process. The celebrated New York-based writer, performer and choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili will be the organization’s third recipient of the Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA) award, the largest of its kind in the nation. Andrea Kleine, Sonya Tayeh, Adrienne Truscott, Preeti Vasudevan, Larissa Velez-Jackson and Gillian Walsh have been curated to develop new work to premiere in future seasons on the New York Live Arts stage through the Live Feed Program (formerly Studio Series). Live Arts’ resident artists reflect the organization’s unparalleled commitment to developing new work and supporting the artist’s creative growth. The organization’s three Resident Artist programs include the Resident Commissioned Artist, the Live Feed Program and the Fresh Tracks Program. These wide-ranging residency programs cover new project development for artists at all stages of their careers from conception to premiere, offering infrastructural, networking and production support. “Live Arts has established itself as one of New York City’s most exciting and vital arts organizations, and with that comes an immense responsibility to significantly and continually further the support of artists,” said Thomas O. Kriegsmann, Director of Programs. “We are incredibly proud to begin this two-year journey with Okwui, as well as extend and clarify our commitment to the artists’ creation of new work, a vital element of any city’s thriving artistic milieu.” During her tenure as RCA, Okpokwasili will develop her newest multi-disciplinary performance piece, Poor People’s TV Room. Rooted in a kinetic history surrounding the women’s resistance movement in Nigeria, the work draws from historical events to explore the amnesia around collective action initiated by African women, building a dystopian narrative around the impact of that erasure. Created with collaborator Peter Born, the work integrates choreography, song, text and film to make a visceral performance where the past and present collide. Poor People’s TV Room will be presented at the end of Live Arts’ 2016-17 season. Additionally, Bronx Gothic, Okpokwasili’s celebrated work at the intersection of theater, dance and visual art installation, will be specially envisioned for the Live Arts stage and presented in October 2015. “I am thrilled to be named Live Arts’ newest RCA, and to receive the depth of support that this award and commission brings,” said Okpokwasili. “I now have a two year span where my greatest concern can be the breadth of my imagination and the rigor of my practice. I look forward to this collaboration with New York Live Arts." The Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA) Award, the highest tier of artistic support offered by New York Live Arts, is an unprecedented initiative that is the largest of its kind in the United States. Awarded to an outstanding mid-career artist, the program provides nearly $200,000 in direct support, including a salary each year for two years plus full health benefits, two years of residency time and a commission of a new work or works to premiere at New York Live Arts. Past Live Arts RCA’s have included Yasuko Yokoshi and Kyle Abraham. New York Live Arts' Resident Commissioned Artist program is made possible through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. |
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AuthorI 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." |