Category: News - Charmaine Warren

THE CLIVE BARNES FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF DANCE AND THEATRE AWARDS, MONDAY, JUNE 9

5/1/2025

THE CLIVE BARNES FOUNDATION CELEBRATES ~ 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF DANCE AND THEATRE AWARDS,
AT NATIONAL ARTS CLUB

The Clive Barnes Foundation (CBF) has announced the 2024 Honored Artists for The Clive Barnes Award in Dance and Theatre. David Gabriel (New York City Ballet), Isaiah K. Harvey (EVIDENCE), and Kanon Sugino (Doug Varone and Dancers) have been named Honored Artists in Dance, and Ava Lalezarzadeh (English), Tom Francis (Sunset Boulevard), and Helen J Shen (Maybe Happy Ending) are the Honored Artists in Theatre. The 15th Annual Clive Barnes Award ceremony will be held Monday, June 9, at 5:30pm at the National Arts Club in New York City.

For more information and to support the Clive Barnes Foundation, click here

The FY26 CDF Application is open through May 8, 2025

5/1/2025

NYC cultural nonprofits: apply for the next cycle of the Cultural Development Fund (CDF)! Open to eligible non-profit arts and cultural organizations, the CDF is the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs’ annual grantmaking process that supports a broad, multidisciplinary group of diverse non-profit cultural organizations for their public programming. Each year the CDF receives hundreds of applications for programmatic funding from groups working across the five boroughs, and convenes peer panels of individuals with expertise in NYC’s cultural community to review all eligible applications.

This public support for cultural activity is intended to reach New Yorkers in every corner of the city, so eligible groups are encouraged to apply. Potential applicants are encouraged to attend a CDF application webinar, four of which will be offered from April 9 through May 1. The Fiscal Year 26 CDF application deadline is Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 5:00 PM (ET). Learn more about eligibility, guidelines, webinar dates, and more at nyc.gov/CDFapply.

Introducing the Artists of WestFest 2025!

3/28/2025

Courtesy WestFest Festival

TOP FLOOR:
May 1-4
4 Evenings: Thurs-Sun at 7 PM
2 Matinees: Sat & Sun at 4 PM
Martha Graham Studio Theater | 55 Bethune St

ALL OVER:
May 3 & 4 | 1-3 PM
Site-specific tours run every 30 minutes starting at 1 PM.
Westbeth | 155 Bank St
FREE!

Find out more here

Dance/USA announces 50 Finalists for their Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists (DFA) program.

3/14/2025

DFA supports dance and movement-based artists from across the U.S. and its territories who work at the intersection of social and embodied practices. DFA Finalists are invited to submit a full application for the program; 25 Round Three Artist Fellows will be selected by a national peer-review panel and announced in October of 2025.

The 50 Finalists are listed on the Dance/USA website.

92NY Harkness Dance Center Announces FUTURE DANCE FESTIVAL 2025 SELECTED ARTISTS

3/14/2025

The selected artists for Future Dance Festival 2025, the fourth edition -
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In-Person ProgramA: Friday, April 11 at 7 pm

Emily Aslin
Aslin Projects
Dint

Cristina Camacho
Good Grief

Omri Drumlevich
Blisspoint
Far

Bret Easterling
BEMOVING
TUMAG Epilogue

Margot Gelber
Only What You Take With You

Seyong Kim
The Moon Reflected in East Sea

Marianna Koytsan
Neta-Kinetics
Thermocline

Chachi Perez
Carne Viva Dance Theatre

In-Person Program B: Saturday, April 12 at 2 pm

Ja'Moon Jones
I Will Be Better Than OK

Dahyun Kim
Ah-Molla Dance Collective
초희|Chohui

Ekko Greenbaum
behind us, there may be Fire

Assaf Salhov
Cardinal Movement and Company
the first day of hunger

Miguel Miranda
se Va

Julian Sanchez
Monologue

Idy Vandepas
The Âme Project
The Coin Collector

Yinqi Wang
Amor Fati

Martha Hill Awards - February 24 @ 6:00pm

2/21/2025

Martha Hill (Photos courtesy of MHDF)

Martha Hill Awards - February 24 @ 6:00pm
Manhattan Penthouse

Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, the Martha Hill Dance Fund has announced the honorees of the 2025 Martha Hill Awards to be presented at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, February 24 at Manhattan Penthouse, 80 Fifth Avenue in New York City. This year, dance industry leaders Janet Eilber, Mercedes Ellington, and Lar Lubovitch will receive the Fund’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell will receive the Mid-Career Award. The Martha Hill Dance Fund perpetuates the legacy of Martha Hill whose influence in the world of dance and performance is immeasurable. The Martha Hill Dance Fund ensures access to Hill’s work through published materials, film, digital archives, and other projects established in her name.

Janet Eilder, Mercedes Ellington and Lar Lubovitch
to receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell to receive Mid-Career Award

The 2025 Martha Hill Awards Gala will be hosted by Nigel Campbell.

For more information about The Martha Hill Fund and Awards Gala, find out more here

The Dance Historian Is In: Barbara A. Jones on Mama Lu Parks and Lindy Hop (In-Person + Virtual)

2/14/2025

The Dance Historian Is In: Barbara A. Jones on Mama Lu Parks and Lindy Hop

Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1 - 3 PM
End times are approximate. Events may end early or lat

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Open Call for Applications: Indigenous Peoples’ Exchange Virtual Study Group - Deadline February 15

2/6/2025

Ziliä Qansurá facilitates a collective felting workshop, a traditional practice of Bashkortostan. Photo: Susan Katz

Find out more detailed information about the Indigenous Peoples’ Exchange and the online study group program at: Indigenous Peoples Exchange: Open Call Project Summary - HERE

Apply HERE
Applications are due by February 15. The program begins on March 3, 2025.

For questions or additional information, please email Program Director Susan Katz: [email protected]

Announcing The SHED's 2025-2026 Open Call Artists

2/6/2025

The 2025 – 26 Open Call artists. Left to right, front row: James Caverly, Nicholas Oh and A young Yu (AYDO). Middle row: Andrew Morrill, Mel Corchado, Laurena Finéus, Jarrett Key, Zain Alam, Luis Vasquez La Roche. Back row: Katherine Paola De La Cruz, Marwa Eltahir, Patricia Encarnación, Tyson Houseman, Nehprii Amenii, Victor "MARKA27" Quiñonez, Avi Amon, Lily Yang (of Lily Honglei), Yelaine Rodriguez. Not pictured: Rudi Goblen, Chelsea Odufu. Photo: Dana Golan.

The Shed announced the 17 New York City–based artists and collectives selected for its fourth Open Call, a dynamic commissioning program championing early-career artists across the visual and performing arts. These emerging talents, all living or working within the five boroughs, will create and present innovative new works, offering powerful reflections on the urgent issues of our time through the intersection of personal identity and historical narratives.

Twelve visual and performance artists/collectives including Zain Alam, AYDO, Mel Corchado, Marwa Eltahir, Patricia Encarnación, Laurena Finéus, Lily Honglei, Tyson Houseman, Jarrett Key, Chelsea Odufu, Victor "MARKA27" Quiñonez, and Yelaine Rodriguez and Luis Vasquez La Roche will unveil their work in a free exhibition in summer 2025 in The Shed’s Level 2 Gallery and outdoor Plaza.

In summer 2026, five artists/collectives, Nehprii Amenii, Avi Amon, Katherine Paola De La Cruz, Rudi Goblen, and Andrew Morrill and James Caverly, will present multidisciplinary performances that push the boundaries of artistic expression.

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Announcing the 2025 Movement Research Artists and Fellows!

2/6/2025

2025 - 2026 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence Jerron Herman joins the current cohort of MR AIRs Wendell Gray II, Maho Ogawa, Symara Sarai, Kat Sotelo, Alexa West, Jian Yi, and Lu Yim.

2025 Van Lier Emerging Artist of Color Fellows:
Dorchel Haqq
Rochelle Jamila

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