Archive: March 2009

92nd Street Y – Argentine Tango Party, Sat April 4th 2009

The 92nd Street Y welcomes Karina Romero, the new host for our Argentine Tango parties. Romero trained in ballet, jazz and modern before she turned to tango, studying with masters Mingo Pugliese, Mariella Franganillo and Pablo Varon.

DANCES PATRELLE – 20th Anniversary Celebration begins at Barnes & Noble April 13th 2009 @ 7:00PM

Dances Patrele 20th Anniversary Celebration begins at Barnes & Nobel Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway (at 65th Street) on Monday, April 13th at 7:00 pm. The Free event is a celebration, talk and CD/book signing in honor of the company's 20th Anniversary and the premiere of MURDER AT THE MASQUE.

MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY TO PLAY PARIS At The Historic Théâtre du Châtelet, April 14th – 18th 2009

The Martha Graham Dance Company, the oldest and most celebrated contemporary dance company in America, will play a special Paris engagement at the historic Théâtre du Châtelet April 14 – 18, 2009. They will be performing three separate programs of Graham classics some making their Paris premiere at the 2,500 seat theatre a month before their New York City engagement.

Hong Kong Ballet – GALAXY International Ballet Gala, May 22nd – May 24th, 2009

The Hong Kong Ballet (HKB) is proud to present GALAXY, an international ballet gala in May as one of the highlights of the Company's 30th anniversary.

America Dances – Career Transitions for Dancers’ 24th Anniversary Jubilee, Nov 2nd 2009

Rolex presents “AMERICA DANCES! Celebrating Our Sparkling Heritage – Broadway, TV & Film”- Career Transition For Dancers’24th Anniversary Jubilee on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:00 pm at New York City Center, 131 West 55 Street (bet. 7 & 6 Aves) NYC. It will be followed by an Anniversary Supper with the Stars at The Grand Ballroom at The Hilton New York.

Rebecca Stenn and Ben Munisteri: “Chopped and Screwed” JUNE 11 – 14, 2009 at The JOYCE SOHO

New York City based choreographers Ben Munisteri and Rebecca Stenn have collaborated, with their companies, to create an evening entitled “CHOPPED AND SCREWED.” What they will present is not a typical shared evening where each company contributes their own works, instead Munisteri and Stenn remix the other's choreography to create an alchemy of utterly surprising and unpredictable work.

CAPE TOWN’S DANCE FOR ALL YOUTH COMPANY IS RENAMED IN HONOUR OF PHYLLIS SPIRA

Philip Boyd, the CEO & Artistic Director of Dance for All has announced the re-naming of the Dance for All Youth Company (DFAYC).

HARKNESS DANCE FESTIVAL – 15th YEAR, Week Five: March 18th – 22nd 2009

During a year of particularly hectic travel and frequent extended separations, of indistinguishable hotel rooms and airports, Nelson and Lara Malvacías (whose partnership is personal as well as professional) started thinking about how people transform, and are transformed by, the space they are in. The result is Sooner Than You Think, premiering March 18-22 2009 at the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Festival, a dance about coping with new environments.

92nd Street Y – Friday’s @ Noon, April 3rd 2009, SUE HOGAN, CINDY BERNIER, JEN ABRAMS, DANIEL CHARON

The 92nd Street Y Fridays @ Noon presents new works and works-in-progress by seasoned and up-and-coming choreographers in a relaxed, open venue.

Grand Rapids Ballet Presents Coppelia, March 27th – 29th 2009, DeVos Performance Hall

Grand Rapids, MI….Michigan’s only professional ballet company presents a comic favorite in the ballet world, Coppelia. This lively ballet comes to DeVos Performance Hall March 27 – 29, 2009.

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