Archive: October 2009

92nd Street Y – 75th ANNIVERSARY GALA

Thu, Nov 5, 8 pm, $100 (special tickets adding dinner and dessert available). The seminal event of this anniversary year will be our Gala performance, held in the 92nd Street Y’s historic Kaufmann Concert Hall.

Francis Mason Memorial at the Joyce Theater

There will be a Memorial for Francis Mason on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 2:00 pm at The Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue (at 19th Street). The speakers and program will be announced soon. It is open to the general public.

Valetango presents ‘Tango por Ellos’

VALERIA SOLOMONOFF, in collaboration with her nine dancers, has created 'TANGO POR ELLOS,' an indiscreet window into the life of tango dancers. Solomonoff weaves stories and individual characters into her two-act work, which depicts dancers first in a rehearsal studio and later at a Milonga.

New Contemporary Ballet Class in New York City

Contemporary Ballet with Brian Carey Chung. The class, while eschewing negativity, challenges the dancer to venture beyond habits of the mind and body, to remain open and willing, and to take ownership of the creation of art.

SENSEDANCE “Impending Visit”

Henning Rübsam: SENSEDANCE performs a special engagement for its 2009 season with the New York premiere of "Impending Visit" at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Theater, NYC. The varied program will be performed Saturday, November 7th and Sunday, November 8th at 8:00 pm.

Cork City Ballet’s The Nutcracker

Cork City Ballet, in association with the Cork Opera House, recently launched its forthcoming production of The Nutcracker, which will run at the Cork Opera House for four performances Novembver 19th, 20th, & 21st 2009

Latest Headlines

• The South African Ballet Theatre returns to the stage with Carmen
• Firkin Crane – BLANK CANVAS 2011 – Call for applications
• DANCERS EXCEL AT ‘WORLD CUP’ OF BALLET AS THE CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION ENDS
• Open Dance Classes in NYC with COLLECTIVE BODY | DANCELAB Director Brian Carey Chung
• 2010 ROLEX DANCE AWARD To TWYLA THARP
• The South African Ballet Theatre’s Winter School 2010
• Tony Award Winners Join Career Transition For Dancers’ 25th Annual Silver Jubilee
• DANCE PARTY + PERFORMANCE MASH-UP TAKES 92Y’S 75th ANNIVERSARY SEASON OUT WITH A BANG
• The Ballet Bag Gives Ballet a New Spin
• The South African Ballet Theatre Forges Ahead
• TenduTV Premieres DancePulp on Hulu
• CTFD – Sono Osato Additional $250,000 Gift Announced
• 92nd Street Y Fridays at Noon | DOUG ELKINS PRESENTS
• ‘A Palo Seco’ solo debut for flamenco dancer Rebeca Tomás
• Dutch top modern ballet company Introdans visits South Africa for the fifth time, with SP!R!T

In The News

“PANDIBULAN: BATHING BY MOONLIGHT” BY KINDING SINDAW

A Yakan woman from the Philippines, half a world from home, dreams of tales from her youth as she works as a caregiver to strangers in a foreign land. April 22nd - May 2nd 2010, at La MaMa, NYC

ROLEX Presents Career Transition For Dancers’ 25th ANNIVERSARY SILVER JUBILEE

Rolex presents Career Transition For Dancers’ 25th ANNIVERSARY SILVER JUBILEE: A STAR-STUDDED RETROSPECTIVE on Monday, November 8, 2010 at New York City Center

TenduTV Premieres Dance on Camera Festival on Hulu

TenduTV announces the launch of the digital Dance on Camera Festival on Hulu.com

Diablo Ballet Promotional Video Trailer

Throughout its history the Diablo Ballet has achieved remarkable artistic success capturing enthusiastic public response, substantial critical acclaim, and international recognition.

American Tap Dance Foundation presents “Sound Check”

Tony Waag, director of American Tap Dance Foundation, announces the second annual "SOUND CHECK," a tap concert series with the singular purpose of highlighting the vast breadth and scope of tap.