Virginia Arts Festival [Professional Performances]Virginia Arts Festival |
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The Virginia Arts Festival from March 17 thru June 2, 2013, will present a season with extraordinary arts experiences not only in theaters, concert halls and historic churches, but in city streets and parks. It will be a season of artistic celebrations featuring a performance of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, presented on the exact day of its 100th anniversary. Dance is a signature element of the Virginia Arts Festival, and this year Britain’s esteemed Birmingham Royal Ballet travels for the only US performances in 2013 with its beguilingly danced production of Coppélia.
A Prairie Home Companion will give the Festival audience the opportunity to be part of the live nationwide radio broadcast as Garrison Keillor leads an ensemble cast through this entertaining show including musical interludes and “The News from Lake Wobegon”.
The Festival gets an early start this year on March 17, St Patrick’s Day, as the legendary Paddy Moloney and The Chieftains share the beauty and joy of Irish music and the wearin’ of the green. Fringe events kick off in March as Meow Meow takes the stage for seven extraordinary cabaret performances March 19-24. Virginia Chocolate Festival returns this year and due to popular demand will be two days, March 23 and 24.
A variety of artists celebrate the centennial of the most controversial premiere in both ballet and music history – Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. The Festival provides an extraordinary opportunity to see this historical performance on May 29, one hundred years from the day the work was premiered. This new production of “The Rite” is collaboration between Virginia Arts Festival, Richmond Ballet and Virginia Symphony Orchestra with music director JoAnn Falletta conducting. “The Rite is a piece that forever changed the landscape of the music world. People who witnessed the premier May 29, 1913 were stunned by its primal power and visceral energy. While we don’t expect our performance to provoke the riot of that first performance, I know our audiences will never forget experiencing this masterpiece live at the Virginia Arts Festival.” JoAnn Falletta says.
Falletta will also lead the Virginia Symphony Chorus and Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Musicians in Stravinsky’s infrequently performed ballet Les Noces (The Wedding), featuring Norfolk’s own TRDance. The four pianos of the Les Noces ensemble are anchored by Festival Chamber Series artistic director and Van Cliburn Competition gold medalist André-Michel Schub.
Family events include the Flying PROMS at the Military Aviation Museum where vintage aircraft will soar overhead as Virginia Symphony Orchestra performs. More than 850 performers from all over the globe assemble for the Virginia International Tattoo, an inspiring display of military precision and patriotism. We celebrate Memorial Day with an inspiring outdoor concert by U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band in Newport News.
Vocalists preforming with the Virginia Arts Festival in 2013 will be Israeli singing star, Noa, Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza, Broadway sensation, Audra McDonald, singer-songwriter Lori McKenna, Indigo Girls performing with Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Tierney Sutton with Turtle Island String Quartet give patrons many choices for enjoying beautiful vocals of varied genres.
Festival Williamsburg will be the place to celebrate Memorial Day weekend with master Arturo Sandoval. Enjoy three dazzling stars of Broadway stages and hot jazz band Hot Sardines for concerts at the Williamsburg Lodge. Classical music, delicious food and award-winning wines will be featured in two concerts at the Williamsburg Winery performed by Miami String Quartet and André-Michel Schub.
“The Virginia Arts Festival brings great artists from around the world for the communities of Hampton Roads and the thousands of visitors to Virginia to enjoy each spring season.” says Virginia Arts Festival Director, Robert W. Cross. “From legendary classical ballet with Birmingham Royal Ballet, to Israeli and African pop sensations, to the multi-Tony award winning voice of Audra McDonald and the spectacular celebration of the hundredth anniversary of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, the 2013 Virginia Arts Festival has something for all arts lovers to enjoy.”
Season subscriptions are now on sale, purchase three or more performances and save 10%. Visit www.vafest.org or call 757-282-2822. Single tickets go on sale February 8, 2013.
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Aggregate [Professional Performances]Wasatch Collective Dancers |
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Wasatch Collective Dancers
For Immediate Release
Contact: Amanda Sowerby
asowerby@weber.edu
801.949.2811
Wasatch Collective Dancers
Present
AGGREGATE
Three evenings of exhilarating dance featuring work by Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Sarah Donahue & emerging choreographers from Utah’s Rocky Mountains.
May 24-26
Dance Mission Theater
(3316 24th Street)
The Wasatch Collective Dancers make their debut performance in the Bay Area with Aggregate, an evening of original and commissioned work set by dance artists hailing from Utah's Rocky Mountains. Explorations of pure physicality and meditations on the self create a diverse and moving evening. The concert includes Stirrings, a phenomenally beautiful and fluidly unfolding work by world-renowned choreographer Charlotte Boye-Christensen. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased on-line at www.brownpapertickets.com or at the Dance Mission Theater box office, www.dancemission.com, and 415.826.4441.
CALENDAR LISTING
What: Wasatch Collective Dancers present Aggregate, an evening of exhilarating dance featuring the work of Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Sarah Donahue and emerging choreographers from Utah’s Rocky Mountains.
When: May 24-26, 2013.
Friday and Saturday performances, 8pm.
Sunday performance, 7pm.
Where: Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Tickets: $12 www.brownpapertickets.com
Information: www.dancemission.com; 415-826-4441
Selected Bios
Charlotte Boye-Christensen, a native of Copenhagen, Denmark, has fulfilled the demanding career of freelance choreographer, teacher and dancer for the past 15 years. She joined Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in 2002 to assist in the artistic direction of the company and has created 21 new works on the Company.
She received her formal training at London Contemporary Dance School and at the Laban Centre in London (where she won the 1992 choreography award) and completed her MFA Degree at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.
Charlotte has been commissioned to create new works for Ballet West, The Milwaukee Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, The Arts Fissions Dance Company, Ballet de Camaguey in Cuba, New Danish Dance Theatre, Tisch School of the Arts' Second Avenue Dance Company in NYC, London Contemporary Dance School's Edge Dance Company and Verb Ballets in Cleveland. She has also choreographed at the Universities of Utah, Princeton, Rutgers, Long Beach, Sam Houston, Texas-Austin, at Southern Utah University, at The National School for Contemporary Dance in Denmark, The Kuopio and Oulu Conservatories in Finland, Arnheim Academy in the Netherlands, The Royal Danish Ballet School, University of the Americas in Mexico, and at the Bellas Artes International Choreography Competition in Mexico City. Charlotte has been invited to participate in "The Yard" Dance Colony in Massachusetts, The International Course for Professional Choreographers and Composers in England, the International Choreographic Platform in Portugal and to teach and choreograph at the International Dance Competition in Seoul. She has staged her work at the Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Tokyo, at the Kaleidoskop Theatre as well as at the New Opera house in Copenhagen. She has worked with Utah Symphony on Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale and Renard, directed the stage workshop at the famed Bauhaus Institute in Germany and more. She is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and grants from the Theatre and Arts Councils in Denmark, Germany, Mexico and Singapore amongst others, as well as a recipient of the Choo-San Goh Award for Choreographic Excellence.
Sarah Donahue holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona, an MFA in Modern Dance from the University of Utah, and is a Certified Laban Movement Analyst. She has served as a Lecturer of Dance at Utah Valley University and has taught and choreographed throughout the western states. She is the co-founder of My Turkey Sandwich, a dance/theatre company. Sarah dances professionally with Repertory Dance Theatre, where she also co-directs the Repertory Dance Theatre Community School.
Dance Mission Theater is a non-profit, multicultural dance center located in San Francisco's Mission District. In addition to offering a full range of adult and children's classes, Dance Mission Theater is available to rent for performances, rehearsals, workshops, and other events. It is also the home of Krissy Keefer's Dance Brigade, San Francisco's groundbreaking, social-change oriented modern dance company.
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Virginia Arts Festival presents the STRAVINSKY CELEBRATION [Professional Performances]Virginia Arts Festival |
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One hundred years ago in Paris, the lights went up on the premiere performance of The Rite of Spring. In Stravinsky’s music and Nijinsky’s choreography, every note, every step cried out for revolution. Celebrate a masterpiece that changed music and dance forever, in this performance that unites the full Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Richmond Ballet. Richmond Ballet will be performing the version created in 1993 with choreography by Salvatore Aiello. Opening the evening is the famed Stravinsky/George Balanchine masterwork, Duo Concertante.
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Miro Magloire's New Chamber Ballet [Professional Performances] |
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Miro Magloire presents his New Chamber Ballet in the premiere of a work to Morton Feldman's "Voice, Violin, Piano," featuring soprano Charlotte Mundy. Other Magloire works are set to Pierre Boulez, Mozart, and J.S. Bach. Dancers: Sarah Atkins, Elizabeth Brown, Holly Curran, Amber Neff. All music is played live by pianist Melody Fader and violinist Doori Na.
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Spring Showcase 2013 - Graduation Performance [Student Performances]Ellison Ballet |
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The award-winning Ellison Ballet - Professional Training Program culminates another sparkling year with its annual Spring Showcase and Graduation Ceremony.
Performances feature classical selections by such masters as Marius Petipa, Mikhail Fokine, Sergei Legat, and Vasili Vainonen. Included in the program are original works by artistic director Edward Ellison, international French choreographer Pascale Autrand, and a world-premiere by the talented, up-and-coming choreographer and former EB-PTP student, Jason Ambrose.
Tickets are $25 for students/seniors and $30 for general admission.
For tickets call 877.987.6487 or
follow the links below:
June 1st at 8:00 pm: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/276279
June 2nd at 7:30 pm: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/276285
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Spectacular, Spectacular at Carnegie Music Hall [Student Performances]Carnegie Performing Arts Center |
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Spectacular, Spectacular, the Carnegie Performing Arts Center year end recital will be presented Saturday, June1 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 2 at 2 p.m. at the Andrew Carnegie Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue in Carnegie.
Featured on the program will be original choreography by returning alumni Natalie Jean, teachers Mary Pusateri, Melissa Perpetua, Stephanie Hrabar, Lauren Blackwell, Courtney Killmeyer and Hanna Brandebura. Graduating seniors Stephanie Hrabar, Kiara Kennelly and Briana Mroz will be honored as well as Natalie Jean who will receive the Emerging Choreographer Award. The recital will feature performances in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, tap and pre-dance.
Tickets to Spectacular, Spectacular are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. For more information call 412-279-8887 or visit carnegieperformingartscenter.com.
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The Moving Creatures [Professional Performances] |
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A mixed program of new dance work, ranging from classical etudes to inventions with glow sticks. Choreography by Sharyn Korey, Nicole Sabella, Jessie Stinnett, Janelle Barry and Kelly Turner. Featuring dancers Kaylin Carlucci, Jessica Einhorn, Kat Ellis, Yuki Ishiguro, Laura Lamp, Lindsey Ridgeway, and Henoch Spinola. Live music by guitarist Anna Mnich and pianist Ai Isshiki.
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Lydia Johnson Dance [Professional Performances]Lydia Johnson Dance |
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Lydia Johnson presents her company in premieres to music by Franz Schubert and contemporary Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov. Known for her seamless blend of ballet and contemporary techniques and her sensitive musicality, Johnson also presents works set to music by J.S. Bach and Henryk Gorecki, danced by a 15 member ensemble whose credits include ABT and the companies of Tricia Brown, Kyle Abraham, Lar Lubovitch, and more.
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Spring 2013: Flamenco Latino Adult Student Recital [Student Performances]Flamenco Latino |
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A full-spectrum flamenco performance by Flamenco Latino's adult students featuring...
Flamenco dance
Cante
and
Guitar!
on Friday, June 7th, 2013, 8PM at
Flamenco Latino Studio Theater
244 West 54 Street, 404
New York, NY 10019
Tickets:
$12/Advance
$15/Door
$5/Children
Call 212-399-8519 to reserve.
www.flamencolatino.com
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Sensory Room Family Hours [Special Events] |
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Over, under, swing and rock as you explore our newest space at BCM. Unlock doors on our Sensory Snake or relax and read on our fluff chair mountain. This is an inclusive space that engages children of all abilities. This room provides a welcoming environment for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Space is limited; availability on first come, first served basis.
All Ages
Admission $9.00
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NYLA Shared Practice with luciana achugar [Workshops]luciana achugar |
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Shared Practice workshops allow Live Arts season artists to share their physical and creative practices/processes. Occurring on Saturdays throughout the season, these studio-based, process-focused experiences provide a dynamic exchange for artists who would like to experience a process other than their own among a group of diverse professionals. All classes will occur in the studio or the Bessie Schonberg theater at New York Live Arts.
$15/class. Class size is limited. Advance purchase is recommended to guarantee a spot.
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Peridance Capezio Center's 30th Anniversary Gala [Special Events]Peridance Capezio Center |
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Description: Peridance Capezio Center is honored to announce and invite you to our 30th Anniversary Gala, celebrating three decades of excellence in dance. This Gala will celebrate the many people within our community who have contributed to our success and helped shape Peridance into what it is today. Attendees are invited to join for a pre-performance champagne reception at the NYU Skirball Center, and a post-performance party at Peridance Capezio Center (admission included with any ticket purchase). More info and ticket purchases are available in the following link:
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Peridance Capezio Center's 30th Anniversary Gala [Special Events]Peridance Capezio Center |
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Peridance Capezio Center is honored to announce and invite you to our 30th Anniversary Gala, celebrating three decades of excellence in dance. This Gala will celebrate the many people within our comm unity who have contributed to our success and helped shape Peridance into what it is today. Attendees are invited to join for a pre-performance champagne reception at the NYU Skirball Center, and a post-performance party at Peridance Capezio Center (admission included with any ticket purchase).
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KIDS DANCE [Professional Performances]Eliot Feld's Ballet Tech |
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Eliot Feld's KIDS DANCE is back with a program that premieres Feld's "Upside Dance," and charms with "A Stair Dance," and the classic "Meshugana Dance." Special guest Wei-Chia Su will perform "Zeppo , Act I, an intermission in three acts," inspired by the Marx brother hardly anybody knows. The opening night, June 13th, also includes performances by New York City Ballet's Tiler Peck (in the 1976 "Impromptu"), Wu-Kang Chen in "is," and Kaitlyn Gilliland in the premiere of "of Inwit," all choreography by Feld.
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ECO Boys & Girls Book Reading [Special Events] |
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Join top model and eco-activist, MARIA SNYDER for an exclusive reading from her ECO BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKS, a series focused on environmental education. ECO BOYS AND GIRLS, are 5 animated characters that engage youth and families to be aware of, involved with and connected to each other and the earth and to empower them to take ownership of our planet, learn about the environment and explore creative new ways to live in harmony. An animated introduction to the characters will be followed by the book reading and Q&A activity.
Ages 3-10 yrs
Admission $9.00
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The Young Choreographer's Festival [Professional Performances]The Young Choreographer's Festival |
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Presenting some of the most up and coming young (ages 18-25) choreographers in all genres of dance, the 4th annual Young Choreographer's Festival will be held on June 15th, 2013 at Peter Norton, Symphony Space in NYC.
We aim to educate, foster, and most importantly support the cultivation of young artists in all genres of dance.
We wish to encourage the development of all choreographic voices!
Our chosen choreographers receive rehearsal space, a Mentor, private classes, and an Industry Talk Back Panel.
The 2013 Young Choreographer's Festival will present the works of the following 18-25 year old choreographers:
Mishi Castroverde
Michael Cerwinski
Deanna Karlheim
Aline Koinoglou
Alyson Laury
Daniel Longo
Sarah Mettin
Danielle Schulz
Zanza Steinberg
Annalee Traylor
Eryn Renee Young
2013 Guest Artists:
BARE Dance Company/Mike Esperanza
Derek Mitchell Dance Company
Flexicurve/Pascal Rekoert
Kristin Sudeikis Dance
Neil 'Dradle' Schwartz
Paul Taylor Dance Company Youth Ensemble
R.E.D. Rhapsody En Dance
Shelly Hutchinson
Synthesis Dance Project/Tracie Stanfield
The Young Choreographer's Festival is proudly sponsored by Broadway Dance Center, Peridance Capezio Center, The Edge PAC, Capezio, Dancing Across Borders, Uncovered Choreography Workshops, Griskho, :pushing progress, StageDoorAccess.com, Dance Informa, Tezoro Productions/Live at BDC, and World Dance Movement.
Our Advisory Board: Tabitha & Napoleon D'Umo - Tracie Stanfield - Michele Assaf - Laura Diffenderfer - Andy Funk - Diane King - Bill Prudich - Faith Rein - Pascal Rekoert - Shelly Hutchinson - Jim Keith - Desmond Richardson - Ryan Saab - Rachel Bress - Maurice Brandon Curry - Sheila Barker - Kat Wildish.
Tickets available for purchase at https://tickets.symphonyspace.org/public/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=17
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