Arizona's fall festival season Sep 10, 2009
9-11: Arizona Dance Festival: Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway. FREE. 480-962-4584. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Seraikella Chhau: A masked dance of Jharkhand Sep 3, 2009
Come and experience Seraikella Chhau Dance Festival, was enough to rekindle memory of long ago. It was a late afternoon in winter in a village in Baripada, Orissa where I once witnessed a beautiful performance of Seraikella Chhau. (India Times)
South Africa: Law Failing Lesbians On 'Corrective Rape' Sep 1, 2009
The piece was staged at the FNB Vita Dance Umbrella, South Africa's premier dance festival earlier this year, and later - more pertinently - in the township of Gugulethu. "I always wanted to do it and I was scared. But I saw the need," says Nyamza. (allAfrica.com)
So you think you know dance - then head for the House Aug 26, 2009
Last November I attended a dance festival in Germany hosted by the late Pina Bausch. Bausch's program included all the great names of contemporary dance, but there was one artist who took me by surprise. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
WHAT'S UP? Aug 22, 2009
At the 28th annual Downtown Dance Festival, kids are invited to hop onstage and learn a routine performed by one of the show's 21 dance troupes. 1 to 5 p.m., free. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
RUBBERBANDance troupe connects with disconnect Aug 15, 2009
At: Jacob s Pillow Dance Festival, Wednesday (through tomorrow) Tickets: $33. 413-243-0745. (Boston Globe)
Brady hangs with the boys Aug 12, 2009
Pillow talking MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow spoke at Jacob s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket the other day, taking part in a PillowTalk with dance critic and scholar Suzanne Carbonneau. Maddow, who splits her time between the Berkshires and the Big Apple, had some encouraging words for arts institutions that are facing tough times. (Boston Globe)
Travel Values Aug 11, 2009
Bibiana Nertney with the Idaho Department of Commerce, said Southeast Idaho saw a slight increase in tourism this year in part because of regional events such as the International Dance Festival in Rexburg. The majority of visitors to Idaho still hail from surrounding states, but Nertney said people are looking for activities closer to home, even if it's just for the day. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Hip-hop dance party at Jacob’s Pillow Aug 8, 2009
RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT At: Jacob s Pillow Dance Festival, Wednesday (through Sunday). Tickets: 413-243-0745. (Boston Globe)
Christopher Hitchens' Faith in Humanity Temporarily Restored by Japanese Festival Aug 5, 2009
The Bon Odori dance festival in Kuala LumpurThis time every summer I begin to suspect myself of going soft and becoming optimistic and sentimental ... Photograph of the Bon Odori dance festival in Kuala Lumpur by Tengku Bahar/AFP/Getty Images. (Slate)
Crowds fill Main Street for parade and festival Aug 4, 2009
For more information about dance festival events call the Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce at 356-5700 or visit. NATE SUNDERLAND. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Rhythmic duo -- drums and dance Aug 4, 2009
Mouhamed Samb, left, and Cheick Diop both from Atlanta, play to the beats of Sabar rhythm during the Atlanta African Dance Festival at Archer Hall at Morehouse College Sunday. Samb said the base of his drum is from Senegal and made the rest from using goat skin. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal are all humility and heart Aug 1, 2009
LES GRANDS BALLETS CANADIENS DE MONTREAL At: Jacob s Pillow Dance Festival, Wednesday (through tomorrow). Tickets: $58. (Boston Globe)
Dance festival begins today Aug 1, 2009
Published: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:27 PM MDT REXBURG -- The 24th annual Idaho International Dance Festival will begin in Rexburg tonight with opening ceremonies at 8 at the Brigham Young University-Idaho Stadium ... A complete schedule of events is located in the Dance Festival Section of today's Standard Journal ... The dance festival's closing ceremonies will be between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on August 8. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Chamber rewards members with tickets to dance fest Jul 31, 2009
Published: Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:33 PM MDT REXBURG -- Members of the Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce are being rewarded this year at the Idaho International Dance Festival ... Businesses can buy any amount of dance festival tickets and receive the same amount again at no charge ... The Idaho International Dance Festival will run from Aug. 1 to Aug. 7. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
• Fair, dance festival converge in Rupert Jul 30, 2009
Fair, dance festival converge in Rupert By Laurie WelchTimes-News writer RUPERT - A true cultural exchange took place Wednesday as the Idaho International Dance and Music Festival made a stop at the Minidoka County Fair. Corn dogs and root beer were the favorites of many of the dancers who paid for a little taste of Americana by performing their counties' traditional dances for the crowd. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Jason Samuels Smith and A.C.G.I. dance at Jacob’s Pillow Jul 28, 2009
At: Jacob s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, Thursday (repeats through Sunday). LOG IN TO COMMENT. (Boston Globe)
Children of the World in Harmony Festival comes to Northern Michigan Jul 26, 2009
As its first project, the corporation is producing the 2009 Children of the World in Harmony Youth Choir and Dance Festival. Local festival concert schedule. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Cunningham’s influence remains vital Jul 25, 2009
MERCE CUNNINGHAM DANCE COMPANY At: Jacob s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, Wednesday (through tomorrow). Tickets: $58. (Boston Globe)
Lasers new attraction at dance festival Jul 25, 2009
"And the opening ceremonies are not the only time lasers will be part of the dance festival. In fact, Mackey said the opening ceremonies are just a teaser for the indoor gala performances."The gala performances will by synchronized with music and the lasers will beam graphics very close -- so it will be a much more intimate laser beam show. But both events will be sensational and you will get a great show," said Leiran.The laser show will be the finale of the opening ceremonies."I hope the laser... (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Performing from the heart Jul 25, 2009
As a part of the ongoing New York Dance Festival, sponsored by the New York Institute of Dance and Education, students had the opportunity to develop their talents in various aspects of musical theater. Chet Susslin / The Citizen Musical Theater Project performers, from left, Jillian Andrews, 13, Ashley Klop, 14, Paul Noga, 14, Devon McLeod 14, Rhea Henry, 25, and Lauren Copping, 14, put on A Cabaret in front of friends and family on Friday night. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Flu prompts closure of Duke teen program Jul 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Search stories on N&O.com. (News & Observer)
Dance Festival announces grand marshal Jul 21, 2009
Walker is a longtime contributor to the International Dance Festival, having served in the first organizational committee that formed the dance festival in 1984 ... Walker served as chairman of the dance festival in 1987 and continued to serve in the committee for six years ... As grand marshal, Walker will take her place at all the dance festival events in Rexburg. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Recessionclobberingregion's arts Jul 19, 2009
Most corporate donations also are down, said Jodee Nimerichter, co-director of the American Dance Festival. The Progress Energy Foundation, based in Raleigh, is an exception. (News & Observer)
• Explore a world of dance as festival returns to Mini-Cassia Jul 17, 2009
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 30 the dance festival will host a Youth Culture Day in Burley, Handy said, which allows children to meet the performers and learn more about the different cultures. The dancers, too, "get to know what people are really like rather than just what is on the news, and it builds bridges among the countries," she said. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
The week ahead: arts Jul 16, 2009
Jacob s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket. 413-243-0745. (Boston Globe)
BACKSTAGE: Old Globe's Dark Tresnjak resigns Jul 16, 2009
The annual Celebrate Dance Festival, scheduled for Aug. 21-23 in Balboa Park, is on the ropes, with producers threatening to pull the plug if they can't raise at least half of the festival's production cost by the end of this month. The 13th annual festival will feature more than 70 dance artists, organizations and collectives performing indoors and outdoors in Balboa Park over three days. (North County Times)
It's never too late to show off your moves Jul 15, 2009
At 50, Wayne Aspinall says he's "too old and fat" to dance, but that did not stop him strutting his stuff at yesterday's announcement of the Opera House's Spring Dance festival. Aspinall, the general manager of the performing arts school Brent St Studios, was demonstrating the moves for the , a highlight of the inaugural dance festival that begins next month. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
San Francisco's Union Square turns SalsaCrazy, with Free Salsa Dancing Classes and Live Music Concerts Through Summer 2009 Jul 15, 2009
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 15, 2009 -- SalsaCrazy announces a San Francisco Salsa Dance festival celebrating salsa dance and music with free salsa lessons and live music. Throughout Summer 2009, The second SalsaCrazy event in Union Square features the live salsa band, Edgardo y Candela, and beginning provided by. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Our View: Hit & Misses Jul 11, 2009
HIT: To the New York Dance Festival, which started this week and includes the Thommie Walsh Song and Dance Man Gala, Night of 1,000 Drums, a dance concert and a musical theater presentation. The three-week festival draws people with a variety of talents to Auburn, and it's a great opportunity for local fans of music and dance to be able to see top caliber performances right in their backyard. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Pilobolus' athleticism returns to ADF Jul 11, 2009
DURHAM For Pilobolus's annual visit to the American Dance Festival, the company has programmed some of its earliest and some of its latest work, demonstrating where it came from and where it's headed as it approaches its 40th anniversary. Pilobolus is famed for its jaw-dropping athleticism, goofball humor and mesmerizing transformations. (News & Observer)
Dancers to compete for WDC Jul 11, 2009
A event will a panel of 45 judges, 16 of whom are former world champions and jurors at the Blackpool Dance Festival in Great Britain. Among the panel will be WDC chairman Donnie Burns and Marcus Hilton, the chairman of judges in the Blackpool festival. (Xinhuanet, China)
Dancing fever alive in Auburn Jul 9, 2009
Faculty and participants say there is something that makes the New York Dance Festival different from others like it in the country. Sam Tenney / The Citizen On the cover: New York Dance Festival dancers rehearse for this weekend's shows Tuesday afternoon at the New York Institute of Dance and Education ... Tonight, the New York Dance Festival will begin a run of public performances that feature the many people from central New York and beyond who have come to Auburn for the annual event. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Summer Stages Dance festival in Concord Jul 8, 2009
The Meet the Artist Performance Series of the annual Summer Stages Dance festival and workshop introduces audiences and dancers to leading contemporary artists. The festival takes place in Concord and at the Institute of Contemporary Art. (Boston Globe)
Rexburg Chamber burns local fireworks company Jul 8, 2009
This year, the Rexburg Chamber of Commerce hired Lantis Fireworks and Laser, a Utah based company to administer the Whoopee Days fireworks, plus a laser show during Dance Festival Opening Ceremonies and a firework event this December called "Christmas in the Nighttime Sky.". A laser show is being used during the opening ceremonies of the dance festival due a new BYU-Idaho policy that says fireworks can only be fired from its upper playing field, far away from the usual dance festivities at... (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Romeo & Juliet meet Radiohead in Ballet Maribor Jul 4, 2009
BALLET MARIBOR At: Jacob s Pillow Dance Festival, Wednesday (repeats through tomorrow) 413-243-0745, www. jacobspillow. (Boston Globe)
Whoopee Days parade order for Saturday Jul 4, 2009
51 Idaho International Dance Festival -- Walkers le. 52 Figure 8 Racing -- car and trailer. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Jacob’s Pillow hosts choreographer’s first collaboration with US dance company Jul 3, 2009
Good, says Cherkaoui before starting another sequence in Orbo Novo ( New World ), his new full-length work, which makes its world premiere at the Jacob s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket Wednesday through July 12 ... CEDAR LAKE CONTEMPORARY BALLET At Jacob s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, Wednesday through July 12. (Boston Globe)
Feel the beat in Britain Jul 3, 2009
com/) (29-30 August) is the UKs biggest dance and electronic event, and was voted the UKs best dance festival two years running. The festival, near Liverpool, attracts the biggest names in the DJ world as well as a great line up of major live acts. (iAfrica.com)
American Dance Festival enters fourth week Jul 3, 2009
DURHAM -- Faculty members with the American Dance Festival School will display their performance talents during the ADF Faculty Concert Monday and Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Duke University's Reynolds Industries Theater. . (Herald Sun)
Laura Festival keeps tradition alive Jun 21, 2009
While their colourful costumes and even more colourful dance routines made for quite a spectacle, for the 500 or so dancers who took part in this year's Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival it was about a lot more than aesthetics. Since the dreamtime their people have been dancing, the tradition passed down from one generation to the next - more an exercise in spirituality than artistic expression. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
ADF debuts at DPAC Jun 19, 2009
When Durham officials set their minds on building a performing arts center downtown, they did so in part to provide a permanent home for the American Dance Festival. . (Herald Sun)
Shen Wei kicks off ADF: From treks, a trilogy Jun 18, 2009
American Dance Festival audiences will see the results when Shen Wei Dance Arts performs, for the first time, his complete trilogy: "Re-(I,II,III)" today at the Durham Performing Arts Center. The 8 p.m. performances through Saturday kick off the ADF's 76th season. (Herald Sun)
Top 5 free Paris events in June Jun 16, 2009
Paris attractions: Top 5 free events in June - Seasonal- msnbc. Paris attractions: Top 5 free events in June. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Jos Mateo: 'Everybody has a dance story' Jun 5, 2009
It took three years, but Jose Mateo has put together a free dance festival designed to show off local companies, raise awareness about a variety of social causes, and teach regular people how to dance. At the first Dance for World Community Festival, styles will range from modern to tap, hip-hop to square. (Boston Globe)
American Indian group steps into S.F. festival May 31, 2009
The group performs at the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival June 27 and 28 at the Palace of Fine Arts ... Years later, at his urging, the Ethnic Dance Festival dropped the word "costume" on its application form and now asks applicants to explain their regalia ... Four Winds: 2 and 8 p.m. June 27 and 2 p.m. June 28 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco as part of the Ethnic Dance Festival, which begins Saturday. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene May 30, 2009
Mary Jo Feeney, artistic director of the Murphy Irish Dancers, will receive the Malonga Casquelourd Lifetime Achievement Award on the opening night of the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. The festival, featuring 37 Bay Area dance groups, will run June 6-28 at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Dare to dance May 25, 2009
By the summer of 2008 the troupe has grown to six three able-bodied and three disabled performers and they are rehearsing hard for a fall dance festival in Albuquerque. And though they have rehearsed for three hours, and though Carter-Longs feet are killing him and Freeze says he has nothing left but bones and grunge, they pick themselves up and do their piece over. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Summer events listings May 17, 2009
Bates Dance Festival 365 College, Lewiston, ME. 207-786-6161 (after July 6). July 6: Kate Weare Company lecture/demonstration. (Boston Globe)
Global Dance Festival gets hopping tonight May 17, 2009
Global Dance Festival, an 11-hour multicultural event, kicks off at 5 p.m. tonight at Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park. The festival features a plethora of entertainment on several stages. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Jacob's Pillow fetes Merce Cunningham's 90th birthday May 17, 2009
This summer in the town of Becket in the Berkshires, the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival celebrates the choreographer's 90th birthday with a weeklong engagement encompassing performances by his renowned company (July 22-26), two PillowTalks and an exhibition focusing on Cunningham's groundbreaking collaborations with visual artists. In addition, an interview with Cunningham, who first performed at Jacob's Pillow in 1955, is included in a documentary that the festival is producing. (Boston Globe)
Critics' picks - dance May 17, 2009
BATES DANCE FESTIVAL The standout of the 27th season's programming is the July 31 and Aug. 1 engagement of Bebe Miller's new "Necessary Beauty." July 24 and 25, the festival presents Tania Isaac Dance in Isaac's promising new "stuporwoman," a tongue-in-cheek glimpse at parenting in the 21st century featuring composer Michael Wall, mezzo-soprano Claire Stollack-Gustavsson and violinist Heather Zimmerman. 163 Wood St., Lewiston, Maine. (Boston Globe)
Goldrush adds a fresh twirl to square dancing May 16, 2009
As a demonstration troupe, Goldrush is getting ready for a performance at this year's Golden State Roundup Square Dance Festival in San Ramon during the Memorial Day weekend, and another at the Square Dance Nationals in Long Beach in June ... Goldrush performs at the 56th Golden State Roundup Square Dance Festival. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Aboriginal art genius May 16, 2009
This rock is said to have been the site for corroborees (aboriginal dance festival) that followed initiation ceremonies. The amphitheatre has an almost palpable silence, a mystique that lasts long after departing. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
CHECK OUT THESE HAPPY FEET May 15, 2009
From May 31 through Aug. 31, troupes will perform throughout lower Manhattan in the River to River Dance Festival. Zvi Gotheiner's dancers will stalk the empty Fort Jay on Governors Island, Gabrielle Lanser's company will model Caterina Bertolotto's fashion at Battery Park City, and Nicholas Leichter and Monstah Black will bring in da funk at South Street Seaport. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
* Taiwan News Quick Take May 15, 2009
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre (R) founder and artistic director Lin Hwai-min (Lh) received the Movimentos lifetime achievement award from the Movimentos Dance Festival in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Tuesday. Volkswagen, along with European arts channel ARTE and German TV station ZDF, sponsors the once every-five-years International Movimentos Dance Festival and Awards. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
#99 SHEPHERDSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA May 15, 2009
HAPPENINGS Check out local art with the Over the Mountain Studio Tour (July 10-12), or hit the annual Goose Route Dance Festival (July 6-26). Like Appalachian music. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
#12 GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS May 15, 2009
At Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, June through August, you can pack a picnic and watch great performances from more than 50 dance companies performing on three festival stages. The Bang on a Can festival is dedicated to modern music and features free gallery recitals and concerts. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
ADF to host preseason block party May 13, 2009
DURHAM -- The American Dance Festival will throw a free preseason block party May 31 from 6-8 p.m. at Peabody Place, in the Brightleaf Square district. . (Herald Sun)
Winners of the Hometown Art and Writing Contest who were present for the awards at the Music Art Drama and Dance Festival at Olustee Park on Saturday take a moment for a photo opportunity. Parents of the children were among the photographers of this part of the event. JEFF M. HARDISON/Lake City Reporter May 11, 2009
Winners of the Hometown Art and Writing Contest who were present for the awards at the Music Art Drama and Dance Festival at Olustee Park on Saturday take a moment for a photo opportunity ... Published: Sunday, May 10, 2009 6:07 AM EDT The Music Art Drama and Dance Festival showed such great results on Saturday, said organizer Tony Buzzella, that it is planned for two days next year May 1 and 2. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Startling choreography at CanAsian dance festival May 9, 2009
CanAsian International Dance Festival 2009 ... BY The 2009 version of the CanAsian International Dance Festival consists of two programs, and the first of these features startling choreography by Ko Murobushi, Jung-Ah Chung and Tedd Robinson. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
ADF expanding outreach to local schools, online video May 5, 2009
DURHAM -- The American Dance Festival will implement some new community-based programs to celebrate its 32nd year in Durham. These programs are designed to reach a broad cross-section of the Durham community. (Herald Sun)
Arts and Entertainment May 5, 2009
With this performance, the only remaining program in the Dance St. Louis season is the Spring To Dance Festival, May 21-23, at the Touhill. By Kiara Breland. (The Current Online, MO)
Clogging falls in step across America May 1, 2009
"Clogging tends to attract people in their 30s and 40s," says Enriquez, who also directs the Barbary Coast Cloggers, a professional, all-male group that is scheduled to perform at the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival in June. "It's definitely a devoted group. We have people who've been coming to the class for years, who have become hard-core dancers. We try to make everyone feel welcome.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Last Cake Standing' is five feet tall Apr 30, 2009
Also, from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. May 16, the center will have its 53rd Dance Festival, or Vecherinka, this year in honor of lifelong member Nick Jordanoff, who died March 3. The Bulgarian ambassador and his wife are to attend. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
