Paisley and McGuinness mark new era Aug 6, 2008
Tuesday May 08 2007 17:01 BST. Northern Ireland's first minister, Ian Paisley, and the deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, smile after being sworn in at Stormont. (Yahoo News -- Northern Ireland Conflict)
New York beckons Manipur director Aug 4, 2008
Imphal, Aug. 3: Veteran Manipuri actress Yengkhom Roma Devi proved her mettle as a director when she got an invitation for her documentary, Jagoida Kathoklabi Suryamukhi Devi (Suryamukhi Devi, Doyen of Manipuri Dance), from the Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) for its dance festival to be held in New York from August 18 to 21 ... Screening of your film would help the festival raise awareness about Manipuri dance and the contribution of dancers from Manipur who represented India at various... (Calcutta Telegraph)
'Slow' moves in revelatory ways Aug 2, 2008
At: Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Thursday night (repeats through tomorrow). 413-243-0745, www. (Boston Globe)
An international luncheon Aug 2, 2008
Published: Friday, August 1, 2008 9:43 AM MDT This week a group of 'sunbirds' at Alpine Chalet hosted what may be their last luncheon for dance festival participants. These young-at-heart retirees at Alpine Chalet who have been calling Rexburg their summertime home have joined the community in welcoming dance troupes to Rexburg for at least 13 years. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Dance festival participants take show to St. Anth Jul 31, 2008
Standard Journal Online - News. The Upper Valley's Must Have News mation. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Infotainment Jul 30, 2008
(SAARC)dance festivalColombo: Sri Lankan dancers perform during the South Asian Association of Regional Corporations (SAARC) dance festival. reuters. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
International dance fest set Jul 29, 2008
BLACKFOOT -- The International Dance Festival will be July 29 at the Blackfoot Performing Arts Center. Cost is 10 for adults and 7 for students. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jul 28, 2008
y), will perform at the US oldest dance festival in Massachusetts from Wednesday to Aug. 3. Sheu was the principal dancer in the Martha Graham Dance Co and co-founded the modern dance troupe LAFA and Artists with Taiwanese choreographer Bulareyaung Pagarlava in May last year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Festival Teaches Native American Culture Jul 28, 2008
The Annual Ganondagan Native American Dance Festival is educating people from all over about the Native American culture. The festival takes place at the Ganondagan State Historic Site where thousands of people visit every year to learn about Native Americans. (R News)
Forget Glastonbury - it's all about SmartFest Jul 26, 2008
Forget Glastonbury - it's all about SmartFest. Gordon Smart continues his one-man campaign to trick the nation into thinking Glastonbury 2008 was pants. (guardian.co.uk)
* World beats do the twist Jul 25, 2008
Stott and dancer Betty Lee (L), the organizer of Shimmy Dancers, hatched plans for the show while both attended Tribal Fest, an annual alternative dance festival, in San Francisco this year. I saw Jefs show and I said, wow, this rocks, this is awesome, and I thought maybe we can do this in Taiwan, says Lee, who saw a chance to expose her students and fellow belly dancers to a new form of music. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Rexburg to welcome the world Jul 25, 2008
You're invited to the International Dance Festival. By: TERESA YOUNG. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Choreographers' Project Showcase Jul 24, 2008
July 26 The culmination of each Summer Stages Dance festival is the showcase of new work developed by the project's fellows. Also being performed are choreographer Dan Wagoner's giddy "Plod" and the finale of "Round This World Baby Mine." 8 p.m. $10-$25. (Boston Globe)
Students, teachers dance away the night Jul 19, 2008
A Day in Dance is a portion of the N.Y.I.D.E.'s New York Dance Festival, which began in 1990, when McLeod invited Thomas Warfield and Roxanna Young to do some instruction with the Kaleidoscope Dance Theater. This went on for several years, until 1999, when the New York Dance Festival was officially founded. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
New National and International Touring and Residencies Pilot program Jul 18, 2008
He founded the Canada Dance Festival (Ottawa) in 1987 and over 20 years he presented over 50 different artists including Philip Glass, Sankai Juku, Cullberg Ballet, Kodo Drummers, Diamanda Galas and JohnPaul Jones. Mark was the Canadian line producer for the 1987 Holland in Canada Festival (Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto). (Canada Newswire)
Dance Festival of India, September 20th, Carnegie Hall, New York City Jul 14, 2008
The concert is part of a ten-day cultural exchange and community outreach program produced by Dance Festival of India 2008 () ... The concert is part of a ten-day cultural exchange and community outreach program produced by Dance Festival of India 2008 () ... As a tribute to celebrate the cultural exchange program, Dance Festival of India 2008 has also commissioned works from New York-based contemporary artist Pratima Naithani (). (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Lawmakers feeding pet projects Jul 4, 2008
Other set-asides approved yesterday included $50,000 for the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Beckett. The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, and the Bing Theatre in Springfield are all beneficiaries. (Boston Globe)
Setana visitors relive experiences in Japan Jun 28, 2008
While in Sapporo, the Hanford residents performed in the annual Yosakoi Dance Festival ... Wan said he really enjoyed visiting Setana's high school and performing in the dance festival. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
UrbanFest '08 in town this weekend Jun 26, 2008
The event features a music festival, art exhibition, sport competitions and dance festival as well as street festivities. --JP. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
ABAD-Capoeira at Ethnic Dance Festival Jun 25, 2008
ABAD-Capoeira at Ethnic Dance Festival. Article:ABAD-Capoeira at Ethnic Dance Festival:/c/a/2008/06/23/DD78116Q9V.DTL Article:ABAD-Capoeira at Ethnic Dance Festival:/c/a/2008/06/23/DD78116Q9V.DTL ... ABAD-Capoeira at Ethnic Dance Festival. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Welsh Festival set in Malad Jun 22, 2008
Other events will include a Welsh film festival, a folk dance festival, traditional welsh music and food as well as the first annual Welsh Dragon Triathlon. It consists of a swim, bike trek and run, and will be held on Saturday, June 28, at 8 a.m. The Malad Valley was settled by Welsh pioneers in the 1860s. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Dancer bids farewell in top form Jun 20, 2008
Many expect Woetzel, who directs the Vail International Dance Festival and has a master's degree in public administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, to one day direct a major dance company perhaps even NYCB itself, now run by Peter Martins. But on Wednesday it was all about the dancing, and it started with "Fancy Free," Robbins' eternally charming 1944 romp about three sailors on shore leave, seeking a little female companionship. (USA Today -- Life)
1st Xinjiang Int'l Folk Dance Festival concludes Jun 19, 2008
Dancers perform during the closure of the first China Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 18, 2008. The 10-day festival attracted dancers and terpsichoreans from both China and other countries including Russia, Egypt, Mexico, Greece, India and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (Xinhuanet, China)
Letters for Friday, June 13, 2008 Jun 14, 2008
I had a blast at the state square dance festival ... I also left the state square dance festival with dozens of stories stemming from single seniors becoming smitten with each other and hooking up - or trying not to; the stories and jokes told at the after-party in the RV; and doing the can-can. (Missoulian, MT)
Plethora of festivals sure to entertain all Jun 14, 2008
Black Hills Square and Round Dance Festival. Dates: Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
AGE-OLD FANFARE FOR YOUNG TALENT Jun 13, 2008
Prudently, he has a master's degree in public administration from Harvard, and a job - taking charge of the Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado. But it's still early for a career switch, especially when you're at the peak of your powers. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Fiddle fest kicks off Monday Jun 13, 2008
The first official contest was held in 1914, Cooper said, but faded around World War I. Stubblefield revived it with 175 the 2008 budget is 200,000 from the chamber in 1953 at the fifth annual Weiser square dance festival. Dad Roberts from Harpster, Idaho won the title. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Plenty of cream for India's fat government Jun 12, 2008
" Frequent "official" trips abroad are a big drain on public money. Ministers, bureaucrats and elected representatives fly business or first class on such journeys (usually "study" tours) and run up average daily expenses of over US$1,000, staying in luxury hotels and having their shopping bills picked up by the local Indian embassy. Following the prime ministerial cost-cutting shout, cabinet ministers cancelled foreign trips for reasons that pointed to the kind of wastage. Finance minister... (Asia Times Online)
Preserve Or Innovate? Jun 10, 2008
30th annual S.F. Ethnic Dance Festival suggests debate: preserve or innovate. Article:30th annual S.F. Ethnic Dance Festival suggests debate::/c/a/2008/06/08/DD88115G32 ... DTL Article:30th annual S.F. Ethnic Dance Festival suggests debate::/c/a/2008/06/08/DD88115G32. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
A journey through life in dance Jun 10, 2008
CANADA DANCE FESTIVAL OPENING WEEKEND ... By a happy coincidence, the opening weekend of the biennial Canada Dance Festival presented three of the country's top female choreographers and two of its foremost female dancers ... The Canada Dance Festival continues in Ottawa until June 15. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
China Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival opens in Urumqi Jun 9, 2008
Performers dance during the opening ceremony of the first China Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on June 8, 2008 ... URUMQI, June 8 (Xinhua) --- The first China Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival opened in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Sunday evening ... China Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival aims to connect the Chinese folk dance with various dance... (Xinhuanet, China)
Hello Glastonbury! Are you ready to rock and recycle? Jun 8, 2008
Dance festival Creamfields has signed up with the car-share website liftshare. com to encourage festival-goers to travel together, and is giving discarded tents to charity. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Ministers cancel foreign tours after PM calls for austerity Jun 7, 2008
She was scheduled to visit San Francisco and Los Angeles from June 21 to June 28 to attend the World Kuchipudi Dance Festival and American Association of Physicians of India Origin during her week long US tour. Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi issued a set of directives to his ministry officials for cutting down on expenditure, that include making foreign travels an absolute rarity and travelling only by economy class on domestic tours. (Times of India)
Wells High School's Top 10 for 2008 Jun 5, 2008
Her major activities and/or awards received include dance participation with the Arts Rochester Creative Arts Dance Company, Rochester, N.H., Jazz Dance (1996-present) Intensive Dance Program, Ballet Dance Intensive Dance Program, Pointe Dance Intensive Dance Program, Ensemble Dance Company, Arts Rochester, Rochester, N.H. (audition-based traveling group, performances at Prescott Arts Festival, performances at Dance Rochester, performances at the Cocheco Arts Academy, performances at Plymouth... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
New dance professor receives Charlotte Street award Jun 3, 2008
Her other choreographic and performing credits include the Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theater, American College Dance Festival, and the Deeply Rooted production in Chicago. She also works with the local Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, to interest and engage youth in modern dance. (University News, MO)
Borders festival full of contrasts and humor Jun 3, 2008
The ninth Blurred Borders Dance Festival, at the Saville Theatre last weekend, offered the strongest body of work in the festival's history a witty satire of our media-drunk culture, a mysterious play with light, and a moody walk through Buenos Aires. Curated by the Patricia Rincon Dance Collective, Blurred Borders 2008 showcased Yolande Snaith, who began her career in London and now teaches at UCSD; the rising-star Tijuana troupe Lux Boreal; and Rincon doing a collaboration with Buenos Aires... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
INSIDE COUNTRY'S KENNY CHESNEY Jun 2, 2008
Another inspiring phenomenon is the subject of today's Scenes story: The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary this week. Rachel Howard tells us how the eclectic organization has lasted so long in her story on Page 20. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A World Of Dance Jun 1, 2008
San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival turns 30. Article:San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival turns 30:/c/a/2008/05/30/PKEE10TR66 ... DTL Article:San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival turns 30:/c/a/2008/05/30/PKEE10TR66. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Border lions: Festival brings world dance to San Diego May 30, 2008
This is especially apparent in a border town like San Diego, home to the Blurred Borders Dance Festival ... Blurred Borders Dance Festival ... We are very happy to be again at Blurred Borders, one of the San Diego dance festivals that brings the arts community together and helped Lux Boreal to be known in the area, said co-founder Henry Torres. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Africa on film focus of SummerFilm schedule at Music Hall May 29, 2008
Oscar-nominated for Best Documentary, "War Dance" follows three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda as they compete in their country's national music and dance festival. With outstanding cinematography, the film blends the stories of three victims of war with youthful hope for the future through music. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Steffens takes top honor at book awards bash May 26, 2008
The Nations of San Diego Dance Festival, a temporary casualty of the collapse of the San Diego Dance Alliance last year, is returning in the fall ... First staged by the Dance Alliance in 1993, Nations of San Diego became the largest multicultural dance festival in Southern California. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Collin College dance students to perform in national festival for the first time May 25, 2008
The Dance department at Collin College has been invited to perform at the American College National Dance Festival on June 4 to 6 at the Miller Theatre in New York City. The festival, which is in its 13th year, will give students across the United States opportunities to take dance classes, work with different instructors, and see dance performances in many styles including ballet, modern dance, and African-influenced dance. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Visit Mamallapuram's Temples May 20, 2008
Mamallapuram Dance Festival. The Mamallapuram Dance Festival is held every year in December/January and lasts four weeks. (Suite101.com)
Jump In: Dance May 18, 2008
"Dancing-on-View: The ICA Variations": The Summer Stages Dance festival always packs a punch with stellar guest artists, and this season features a real coup in the sensuous, expressive Sara Rudner as artist-in-residence ... June 25-29 at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Becket ... Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Becket. (Boston Globe)
Events listings May 18, 2008
Bates Dance Festival Bates College, College Street, Lewiston. 207-786-6161. (Boston Globe)
N.C. 'Triangle' hopping with excitement May 17, 2008
Duke is also the home of the American Dance Festival (June 5-July 19 this year), which is celebrating its 75th anniversary. The ADF highlights performances by professional dance companies, ranging from the experimental to the established. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
* EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT May 16, 2008
Wu and Cuillebeaud were last seen in the Experimental Theater as part of the line-up of the Duet Dance Festival 2007 last spring. Neo-Classic Dance Company (sjR), National Theater, Taipei City. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Remembering the man who helped revive Yup'ik dancing May 13, 2008
Once the hall was finished he wanted to invite as many villages still dancing to have a big dance festival in the new hall ... The dance festival he started continues to this day ... More than 100 items of clothing, tools, masks and dance regalia were returned to the small Yukon village for a three-day exhibit to coincide with a dance festival of 12 villages. (Anchorage Daily News)
'Soulos ... Green' an inside move May 13, 2008
The new executive director, Nikki Dunnan, had to find new studio space (in North Park), sort out Eveoke's relationship with the Tenth Avenue Theatre (it's now a resident company), and revive the Celebrate Dance Festival, which went on hiatus last year but returns to Balboa Park this August 22-24. Dunnan was a founding Eveoke member, a University of California Irvine friend of Angelique and Hall. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Beijing Intl Dance Festival opens with "Her Story" May 12, 2008
Beijing Intl Dance Festival opens with "Her Story" _English_Xinhua. Beijing Intl Dance Festival opens with "Her Story" ... 12 -- The first Beijing International Dance Festival raised its curtain on Friday at the Tianqiao Theater in downtown Beijing. (Xinhuanet, China)
Prague elite fights 'vulgar' invaders May 11, 2008
This year's subsidy will be 18 per cent of last year's,' said Yvonna Kreuzmannova, founder of a globally renowned contemporary dance festival in the city. The situation is very serious. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
How to Take a Gas Holiday May 9, 2008
She'll also take her kids, ages 5 and 6, to local puppet shows, an African dance festival and live music at a nearby outdoor amphitheater. This summer there may be no better way to save money than to stay home. (Time.com)
Festival nurtures dance in Ireland May 8, 2008
JC Carbonne Ballet Preljocaj's "Empty Moves, I and II" at the Dublin Dance Festival ... As the Dublin Dance Festival came to an end last weekend after 16 days packed with local and international work, two audience members weighed in ... Founded in 2002 (as the biennial International Dance Festival Ireland), the Dublin Dance Festival has, from the outset, presented prestigious international companies and plenty of local work. (International Herald Tribune)
Palestinian festival of dance and debate May 5, 2008
B performed last week at the Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival ... The third annual Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival showcases the growing cultural split between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip ... Correspondent Josh Mitnick talks about an international dance festival held in the West Bank town of Ramallah. (Christian Science Monitor)
Dance festival will bring hoards to town May 4, 2008
A regional dance festival will bring more than 300 dancers, chaperones and faculty to Dayton this month, officials announced. The will host the 2008 Regional Dance America Northeast festival May 22 through May 24, bringing dance organizations from the northeast region of Ohio to Dayton for the three-day festival. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Infotainment May 3, 2008
Tunisian dancers Tunis: Tunisian dancers perform at the opening of the 7th Africa/Indian Ocean Dance Festival. afp. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
What's Up May 3, 2008
WHAT'S UP - New York Post. Swing it like Tiger (pre-knee injury) at Chelsea Piers' 2008 Golf Fest. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Great leap forward for modern dance May 2, 2008
As part of "Important Cultural Activities for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games", the first Beijing International Dance Festival will be held at the Tianqiao Theater of Beijing from May 9 to 25. An earlier Beijing Modern Dance Festival started in 1999 but stopped after 2002 ... Hong Kong choreographer Willy Tsao, who founded the past festival, will continue to promote modern dance in the upcoming Beijing International Dance Festival. (Xinhuanet, China)
Dancen Feet takes to the road Apr 23, 2008
Dancen Feet, the senior womens dance group including Needham resident Adele Chang, showed off its new tricks at the sixth annual Charles River Dance Festival at the Dance Complex in Cambridge on April 12 ... Dance n Feet, the senior women s dance group including Needham resident Adele Chang, showed off its new tricks at the sixth annual Charles River Dance Festival at the Dance Complex in Cambridge on April 12. (Needham Tab, MA)
Rocking alfresco Apr 22, 2008
XLive isn't a mere dance festival; it is truly a diverse music festival with a plethora of activities to keep festival goers entertained. In addition to the live performances and DJs at the three main arenas, festival-goers are also entitled to rides such as the Spinner, Cyclone, Astro Fighter and other theme rides to their hearts content. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
‘Reveling in beauty’:USU grad returns home to share Middle Eastern tradition of belly dancing Apr 21, 2008
The Salt Lake City native had discovered the art form at a belly dance festival she attended when she was 13. (The performers) were all wearing some form of glamour, all these different representations of womanhood reveling in their beauty and femininity, she said. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Tijuana dance community is finding its voice Apr 21, 2008
While Tijuana dancers may look to Mexico City and Europe for aesthetic models, there's also a history of exchanges with San Diego artists, including in recent years Tijuana troupes participating in Sushi Performance and Visual Art's mentoring program for emerging artists and in the Blurred Borders Dance Festival presented by the Patricia Rincon Dance Collective. This year's Blurred Borders (May 30-31) includes Lux Boreal, the company that's most likely to put Tijuana dance on the international... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dancing Dudes Apr 18, 2008
The idea of a men's dance festival takes a moment to sink in. Men don't typically have gender-identified dance, film or art shows; there's an underlying assumption that, unless stated otherwise, men will be in all of them. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Strange Kinoko Dance Company dances the ordinary Apr 15, 2008
Daisuke Muto -- a Japanese dance critic who has frequently visited Indonesia since 2005 and will be a curator at this year's Indonesian Dance Festival -- pointed out the new wave of Japanese dance has been haunted by dancers' conscience of poverty and resource deficiency in Japan's long history. But in a presentation here last December, Muto also argued it was exactly through all those sentiments Japanese dance found a particular path and alternative aesthetic, which he calls the "anti-spectacle... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
New NAC dance season features hottest companies, world premieres Apr 15, 2008
June The 2009 edition of the Canada Dance Festival is being held under the theme of cultural diversity in dance. It takes place June 27-29. (Canada.com)
