And the reliable delights of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” return Nov.
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The principal dancers Lauren Lovette, Ask la Cour, Abi Stafford and Maria Kowroski will give farewell performances, part of a wave of notable dancer departures that continues into the winter and spring seasons. 17) also includes the annual fashion gala, featuring Sidra Bell and Andrea Miller’s first stage works for City Ballet - both made digital pieces for the company last year - costumed by the designers Christopher John Rogers (for Bell’s piece) and Esteban Cortázar (for Miller’s). Will there be a dry eye in the house when “Serenade” opens City Ballet’s first show back at its Lincoln Center home? The company’s fall season (Sept. NEW YORK CITY BALLET George Balanchine’s heart-catching “Serenade” brought even the imperious Martha Graham to tears. 13), which collages the movements of six dancers with layered animation. 1-15), which explores the choreographer’s long-distance friendship with a fellow practitioner of Odissi classical dance and Jordan Demetrius Lloyd’s “Trip Gloss” (Nov. Several other premieres stem from the BAC Artist Commissions initiative, created to support artists during the pandemic, including Sooraj Subramaniam’s “Other Places of Being” (Nov. Mats Ek and Ana Laguna - lifetime collaborators, and husband and wife - will debut his-and-hers solos choreographed by Ek and filmed at their home in Sweden (Oct. “In Conversation With Merce” features excerpts from Merce Cunningham’s 1972 work “Landrover” performed by dancers from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, complemented by new works from Kyle Abraham and Liz Gerring that respond to Cunningham’s choreography (Sept. 28-30.īARYSHNIKOV ARTS CENTER The center’s fall season will be entirely digital, with programs offered free on the company’s website. 16, and the choreographer Britta Joy Peterson’s “Already There,” an immersive installation in the center’s Studio K, runs Oct. Two D.C.-area artists will present new works in the REACH this fall: the tap dancer Quynn Johnson’s film “Rhythm Is Our Business” debuts on Sept. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS The Kennedy Center’s new REACH expansion - a collection of studios, classrooms and public spaces that opened in 2019 - offers a friendly, intimate home for some of the organization’s most intriguing dance programming. Johnson) and a National Dance Day celebration on Sept. A kaleidoscope of percussive dance and music from around the world, it includes striking artist pairings (the kathak dancer Barkha Patel with the tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman the B-girl Rokafella with the percussive dancer Ryan K. Casel brought in the director and producer Torya Beard, her partner in art and life, to help organize Little Island’s first dance festival. These are some of the many exciting events happening at "On Stage" America! We hope to see you at our regionals during the upcoming season, as well as at our nationals next summer.LITTLE ISLAND DANCE FESTIVAL Little Island has quickly become something of a dance hot spot - thanks in large part to the resident artist Ayodele Casel, a tap dancer and choreographer of radiant generosity. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the entire team! (Melissa Vella, finalist on the Fox television show, So You Think You Can Dance, was originally slated to be part of "On Stage" America's Team USA you may have heard her mention this incredible opportunity on the show.) Fifty-one dancers from several different studios became part of "On Stage" America's Team USA, performing at the Beijing Stadium along with hundreds of other participants representing countries from around the world for 100,000 spectators, as well as for a worldwide television audience. This tremendous honor has provided us the opportunity to showcase, in an international arena, some of the outstanding dancers who compete in "On Stage" America competitions. In 2005, "On Stage" America was chosen to represent the United States of America at the Beijing International Cultural Arts Festival in China. Known in the industry for our integrity, the caliber of our judging and our well-run comps, we have an excellent reputation among studio directors, teachers, parents and students. Welcome! We're "On Stage" America, the nation's leading dance competition company encouraging dancers to achieve their highest potential in a fun, and positive environment.