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Wagner College Theatre brings Terrence McNally’s ‘And Away We Go’ to Stage One
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Wagner College Theatre is set to present “And Away We Go,” a vibrant journey through the history of theater penned by acclaimed playwright Terrence McNally. The production, directed by Professor Theresa McCarthy, will run from Nov. 21-24 at Stage One on Wagner College’s Grymes Hill campus. “And Away We Go” playfully…
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Tampa family again performing their Nutcracker twist
TAMPA — For the 17th straight year in Tampa, the Jansen Dance Project will present “Goin’ Nuts,” a modern-day twist on the classic “The Nutcracker” ballet. Troy and Kristen Jansen founded the Jansen Dance Project. Troy Jansen also wrote “Goin’ Nuts,” a contemporary re-imagining of “The Nutcracker,” almost 20 years ago. For the past 17 years,…
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Tickets to go on sale for ‘Book of Mormon,’ Kravis Center Gala with Harry Connick Jr.
Tickets go on sale this week for two of the robust lineup of live events coming this spring to the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts — including a performance by a hit musician at the center’s annual gala. The West Palm Beach performing arts venue began selling tickets Friday for the hit musical “The…
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Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre presents holiday dance program
Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre presents Winter Fest, a holiday performance Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 13-15 at the Florence black-box theater. (Photo provided/GHDT) The Gregory Hancock Dance Theater (GHDT) presents a new holiday dance program to honor global holidays. Winter Fest celebrates this seasons’ holidays from around the world, such as St. Nicholas Day, Kwanzaa, Diwali,…
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Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship gives artists opportunity for rest; inspiration
Clare Longendyke, one of the 2022-2023 Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship recipient, learning traditional Balinese music in Bali. (Photo provided/Indy Arts Council) Fifty of Central Indiana’s creative minds received $12,000 each through the Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship. The fellowship was created by the Indy Arts Council and Lilly Endowment Inc. in the 1990s and aims to…
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Canadian Brass opens UGA Presents Holiday Music Series
For more than 50 years, Canadian Brass has delighted audiences with virtuosity, showmanship and good humor. The quintet kicks off the UGA Presents Holiday Music Series on Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Hodgson Concert Hall. The other performers are The Kingdom Choir (Dec. 5), Kathy Mattea (Dec. 11), the Vienna Boys Choir (Dec. 18)…
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Elon’s fall dance concert explores concept of unboxing
Emotions, relationships, pushing past spatial limits, AI, social media and technology — all topics to be “unboxed” in Elon University’s fall dance concert. Elon’s fall dance concert, “UnBoxed,” will feature pieces from professors, student choreographers and guests, all sharing their perspectives on the theme of unboxing something and thinking outside the box. The artistic director…
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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is dancing the dream
Ballet dancers are bonkers flexible — they have to be to do the splits in midair or lift one leg higher and higher while making it look effortless. Aspen Ballet Santa Fe artistic director Tom Mossbrucker and executive director Jean-Philippe Malaty — both former dancers — now exercise a different kind of flexibility as they…
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Dance Del Bello Bringing Charles Dickens Classic To The Stage At Bucks
NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Dance Del Bello returns to the stage at the Bucks County Community College on Sunday, Nov. 17 with the season’s favorite holiday ghost story, “A Christmas Carol.” The characters from the Charles Dickens’ classic will come to life on stage through dance in this beautiful, high-spirited ballet featuring original choreography by…
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Children in Need: ‘Dance is the best thing that’s ever happened’
BBC A teenager injured in a horse-riding accident is among young people being helped by a Warwickshire charity. Liv said she struggled with the emotional impact and her recovery, but had been given a fresh start by Haddon Charity of Performing Arts, which is based in Nuneaton. “Now I have dance and it’s the best…
