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Bessies Are Back After a Hiatus, Primed for a Major Makeover
September 10, 2010 Bessies Are Back After a Hiatus, Primed for a Major Makeover By GIA KOURLAS Last year the Bessies, otherwise known as the New York Dance and Performance Awards, took a breather. The hiatus was a temporary solution to a bigger problem:…
Call for Choreography
American Dance Guild Call for Choreography 2011 Performance Festival February 24-27, 2011 Deadline: October 30, 2010 After great enthusiasm and sold out performances at our Festival in 2009, the American Dance Guild (ADG) continues its…
ADF in NYC
Have you ever considered making NYC your dance home? Would you like to find out about the American Dance Festival, or deepen a previous ADF experience? The ADF January Intensive offers nine days of classes, panels, performances and more. Study with outstanding…
MAP Fund for Contemporary Arts Performance Projects Announces Application Guidelines
Deadline: October 15, 2010 (Online Letter of Inquiry) MAP Fund for Contemporary Arts Performance Projects Announces Application Guidelines Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and administered by Creative…
New NEA Appointment
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today that Michael Killoren will join the NEA as the Director of Local Arts Agencies and Challenge America Fast Track. Mr. Killoren will manage NEA's grantmaking for these two programs as well as develop…
WHITE WAVE CELEBRATES THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL
WHITE WAVE’s Artistic Director Young Soon Kim founded the DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL in 2001, and presented the first event a scant month after 9/11. Now a decade on, the Festival is a vital component of New York’s contemporary dance scene, which…
FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA ANNOUNCES WHITE HOUSE DANCE SERIES BEGINNING WITH TRIBUTE TO JUDITH JAMISON
First Lady’s September 7th White House Event Will Celebrate Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Artistic Director, Judith Jamison On September 7th, First Lady Michelle Obama will invite world renowned dance companies to perform at the Administration’s…
New NY Insurance Plan for Uninsured Residents Announced
My Fellow New Yorkers, I am writing to you today to let you know about a new temporary statewide insurance option for uninsured legal residents who have medical conditions. This new plan, called the NY Bridge Plan, is New York’s version of the…
