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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Artistic Director Terrence S. Orr announced the departure of principal dancers Jennifer Langenstein and Dmitri Kulev. The married couple recently gave birth to a third child and is returning home to Texas in order to be close to their family...The Martha Hill Award was presented on November 28th to lighting designer and teacher Ruth E. Grauert, associated for over 40 years with the Alwin Nikolais Dance Theater.
Festival Ballet Providence continues its tradition of celebrating Valentine's Day weekend with romance at VMA Arts & Cultural Center with a triple bill of three aspects of love, by three
talented choreographers: George Balanchine's Allegro Brillante, and world premieres by Gianni Di Marco and Viktor Plotnikov. Balanchine and MORE! will be performed February 10-12th at the VMA Arts & Cultural Center, 1 Avenue of the Arts, with performances at 7:30 pm Friday, 7:30 pm Saturday, and 2:30 pm Sunday. Contact www.tickets.com; 800.919.6272; Festival Ballet Providence, 401.353.1129; the VMA Arts & Cultural Center (401.272.4862) during box office hours; or visit www.festivalballet.com.
Stars of the 21st Century, featuring principal dancers from the world's major ballet companies, will once again gather for a Gala Performance at The State Theater, Lincoln Center, Monday February 13 at 8 PM. Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Kirov Ballet, Munich Ballet, New York City Ballet, and Paris Opera Ballet will be joined by dancers from Complexions USA and Tango Metropolis Argentina. American Ballet Theatre/Irina Dvorovenko, Maxim Beloserkovsky; Bolshoi Ballet/Svetlana Lunkina, Ruslan Skvortsov; Complexions Inc. USA/Desmond Richardson, Tai Jimenez; Kirov Ballet/Andrian Fadeyev; Munich Ballet/Lucia Lacarra, Cyril Pierre; New York City Ballet/Sofiane Sylve; Paris Opera Ballet/ Mathilde Froustey; Tango Metropolis Argentina/Pilar Alvarez, Claudio Hoffmann. Monday February 13, 2006, State Theater/Lincoln Center; Reservations: 212/307-4100 or theater box office.
Alicia Smith was awarded 2005 Tap Teacher Award at the New York City Tap Festival. Alicia is the first and only native Michigan tap teacher to be honored at this level...
Ben Stevenson, artistic director of Texas Ballet Theater, that world-renowned dancer Carlos Acosta, will perform with Texas Ballet Theater in two exquisite performances during the 2005/06 Season. Mr. Acosta, considered one of the finest dancers in the world today, will dance the Corsaire pas de deux in TBT's February mixed rep program, now titled Stars and Premieres. Stars and Premieres will be performed at Bass Performance Hall on February 17, 18 at 8:00 P.M. and February 19 at 2:00 P.M. Mr. Acosta will also dance the "Corsaire" pas de deux during a One-Night-Only Dallas premiere performance, being held at The Majestic Theatre on March 31, 2006.
More news from TBT: Officials of Texas Ballet Theater recently announced the appointment of a new managing director. John Toohey, general manager of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association, will begin in the role effective January 23, 2006 and will be responsible for operational oversight of this $5M ballet company. Toohey will work together with artistic director Ben Stevenson, O.B.E., with Stevenson overseeing all artistic areas and Toohey overseeing all staff and support functions.
From February 23 - March 5, 2006, Houston Ballet presents the highlight of the company's 2005-2006 season: a lavish new production of Swan Lake by Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch.
WHEN:
At 7:30 pm on February 23, 25 & March 3, 4, 2006
At 2:00 pm on February 26 & March 5, 2006
At 1:30pm on March 4, 2006
WHERE: Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center
501 Texas Avenue in downtown Houston
TICKETS: Start at $17. Call (713) 227 ARTS or 1 800 828 ARTS and are also available at Houston Ballet Box Office at Wortham Theater Center downtown at Texas at Smith Street, or you can purchase tickets online at www.houstonballet.org
Three choreographers have been selected to receive a $10,000 fellowship through the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Dance Miami Fellowship Program. They are Octavio Campos, Karen Peterson, and Augusto Soledade...Nashville Ballet presents "The Rite of Spring" and "Firebird," Friday, February 17 at 8:00 pm; Saturday, February 18 at 8:00 pm ; Sunday, February 19 at 2:00 pm at the Polk Theater at TPAC.
The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL will present a master class taught by Dance Now! Ensemble's Co-Artistic Director Diego Salterini on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006. Appropriate for all skill levels, this jazz technique class will take place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center, 1770 Monroe St. Theater doors open at 10:30 a.m. Cost is $12 per person. To register or receive more information, please call (954) 924-8175 or visit www.artandculturecenter.org. More from the Center: The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood presents the Dance Now! Ensemble at 8 p.m. at the Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center on Friday, Feb 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006. Tickets are also $18 per person for groups of 10 or more people. The master class cost is $12 per person. To purchase tickets, register for the class or receive more information, please call (954) 924-8175. You can also buy tickets and learn more about the performance through the Center's Web site: www.artandculturecenter.org.
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival holds an audition at the San Francisco Dance Center, San Francisco, CA on Saturday, February 12 for several of The School's 2006 summer dance programs: Contemporary; Jazz; and
Cultural Traditions: Cuba Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. The San Francisco audition will be led by Robert Moses, Artistic Director of Robert Moses' Kin. Registration begins at 1:30pm. Applicants must arrive in time to register and warm-up before the audition class begins. The class runs from 2:30 to 4:00pm and a $10 audition fee, cash only, is required at registration. Dancers interested in applying to The School at Jacob's Pillow, and who live within 150 miles of the audition site, are strongly encouraged to attend the audition. Those who live outside the 150-mile radius, or those interested in The School's Choreographers' Lab or Ballet Programs, should contact Jacob's Pillow at 413.243.9919 or visit www.jacobspillow.org for video application requirements. From January until April 2006, The School at Jacob's Pillow also auditions dancers in Miami, Philadelphia, Columbus, and New York, in three international locations, and
recruits participants at national dance festivals and conferences. The audition is not open for observation by the public, parents, or friends. The San Francisco Dance Center is located at 26 7th Street, 5th Fl. Please
visit www.sfdancecenter.org or call 415.863.3040 for travel directions. For all other inquiries, please call 413.243.9919 or visit www.jacobspillow.org.
Peggy Spina Tap celebrates 25 years with two weekends of performances, including two premieres, in the Spina Loft. Performances are Feb. 24-25 and March 3-4. Call 212.674.8885 for reservations and more information...The Dance Center of Columbia College presents the Chicago debut of Richard Alston Dance Company. Performances are Feb. 9-11 at 8pm at The Dance Center. From Feb. 23-25, The Dance Center will also present the Midwest debut of Quasar Dance Company, from Goiania, Brazil. For more information on both of these performances, call 312.344.8300, or visit dancecenter.org
Tulsa Ballet Theatre will revive Galina Samsova's production of "The Sleeping Beauty" on Feb. 10-12 at the Performing Arts Center in Tulsa, OK...Kathryn Posin's "Scheherazade" will be performed by the Milwaukee Ballet on Feb. 16-19 at the Marcus Center's Uihlein Hall in Milwaukee, WI, the Sacramento Ballet on March 30-April 2 at the Sacramento Community Center Theater in Sacramento, CA, and by the Nevada Ballet Theatre on May 12-14 at the Judy Bayley Theatre in Las Vegas, NV. Contact the various ballet companies for ticket information.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is now calling for nom-inees in the fine and performing arts for its 2006 Graduate Scholarship Program. The program offers some of the largest, most competitive scholarships available. The scholarships are worth up to $300,000 each. Jack Kent Cooke made his name in professional sports, including as owner of the Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Lakers. But he had another interest - the arts, a passion which, early in his career, led him to become a musician, composer, collector of art, and even a leader of a big band. Today, his legacy, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, is calling for nominees in the fine and performing arts for its 2006 Graduate Scholarship Program. The program offers some of the largest, most competitive scholarships available. The scholarships are worth up to $300,000 each.
The deadline for applying for these scholarships is May 1, 2006. Candidates, who can be either current students or recent alumni, must be nominated by the faculty representative at their undergraduate institution. The list of faculty representatives, eligibility criteria, and application materials are available on the Foundation's website, www.jackkentcookefoundation.org, or by calling 1-800-498-6478.
The Foundation will announce the recipients in early summer 2006. The value and duration of each award, which can total as much as $50,000 per year, varies based on such factors as the institutional cost of attendance and other grants each student receives. A panel of national experts will assist the Foundation in selecting recipients. The Foundation last year awarded ten of these scholarships to students in the arts.