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The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
Receives $10,000 NEA Challenge America Grant
The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL has received a $10,000 Challenge America Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The grant will allow the Center to help underwrite the cost for OceanDance, a free dance performance held annually on Hollywood Beach. In 2006, more than 6,000 people came out to see Philadelphia-based Philadanco perform over New Year's weekend. This year's event will be held on Dec. 30 and 31.
The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood presents innovative, unique visual and performing arts programs. Its exhibitions, dance, music and theater offerings introduce fresh perspectives to the arts. Education programs for children and adults celebrate creativity and excellence. For more information, call (954) 921-3274 or visit www.ArtAndCultureCenter.org.
Curtain Call Dance Festival
& Dance Council Honors
The Dance Council & Curtain Call Costumes, a new corporate sponsor) join together for the Dallas Dance Festival, September 29, 7:30 pm & September 30, 2:00 pm at the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak St. Dallas, TX. The cost of the event is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students.
This Festival has been a part of the fall dance tradition for the past two decades. Formerly known as the Dallas Dance Festival, the Curtain Call Dance Festival has launched the fall dance season for almost 25 years, featuring excellence in dance from the Metroplex and the State of Texas.
The festival features a diverse roster from the region and state and DC Scholarship Recipients:
Professional Companies include:
• Dallas Black Dance Theatre (Dallas)
• Metropolitan Classical Ballet (Arlington)
• American Repertory Ensemble (Austin)
Pre-Professional Companies include:
• Texas Ballet Theater School (Fort Worth)
• Dance Continuum (Bedford)
• Tuzer Ballet (Richardson)
Higher Education Companies include:
• Mary Williford Shade of Texas Woman's
University (Denton)
• Erin Mallar, MFA Graduate, Southern Methodist
University (Dallas)
• Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing
& Visual Arts - African Dance Ensemble (Dallas)
For more information and photos on the Curtain Call Dance Festival contact the Dance Council at 214-219-2290 or director@thedancecouncil.org
The Four Seasons
From September 20 - 30, 2007, Houston Ballet presents The Four Seasons, its fall mixed repertory program that features a world premiere by Stanton Welch, the company premiere of Ji?í Kylián's "Petite Mort," and a revival of William Forsythe's seminal twentieth century classic, "In the middle, somewhat elevated." Houston Ballet will give six performances of The Four Seasons at Wortham Theater Center in downtown Houston. Tickets may be purchased by calling 713 227 2787 or by visiting www.houstonballet.org.
Nevada Ballet Theatre
Nineteen students from The Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre are recipients of the annual Liberace Scholarship, awarded by the Liberace Foundation. The Liberace Foundation for the Performing and Creative Arts was founded in 1976. In 1980, the foundation awarded its first major scholarship series, giving $10,000 scholarships to five learning institutions across the country. Since then, five million dollars in scholarship grants and approximately 2,200 students in over 100 universities, schools and organizations have benefited from these scholarships.
The 2007 Scholarship awardees are: Catherine Dube, Ernest Constantine Reynolds, Kelly Callahan, Isabella Schleiker, Monika Haczkiewicz, Austin Xi, Hannah Sandhu, Glynis Irving, Nathalie Zhang, Penelope Borg, Aiste Cechaviciute, Alexandra Keft, Victoria Kennedy, Celine Eskardari, Jorin Stinar-Medina, Maciel Ramos, Katia Brim, Rusne Kuzmickas and Paris Bramson. Judging for these scholarships were Artistic Director Bruce Steivel, Academy Director Victoria Stocki-Kim and faculty member Ella Gourkova.
In order to audition, students were nominated by an Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre faculty member. Criteria for nomination included: dedication, personality, leadership, attendance, talent and merit. Nevada Ballet Theatre has been the recipient of the Liberace Foundation's generosity since 2000. Each year, local arts organizations are encouraged to apply for this grant for their students who have shown exemplary effort in the areas of music, theatre, dance and the visual arts. Students are deemed "Liberace Scholars" for the year and are encouraged to use this opportunity to grow and strengthen in their particular area of the arts.
In addition to the money allocated to the Academy for scholarships, Nevada Ballet Theatre's apprentice program (under the professional company of dancers) is being sponsored in part by the Liberace Foundation for the 2007-2008 season.
Nevada Ballet Theatre also awards its own special scholarship - The Nancy Houssels Scholarship, named after Nevada Ballet Theatre Co-Founder and Co-Chairwoman, affords one student per year the opportunity to develop their talent and love of dance by covering a full season's tuition.