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The Boston Conservatory Dance Ensemble Presents “Triple Play,” Feb. 16-19
(BOSTON) The Boston Conservatory Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Cathy Young, presents Triple Play, a varied program featuring a wide range of aesthetic and technical approaches, including a premiere by Daniel Pelzig, and live music by Music Division students. Performances take place Thursday–Saturday, Feb. 16–18 at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, Feb. [...]
Arts Lines
Starting with the November 2100 issue, the Fenway News will be publishing a separate selection of short items about arts and cultural news in our neighborhoods. These were previously mixed in with the Community Newslines items. A Circuitous Path from Harvard Square to Hemenway Street On the first anniversary of its new 350-seat theater on [...]
Hibernian Hall Presents “Well I See: The Music in the Motion”
In an extraordinary collaboration featuring the Makanda Project of Boston and Mickey Davidson and Friends Dance Company of New York City, Hibernian Hall will present a concert exploring relationships between jazz music and movement in the context of Makanda Ken McIntyre’s compositions. Called, “Well I See: The Music in the Motion,” the performance takes place on Saturday, November 5 at [...]
Boston Conservatory Names New Director of the Dance
by Ruth Khowais On the first anniversary of its new 350-seat theater on Hemenway Street, the Boston Conservatory announced the appointment of a new Director of the Dance Division. Cathy Young, the new director, has taught at more than 30 colleges across the US and is known as a teacher, performer, and choreographer of jazz [...]
BLO Concert on 8/31 Features Boston Ballet Dancers
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 7pm Who: Boston Landmarks Orchestra Jonathan McPhee, guest conductor In collaboration with Boston Ballet Featuring Dancers of Boston Ballet What: Free Concert The Boston Landmarks Orchestra performs at the Hatch Shell, in its first collaboration with the Boston Ballet, featuring dancers of [...]
News Notes – January 2
Finding light in the dark – The Mother Courage of war- and rape-torn Congo comes to the stage in ‘Ruined’ By Laura Collins-Hughes – Globe Staff / January 2, 2011 Nelson Mandela was a prisoner, not a president, when Liesl Tommy and her family emigrated from South Africa to the United States in the mid-1980s. [...]
News Notes – November 23
NEC’s ‘Flute’ magical but uneven By Matthew Guerrieri Globe Correspondent / November 22, 2010 The New England Conservatory’s production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute’’ demonstrates how far conceptual flair can carry an opera: not far enough. It looked good; and, with some fine singing and polished sounds from the orchestra (conducted by John Greer), it [...]
Announcement – Anna Sokolow’s Centennial To Be Celebrated
SOKOLOW NOW! The Anna Sokolow Archival Dance Company Celebrates Anna Sokolow’s Centennial June 5, 2010, 8 pm Boston University Dance Theater FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Modern Dance Theater May 2010 Media Contact for Sokolow Now!: Mary Curtin, 617-241-9664, 617-470-5867 (cell), [email protected] Managing Director for Sokolow Dance Foundation: Suellen Haag, [email protected] [high rez digital images available upon [...]
Urban Nutcracker: Familiar Classic Updated
Photo by Petr Metlicka by Tracey Cusick Like an updated Shakespeare play, BalletRox’s Urban Nutcracker puts a familiar story in a different setting. The story follows the same outline as the “traditional” Nutcracker story: a fancy party, the gift of a nutcracker, a young girl dreaming, and the nutcracker coming to life in the dream. [...]
Announcement: BalletRox Fall Season Kick-Off Event
The following invitation has been extended by BalletRox: Greetings! We invite you to attend the BalletRox Fall Season Kick-Off Event!on September 8, 2009 from 9pm until …at Bella Luna, The Brewery, 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plainwww.milkywayjp.com Come learn about the upcoming BalletRox season and enjoy some fantastic music! DJ Addison Post, who spins at local [...]