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Antonio Fini's Fini Dance offers generous scholarships for its Summer Intensives in both Villapiana Italy and NYC.  Ballet and modern dance teachers in Italy, July 9-28, include Terese Capucilli (Juilliard and Graham), Michael Mao (Mao Dance), Joao Carvalho (Paul Taylor School), Tabata Caldironi (La Scala of Milan), and more.  Teachers in NYC, August 5-15, include Carvalho, Mao9, Logan Kruger (Limon), Katherine Duke (Erick Hawkins), and more, plus a special meeting with Janet Eilber, artistic…See More

Martita Goshen, dancer/choreographer/conservationist, will present her Earthworks in the premiere of "Between Heaven and Earth," a continuation of the odyssey inspired by the legacy of the great American racehorse Barbaro and his nation.  "Horses are sentinels to the natural order," remarked Goshen, "the entire animal kingdom reflects heaven's mirror.  We all carry deep stories, as do they.  We are here to listen."   Performers are Goshen, Annmaria Mazzini, Grace Ho, Patricia Ruiz, Ioanna…See More

Martita Goshen, dancer/choreographer/conservationist, will present her Earthworks in the premiere of "Between Heaven and Earth," a continuation of the odyssey inspired by the legacy of the great American racehorse Barbaro and his nation.  "Horses are sentinels to the natural order," remarked Goshen, "the entire animal kingdom reflects heaven's mirror.  We all carry deep stories, as do they.  We are here to listen."   Performers are Goshen, Annmaria Mazzini, Grace Ho, Patricia Ruiz, Ioanna…See More

Mark DeGarmo Salon Performances end this season with two outstanding choreographer: Callie Hatchett and Can Wang.  The Salon Performances, held in an intimate studio at the Clement Center, give viewers an up close look at the creation of works, and the chance to engage and participate.  There will also be a DeGarmo work on the program.See More

Great American choreographer Eliot Feld presents his KIDS DANCE, 63 whiz-kids, ages 11-18, who are trained tuition free at Feld's Ballet Tech.  The program will feature four Feld classics: Hello Fancy, the choreographer's first dance created for the children in 1992; the effervescent trio Joggers; KYDZNY, a bubbly Balkan piece for an ensemble of 39; and A Stair Dance, a romp on a flight of stairs dedicated to Gregory Hines.See More

Mimi Garrard Dance Company returns to New York Live Arts with a performance of dance both live and on film.  Garrard, a former member of the Alwin Nikolais Company, has received awards from film festivals from India to Venezuela for her innovative videos of dance.   Superb dancer Austin Selden will appear in Garrard films and live in new works created by both Garrard and Selden.See More

Lydia Johnson Dance announces 3 performances at the Ailey Citigroup Theater.  The 13-member ensemble will be joined by guest artist Craig Hall, former soloist with New York City Ballet, who will appear in Johnson's Night and Dreams, partnering principal LJD dancer Laura DiOrio in several pas de deux that are woven into the piece.  The program will also feature other Johnson ballets set to music by Handel, Gorecki, and the world premiere of Clearing, to piano works by Philip Glass.See More

Mimi Garrard Dance Company returns to New York Live Arts with a performance of dance both live and on film.  Garrard, a former member of the Alwin Nikolais Company, has received awards from film festivals from India to Venezuela for her innovative videos of dance.   Superb dancer Austin Selden will appear in Garrard films and live in new works created by both Garrard and Selden.See More

Manhattan's innovative contemporary ballet company Neville Dance Theatre takes on legendary composer Terry Riley's 1963 musical masterpiece "In C" in a bold new work entitled "53 Movements" for their 13th season.  Often referred to as the founding work of music minimalism, Terry Riley's pioneering composition "In C" consists of 53 short, set musical phrases played with improvisational aspects.  In the same vein, choreographer Brenda Neville and dancers have created 53 corresponding…See More

Soaking WET, the dance series curated by David Parker and produced by Jeffrey Kazin, announce the May 16-19 performancesm featuring all female casts of creators and performers, led by choreographers Ellis Wood and Kate Digby, and writer Erika Batdorf.Program A: Ellis Wood Dance (May 16, 17, 18 at 7 PM & May 19 at 2 PM). The premiere of "Earthbound," in which dancers create various spaces by moving structures to form pathways, space, and surfaces.Program B: Kate Digby, choreographer, and…See More

Alessandra Corona presents her Performing Works in two evenings, two different programs of dance/theater works by choreographers Manuel Vignoulle and Guido Tuveri.  June 1 program is W2! by Manuel Vignoulle, an exploration of the evolution of the male/female dynamic in history from a contemporary man's point of view; and Just Joy, by Guido Tuveri & Company, a celebration of the stages of life.   June 2 program is a repeat of W2! and Tuveri's InnerAction, inspired by the idea of…See More

Michael Mao Dance begins its 26th year with a program of major Mao dances, highlighted by his D.S.C.H., called "a stunning work to Shostakovich's String Quartet #8" following its 1994 debut.  The program also features, in a lighter vein, dances to music by Kurt Weill, Huang Ruo, and Taiko drumming.See More