The University Museum at Texas Southern University is hosting an exhibit called "Dance Theatre of Harlem - 40 Years of Firsts".  The exhibit runs through April 28th and includes photos, costumes and more.  In conjunction with this exhibit, the following special events are also planned -

Tuesday April 2nd - Serious Dancers Workshop with Laura Anderson and Dwight Baxter

Saturday April 6th - African Americans in Classic Ballet with Dwight Baxter and Lauren Anderson

Sunday…

As many schools, studios and companies gear up towards spring performances, the air becomes heavy with sequins, rhinestones and fabric.  As fun as it can be to flip through a costume catalog or two, looking at the artwork of historical dance costumes is much more inspiring.

Enjoy this armchair tour of some wonderful dance costume collections -

• Ballet Russe - Leon Baskt and Pablo Picasso were two of the designers.  This link takes you to a collection of pieces by Baskt,…

“The Balkan Countries and the EU: On the path to becoming EU Members”

(Belgrade, April 15^th – 19^th, 2013)

Seminar Agenda

Cultural Diplomacy in Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDE) is a network of individuals, who have an interest in exploring and strengthening relations between European States. The program is based on the recognition that the increasing…

The European African Alliance: Enhancing the Inter-cultural Dialogue between Europe and Africa to promote the Stability and economic Development within the two Continents

(Brussels, April 15^th – 19^th, 2013)

Seminar Agenda

Cultural Diplomacy in Africa: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDA) is a network of young individuals from across the world, who share an interest in…

“African Perspectives: An African Vision for Positive Developments in Africa”

The Conference is Co-organized and Co-hosted by Brand South Africa and the ICD

(Pretoria, April 7th – 11th, 2013)

www.au-culturaldiplomacy-conference.org

This unprecedented gathering within the African continent will seek to highlight Africa´s self-attained achievements with…

“Human Rights Protection & International Law: The Multifaceted Dilemma of Restraining and Promoting International Interventions”

Co-hosted by the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy & Ministry of Interior of Iceland

(Reykjavik, Iceland; April 10^th – 13^th, 2013)

www.reykjavikcongress.org…

Long Island's "Newsday" has published an article on Ballet Ambassadors, the "encore career" for which I was named a Purpose Prize Fellow. Here's the link to the story online. The piece will be in the hard copy of the paper tomorrow, Saturday, March 9th 2013.…