In UnderScored, Ephrat Asherie and her company of dancers explore the forms of club dancing that arose in New York during the 1970s and 1980s as part of the house music scene. The work explores the almost utopian panracial/pansexual scene at the Paradise Garage and other popular venues in the midst of the HIV crisis, […]
A corner of the Liberty Station neighborhood will transform into an open-air theater for seven afternoon showings of the beloved seasonal production! As cherished holiday traditions converge with pandemic-era pivots, San Diego Ballet will be working alongside Liberty Station to stage drive-in performances of The Nutcracker. Ringing in the holiday season, San Diego Ballet Company […]
FEAST: A Ballet, merges visual art and ballet to explore the long history of colonial exploitation and consumption. In five distinct movements, FEAST: a ballet combines ornate imagery, playful storytelling, and powerful movement to explore the disturbing history of colonial exploitation and its effects on the world we live in. Immersed in a lavish set […]
Recorded Live at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, The Hip Hop Nutcracker is a holiday mash-up for the entire family. Directed and choreographed by Jennifer Weber, The Hip Hop Nutcracker is a contemporary dance spectacle set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless music. A unique and joyful event, this evening-length production is performed by a supercharged cast of […]
Following your own path throughout this Virtual dance experience with the bi-national dance company Lux Boreal, you will enter different contemporary scenes created and inspired from the “shelter in place” recommendations due to the pandemic COVID-19. Will you be able to find the exit to the Labyrinth? NOTE: If you would like to join in […]
(TRBP Artist Jeremy Zapanta, Photo by Carly Topazio Photography) The Rosin Box Projec’s 2021 Season: Variant, is all about adapting to the “new normal” and finding ways to Step Out […]
On March 16 2020, California officially received its first stay-at-home orders in response to COVID-19. In March of 2021, we will reflect on our experiences of this unusual and significant time with A Year of DisDANCE; a dance film showing about the ways in which we have adapted, reconsidered, forgotten, revived, mourned, amplified or otherwise […]
Emmy-nominated choreographer Jeremy McQueen encountered a photograph by Richard Ross at the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. Deeply moved by Ross’ work documenting the treatment of young people housed in the criminal justice system, McQueen sought out the expertise of social justice advocates and began crafting his groundbreaking new ballet and four-part […]
Dances to Strings Collaborators: Choreographer: Rebecca Margolick & Musician: Pete Polansky This spring LITVAKdance presents solos and duets by guest choreographers Maile Okamura and Rebecca Margolick & company dancers alongside 7 solo musicians. The music is a diverse array of sounds from Bach to contemporary classical compositions, Irish fiddle, Klezmer and Improvisational Jazz piano. Works […]
On the occasion of the centenary of Cuban dancer, choreographer, and artistic director Alicia Alonso, three luminaries from the dance community gather to share their perspectives on the complex and profound legacy of Alonso in her native Cuba and beyond. From her meteoric rise to fame as an understudy wowing American Ballet Theatre audiences as […]
Joffrey Ballet The @LaJollaMusicSociety presents Under the Trees’ Voices. Set to Symphony No. 2 by Italian composer Ezio Bosso and choreographed by Joffrey Rehearsal Director Nicolas Blanc, Under the Trees’ Voices channels the power of community in the age of social distancing. Much of the inspiration behind the choreography is a result of Blanc’s feelings during […]
“Stories Starting With…” features new works by Lauren Christie, Zaquia Mahler Salinas, Jaime Nixon, and grace shinhae jun with dancers Guillermo Castro, Desiree Cuizon, Marty Dorado, Nicole Oga and Chelsea Zeffiro. These pieces, both live performance and dance film works, connect us to where we come from, where we’ve been, and where we are going. […]
