Festivals Guide

Mellon Foundation Donates $3.5 Million To Ny City Center's Fall ... - Playbillarts
Mellon Foundation Donates $3.5 Million to NY City Center's Fall ...PlaybillArts, NY - 2 hours agoNew York City Center has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support its annual Fall for Dance festival. ...Fall for Dance Festival Receives Grant WNYCCity Center awarded $3.5 million grant Crain's New York BusinessNEW YORK CITY BALLET New YorkerNew York Timesall 5 news articles... More

Vision Festival Dance Music Series - December 12-17
A number of New York free-jazz luminaries will perform at the upcoming Vision Festival Dance Music Series.... More

Stringsdancevoicedrums - Vision Festival Dance Music Series - All About Jazz
StringsDanceVoiceDrums - Vision Festival Dance Music SeriesAll About Jazz, PA - 11 hours agoNew York, NY- Arts for Art is proud to present the first of four weeks to be devoted to Vision Dance Music Collaborations. The week ... Vision Festival Dance Music Series Jazz-Quadall 2 news articles... More

Dance: A Hot Young Choreographer Forms His Own Dance Company - International Herald Tribune
Dance: A hot young choreographer forms his own dance companyInternational Herald Tribune, France - 4 hours agoThe company, Morphoses the Wheeldon Company, is to make its debut in August at the Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado, followed by four to six ...Choreographer is invigorating classical dance Miami HeraldGambler Shakes Up Land of Tutus and Leotards New York TimesWheeldon dancing to a new tune The AgeGuardian Unlimitedall 5 news articles... More

Festival Featuring Ancient Indian Dance Forms Evolving With The Indian Diaspora
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, September 23, 2006: A 10-day festival featuring Indian dance forms such as Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi and Chhau started on September 22 at the Harbourfront. "Troupes from India, South Africa, Malaysia, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S., as well as Canada, will present dance based on modern interpretations of the Indian epics or blend traditional Indian styles with Western or African dance forms. Indians who have settled all over the world have adapted traditional dance styles to the cultures where they live. A dance troupe from South Africa will present a fusion of Bharatanatyam with Zulu dance at the festival, while a British group will perform Bharatanatyam paired with ballet, " the news release explains. Sudha Khandwani, the festival's artistic director, says, "We wanted to showcase the current evolution in Indian dance as it has travelled outside of India and taken root with the diaspora in other places and cultures. Dance does help to pass on the culture, because of all our art forms it is highly narrative and tells stories of the Hindu epics, so children can learn the culture through dance. But there is also tremendous visual beauty in these dance forms." Rasesh Thakkar, the festival's co-producer and brother to Khandwani, adds, "The source is still the great epics, but from a contemporary point of view reflecting contemporary sensibilities and issues. People of Indian origin who are born and raised out of India straddle two cultures in their lives, and it is quite expected that in their artistic expression also they would blend dance forms. The human body is the common heritage of all dance forms, though different dance styles use it differently. Indian dance styles are very firmly rooted on the ground, while ballet is more airborne." In summary the article says, "The festival also presents workshops and talks by international scholars and critics, examining issues such as how to remain true to tradition while giving full scope to creativity."... More

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