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Bessies Are Back After a Hiatus, Primed for a Major Makeover
September 10, 2010 Bessies Are Back After a Hiatus, Primed for a Major Makeover By GIA KOURLAS Last year the Bessies, otherwise known as the New York Dance and Performance Awards, took a breather. The hiatus was a temporary solution to a bigger problem:…
WHITE WAVE CELEBRATES THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL
WHITE WAVE’s Artistic Director Young Soon Kim founded the DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL in 2001, and presented the first event a scant month after 9/11. Now a decade on, the Festival is a vital component of New York’s contemporary dance scene, which…
US Pledges to Make Artist Visas Easier to Get
Backstage: Getting visas for visiting artists to get easier The Washington Post By Jane Horwitz Wednesday, August 4, 2010 It's never simple -- or inexpensive -- when small, nonprofit theater companies decide to bring in artists from abroad. The…
DNA Update and How You Can Help
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 We Danced in the Rain Thank You It's Making a Difference Dear DNA Community, Thank you, we are being heard and it's making a difference. Hundreds of you came out in the pouring rain yesterday, dancing and chanting in…
NDI's Cultural Exchange with the Shanghai Children's Palace
Disparate Cultures Engage in a Youthful Dance Wall Street Journal By PIA CATTON Dance students flock to New York City every summer to take classes and workshops that aren't offered in their hometowns. But for five young Chinese dancers, this summer…
Ask USCIS to Improve the Artist Visa Process!
Ask USCIS to Improve the Artist Visa Process! Dear Michelle, July 15, Washington, DC - Performing arts organizations experiencing difficulty obtaining artist visas have a new opportunity…
Open Call Times Square Arts
Bring your Art Projects and Events to Times Square Letters fo Interest due on July 15, 2010 For Complete Details: http://www.timessquarenyc.org/arts/opencall.htm Photograph by Ka-Man Tse of SOMEWHERE I READ, by…
ADF Call for Entries
The American Dance Festival is is pleased to announce a call for entries for the 15th annual Dancing for the Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance. Showcasing work that makes innovative statements about the integration of movement and…
