Dance till the stars come down from the rafters
Dance, Dance, Dance till you drop.
–W. H. Auden
Photo by Ruth Judson
Dance, Dance, Dance
January 29, 2014 By
Congratulations, BalletNova Center for Dance
January 27, 2014 By
Big congrats to the dancers at BalletNova Center for Dance for their incredible performance and to everyone at BalletNova Center for Dance for receiving Outstanding School Award at Youth American Grand Prix in Pittsburgh this past weekend!!!
Chelen Middlebrook – placed 1st in Contemporary and 2nd in Classical in the Junior Division. Amara Forsley placed in the top 12 in both categories in the Senior Division.
Woohoo!! Well deserved!
Happy Birthday, Mikhail!!!
January 27, 2014 By
Happy Birthday to the magnificent Mikhail Baryshnikov!!!
Happy 110th Birthday, Mr. B!!
January 23, 2014 By
Happy 110th Birthday to the greatest Mr. B!! Thank you for all your incredibly inspiring works to Dance.
Photo Courtesy NYCB Archives Ballet Society Collection.
Hombre: Meet the Artist
January 20, 2014 By
This past Saturday, January 18, 2014 we were showered by many incredible works by our dear friend Tati Valle-riestra at her exhibition ‘Hombre’. In her paintings her unique artistic eye captured those men’s body language, mood, and spirit in such a different way. The colors were so vibrant and dramatic that really catches your attention. Her amazing watercolor paintings will be on display until February 2. Go check it out!
Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Friday 12 -5 pm. Saturday 11 am – 5 pm and Sunday 12 – 5 pm. Artspace 109: 109 North Fairfax Street, 3rd Level, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Tati Valle-riestra’s website: www.tativalleriestraart.com
Party Time at Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival Artists Receptions!!
January 16, 2014 By
It was a great night at the Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival Artists Reception last night… We had a wonderful time meeting many other performers who will be performing at the festival from February 23 through March 10! There was a preview performance from the festival. We got to see a sneak peek at their work in progress from Furia Flamenca Dance Company. Estela Velez de Paredez, the Artistic Director/Choreographer, and one of her dancer did a fantastic performance. We can’t wait for our performance at 1 pm on March 8 at Atlas Performing Arts Center – Lang Theater and many other performances from the festival. Tickets: https://atlasarts.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0Si00000023ucDEAQ
What are We Fighting for?
January 14, 2014 By
When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favor of the war effort, he simply replied, “then what are we fighting for?”
Photo by Lindsay Benson Garrett
Happy Belated 106 Birthday to JOSÉ LIMÓN! January 12, 2014
January 13, 2014 By
HAPPY 106th BIRTHDAY JOSÉ LIMÓN! (born January 12, 1908 died 1972)
GDC Ringing the New Year!
January 9, 2014 By
We are proud to be a featured performer at the 2014 Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival. This year, the festival will spotlight more than 800 established and emerging artists in 125 performances of music, dance, theater and spoken word over three weekends, from Feb. 23 to March 10. GDC will be presenting ‘An Afternoon With Gin’ at 1 pm on Saturday, March 8. It will be a full afternoon production featuring the Company’s newest works including ‘The Teller’ and ‘UnChain‘ along side award nominated pieces ‘The Core’ and ‘Dear Mr. Cooper’. It will be a wonderful afternoon of dance.
- When:
1:00 pm, March 8, 2014
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Where:Atlas Performing Arts Center – Land Theater1333 H Street NEWashington, DC 20002
- Tickets: Click here
It’s Good to be BACK!!
January 7, 2014 By
Yesterday was our 1st day back and it was frigid outside (6 degrees, windchill -13)… but we were working hard and sweating inside the studio at BalletNova Center for Dance. It was so good to see everyone! We were working on my new work ‘Face to Face’.
