Jacob's Pillow Dance Company in the Berkshires is Summer Home to Most of the Dance World

by Bruce Chadwick - published 2023-07-08
How did you spend the spring? Pamela  Tatge, the executive director of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Company, in Beckett, Massachusetts, where thousands of New Jerseyans go each summer on vacation, spent it in Taiwan.

"Dance It Out!" Is Amplifying Community

by Shen Shellenberger, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-07-06
In addition to the jam-packed schedule of summer camp sessions and classes at the Perkins Center for the Arts, the Center has added a series of outdoor programs with the World Stage Series: Dance It Out! featuring four shows that highlight international music and dancing, including Afro-Puerto Rican, Cumbia, Middle Eastern and Bollywood styles, two Indie Nights that showcase three contemporary bands each night, and two Irish Music Session Meet and Greets, designed to bring together those in the community who favor traditional Irish music and instruments.

Two-Time GRAMMY Award-Winning Attacca Quartet Pairs with American Repertory Ballet for an Evening of Contemporary Ballet

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 7:00pm, the Princeton Festival presents the two-time Grammy Award-Winning Attacca Quartet paired with dancers from the American Repertory Ballet for an Evening of Contemporary Ballet. On the program are ballet excerpts from Circadia, choreographed by Caili Quan to the music of Gabriella Smith’s Carrot Revolution, and Wood Work, choreographed by Ethan Stiefel to Nordic folk tunes arranged by the Danish String Quartet.

Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre presents "Feria de Sevilla" in a Taste of Spain

(WOODBRIDGE, NJ) -- Join New Jersey's premier Spanish & Flamenco Dance Company, the critically acclaimed Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre, on Sunday, June 25 from 2:30pm to 6:00pm (rain date: Sunday, July 2 ) as it transports you, your friends and family to the famous Spanish fair, La Feria de Sevilla at the Parker Press Park (located at 428 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge, NJ). Immerse yourself in the vibrant colors, sights, sounds, tastes and smells of Spain. Admission to this colorful and exciting festival is free!

NJPAC's 2023-24 Dance Season

(NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced its upcoming 2023-24 dance season including the NJPAC debut of the Limón Dance Company, a world premiere, celebrations of Kwanzaa, the Lunar New Year, St. Patrick's Day, and Mother's Day, and more. In what has become an annual tradition, the winter season welcomes two different productions of the Nutcracker: the traditional classical version by the State Ballet Theater of Ukraine followed by a spectacular re-imagined contemporary version, The Hip Hop Nutcracker.

Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater presents "Architects of Dance" at Bell Works on May 18th

(DEAL PARK, NJ) -- Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT), the Jersey Shore's professional ballet company, will present a one-night-only special event, "Architects of Dance," featuring the Company in choreography by some of the greatest modern dancers of our time who will also perform on the program, on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 7:30pm, in the Atrium at Bell Works Studio in Holmdel.

PHOTOS from The Starlight Jazz Show at McLoone's Supper Club

by John Posada - published 2023-04-01
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- The Starlight Jazz Show is a collaboration of vocalists, live band and dancers dazzling you with show-stopping Jazz and Broadway performances! A seamless blend of vocal styling, captivating choreography, costumes, props and beautiful music that will have you swaying under the stars to timeless classics.

PHOTOS from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Atlantic City Ballet

by John Posada - published 2023-03-31
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- On March 26, the Atlantic City Ballet performed "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Caesars and photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos. Founding Artistic Director/Choreographer Phyllis Papa first choreographed the classic Shakespeare play as a ballet in 2006, following the comic storyline and it has remained in the repertoire for the AC Ballet.

Carolyn Dorfman Dance Celebrates Four Decades Of A Moving Legacy In Two Evenings Of Multimedia Performance-exhibits At The Morris Museum

by Laurie Granieri, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-03-30
How much can art hold? Are we asking too much when we wish that it would make meaning out of our lives? Carolyn Dorfman doesn't think so; she never has. As founder and artistic director of the Union- and New York City-based modern dance company Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Dorfman has always taken bold swings.