With summer drawing to a close, a common theme echoed by many is that it was too short and it was too cool. Yet, even with fall fast approaching, area dance companies are ready to turn up the heat. Following a very busy summer with its summer dance intensive and various performances throughout the summer, […]
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society was founded in 1958 to accommodate the influx of artists and performers who tended to appear around the edges of the traditional Edinburgh Festival, unannounced and unplanned. Instead of discouraging these performers from dropping in, they were incorporated into the event in the slightly anarchic spirit of the performers themselves. […]
“Ocean State Theatre Company brings quality drama” Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick is not exactly a cultural hub, consisting mostly of corporate properties and airport lodging. But the Ocean State Theatre Company, whose new state-of-the art facility is a converted garage, is bringing quality drama to the area. Their latest production is The All Night Strut, […]
“Selecting a dance instructor is a little bit like finding your own magic fairy” Being a dad is a real adventure with a learning curve that surpasses much else that I’ve done in life. I’m suspicious of anyone who says otherwise. When my little boy told me he wanted to dance, I mobilized my energy […]
With Christmas right around the corner, local dance companies come bearing a variety of holiday offerings to help get you into the Christmas spirit. From December 20 through 22, Festival Ballet Providence moves into PPAC for their annual production of The Nutcracker. Composed by Tchaikovsky in 1891, it is the most performed ballet in the […]
With the holidays and countless productions of The Nutcracker around the corner, you can still catch the first installment of Festival Ballet Providence’s popular Up Close On Hope, an original series combining contemporary and classical dance in the company’s intimate Black Box Theatre. The program includes two world premieres and four company premieres. The performance […]
“The world comes to Providence” on Thursday, October 3 when Festival Ballet Providence presents Together We Dance 3. For one night only, dancers from some of the world’s leading ballet companies will share the stage with FBP. This remarkable evening of dance features performers from five different companies representing more than 10 countries. Now in […]
2013 Dance Production of the Year Shana Fox “Dance of the Firefly” The State Ballet of RI 2013 Principal Dancer of the Year Mark Marsden, The State Ballet of RI 2013 Comedy Troupe / Audience Participation Bring Your Own Improv 2013 Youth Performer of the Year Megan Mahoney, Into the Woods, Academy Players 2013 College […]
Project Ballet Coffee Hour, Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff and more: A preview of the season’s dance For many, fall serves notice that it’s time to head back to school. But for area dancers, it means it’s time to go back to work. While most dancers savor the summer months and the opportunity to rest tired muscles […]
While most dance companies take summers off, things are heating up for Island Moving Company (IMC) as they present their 4th annual Great Friends Dance Festival at the Great Friends Meeting House in Newport. In addition to IMC, this year’s festival includes Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, Elisa Monte Dance, Aerplaye, Bolger.Rose, Ali Kenner Brodsky, Amaranth […]