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Spectacular views. Superb dancing. Splendid cuisine. All of this and more await audiences during Alabama Ballet’s outdoor performances at Gorham’s Bluff. Patron’s Dinner and Performance Friday, August 13 & Saturday, August 14
Alabama Ballet is excited to return to the Bluff for its 13th annual summer residency!
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Nathifa Dance Company is seeking new faces during the months of August and September. We are a family of young artists that teaches other young artists to value and respect the culture of African dance, african drumming, hip hop and praise dance as the spirit of the drums leads us by telling many stories of our ancestors. We aim to build self pride, self confidence, self awareness and self respect by stage performances and audience participation. We only serve the greater Birmingham and the surrounding area.
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New York born Darlene Colon will be joining the staff and creating a jazz program for Ballet Huntsville / Academy of Classic Arts in their fall season starting August 16th through May 28th 2011. Darlene has instructed for the Alvin Ailey School of Dance for their world-renowned scholarship program as well as Ballet Hispanico in New York City.
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Attention all Dance Companies, Dance Studios, College Dance Programs, and Professional Solo Artists: The 2011 Alabama Dance Showcase Application is now Available.Complete applications must be received by November 1st.
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Don't miss your chance to support this new documentary: Nutcracker Inc. featuring AL dance companies and studios! Watch and donate today! Let's make this film happen.
ALABAMA: Football, big churches, barbeque, and…ballet?? In Alabama, where concerts aren’t set until the football calendar has been consulted, something amazing is happening: ballet, at once an art, and at the same time a formidable athletic endeavor, is alive and well, despite tough economic times and the persistent, deep shadows cast by Friday night lights. |
Two giants of dance died last year: Pina Bausch and Merce Cunningham. Right now audiences aren’t being deprived of seeing why their names are written permanently in lights in dance history (Bausch’s company performs in Edinburgh and London later this year, Cunningham’s is in London in October), but after 2011 they may be. Cunningham’s company will close, while Bausch’s will be in its last of an uncertain three-year grace period. It was in this light that Frances Byrnes made a remarkable programme broadcast last night. Read the full article |
