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May 8, 2024 · Video: Joining “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices” are Lydia Abarca Mitchell, a founding member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem and its first prima ballerina; Karlya Shelton-Benjamin, a first-generation dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem who became a principal dancer; and Karen Valby, author of “The Swans of Harlem.” (Produced by Emily Soto)
2 days ago · In her dance history book 'The Swans of Harlem', author Karen Valby structures a magnificent, wide-ranging, complex narrative that’s both engaging and emotional.
2 days ago · Ms. NaTalia Johnson was the artistic director of the Sacramento-based Natalia Johnson Conservatory of Ballet (NJC). She was born in Lubbock, Texas on November 20, 1983 to Doris Jean Kelly-Johnson and Lenious Johnson, Sr., a business owner and one of the City’s first African American employees. She was the youngest of the couple’s four children.
May 27, 2024 · Pennsylvania Youth Ballet-Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley (BGLV) presents its spring performance, “Cinderella,” May 27 and 28, Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University. With a cast of nearly 100, this is the first time in seven years that BGLV is performing the beloved fairy tale, set to the music of Sergei Prokofiev.
May 24, 2024 · Princess Johnson said she wants all young Black women to know they have a voice in their story. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Many black women say their hair tells a story —and that story can often be ...
May 24, 2024 · English National Ballet is a leader of innovation in the craft. Established by former Ballet Russes dancer Alicia Markova in 1950, ENB set out to reach new audiences and nurture future talent. Today, under the artistic direction of Aaron S Watkin, their repertoire spearheads revisionist takes on the classics alongside entirely new commissions.
May 30, 2024 · The Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley-Pennsylvania Youth Ballet presents its 54th production of the “Nutcracker” ballet, Dec. 10 and 11, Zoellner Arts Center, Bethlehem. The BGLV production of Tchaikovsky’s classic holiday ballet is the longest-running “Nutcracker” in the Lehigh Valley (1968-2022), boasting a cast of nearly 100 ...
