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BALLET SUN VALLEY ANNOUNCES PROGRAM DETAILS FOR DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET’S PERFORMANCES AT THE SUN VALLEY PAVILION
Ballet Sun Valley (BSV) has announced the program details for Dutch National Ballet’s (DNB) performances on July 1 and 2, 2023, in the spectacular Sun Valley Pavilion. The performances mark the Company’s first U.S. tour in 40 years, with Sun Valley as the first tour stop, and additional performances at Jacob’s Pillow and the Music Center at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. DNB will perform two entirely different programs that include works by choreographers Hans van Manen, William Forsythe and Wubkje Kuindersma.
The first evening, entitled Program A, will feature a collection of four pieces by Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen, who is internationally recognized as one of the grand masters of contemporary ballet. Van Manen has choreographed more than 150 ballets and his works are performed by the most esteemed ballet companies all around the world.
The second night, Program B, will feature six pieces including works by Marius Petipa, William Forsythe and Wubkje Kuindersma. Forsythe has been long recognized for the integration of ballet and visual arts in his work. Wubkje Kuindersma is a freelance choreographer, who is a Young Creative Associate at Dutch National Ballet. Dance Magazine USA included her in their “Top 25 to watch list for 2019,” an annual list of the dancers, choreographers and companies that represent the future of the field.
Approximately 32 Dutch National Ballet dancers, from 12 countries will perform at this year’s Ballet Sun Valley.
The Dallas Opera Announces 2023/2024 Season featuring World Premiere of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The company enters their 66th Mainstage Season with a highly anticipated world premiere production of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and three new-to-Dallas productions: Puccini’s Tosca, R. Strauss’ Elektra, and Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet. The last performance of each will be livestreamed exclusively on www.thedallasopera.TV on a pay-what-you’re-able basis with a $9.99 minimum ticket price.
Anticipated annual favorites include the Robert E. and Jean Ann Titus Family Recital, featuring opera superstar Lawrence Brownlee; The People’s Choice Concert, a free, season-opening community concert; Family Shows for all ages; the National Vocal Competition; and The Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors Showcase Concert.
Crescendo, Dallas Opera’s newest membership initiative, heads into its second season and is now accepting current member renewals and new member registrations. The under 45 program’s $60 membership includes two complimentary tickets to the 2023/2024 Season, additional ticket discounts, pre-show mixers, special event invitations, and behind-the-scenes access.
NYU Tisch Establishes the Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center at Industry City
NYU Tisch School of the Arts has selected Industry City for the Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center. The new center will provide NYU Tisch students and faculty with best-in-class production facilities in a unique setting for collaboration and internships at some of New York’s leading film and media companies.
The new Center was made possible by a major gift announced in 2021 from the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, led by Mellody Hobson, co-CEO of Ariel Investments and filmmaker George Lucas. The donation established the Martin Scorsese Institute of Global Cinematic Arts, which includes the Virtual Production Center, the Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies, and support for student scholarships. The gift is the largest in the Tisch School’s history.
The 45,586-square-foot facility will be housed on the top floor of Building 8 at Industry City, the 35-acre innovation campus on the Brooklyn waterfront. It will feature two 3,500-square-foot double-height, column-free stages, two 1,800-square-foot television studios, state-of-the-art broadcast and control rooms, dressing rooms and makeup areas, a lounge and bistro, scene workshops, offices, and training spaces. The center joins The Veterans Future Lab, NYU’s business incubator for members of the military that opened at Industry City in 2017.