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Donald Byrd's "From Other Suns" | A World Premiere Ballet from The Kennedy Center
As a unique aspect of Reframing the Narrative, eleven black dancers from historically white ballet companies were commissioned to create this brand new work, "From Other Suns." ----- Guest curator Theresa Ruth Howard facilitated a two-week creative process through Kennedy Center Social Impact’s Office Hours Residency Program with renowned choreographer Donald Byrd, using the music of Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon, to birth this stunning piece that premiered on the Reframing the Narrative program in the Kennedy Center Opera House alongside works presented by Dance Theatre of Harlem, Ballethnic Dance Company, and Collage Dance Collective. ----- From Other Suns (World Premiere: June 14, 2022) Choreography: Donald Byrd Warmth from Other Suns Music by Carlos Simon By arrangement with CSJr., publisher Sole Agent: Bill Holab Music Played by The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra Evan Rogister, Principal Conductor Conductor: Dr. Leslie Dunner Lighting Design: Pamela Hobson DANCERS Portia Adams Precious Adams Katlyn Addison Joshua Bodden Corey Bourbonniere Jenelle Figgins Claudia Monja Ashley Murphy-Wilson Gian Carlo Perez Jonathan Philbert Miranda Silveira Raquel Smith, Apprentice From Other Suns was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of Reframing the Narrative (2022) and is made possible with support from the Kennedy Center Social Impact’s Office Hours Residency program. ----- Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #reframingthenarrative #ballet #thekennedycenter
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Reframing the Narrative: Blacks in Ballet | A Kennedy Center Digital Stage Original
Eleven black dancers from historically white ballet companies were commissioned by The Kennedy Center to create and perform a brand new ballet in just two weeks. This is their story... ----- Guest curator Theresa Ruth Howard facilitated a two-week creative process through Kennedy Center Social Impact’s Office Hours Residency Program with renowned choreographer Donald Byrd, using the music of Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon, to birth this stunning piece that premiered on the Reframing the Narrative program in the Kennedy Center Opera House alongside works presented by Dance Theatre of Harlem, Ballethnic Dance Company, and Collage Dance Collective. ----- Proud recipient of an Anthem Award for Education, Art & Culture! https://www.anthemawards.com/winners/ ----- CREATIVE TEAM Choreographer Donald Byrd Composer Carlos Simon Conductor Dr. Leslie Dunner Curators Theresa Ruth Howard Denise Saunders Thompson Dancers Portia Adams Precious Adams Katlyn Addison Joshua Bodden Corey Bourbonniere Jenelle Figgins Claudia Monja Ashley Murphy-Wilson Gian Carlo Perez Jonathan Philbert Miranda Silveira Raquel Smith, Apprentice VIDEO Executive Producer Regis Vogt Producers Tony Donghyuk Yoon Ryan Nichols Director / Director of Photography Tony Donghyuk Yoon Editor Ryan Nichols Graphics Georgia Bergin Camera Operators - Story Tony Donghyuk Yoon Josh Rodriguez Camera Operators - Performance Stella Sharpe Josh Rodriguez Harry Oakes Rick Burks Ayal Subar Camera Assistants Harry Oakes Ben Janusz KENNEDY CENTER DANCE PROGRAMMING Director, Dance Programming Jane Raleigh Manager, Dance Programming Julie Akerly Coordinator, Dance Programming Malik Burnett From Other Suns was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of Reframing the Narrative (2022) and is made possible with support from the Kennedy Center Social Impact’s Office Hours Residency program. ----- 2:39 - Dancer Othella Dallas is mistakenly identified here as Katherine Dunham. Katherine discovered and trained Othella, and Othella taught Katherine Dunham's technique into her 90s. ----- Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #reframingthenarrative #ballet #thekennedycenter
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Ballerina Maria Tallchief performs for President John F. Kennedy (1962) | The Kennedy Center
Ballerina Maria Tallchief performs for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower during "An American Pageant of the Arts," on November 29, 1962. The purpose of the event was to raise funds for the National Cultural Center, begun under Eisenhower's administration and encouraged under Kennedy's. Two months after President Kennedy's assassination in November 1963, Congress passed and President Johnson signed into law legislation renaming the National Cultural Center as a "living memorial" to John F. Kennedy. Watch the full pageant with Bob Newhart, Harry Belafonte, Yo-Yo Ma, Danny Kaye, Marian Anderson, Robert Frost, Andre Previn, and many more: https://youtu.be/pCIg6fTPA5U Learn more about the Kennedy Center's history: https://www.kennedy-center.org/our-story/history/ Maria Tallchief was considered America's first major prima ballerina. She was the first Native American to hold the rank, and is said to have revolutionized ballet. When George Balanchine co-founded what would become the New York City Ballet in 1946, Tallchief became the company's first star. The combination of Balanchine's difficult choreography and Tallchief's passionate dancing changed the world of dance. She served as director of ballet for the Lyric Opera of Chicago for most of the 1970s and debuted the Chicago City Ballet in 1981. Tallchief was honored by the people of Oklahoma with multiple statues and an honorific day. She was inducted in the National Women's Hall of Fame and received a National Medal of Arts. In 1996, Tallchief received a Kennedy Center Honor for lifetime achievements. Help Inspire Others: The Kennedy Center building may be temporarily closed, but its arts and education programming is still alive! Your gift today will provide vital support for the arts during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Please consider donating today at: https://www.kennedy-center.org/Support/Help/ Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #mariatallchief #ballerina #kennedycenter
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Revelations - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
“Watching Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater can change your life. If that sounds like a slogan, it's truth in advertising." -The New York Times Using African-American spirituals, song-sermons, gospel songs and holy blues, Alvin Ailey's Revelations fervently explores the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the soul. More than just a popular dance work, it has become a cultural treasure, beloved by generations of fans. Seeing Revelations for the first time or the hundredth can be a transcendent experience, with audiences cheering, singing along and dancing in their seats from the opening notes of the plaintive "I Been 'Buked" to the rousing "Wade in the Water" and the triumphant finale, "Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham." Ailey said that one of America's richest treasures was the African-American cultural heritage-"sometimes sorrowful, sometimes jubilant, but always hopeful." This enduring classic is a tribute to that tradition, born out of the choreographer's "blood memories" of his childhood in rural Texas and the Baptist Church. But since its premiere in 1960, the ballet has been performed continuously around the globe, transcending barriers of faith and nationality, and appealing to universal emotions, making it the most widely-seen modern dance work in the world. ________ Repertory programs to include Revelations Truly great dance can be a window into the heart and soul, revealing our deepest selves. Let Ailey take you on a path of discovery. We'll show you ourselves through our movement and help you see yourself in our stories. Darrell Grand Moultrie's Ounce of Faith is an exuberant expression of what's possible when a young person is encouraged to dream. Jamar Roberts' Ode reflects on the beauty and fragility of life in a time of growing gun violence. And Greenwood, a new commission from Donald Byrd, shines a light on the 1921 attack by a white mob that destroyed an affluent black neighborhood in Tulsa, OK. Company premieres and new productions round out the season, along with returning audience favorites including Mr. Ailey's timeless classic Revelations. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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WPA Virtual Commissions: "STORM" by Sara Mearns, Joshua Bergasse, Zoe Sarnak, and Margo Seibert
"We created this piece in April at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, as we tried to make sense of what our communities were going through. We created this piece to inspire hope. So much has happened since then. We stand in solidarity with the protests against racial injustice in our country. They inspire profound hope and we hope, change." - Joshua Bergasse, Sara Mearns, Zoe Sarnak, and Margo Seibert "STORM" Co-presented by Barrington Stage Company, Broadway Dance Center, Kaatsbaan | cultural park for dance, The Kennedy Center, The Joyce Theater, New York City Center, Jerome Robbins Dance Division at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Spoleto Festival USA, Society for the Performing Arts, and Works & Process at the Guggenheim Performed by Sara Mearns Choreographed by Joshua Bergasse "The Storm Will Pass Soon Now" - Music and Lyrics by Zoe Sarnak Vocals by Margo Seibert Piano by Zoe Sarnak Filmed by Joshua Bergasse Edited by Lee Cherry Artist Statement: Joshua Bergasse "For me this was all about dichotomy; I was feeling so many opposing emotions. Sometimes debilitatingly negative, and then extraordinarily positive and powerful. That’s where the movement came from. And I wanted to capture Sara’s state of being against Zoe's song of hope." Artist Statement: Sara Mearns "We filmed this at the height of the pandemic in New York City, every morning we would wake up to the numbers rising. At that point, I felt lost & questioning what my role or contribution was to society, I felt helpless. I felt my being was crying out, this song and the choreography allowed me to express the pain I was in." Artist Statement: Zoe Sarnak "Writing music is a way for me to take an ache that I feel and turn it into some piece of hope. Like so many artists, I find myself trying to make meaning of this moment of confusion, pain, and loss. I hope that this song can provide the kind of strength and solace to viewers that working with Margo, Josh, and Sara has provided to me." "STORM" will be entered into the collection of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts representing art created during the Covid-19 pandemic. Works & Process Artist (WPA) Virtual Commissions To financially support artists and nurture their creative process during these challenging times, Works & Process at the Guggenheim will grant over $150,000 for artists to create new works while observing social distancing guidelines. New works posted every Sunday and Monday at 7:30pm. Please consider a donation. Every dollar you give will go directly to the artists. DONATE - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=KKFTJ5UTYTRAW&source=url WPA Virtual Commissions has been supported by Stuart Coleman, Antonio Convit and Tim McGraw, Lucy Dobrin, Adam Flatto, Bart Friedman, Bond Koga, Jayne Lipman, Cynthia Hazen Polsky, Stephen Kroll Reidy, Denise Saul, Annalyn Swan, Shelby White and many others. Virtual video design supported by Anupam and Rajika Puri. New music for dance supported by The Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation. Lead funding for Works & Process is provided by the Ford Foundation, Christian Humann Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Evelyn Sharp Foundation, with public funds from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Works & Process has received support from U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program and NYC Employee Retention Grant Program. Works & Process at the Guggenheim Described by The New York Times as “an exceptional opportunity to understand something of the creative process,” for 35 years, New Yorkers have been able to see, hear, and meet the most acclaimed artists in the world, in an intimate setting unlike any other. Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, has championed new works and offered audiences unprecedented access to generations of leading creators and performers. Most performances take place in the Guggenheim’s intimate Frank Lloyd Wright–designed 273-seat Peter B. Lewis Theater. In 2017, Works & Process established a new residency and commissioning program, inviting artists to create new works, made in and for the iconic Guggenheim rotunda. In 2020, Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions was created to financially support artists and nurture their creative process during the pandemic. worksandprocess.org.
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A Super Story About Super Kids - Dancing In the Nutcracker | A Kennedy Center Digital Stage Original
Each year, hundreds of children audition to be "supernumeraries" -- the aspiring young dancers who play the soldiers, mice, party guests, and other characters in the beloved "Nutcracker" ballet -- in a visiting company's production at the Kennedy Center. Journey with them from auditions through rehearsals to their performance on the grand Opera House stage. #digitalstage #ballet #nutcracker Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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Conversations on Dance with Skylar Brandt | Bonus Walk and Talk through the Kennedy Center
"Conversations on Dance" hosts Michael Breeden and Rebecca Ferraro took ABT soloist Skylar Brandt on a walk through the Kennedy Center after the podcast recording on Saturday, February 2, 2019. Listen to the podcast through your favorite podcast app by searching “Conversations on Dance” or through their website at conversationsondancepod.com/listen-now. Skylar Brandt is a soloist at ABT. Brandt trained at the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School from 2005-2009 and at ABT's New York Summer Intensive as a National Training Scholar. She joined the ABT Studio Company in 2009 and became an apprentice with the main Company the following year. Brandt joined ABT’s corps de ballet in 2011 and was appointed a Soloist in 2015. Her leading roles with the Company include Gamzatti in La Bayadére, Medora in Le Corsaire, the title role in The Golden Cockerel and Princess Praline in Whipped Cream. Brandt received a 2013 Princess Grace Award. She will perform the role of Columbine in ABT’s Washington, D.C. premiere of Harlequinade at the Kennedy Center. Conversations on Dance is a lively and engaging new podcast giving audiences an inside look into the world of ballet and professional dance. Breeden and Ferraro discuss ballet training, techniques, and choreography, and conduct interviews with some of the ballet world's best and brightest. To explore more Ballet at the Kennedy Center: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/genre/BAL To explore more Dance at the Kennedy Center: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/genre/DAN For more ballet video content: https://digitalstage.kennedy-center.org/category/videos/ballet For more dance video content: https://digitalstage.kennedy-center.org/category/videos/dance Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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Now More Than Ever: A Film by Ezra Hurwitz (Choreography by Marcelo Gomes) | The Kennedy Center
"Now More Than Ever" premiered on April 17, 2017, as part of the opening night celebration of Ballet Across America, curated by Misty Copeland and Justin Peck. Directed by Ezra Hurwitz Featuring: Stella Abrera, Isabella Boylston, Marcelo Gomes, Calvin Royal III, and James Whiteside Director of Photography: Carlos Reyes Produced by Talkshop Studios Associate Producer: Evelyn Kocak Choreography by Marcelo Gomes Music by Aaron Roche Assistant Camera: Alejandro Villegas Second Assistant Camera: Oscar Reyes Stedicam Operator: Lewis Reif Gaffer: Robert Wayright Key Grip: Joseph Kurtz Jib Operator: Michael V. Peters First Assistant: Jib Mike Yoder Wardrobe generously provided by Capezio, Leanne Marshall Designs, and Discount Dance Supply Special Thanks to Glenn A. Turner and Meg Booth "Now More Than Ever" was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of the 2016–2017 season. #ballet #kennedycenter #ezrahurwitz
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Ballet Dancer Tiler Peck Honors Patricia McBride | 2014 Kennedy Center Honors
New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck performs "Fascinatin' Rhythm" from 'Who Cares?' by legendary choreographer George Balanchine, as a tribute to 2014 Kennedy Center Honoree Patricia McBride. The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. Iconic ballerina Patricia McBride was honored alongside Al Green, Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin and Sting. Her three-decade long dancing career brought to life countless works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, with a list of partners that included Edward Villella, Arthur Mitchell, Jacques d’Amboise and Mikhail Baryshnikov. She was New York City Ballet's youngest principal dancer, and was the original dancer of this "Fascinatin' Rhythm" solo from 'Who Cares?', which Balanchine created just for her. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #ballet #tilerpeck #patriciamcbride
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Balanchine's "Stars and Stripes" - The Suzanne Farrell Ballet | LIVE at The Kennedy Center
Allynne Noelle and Thomas Garrett of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet perform a selection from "Stars and Stripes" LIVE at the Kennedy Center. Created in 1958, Stars and Stripes is divided into five "campaigns" in which more than 40 dancers perform to various marches by John Philip Sousa, complete with baton twirling, military formations, and rifle-bearing ballerinas. Over the years, Balanchine`s exuberantly patriotic ballet has been staged for many landmark moments in American history, including a tribute to President John F. Kennedy. Part of Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center, October 12, 2016. Watch the full performance: https://youtu.be/jZauOlN03uA Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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"Blueprint" from "DEMO: Now" by Damian Woetzel | World Premiere
Witness the world premiere of "Blueprint," commissioned by the Kennedy Center as part of DEMO by Damian Woetzel. Music by Caroline Shaw Choreography by Pam Tanowitz Costumes by Reid Bartleme and Harriet Jung Lighting by Aaron Copp Performed by Patricia Delgado, Victor Lozano, and Jason Collins Music performed by Brooklyn Rider, with Johnny Gandelsman (violin), Colin Jacobsen (violin), Nicholas Cords (viola), Michael Nicolas (cello) Part of: DEMO by Damian Woetzel: Now March 7, 2018 New Artistic Initiatives are funded in honor of Linda and Kenneth Pollin. About DEMO: Former New York City Ballet principal dancer turned director/choreographer/thought leader Damian Woetzel—who was recently named as the next president of The Juilliard School—curates and hosts the third season of his interdisciplinary DEMO series. This installment presented recent commissions and D.C. premieres from some of today’s most creative voices in dance and music. The evening included a new work choreographed by Pam Tanowitz, with music by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Caroline Shaw, and the Kennedy Center premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s solo Fandango, danced by New York City Ballet star Sara Mearns and set to the music of Boccherini. Additional artists included the game-changing string quartet Brooklyn Rider, Memphis jookin street dance pioneer Lil Buck, and former Merce Cunningham Dance Company performers and modern dance luminaries Silas Riener and Rashaun Mitchell. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #blueprint #damianwoetzel #pamtanowitz
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New York City Ballet LIVE from Rehearsal: Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux | The Kennedy Center
New York City Ballet Principal Dancers Teresa Reichlen and Zachary Catazaro rehearse Balanchine’s "Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux," led by ballet masters Katey Tracey and Jonathan Stafford with Daniel Capps conducting and Craig Baldwin on piano. Join us tonight through Apr. 1 for the NYCB's engagement featuring works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins & Justin Peck: http://bit.ly/2DVj27q Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb
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