JUDITH JAMISON TO BE HONORED AT WHITE HOUSE DANCE SERIES PRESENTED BY FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA

09.02.10
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey Press Room

AILEY DANCERS AND STUDENTS TO JOIN IN SEPTEMBER 7TH CELEBRATION OF DANCE
First Lady Michelle Obama has announced the Administration’s first event celebrating dance - The White House Dance Series: A Tribute to Judith Jamison – on Tuesday, September 7th. A legendary American dancer, choreographer and cultural icon, Jamison will be honored as she begins her final season as Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a position she has held for over two decades. The tribute will include dance workshops for students from around the country and a tribute featuring performances by a diverse cross-section of American dance. ... »

EIF: A new wonder of the world

08.30.10
Donald Runnicles
Herald Scotland

It hits you in the face, gives you the equivalent of an electric shock, energises your brain and brings you upright in your seat. And that is what happened on Saturday when Donald Runnicles turned his attention to Dvorak’s New World Symphony and, with his BBC SSO in towering form, delivered a sensational version of the composer’s great American masterpiece. ... »

Prom 56: Minnesota Orchestra / Vanska, Royal Albert Hall, London

08.28.10
Alisa Weilerstein, Minnesota Orchestra
The Independent (UK)

In a former life when the Minnesota Orchestra was the Minneapolis Symphony and “Living Presence” was a phrase on the tip of every record buff’s tongue, it would almost have come as a disappointment to hear the sophisticated beast the orchestra has now become in an acoustic as generous as the Royal Albert Hall. ... »