Second Company News

​​​​​​​Long Beach Opera announces that it has received the largest single gift in the company's history of $1.25 million from long-time Board member Carol Richards. Richards served on LBO's Board from the company's inception in 1979 until her passing in 2021, at which time she included Long Beach Opera in her estate plans with this historic gift, which recently came to fruition.

On December 4th, the Dramatists Guild and InterAct Theatre Company are partnering with The 24 Hour Plays for this year's production of The 24 Hour Plays: Philadelphia, featuring artists from across our city's vibrant performing arts community.

Long Beach Opera announces a generous gift of $1.25 million from Carol Richards. Major donations and grants are also announced, and single tickets are now on sale.

Experience the iconic dances of Martha Graham at the 2023 Graham 2 Holiday Event. Join Graham Company alum Jesse Factor as he guides us through the choreographic highlights of Graham's career. Don't miss this lighthearted, family-friendly event on December 15-16, 2023 in New York City.

Monumental Theatre Company will host its second annual Sunday Funday, a wintery-disco bottomless drag cabaret on December 17, 2023.

SacBallet's family-favorite Nutcracker (December 9-23, 2023) promises to excite, engage and electrify Northern Californian audiences this year with a three-week run of evening and matinee performances. Last year's staging of the Tchaikovsky classic performed for sold-out and capacity houses.

Nashville Ballet presents Nashville's Nutcracker, Music City's favorite holiday tradition, returning to TPAC from Dec. 8-24.

Learn about the departure of Grace Holmes, the director of Kansas City Ballet School, and the impact it will have on the ballet community in Kansas City.

Curio Theatre Company will kick off its season with a Halloween-themed fundraiser, the Second Annual Prom. Join the fun for a spooky night of drinks, food, raffles, and more. Open to ages 21 and up.

Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney announced the promotion of one member and appointment of five new dancers to the professional Company. Learn more about the new appointments here!

Sacramento Ballet is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of its beloved season-opening Beer & Ballet program (September 29 - October 8, 2023).

Step into the world of mathematics, cryptography, and enchantingly queer fairy tales with Invertigo Dance Theatre's performance of Formulae & Fairy Tales on October 13 and 14, 2023, at 7:30 pm PT at the Broad Stage.

As the most widely seen modern dance work in the world, Alvin Ailey's Revelations has become part of the DNA of contemporary and popular dance, and it is a privilege to finally experience it on a live stage, alongside its more modern yet complementary 21st century cousins from Kyle Abraham and Robert Battle.

Celebrate Kansas City Dance Day at the Bolender Center For Dance & Creativity, August 26. Online pre-registration is encouraged for those taking classes at this free, family-friendly event 

Join Sacramento Ballet's open auditions for the Nutcracker on September 9, 2023. This beloved holiday ballet tradition invites youth dancers between the ages of 7 and 18 to rehearse and perform this season. Don't miss your chance to be part of this magical production!

Ballet Hispánico, the nation's largest Latinx cultural organization and one of America's Cultural Treasures, is thrilled to announce and congratulate three extraordinary artists who joined the Company effective August 1, 2023: Daryn Diaz, Adam Dario Morales, and Amanda Ostuni.

The Martha Graham Dance Company’s 2023–2024 Studio Series will feature seven events, including the popular NEW@Graham, which provides audiences with a look inside the creative process of new works commissioned by the Company, and GrahamDeconstructed, which offers audiences an opportunity to view the great Graham works up close and to hear about the artistic and historical context of their creation from Artistic Director Janet Eilber.

Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen has announced the 2023–2024 season roster. The Company includes a diverse roster of 67 professional dancers from around the world.

 Centenary Stage Company’s production of Seussical the Musical continues this week from Wednesday, August 2nd – Sunday, August 9th. This marks the final weekend of the production, which is the last in the lineup of Summerfest 2023 for CSC. 

Conceived by Sabrina Gail Lobner, Little Marble Kisses is a new dance work premiering at THE TANK, 312 W 36th St, New York, NY 10018.