COVID-19 has forced PUSH Physical Theatre to pivot on how it presents its art. Now the innovative dance company gears up for its virtual performance at the 2020 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival.
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PUSH-ing back against loneliness amid social distancing
As we settle into an extended period of isolation, PUSH Physical Theatre is helping assuage loneliness by creating instructional videos about what they do best — using athleticism, simple gestures, and soulful artistry to tell a story.
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Nazareth College Arts Center promises variety in 2019-20 season
No two events are the same in the forthcoming season at the Nazareth College Arts Center. The 2019-20 season boasts a variety of entertainers from many different artistic disciplines, and with a wide swathe of cultural perspectives.
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RIT-NTID announce 2019-20 theatrical season
Each of the fully-accessible shows will feature a combination of deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing actors and dancers performing stories that tackle a variety of social and political themes.
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Community remembers Christopher Morrison
Rochester lost a beloved dancer, choreographer, and teacher this past weekend. After months of battling pancreatic cancer, Christopher Morrison died in New York City on Saturday. As the community mourns, it shares memories of the Jamaican-born artist and teacher.
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BIODANCE celebrates 12 years in the art of humanity
Rochester’s repertory dance company will present a series of collaborative concerts at Geva in celebration of its 12th year.
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NAZ Arts Center announces 2018-19 season
Nazareth College Art Center has announced its 2018-19 season lineup of 19 shows, including one-off performances by award-winning musicians and dance groups, returning favorites, family- and sensory-friendly shows, and a new venue
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RPO and PUSH collab on innovative new program
“Breaking Boundaries with PUSH Physical Theatre” is all about subtle innovations that find both the musicians and stage performers presenting their craft in new contexts
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Brockport’s Danscore, marking 50 years, keeps its contemporary reach
The College at Brockport’s Department of Dance has a long history of hiring teachers who are professional artists with years of experience performing and choreographing modern dance. The department celebrates its 50th anniversary this week with its annual Danscore performances. According to the department interim chair James Hansen, the landscape for dance in higher learning […]
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Holiday events
Ongoing Festival of Trees Design and display a holiday tree, wreath, basket, handmade jewelry or other home decoration to be loaned through exhibit or donated for auction. Continues through Dec. 11. Granger Homestead Museum, 295 N. Main St., Canandaigua. 394-1472; grangerhomestead.org. Glass Wonderland Family-friendly holiday showcases and activities will be located throughout the museum. Nov. […]
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Flower City Ballet sees a shift in leadership
Flower City Ballet, a 34-year-old Rochester institution, is in the middle of a leadership change. The school’s founder, Wayne Blatt — who is 75 and affectionately called Mr. B by his students and friends — is currently receiving end-of-life care at Strong Hospital’s Palliative Care Unit and has willed his school to dancer and choreographer […]
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Rochester City Ballet finds a new edge with David Palmer
“Ballet on the Edge,” the upcoming Rochester City Ballet program, is notable for two significant reasons: The performance is the company’s first to be choreographed by new Artistic Director David Palmer, and the ballet “Under the Moonlight,” which will have its world premiere, is the first new official work set to David Bowie’s music since […]
