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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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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Sensory friendly theater experiences grow in Rochester
Individual performances are tailored to be inclusive for children and adults who are on the autism spectrum, have ADHD, and have special needs.
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Nazareth College Arts Center announces 50th season
Nazareth College Arts Center on Thursday announced the lineup for its 2017-18 season, its 50th programming season. In addition to a mix of music, dance, theater, comedy, and family performances, the season will offer special pricing and opportunities to win free tickets and VIP parking. The season opens on Friday, September 8, and Saturday, September […]
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Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater
Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater, a repertory company known for its passionate, diverse, and highly athletic dancing, is performing at Nazareth College Arts Center on Valentine’s Day. This is a company that embraces many styles of dance, but LVCDT’s Nazareth program will emphasize neo-classical ballet, which utilizes classical ballet vocabulary while working within less rigid […]
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U-Theatre Taiwan
U-Theatre Taiwan’s “Sound of the Ocean” at Nazareth College Arts Center last week was a meditative journey that must have spoken personally to each audience member. A primitive, yet finely-tuned energy reverberated from the group’s drumming, movement, and theatrical presence that surely reached everyone watching and listening. It was, indeed, like being pulled in by […]
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REVIEW: Garth Fagan Dance at Nazareth Arts Center
Rochesterians are graced by having a dance company with the stature and international reputation of Garth Fagan Dance living and performing in our city. I feel especially privileged at having the ongoing opportunity to annually see fresh work, discuss it with Fagan and his protégé Norwood “P.J.” Pennewell, and analyze it through writing. The more […]
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DANCE: On their toes
You can’t discuss the dance year in Rochester without bringing up Garth Fagan Dance, now in its 43rd year. Most locals — at least those with an interest in the arts — know about this powerhouse troupe, but, then again, the name should trip automatically off the tongue of anyone citing Rochester as their home […]
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DANCE: “Past, Present, and Future”
At an April rehearsal at the Rochester City Ballet studios on University Avenue, the company was running through the George Balanchine work “Serenade” under the direction of Leslie Peck, one of an elite group of dancers authorized by the George Balanchine Trust to stage his ballets, in an effort to keep the artistic integrity of […]
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DANCE: Raw, Real and Revealed”
Rochester City Ballet is growing, and artistic director and choreographer Jamey Leverett wants to ensure that audiences comprehend the scope of the company’s dancing. That’s the part of the impetus behind "Raw, Real and Revealed," a combination lecture/performance this weekend at NazarethArtsCenter. "Some people have a very distinct idea of what ballet is," Leverett says. […]
