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26 March 2013 ~ 0 Comments

ABT Studio Company

Featuring work from a stellar selection of choreographers, we are excited to host ABT Studio Company for their second year at Schimmel. The company of 12 dancers will feature works from artists such as George Balanchine, Marius Petipa, August Bournonville, Antony Tudor, Paul Taylor, Jerome Robbin, among others. Tickets for this one-night-only performance are still available […]

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20 March 2013 ~ 0 Comments

Ultima Vez: What The Body Does Not Remember

Described as a “brutal confrontation of dance and music,” Wim Vandekeybus’ Ultima Vez will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a world tour, making a stop at the Schimmel Center on March 22-23. Predicating itself on the emotions that come from “intensity of moments when you don’t have a choice, when other things decide for you,” […]

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20 February 2013 ~ 0 Comments

Cirque Ziva

The Golden Dragons Acrobats Company’s Cirque Ziva will be making its way to The Schimmel Center on March 2, promising an electrifying mix of spectacle and wonderment. Previously earning two Drama Desk Awards, the company’s 20 person cast’s showcase of acrobatics stem from traditional techniques. The two performances on March 2 promise to be intriguing […]

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13 February 2013 ~ 0 Comments

Italy’s Extraordinary Art: From the Pantheon to St. Peter’s

From the rise of the Roman Empire to Palladio’s Villa Rotunda in Vicenza, explore the marvelous realm of Italian art ranging from antiquity to the Renaissance and the Baroque Era with Dr. Janette Rebold Benton. After concluding a 30 year span of lecture series at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dr. Benton begins her second year […]

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04 February 2013 ~ 0 Comments

Motionhouse Scattered

Combining frenetic, physical choreography with imagery brought forth by film and graphics, the British dance company Motionhouse will be bringing its production of Scattered to the Schimmel Center on February 12 and 13. Using the tenacity of water, the production uses curved floors to blow their audiences away, as seen by stellar reviews from The […]

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