Artist News

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) announced today the names of the 2020 Doris Duke Artists, each receiving an award of $275,000 intended as an investment in and celebration of these artists’ ongoing contributions to […]

Christina Castro-Tauser has been named executive director of International Ballet Exchange (IBE), effective July 1, 2020. Ms. Castro-Tauser has served IBE as associate director since July 2019 and, during the 2019-2020 school year, IBE’s teacher […]

BalletX, led by Artistic & Executive Director Christine Cox, is pleased to welcome Independence Foundation Dance Fellow Shawn Cusseaux to the roster at an exciting time as the company prepares to celebrate its 15th Anniversary Season in […]

BalletX announced the cancellation of the company’s annual Spring and Summer Series performances at The Wilma Theater, scheduled for July 1-25, due to public health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is with a heavy heart that we […]

BalletX, led by Artistic & Executive Director Christine Cox, will say a heartfelt farewell to longtime company member Caili Quan at the end of the 2019-20 Season, as she pursues her choreographic career and other […]

From April 3rd to 5th, 2020, BodyMeld will host Jeaning Durning, an Alpert Award winning choreographer, for two workshops in Philadelphia.  The first workshop intensive is called “What we do when we do the thing […]

Choreographer and performer jumatatu m. poe, an NPN-supported artist, is one of the 41 artists selected for the 2020 Creative Capital Awards. The award—which includes $50,000 in project funding and an additional $50,000 in career […]

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage announced 39 grants today in support of the Philadelphia region’s cultural organizations and artists. The 2019 awards total more than $8.4 million and provide funding for 12 Pew […]

KYL/D announced four new dance artists have joined the company for the 2019/2020 season: Wangbo Zhu (company member), Ariel Isakowitz (company member), Sophie Malin (apprentice) and Emmanuel Williams (apprentice). Founding Artistic Director, Kun-Yang Lin remarked, […]

After hanging up his ballet shoes in May, Ian Hussey, a former Principal Dancer with the Pennsylvania Ballet, has been appointed Ballet Master for American Repertory Ballet’s 2019-2020 season. Mr. Hussey returns to Philadelphia this […]