Jacob’s Pillow announces performers for 2021 summer dance festival
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World-renowned dancers will return to the stage for live performances this summer at Jacob’s Pillow, which recently announced its full list of performers for the 2021 summer festival.
Due to the on-going worldwide pandemic, all of the performances will take place outside with reduced audience capacity. All of the performances will also be available for viewing online.
This is the first summer festival at Jacob’s Pillow to feature both onsite and online programming. Onsite events run June 30-August 29, with online streaming through September 23.
“It is essential that we find safe and inventive ways to return to dance, to bring people back together, and put artists back to work,” Jacob’s Pillow Executive & Artistic Director Pamela Tatge said in statement. “The 2021 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival will share the restorative and uplifting power of dance: in-person at o
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Emmy and Tony Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell has been appointed to the board of trustees at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Design and Production s top-ranked costume design and technology program in 1986. The appointment was announced Thursday by the board of governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina System.
Tony and Emmy Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell has been appointed to the board of trustees of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
The virtual performance will feature guest artist, Alicia Graf Mack, the Dean and Director of Dance at the Juilliard School. Mack was a former principal dancer at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Dance Theatre of Harlem during her esteemed career. Alicia Graf Mack will perform a sentimental solo titled, Don’t Stop, from a New York City rooftop during the Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Spring Celebration.
During the virtual Spring Celebration, Claude Alexander III, a DBDT veteran dancer and rehearsal assistant will feature one of his pieces. He will take the audience on an emotional journey through the process of forgiveness and unconditional love. Claude Alexander III will illustrate this adventure in his full company work titled, A Tender Pardon.
An actor, business executives, an award-winning costume designer and several alumni are among the new members of the governing boards of Winston-Salem s two state universities.
The UNC Board of Governors on Friday appointed four members to the boards of trustees at both Winston-Salem State University and UNC School of the Arts. New and returning members will serve four-year terms starting July 1.
Here s a glance at the appointments:
WinstonâSalem State
The WSSU board got one new and three returning members.
â¢Â Bill Miller Jr. will be the lone new trustee. Miller recently retired as chief operating officer for supply chain management and procurement at the real estate services firm Jones, Lang, LaSalle. He earned his bachelor s degree in accounting from Winston-Salem State and is the chairman of the WinstonâSalem State University Foundation. He ll replace David Smith, who was appointed in 2017.
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