Dance for Dance 2016 “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Awardee Deborah Jowitt is interviewed by DIY Dancer’s Alejandra Iannone about her career, writing process and advice for younger artists and writers.
BroadwayWorld.com covers Mark DeGarmo Dance’s upcoming fundraiser, Dance for Dance 2016. Dance for Dance also serves as an awards ceremony for Deborah Jowitt, dance writer, who will receive MDD’s “Educational Visionary” Lifetime Achievement Award 2016.
Mark DeGarmo Dance’s Board of Directors hosted “Changing Student Outcomes, One Step at a Time,” a panel discussion on the current state of our NYC public schools, at the Union League Club. Moderated by Lara Holliday, former Director of The Fund for Public Schools, panelists included New York Times best-selling author of “The Battle for Room 314” Ed Boland, MDD Teaching Artist Christopher Odo and PS 15 Principal Irene Sanchez.
Mark DeGarmo Dance was awarded a $27,000 grant by the NEA to support the Partnerships in Learning through Dance and Creativity program. Mark DeGarmo Dance was one of three dance organizations in New York City awarded an Arts Education grant, and the only New York City dance organization serving the PreK – Grade 5 demographic to receive a grant.
Mark DeGarmo Dance’s Board of Directors hosted a panel discussion, “From Ballet to Broadway: A Look Behind the Curtain,” with two cast current cast members of Broadway’s “An American in Paris,” Allison Walsh and Shannon Rugani. Moderated by Board Member Bill Whitener, the panelists discussed their individual journeys to professional performance careers and their transition from dancing in ballet companies to the Broadway stage.
“Las Fridas: A Movement Installation and Offering” was co-produced with The Clemente for a successful second run of NYC previews in the Center’s Flamboyán Theater. The show was well-received by audiences and Bedford + Bowery’s Kavitha Surana.
Mark DeGarmo was profiled extensively by StageBuddy.com’s Melanie Brown, who covers everything from Mark’s young aspirations to his current choregraphic and educational work.
MDD’s second run of previews of “Las Fridas” were featured in Scott Stiffler’s guide to April arts in The Villager.
The first MoveUP! Dance Academy for kids started in January with after school classes in Ballet, Jazz and FUNdamentals of Dance, and continued for a second Spring Session in May and June.
Previews of “Las Fridas” in December were sold out and it was enthusiastically reviewed in StageBuddy.com.