NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) culminates the summer session with its annual Summer Dance Concert, with works created and set by EVIDENCE Artistic Director and internationally acclaimed choreographer Ronald K. Brown and Associate Artistic Director Arcell Cabuag, as well as esteemed artists of the iconic Complexions Contemporary Ballet, founded in 1994 by master choreographer Dwight Rhoden and the legendary Desmond Richardson.
This exciting concert will feature a talented cast of local dancers, who will take the stage alongside Complexions Contemporary Ballet guest artists Jourdan Epstein and Terk Lewis, as well as EVIDENCE artists Austin Coats and Isaiah Harvey. A highlight of the evening’s compelling program will include a special performance of Brown’s extraordinary duet March, set to a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and danced by Coats and Harvey. The performance will be held Friday, July 28, at 7 p.m. at the Freda Lupin Memorial Hall (New Orleans Center for Creative Arts).
General admission tickets are now available for purchase online at www.nobadance.com. Tickets purchased in advance, now through July 20, are available at a discounted rate of $20. Tickets purchased after July 20 are available for $25. All audience members must have a ticket including infants and children. Please contact the NOBA box office M-F, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 504.522.0996 x201 for wheelchair accommodations. NOBA’s Summer Intensive programs are supported by sponsorship from the Hyatt Regency New Orleans and a grant from the New Orleans Theater Association.
PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM OPEN AUDITIONS
NOBA is proud to announce audition dates for the upcoming Fall Pre-Professional Dance Program. This tuition- free program provides motivated students ages 7 to 18 with intensive instruction in ballet, pointe, modern and repertoire, plus workshops in other dance forms such as hip hop, jazz and West African dance, and unprecedented opportunities to study with world-renowned artists through the Master Artist Series. Academic Year in-person classes are held weekly between Sept. 9, and May 19, 2024, at NORD partner locations throughout the New Orleans area as well as Tulane University’s McWilliams Hall. Teaching faculty includes highly qualified local instructors, and select students will receive training with NOBA Master Artists in Residence such as former Dance Theatre of Harlem stars Christina Johnson, Vince Collins, and Donald Williams, among others. Auditions will take place at the Lyons Rec Center, 624 Louisiana Ave. (corner of Tchoupitoulas), at the following times:
Thursday, August 10, 2023
(Ages 7-11)
5:30 – 7:15 p.m. Audition
Friday, August 11, 2023
(Ages 12-18)
5:30 – 7:45 p.m. Audition
Saturday, August 12, 2023
9:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Placement Day*
*Attendance at Placement Day is required for both returning and newly accepted Pre-Professional Program students; call times will vary depending on age.
Online pre-registration is required for the audition. CLICK HERE to pre-register for the audition and CLICK HERE for Pre-Professional Program schedules, requirements, and important dates.
Year-round, NOBA offers various tuition-free dance, wellness and arts healing classes for youth, adults and seniors ages 4-80+, as well as a Main Stage Series of world-class dance performances. For more information about NOBA programming, class schedules and performances, please visit www.nobadance.com or call 504.522.0996. Find NOBA on Facebook and follow @nobadance on Instagram.
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