2008 KENNEDY CENTER PERFORMANCE
June 19, 2008
Millennium Stage
Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
Six students, three local artists and the artists of Rising Appalachia will perform works by Anna Morris, Alfred Dove, Maritza Mercado-Narcisse among others.
NATIONWIDE 2007 SUMMER TOUR!
NORD/NOBA Center For Dance students tour country, share their stories of life after Katrina and a commitment to dance.
 To See Tour's National TV Coverage, Click Here!
“Well-choreographed message” by Maria Montoya, Times-Picayune
“Dancing through the storm” by Thomas B. Harrison, Mobile Press-Register
Five CFD Students
Three Local Professional Dance Artists
Two Musicians
June 14 - 18 Los Angeles, CA (MNR Dance Factory)
June 21 - 23 Mobile, AL (National Dance Education Organization Conference)
June 28 Lee, MA (Inside/Out Stage, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival)
June 29 - July 3 New York (A Dance Experience)
Five exceptionally talented young dancers, ages 14-18, auditioned and were selected to represent the NORD/NOBA Center for Dance on tour from California to New York. These students will took classes, visited universities, performed, and attended performances. This talened ensemble served as ambassadors for the city as dedicated and hopeful teens with extradordinary talent for more than 7 years.
For 15 years, the NORD/NOBA Center For Dance, a nationally award-winning, cultural, community partnership of the New Orleans Recreation Department and the New Orleans Ballet Association, has reached more than 6,000 children with free after-school instruction. June 2007 marks an exciting opportunity to showcase our youth nationwide with special invitations to perform the National Dance Education Organization conference in Mobile, performances in Los Angeles and New York. We Have also been invited to perform at the prestigious Jacob's Pillow in Massachusetts - home of America's longest running festival, now in its 75th year. Participants apply annually and are selected among dance companies worldwide to perform on the Jacob's Pillow Inside/Out Stage. This tour will provide six exceptional young people, three professional dancers, and two professional musicians with a significant opportunity that will bring positive exposure to our community.
For booking information contact Suzanne Hirsch at (504) 522-0996 ext. 203
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