#TraditionsTuesday: GOREE Drum and Dance For this #TraditionsTuesday, we meet Balla and Serrita (NdeyeKhady) Sy, directors of Columbus-based GOREE Drum and Dance, a troupe of dancers and drummers whose work is rooted in the traditions of West Africa. November 2, 2021 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public #TraditionsTuesday, Balla Sy, Columbus, Dance, Franklin County, GOREE Drum and Dance, Music, Serrita (NdeyeKhady) Sy, West Africa Read More »
#TraditionsTuesday: Alice Blumenfeld, Flamenco Dance For this #TraditionsTuesday, we meet Huron, Ohio, artist Alice Blumenfeld, an Individual Excellence Award winner and artistic director of ABREPASO Flamenco. August 24, 2021 artists, For Artists, Public #TraditionsTuesday, ABREPASO Flamenco, Alice Blumenfeld, dance, Erie County, Flamenco, Huron, Individual Excellence Award Read More »
Cincinnati Dance Artist Padma Chebrolu Awarded 2021 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Padma Chebrolu—a dancer, teaching artist, and the artistic director of the Cultural Centre of India in Cincinnati—has been awarded the 2021 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award for Performing Arts from the Ohio Arts Council. August 4, 2021 artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public Cincinnati, Cultural Centre of India, Dance, Hamilton County, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award, Padma Chebrolu Read More »
Governor's Awards 2020: Nigel Burgoine, Arts Education Award Winner Nigel Burgoine, artistic director of the Ballet Theatre of Toledo, is a classical ballet instructor and choreographer. A graduate of the Royal Ballet School and former principal dancer with the London Festival Ballet, Nigel has danced around the world. Fueled by his passion for sharing the magic of ballet with the next generation of dancers, Nigel has used his experience and training to teach ballet to diverse audiences. May 15, 2021 Arts Ed, Educators, For Educators, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Organizations, Public Arts Education, Ballet, Ballet Theatre of Toledo, Dance, Governor's Awards, Lucas County, Nigel Burgoine, Toledo Read More »
Athens Musician, Composer, and Professor Paschal Yao Younge Awarded 2020 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Dr. Paschal Yao Younge, a master artist specializing in African Traditional Musical Arts, has been awarded the 2020 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award for Performing Arts from the Ohio Arts Council. August 12, 2020 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public African Traditional Musical Arts, Athens, Athens County, dance, Dr. Paschal Yao Younge, drum, music, Ohio, Ohio Heritage Fellowship, percusssion, Performing Arts, research Read More »
Governor's Awards 2018: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Irma Lazarus Award Winner The world-renowned Dayton Contemporary Dance Company is the oldest modern dance company in Ohio and one of few American dance companies of international reputation located outside a major U.S. metropolitan area August 23, 2018 Art, For Artists, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Organizations, Public dance, Dayton, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, DCDC, Governor's Awards for the Arts, Irma Lazarus Award, Montgomery County, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Channel Read More »