Events

Upcoming Performances

Thursday, May 3: 8:00pm

Spring Dance Concert
Friday, May 4: 8:00pm

Spring Dance Concert
Saturday, May 5: 2:00pm

Spring Dance Concert
Saturday, May 5: 8:00pm

Spring Dance Concert
Thursday, May 10: 8:00pm

Spring Dance Concert
Saturday, May 12: 2:00pm

Spring Dance Concert
Saturday, May 12: 8:00pm

Spring Dance Concert

Dance

<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/545-pedro-ruiz-sets-choreography-in-cuba"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/5871_pedro_ruiz_moments_in_the_wind.rev.1472489476.jpg" alt="Photo by: Gabriel Davalos Courtesy of: Endedans" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/5871_pedro_ruiz_moments_in_the_wind.rev.1472489476.jpg 2x" data-max-w="720" data-max-h="400"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/545-pedro-ruiz-sets-choreography-in-cuba">Pedro Ruiz Sets Choreography in Cuba</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Pedro Ruiz, a teacher in the Dance Department, premiered new ballet, “Moments in the Wind” with Ballet Contemporaneo Endedans in Camaguey, Cuba.</p></div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1008-body-science-motion-students-lecture"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/8036_bsm-1022group.rev.1472489477.jpg" alt="Meghan MacAlpine ‘08, Taylor Deysher ‘14, Lauren Kato ‘15, Amanda Asmar ‘09." class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/8036_bsm-1022group.rev.1472489477.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/8036_bsm-1022group.rev.1472489477.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1651" data-max-h="1238"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1008-body-science-motion-students-lecture">Body, Science & Motion Students’ Lecture</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">This semester, the Marymount Manhattan College Dance Department has hosted two lectures for the BA Dance Majors on subjects integral to their interests and degrees.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1380-bryen-pittner-class-of-2017-watson-fellow"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/9654_bryenheadshot.rev.1472489478.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" data-max-w="350" data-max-h="352"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1380-bryen-pittner-class-of-2017-watson-fellow">Bryen Pittner: Class of 2017 Watson Fellow</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Bryen Farrell Pittner was chosen amongst 14 other people to join the 2017 Class of Jeannette K. Watson Fellows, as part of the <a href="http://watson.foundation" target="_blank">Watson Foundation.</a><a href="https://owa.mmm.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=DF48thAVfkaK0WLfcCZBt1suyb_5T9IIbcJfevflaUhHfTFYjnWLOgxD4ZrwYA9-OBgZHKGlclk.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwatson.foundation%2f"><br/></a></div>
<div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/694-judy-tyrus-curates-first-national-exhibition-at">Judy Tyrus Curates First National Exhibition at National Dance Museum</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Judy Tyrus, current and long-time adjunct instructor in the Dance Department, has been curator of <em><a href="http://www.artsandartists.org/exhibitions-dancetheaterofharlem.php#schedule"></a>Dance Theatre of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts, </em>sharing a forty-plus year history of Dance Theatre of Harlem in a traveling exhibition.</p><p> </p></div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/469-a-day-in-the-life-creativity-in-context-video"><img src="/live/image/gid/45/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/128,0,900,772/5710_title_2.rev.1472490731.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/45/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/128,0,900,772/5710_title_2.rev.1472490731.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/45/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/128,0,900,772/5710_title_2.rev.1472490731.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1368" data-max-h="770"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/469-a-day-in-the-life-creativity-in-context-video">A Day in the Life: “Creativity in Context” Video Series Highlights Work of FAPA Students</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">MMC announces a new five-part video series highlighting work from majors in the <a href="/divisions/fapa/index.php" target="_blank">Fine and Performing Arts Division</a>. Every Monday for the next five weeks, we will release a new video highlighting a different facet of the creative experience at MMC.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/408-dance-major-dancing-with-jennifer-lopez"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,350,350/4860_jones_george_lg.rev.1472489476.jpg" alt="George Jones '06" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" data-max-w="350" data-max-h="500"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/408-dance-major-dancing-with-jennifer-lopez">Dance Major dancing with Jennifer Lopez</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Meet George Jones ’06! <span style="font-size: 1em; line-height: inherit;">George is a dancer/choreographer/instructor living in LA. He is also a graduate of the Marymount Manhattan College Dance Department. </span></div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2222-oct-16-mmc-students-singing-at-carnegie-hall"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/99,343,898,1142/13932_poster.rev.1475265677.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/99,343,898,1142/13932_poster.rev.1475265677.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/99,343,898,1142/13932_poster.rev.1475265677.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="1667"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2222-oct-16-mmc-students-singing-at-carnegie-hall">Oct. 16, MMC Students Singing at Carnegie Hall</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Nine MMC students from our new Music Lessons Program will be performing in a recital at Carnegie Hall!</div>
<div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/955-juan-carlos-penuela-featured-in-dance-teacher">Juan Carlos Peñuela featured in Dance Teacher Magazine</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Dance department ballet instructor, Juan Carlos Peñuela, has been featured in Dance Teacher Magazine’s August 2014 issue to discuss his technique for teaching the cuban style.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/529-choice-magazine-honor-bestowed-on-dance-faculty"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/5839_jens_book_cover.rev.1472489476.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" data-max-w="347" data-max-h="520"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/529-choice-magazine-honor-bestowed-on-dance-faculty">Choice Magazine Honor Bestowed on Dance Faculty Member</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Dance Department faculty member, Dr. Jens Richard Giersdorf’s book, <em>The Body of the People: East German Dance since 1945 (Studies in Dance History)</em>, was named an Outstanding Academic Book by <em>Choice</em>, a publication of the Association for College and Research Libraries.</div>
<div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1301-dance-department-graduating-senior-to-perform-in">Dance Department Graduating Senior to Perform in 42nd Street Tour</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">The Dance Department is proud to announce the success of senior Mallory Nolting, who has been hired by Troika Entertainment as “Phyllis” on the National Tour of 42<sup>nd</sup> Street.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/434-dance-department-takes-the-world"><img src="/live/image/gid/45/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/55,25,1456,1427/5396_dancers-china.rev.1472490730.jpg" alt="Top row (from left to right): Jordyn Santiago, Honza Pelichovsky, David Flores, Jessica Sgambelluri, Doug Burkhardt, Cindy..." class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/45/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/55,25,1456,1427/5396_dancers-china.rev.1472490730.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/45/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/55,25,1456,1427/5396_dancers-china.rev.1472490730.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1588" data-max-h="1536"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/434-dance-department-takes-the-world">Dance Department Takes the World</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">The Dance Department at Marymount Manhattan College is proud to announce that ten Dance Majors traveled to China this past Friday, December 6<sup>th</sup> to perform in the Yang Liping International Dance Festival.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/426-making-a-difference-student-creates-educational"><img src="/live/image/gid/45/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/48,0,529,481/5288_kiley_griffith_cc.rev.1472490730.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/45/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/48,0,529,481/5288_kiley_griffith_cc.rev.1472490730.jpg 2x" data-max-w="640" data-max-h="480"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/426-making-a-difference-student-creates-educational">Making a Difference: Student Creates Educational Programs in South Africa</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Dance and International Studies major Kiley Griffith combined her two areas of study to create an educational program in Cape Town, South Africa centered around dance, English proficiency, and community engagement.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/21-ryan-kasprzak-03-assistant-choreographer-of-smash"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/517_alum-ryan-kasprzak-headshot.rev.1472489476.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150" data-max-w="374" data-max-h="251"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/21-ryan-kasprzak-03-assistant-choreographer-of-smash">Ryan Kasprzak ‘03, Assistant Choreographer of SMASH, returns for Triumph of Love</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">SMASH Assistant Choreographer Ryan Kasprzak’s joined us on the Upper East Side, and for a production that ran less than a week!</div>

Upcoming Performances

Thursday, May 3: 8:00pm

Spring Dance Concert

Friday, May 4: 8:00pm

Spring Dance Concert

Saturday, May 5: 2:00pm

Spring Dance Concert

Saturday, May 5: 8:00pm

Spring Dance Concert

Thursday, May 10: 8:00pm

Spring Dance Concert

Saturday, May 12: 2:00pm

Spring Dance Concert

Saturday, May 12: 8:00pm

Spring Dance Concert