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Dance Academy To Host ‘Toybox Treasures’
The Bermuda Dance Academy will be hosting its 8th annual recital — with the year’s show called ‘Toybox Treasures” – on Saturday, June 10th, 2023 at 2pm and 7pm in the Berkeley Institute cafetorium, with the show directed by Nikia Manders A spokesperson said, “Audiences will dive into your favorite toybox and... Read more of this article
TROIKA’s Dance Showcase To Start On April 13
TROIKA Bermuda is getting set to present their fifth Young Choreographers’ Showcase, titled ‘In Living Color,’ from April 13 to April 15. A spokesperson said, “From April 13th to April 15th at The Earl Cameron Theatre [City Hall], TROIKA Bermuda presents ‘In Living Color,’ their fifth Young Choreographers’ Showcase. This... Read more of this article
Smith Performs At World’s Biggest Dance Event
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian actor, singer and dancer Onuri Smith recently performed at Move It, the world’s biggest dance event, at the Exhibition Centre London. Mr Smith featured alongside fellow dancers from the prestigious Italia Conte Academy Theatre in a piece called The Key, which he said celebrated “queer love, joy and acceptance”. The... Read more of this article
TROIKA Seeking Dancers & Choreographers
TROIKA Bermuda will host an open call audition this Sunday [Jan 8] to cast dancers of all levels and styles for their upcoming Young Choreographers’ Showcase. A spokesperson said, “The production is under the creative direction of Shanna Henry & Sacha Dill and will feature choreography by a talented group of young creatives. Audition... Read more of this article
Onuri Smith Appears In ‘Colour And Light’ Film
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian actor, singer and dancer Onuri Smith has appeared in a short musical film celebrating the life of American composer and songwriter Stephen Sondheim. Smith featured in an ensemble cast in Colour and Light [In Memory of Stephen Sondheim], the title of one of Sondheim’s beloved numbers, as part of a collaboration... Read more of this article
2022 National Dance Foundation Scholarships
Acacia Tucker, Arielle Ming, Ava Moreno, Dezjaun Thomas, Vidya Cannonier-Watson, Onuri Smith, T’aja Williams, Skye Minors, Naysaa Tucker, and Ravi Cannonier-Watson all earned 2022 National Dance Foundation scholarships and awards. Scholarships Presented A spokesperson said, “The 2022 National Dance Foundation Fund awards took place in the Somers... Read more of this article
Video: 2022 Premier’s Concert Performances
The Premier’s Concert was recently held, serving as an “annual showcase of Bermudian talent, featuring musicians, visual artists, poets and dancers who have received sponsorship from the Department of Culture or the Bermuda Arts Council.” The video description noted that that concert featured: Jay III [with Sacha Dill and Antoine Williams] Melanie... Read more of this article
Review: Bermuda Dance Academy Into The Wild
[Written by Dale Butler] It was inevitable that Nikia Manders, BFA, MA, would be impacted by her well-known mother Linda L. Manders who established a solid record of achievement on the stage and in the classroom commencing at Warwick Secondary School in 1972. Nikia, as a teacher at The Berkeley Institute [2008], started the Bermuda Dance Academy in... Read more of this article
Bermuda Dance Academy’s ‘Into The Wild’
Bermuda Dance Academy will be holding its seventh annual ‘Into the Wild’ recital tomorrow [June 25] at 2.00pm and 7.00pm in the Berkeley Institute Cafetorium. A spokesperson said, “Please join Bermuda Dance Academy as they dance ‘Into the Wild’ in their seventh annual recital directed by Nikia Manders on Saturday, June 25th,... Read more of this article
Dance Academy Will Take Centre Stage
Talented youngsters from the Bermuda Dance Academy will take centre stage on Saturday. ‘Into The Wild’, the academy’s 7th recital, will be held at the Berkeley Institute Cafetorium at 2 pm and 7 pm. The show is directed by Nikia Manders. Related Stories Upcoming: Dance Foundation Gala Upcoming: Concepts In Motion Dance Recital Upcoming: In... Read more of this article
Video: Cannonier-Watson In Jubilee Concert
Bermudian Ravi Cannonier-Watson was among the dancers from the prestigious Royal Ballet School who performed at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration in England, with the concert watched by millions of people. According to the BBC, “An average of nearly 12 million people in the UK watched the Platinum Party in the Palace on BBC One on... Read more of this article
Cannonier-Watson To Perform In Front Of Queen
[Written by Stephen Wright] Ravi Cannonier-Watson, by admission, was not the most talkative child. It was through the medium of dance, arguably the most natural and human form of expression, that the Bermudian conveyed his emotions and thoughts via movements and body language. Cannonier-Watson, who is now 17, has the opportunity to ‘communicate’... Read more of this article
