Elizabeth Burns

dance: made in canada fait au canada Festival (d:micfac) proudly unveils a diverse program featuring the country's most sought-after dancers and choreographers for its milestone fifth biennial edition on stage from August 14-18, 2019, at the Betty Oliphant Theatre.

dance: made in canada / fait au canada Festival (d:mic/fac) proudly unveils a diverse program featuring the country's most sought-after dancers and choreographers for its milestone fifth biennial edition on stage from August 14-18, 2019, at the Betty Oliphant Theatre. Living legend and 2019 Dance Hall of Fame inductee Louise Lecavalier will open this year's festival with a special artist talk and screening of the recent documentary Louise Lecavalier - In Motion. Additionally, 13 artists and companies will be presented across three Mainstage programs - curated by Matjash Mrozewski, Lina Cruz, and Festival Director Yvonne Ng - coupled with a lottery-based platform titled 'What You See Is What you Get' (WYSIWYG). An ancillary Arts Encounters program explores the photography, media arts, and other creative expressions created by five dance artists.

Marygrove College's Institute for Detroit Studies (IDS) will welcome author and Oakland University Associate Professor Daniel J. Clark for its 44th Defining Detroit event on May 14 at 7 p.m. Clark will present 'Disruption in Detroit: Challenging the 1950s Prosperity Myth,' continuing its nearly two-decade tradition of bringing internationally-renowned authors and scholars to campus.

The Institute for Detroit Studies (IDS) at Marygrove College and Live6 Alliance are proud to present "A Community Collecting: Art from Northwest Detroit," a gallery exhibition. The opening reception begins at 3 p.m. on March 10 and the exhibition runs through April 5 in The Gallery, located on the fourth floor of the Liberal Arts Building. This event is free and open to the public.

Marygrove College is pleased to announce Dr. Shaun S. Nethercott as executive director of the college's Institute for Detroit Studies (IDS). This appointment was made ahead of IDS's Defining Detroit spring series, which begins February 11 and will bring award-winning authors and artists to the college for lectures, readings, exhibits, and performances.

Marygrove College announces New York Times best-selling author and spoken word poet Elizabeth Acevedo as the featured guest at its 2019 Contemporary American Authors Lecture on Friday, April 26, 2019. The 8 p.m. Lillian and Don Bauder Lecture and book signing are free of charge and open to the public.

Nicki D. Casterline, a wife, mother, grandmother, music teacher, Christian, avid reader, devoted writer and author, has completed her new book 'Elizabeth's Journey Home': a gripping and potent journey of intrigue, surprise, race, equality, family heritage and acceptance. This story follows Elizabeth as she discovers her ancestry as well as her happiness.

The world-famous Rockettes and Knicks City Dancers along with Broadway stars Tony Vincent (American Idiot, NBC's "The Voice"), Christina Sajous (Spiderman), Derrick Baskin (Memphis) and Justin Johnson (Rent) are serving as this year's guest artists mentoring for nearly 100 children partaking in the Garden of Dreams Talent Show. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the rehearsal yesterday, March 5, and brings you photo coverage below!