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across the state BookerT.WashingtonHighSchool for thePerforming and VisualArtswas presented a TexasMedal ofArts for arts educa- tion by the TexasCultural Trust on February 25, 2015 at the Long Center for the PerformingArts inAustin,
Texas.Recipients also named at the event are:TBoneBurnett formusic; Jamie Foxx for film;KilgoreCollegeRangerettes for dance;RickLowe for visual arts;DrPepper SnappleGroupfor corporate arts patron; MargaretMcDermott for individual arts patron;EmilioNicolas, Sr. formultimedia;DanRather andChandraWilsonfor televi- sion;CharlesRenfro for architecture;Robert Schenkkanfor theatre;LawrenceWright for literary arts;RuthAltshuler for the standing ovation award; andTheGatlinBrothers for lifetime achievement.
in the nation AlyshaDeslorieux, daughter ofRubi and PamDeslorieux (DCNT ExecutiveDirector), performs in her thirdBroadway show— Lin-ManuelMiranda’s smash hitHamilton—nowat The Public Theater,moving toBroadway on July 13, 2015.
MADbootsDance, under the co-artistic direction of Jonathan Campbell (BTWalumandDCNT scholarship recipient) and AustinDiaz,makes its Jacob’s Pillowdebut at theDorisDuke Theatre onAugust 26-August 30, 2015. TheNewYork Times takes note of the company’s “sharp, elegantmovements, dark theatricali- ty and unashamed intimacy”—this is an up-and-coming company towatch.
Jacob’s Pillowis presentingDarkCirclesContemporaryDance, under the artistic direction of
JoshuaL.Peugh, in their Inside/Out Series inAugust 2015.
around theworld StephanieTroyak,BTWalumand graduate ofNYU, is among the newestmembers of theBatshevaDanceEnsemble.
Where the joy ofdance becomes the beauty ofart! Classical Ballet training from pre-ballet to pre-professional
Pictured:AlyshaDeslorieux
2015 YoungArtsMeritHonorees includeBooker TWashington HSPVAstudentsKaylinSturtevant (Modern) and JordanWillis (Modern); also recognized as aMerit recipient isBTWHSPVAalum OmarRivera (Choreography&Modern).
Studio: McKinney Performing Arts Center 901 N. McDonald St. • McKinney,TX 75069 214.477.9434 •
www.texasyouthballet.com
Kaylin Sturtevant DANCE!NORTHTEXAS
JordanWillis
OmarRivera a publication of the dance council of north texas vol 18 • no 2
www.thedancecouncil.org May-July 2015 page 31
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