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Eighteen dancers from eight countries waltzed into the wings of the USA International Ballet Competition with medals and awards in Friday night’s climactic gala.
IBC music director and guest conductor Ramona Pansegrau will lead the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra as they perform live at the Awards Gala Friday night and the Encore Gala Saturday night.
Thirty-two competitors from 10 countries will advance to Round III of the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson.
Forty-four dancers representing 11 countries move forward to Round II in the USA International Ballet Competition (IBC) this weekend in Jackson. About 30 dancers will move on to the finalist round June 19-21.
A global welcome means a local bonus with the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, and not just in the thrill of world-class dance. There’s a concrete reward, too.
The USA International Ballet Competition (IBC) is a launchpad for tomorrow’s dance stars, but history has a seat there, too.
Long-time observers of the USA International Ballet Competition will notice several changes for 2018; novice attendees have new opportunities for a closer look.
Kimberly Morgan Myles stars in the hit musical comedy – now extended through June 17
First Oxford Bourbon Festival will bring award-winning chefs from around the region to tout the best bourbons and benefit Move on Up Mississippi charity.
Ballet Mississippi’s artistic director honored for Leadership in Performing Arts at Governor’s Arts Awards
Mart Crowley’s groundbreaking portrayal of gay men launched him from obscurity to international fame
Jackson artist’s first solo exhibition includes 50 pieces at Arts Center of Mississippi and Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art
For two and a half days, selection committee combs through hundreds of application videos to determine who will dance this summer
Patterson will tell you she’s not an artist, but she received a governor’s award for being an arts leader
Astronomy assistant Henrietta Leavitt discovered how to measure stellar distances at a time when a woman’s place in society was home-bound.