April 13-15, 2023
Explore the Arts & Culture of New York City with the FSU Friends of Dance!
Join us as we kick off the year long 90/60/20 celebration with a specially curated weekend excursion to the Big Apple.
Enjoy fellowship with Alumni. Meet current ARTS in NYC dance students. Become acquainted with fellow dance supporters.
Trip Cost - $500*
*Does not include airfare or housing
Tentative Itinerary
4.13.23 | Thursday
Social Event
Arrive in time for an informal gathering to meet everyone and just relax. Enjoy the nice ambiance of a Manhattan social spot and enjoy a selection of light hors d'oeuvres.
4.14.23 | Friday
Private Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Met Opera
Spend the morning with an exclusive private behind-the-scenes tour of the Metropolitan Opera House. Tours offer a fascinating backstage look at one of the world’s premiere opera houses. Ask questions and see what it takes to make operatic magic come to life.
Vuyani Dance Theatre performance at the Joyce Theatre
Vuyani Dance Theatre presents Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Boléro at the Joyce Theatre. This is a powerful work featuring live singing, choreographed by South African star Gregory Vuyani Maqoma. Set in a graveyard filled with the haunting music of Isicathamiya singers—an a cappella style originating from the Zulu people—the production draws inspiration from Zakes Mda’s novel Cion and Maurice Ravel’s Boléro. In Maqoma’s words, the show is “a lament, a requiem required to awaken a part of us, the connection to the departed souls.”
4.15.23 | Saturday
Tour of the Apollo Theatre
The Apollo Theatre is a historic landmark with almost a 90-year history. The Apollo Historic tour provides you the opportunity to visit the historic theater and explore the legendary history of the Apollo with behind-the-scenes access to the place “Where Stars are Born and Legends are Made!” This tour connects the past, present, and future of the Apollo through the entertaining and inspiring storytelling of Apollo historian Billy “Mr. Apollo” Mitchell.
Museum Tour
Social Event (ARTS in NYC Students, Friends of Dance, FSU Dance alumni)
Wrap up your time in NY enjoying the large network of School of Dance alumni, current ARTS in NYC students, and Friends of Dance. Discuss highlights from your trip, provide parting words to our ARTS in NYC students just a few weeks away from graduation, and enjoy yourself in this final social gathering.
4.16.23 | Sunday
Departure
Registration for this event has closed, for information please contact: LaToya Davis-Craig, ldavis3@fsu.edu, 850-645-2449.