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FOR RELEASE ON NOVEMBER 5, 2010

New York, NY – The American Theatre Wing (Theodore S. Chapin, Chairman, Board of Directors; Howard Sherman, Executive Director) today announced that the 2010-2011 season of their “Working in the Theatre” series will kick off with The Vocabulary of Dance: Choreographers 2010.

A panel of choreographers – Christopher Gattelli, Liza Gennaro, Ken Roberson and Sergio Trujillo – will discuss their childhood and early adult life and how it influenced their start in dance; the amount of research they do for each show; how choreography enhances a performance; the relationship between choreographers and directors; how recent television programming has brought back an interest in dance, especially among young people; the difference between musical staging and choreography and preserving dance history for future audiences. The conversation is moderated by Theodore S. Chapin.

An acclaimed fixture on New York television and in the theatre community for more than 30 years, the American Theatre Wing's “Working in the Theatre” offers an unprecedented forum for the meeting of theatrical minds. The Vocabulary of Dance: Choreographers 2010 will premiere on CUNY-TV (Channel 75, Time Warner Cable in Manhattan) at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 7, 2010. Additional airtimes are November 12 at 9:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., November 13 at 11:00 a.m. and November 14 at 5:00 p.m.

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As the home for America’s largest free online archive of media focused on how theatre is made, in the words of the very people who make it, in the past month, ATW has released a range of new content, including:

Four new editions of the podcast “Downstage Center”:

• Jim Simpson, Founder and Artistic Director of The Flea Theater
http://americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/jim_simpson
• Athol Fugard, Playwright and Director
http://americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/athol_fugard
• Sir Ian McKellen, Actor http://americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/sir_ian_mckellen
• Alfred Uhry, Playwright
http://americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/alfred_uhry

Two new editions of the new backstage video podcast, “In The Wings”:

• “Sound Engineer” featuring Carin Ford of La Cage Aux Folles
http://americantheatrewing.org/inthewings/detail/sound_engineer
• “Model Builder” featuring Steven Kemp of Memphis and Madagascar Live
http://americantheatrewing.org/inthewings/detail/model_builder

ATW also added to its collection:

• Two classic conversations from the SDCF “Masters of the Stage” series:
http://americantheatrewing.org/sdcfmasters/detail/view_from_the_bridge
http://americantheatrewing.org/sdcfmasters/detail/choreographers_1986
• A vintage edition of The Broadway League’s “This is Broadway” with Liv Ullmann:
http://americantheatrewing.org/thisisbroadway/

The American Theatre Wing (Theodore S. Chapin, Chairman, Board of Directors; Howard Sherman, Executive Director) is a not-for-profit organization best known as the creator of the Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards®, which it presents annually with The Broadway League. In addition to “Downstage Center,” “In The Wings,” “Working in the Theatre,” and a host of other online resources, The Wing operates many activities, all dedicated to recognizing excellence and supporting education in theatre, including SpringboardNYC, the Theatre Intern Group, the National Theatre Company Grants and the Jonathan Larson Grants. Visitors to www.americantheatrewing.org can listen to, watch or download from ATW’s extensive media collection, and learn more about all of its programming for students, aspiring and working professionals, and audiences who want to learn more about the making of theatre. Follow ATW on www.Facebook.com/TheAmericanTheatreWing, www.youtube.com/americantheatrewing and www.Twitter.com/TheWing.

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