Monday, July 27, 2020
July 25, 2020.Online, on YouTube. During the COVID pandemic, nine of the dancers of the Tabula Rasa Dance Theater company became sick with the virus. Half of the company members weren’t de…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 05:29PMWednesday, July 22, 2020
Last month, Can You Dance? (CYD?) announced the UK’s biggest virtual convention, the CYD? Super Convention LIVE. (If you missed it, you can catch up here.) Streamed live from London acros…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 08:28AMSunday, July 19, 2020
Have you ever wondered how a celebrity can go from actor to dancer in a manner of months for a film role never having stepped foot in a studio prior to the role? Or how a singer effortlessly…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 09:20PMFriday, July 17, 2020
From July 21-24, Lincoln Center will offer Lincoln Center Activate, a new professional development initiative and digital reimagination of the annual Summer Forum conference. The virtual kic…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 09:27PMMonday, July 13, 2020
June 26-27, 2020.Online — @thedancecomplex and Dance Complex on Facebook. Humans evolved moving through the world, together in tight-knit communities. In 2020, human connection consists ma…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 08:34PMSunday, July 12, 2020
July 10, 2020.Online – www.dbdt.com. Art in the time of corona is all about finding ways to connect with your community online. Dallas Black Dance Theatre has found a way to do just that t…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 09:28PMTuesday, July 7, 2020
Nick Cordero, a Broadway performer and Tony Award nominee, passed away on July 5, after a battle with COVID-19, at the age of 41. His wife, Amanda Kloots, announced the news on her Instagram…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 09:43PMSunday, July 5, 2020
Season 4 of World of Dance has gotten off to an amazing start with some of the most innovative groups and soloists than seen on previous seasons. There has not been a shortage of amazing p…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 09:48PMFriday, July 3, 2020
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been told that ballet is the base technique for all other dance forms. I know I was. It wasn’t until I got to college that I heard the rest of that sentenc…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 06:51PMThursday, July 2, 2020
Jacob’s Pillow, home to the longest-running dance festival in the United States, launches a Virtual Festival with eight weeks of free programming, from July 7-August 29. Weekly highlights…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 10:08PMDance Films Association and Film at Lincoln Center have announced the complete lineup for the 48th edition of the Dance on Camera Festival, running July 17-20. With a program that travels t…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 10:07PMAmerican dancers and teachers, Can You Dance? (CYD?) is calling for you to join the UK’s biggest virtual dance convention, broadcast live from London. The CYD? Super Convention LIVE is on…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 09:44PMMuch of the dance competition circuit has been on hold for months as the U.S. (and the rest of the world) grappled with COVID-19 restrictions. Dancers everywhere are itching to return to the…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 07:21PMThe COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly affected everyone – every person, every child, every parent, every dancer, every studio owner. After months of isolation at home, some studios have ma…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 05:45PMDancing en pointe might seem like the pinnacle of a ballet dancer’s training, but it has always been a doubled-edged sword. Despite their beauty, pointe shoes have a reputation for causing…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 03:34PMEveryone has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. People are out of jobs, others are working full-time from home, dancers are taking class in their living room, and artists are getting cr…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 02:37PMWednesday, July 1, 2020
“Dance came from the people and should always be delivered back to the people,” Alvin Ailey said. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a key part (but not all of) his legacy, works by t…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 02:54PMTuesday, June 30, 2020
When you think of dance, what immediately comes to mind? For some, it is the artistry within the movement being performed. For others, it is an escape from the real world and trials and trib…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 10:27PMWhile the word “privilege” itself has been the topic of many discussions recently, the principle is not novel. I would like to share a hard lesson I learned a few weeks ago with my Dance…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 10:17PMMonday, June 29, 2020
Thinking of joining a pre-professional program? Not sure which ones to consider? Dance Informa sat down with Daniel Ayala, a Columbian dancer recently awarded a scholarship to St. Lucie’s …
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 09:20PMSaturday, June 27, 2020
J. Bouey (they/them, we/our) is a dancer with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, choreographer, educator, dance writer, and co-founder of The Dance Union. Maxfield Haynes (they/them) is a…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 08:21PMFriday, June 26, 2020
A true treasure of a life in dance can be the communities we find along the way. We find these communities through lows and highs, through hardship and triumph. Dannys Gonzalez, Steven Vilsa…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 02:09AMWhile we are only in the beginning stages of Season 4, the World of Dance competition is starting to heat up as more and more hopefuls from all over the country have displayed their talents …
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 12:11AMThursday, June 25, 2020
Concert dance means many people gathered together in a confined space — audiences, crew members, performers and front-of-house staff. That’s the simple fact of it. In a world where it’…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 12:33PMWednesday, June 24, 2020
What’s the difference between a second company member, an apprentice and a trainee? It depends on who you ask. Without an established industry standard for each term, be sure to read your …
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 12:09AMSunday, June 21, 2020
June 19, 2020. Online, on YouTube. On June 19, for the first time since 1937, the Martha Graham Dance Company performed a reimagining of a lost Graham work called Immediate Tragedy. The pe…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 09:47PMMarch, April and May 2020.Online (YouTube and Facebook, through www.nycballet.com) It’s sort of striking to think how years of planning can change in a moment, with one hard and offici…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 09:26PMMay 2020.Online at newdancealliance.org. Pandemic times mean that in-person dance festivals are absolutely out of the question. Rather than fully give into these limitations and the resultin…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 09:06PMTuesday, June 16, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Break the Floor has sadly had to cancel its annual summer event, DancerPalooza. However, Summer Jam is on! Summer Jam will consist of smaller events taken to se…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 10:02PMThe José Limón Dance Foundation recently announced the appointment of Dante Puleio as its new artistic director. A widely respected former member of the Limón Dance Company for more than…
Linked From www.danceinforma.com at 10:00PMPietro Pinto, award-winning Italian director, has created a short film, Icarus, starring Angelo Greco, acclaimed Italian dancer and San Francisco Ballet principal. The film portrays the accl…
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