Monday, May 1, 2017
Rent, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning rock musical written by Jonathan Larson, returned for a special 20th Anniversary Tour last year. The tour, produced by Work Light Productions…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:17AM I saw Sweat at the Public Theater the day after the presidential election, and I have never had a more politically timely experience of theater in my many years in New York theater. Month…
SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 09:00AMIt’s tricky to bring a well-known and well-loved story to the Broadway stage. Whether adapting a book, film or folktale to a live musical, it’s a challenge to stay true to the original w…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:54AMThere are probably many reasons why Starpower Talent Competition has been around (and going strong) for 30 years. It hosts tens of thousands of participants, making it one of the largest ta…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:00AMTuesday, April 25, 2017
Mfoniso Udofia and Ed Sylvanus Iskandar are the latest dynamite duo to take over New York Theater Workshop, and this time with two plays, Sojourners and Her Portmanteau, two plays in a ni…
SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 10:00AMCobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, Georgia. April 14, 2017. On Friday night, April 14th, the Atlanta Ballet presented Firebird, a triple bill featuring George Balanchine’s Allegr…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:15AMAndy Blankenbuehler is arguably one of today’s most versatile Broadway choreographers. His currently running productions range stylistically from virtuosic and highly technical feline-jazz…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:44AMWednesday, April 19, 2017
NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY. April 13, 2017. I’m pretty sure Mario Batali was sitting in the row across from me. I glanced his way before the show started whe…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:26PMTuesday, April 18, 2017
When you see King of the Yees, the latest work by playwright Lauren Yee, you’ll either feel like Larry Yee is your father, or you’ll wish he was. Now having its world premiere at The …
SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 09:00AMSaturday, April 15, 2017
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. April 7, 2017. After years of admiring Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s work from afar, I was excited to have the chance to see…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:11AMTuesday, April 11, 2017
Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta, Georgia. March 24, 2017. Dance Canvas, Atlanta’s platform for emerging choreographers, recently presented its ninth anniversary showcas…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:37PMFriday, April 7, 2017
The Sanctuary Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts. March 31, 2017. Artists are constantly navigating many balances. Among them are how much they surprise (and sometimes even shock) audiences…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:04PMThursday, April 6, 2017
News reports emerged earlier today that Atlanta Ballet, a strong regional troupe known as the longest continuously performing ballet company in the United States, will undergo a major shakeu…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:20PMWednesday, April 5, 2017
A 15-year-old Ellie* began feeling down much of the time, she ate less, and went through some big struggles with food and feelings. “I think food affects mood, concentration and relations…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:54PMFor many dancers, the stage, the performance space, is their home. But for Jon Ole Olstad, the studio is where he thrives. It’s his sacred place of growth, celebration, no judgment, of bei…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:42AMSlippery dance floors are frustrating for dancers, not to mention, dangerous. So how can you keep your studio floors slip-free? Here’s the number one tip for a slip-free dance floor: D…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:12AMTuesday, April 4, 2017
Barre classes are so “in” right now. Workout tanks inked with “BARRE SO HARD” and water bottles reading “MEET ME AT THE BARRE” seem to be everywhere. And while barre classes have…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:19AMThese days especially, it seems even more important to make sure women have a voice. For its fifth installment of choreographic showcase CounterPointe this April 7-9, non-profit arts organiz…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:15AMThe simplest definition of an artist may be one who shapes a certain material – be it clay, paint, music or the human body. Yet what might we call artists who shape the nature of the a…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:02AM Watching The Outer Space is a little like looking in a telescope and a microscope at the same time, where the mundane is epic and the expansive is accessible. Mad scientist musician-playw…
SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 07:30AMSaturday, April 1, 2017
Dance Informa continues its series on second companies with a spotlight on Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2. More than four decades ago, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) found…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:39PMFriday, March 31, 2017
Your website is like a 24hr salesman for your studio. It is the online face of your studio. So we want to make sure that we have our best foot forward. So today I’m going to share with you…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:20PMTuesday, March 28, 2017
“Tap dance is still relevant if you use it to discuss relevant things” says Anthony Lo Cascio, former Tap Dog and current artistic director of his own tap dance company, #Taplife, based …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:22AMShe’s choreographed for Broadway’s Finding Neverland, The New York Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, So You Think You Can Dance, Cirque du Soleil, and for performing artist…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:07AMMonday, March 27, 2017
They say that what goes up must come down. Many dancers experience sadness and withdrawal from the high of performance when the curtain drops and the lights go down. In a more positive light…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 01:01AMFriday, March 24, 2017
This weekend, World-Class Talent Experience, Inc. (WCTE) returns to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a dance competition event and to celebrate its fifth anniversary. Las Vegas marks the location of W…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:16PMWednesday, March 22, 2017
It’s a sad reality that eating disorders in dancers are common enough to have become cliche. Dance Informa discussed this is in a recent article, and went on with insights on how to recogn…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:24PMThis June, Broadway Dance Center (BDC) will unveil a new studio location at 65th Street in NYC, in the heart of Lincoln Center. The location, which will feature, four state-of-the-art studio…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:43PMCobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, Georgia. March 17, 2017. Atlanta Ballet’s stacked triple bill, Gennadi’s Choice, featured excerpts from Paquita, the world premiere of Gemma …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:14AMTuesday, March 21, 2017
Music today is many things – but one thing it is often not is subtle. Lyrics in many mainstream songs are not only suggestive but downright explicit. At what point does a studio owner, tea…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:57PMWhen you’re wrapped up in the craziness that is dance competition, you sometimes forget to look around and appreciate all of the lessons you are learning. Dance competitions can teach us a…
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