Broadway Connection Teaching Artists address why musical theatre training can be valuable for dancers of all styles and genres. Are you a bunhead knee deep in pointe shoes, lambs wool, bun c…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:37PMThe Tony Awards are a celebration of a tiny fraction of what’s happening in American Theater, and this year’s event was full of love in the wake of the Orlando Shooting. At…
SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 09:00AMEvery summer, Steps on Broadway bustles with an extra dose of enthusiastic activity, with people waking up with Morning Fit exercises, dashing to class for Summer Study NYC, trying out the i…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 02:16PMThis summer, three nights of encore performances from some of America’s best dance companies will return to cinemas across the U.S., presented by Fathom Events and Lincoln Center for the P…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 05:36PMI’ve lived in cities all my life. On the sidewalk, I have been called a slut, a princess, a whore, a bitch, I’ve been bowed to and guilted and leered at and grabbed at and…
SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 10:00AMOriginally published by The Dramatist Guild Keynote address from the Southeasern Theater Conference, 2006 The age-old answer to this question was always ”No, play…
SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 09:30AMI’ve been involved in theater since 2006. I became brave enough to pursue it professionally when I graduated college at Minnesota State University Moorhead and then enrolled in graduate…
SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 10:00AMHave you considered taking up yoga but don’t know where to start? It’s an ancient science of wellness, born and largely developed in India. In the past few decades, however, yoga has cau…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:48AMIn some circles of contemporary choreographers, the word “formal” has a negative connotation. It implies an adherence to Westernized, balletic ideals like line, shape and symmetry. For t…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:36AMFrom man’s beginnings, we danced in community. As cultures evolved and diversified, so did their dancing. Thus, unique cultural dances emerged worldwide. Contemporary dance works somet…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:24AMChehon Wespi-Tschopp, Season 9 winner of So You Think You Can Dance, has taken his company and brand, I Am Force (IAF), to new heights. Although IAF is still in its early years, the growth …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:13AMAs Tony Award season has just concluded, it reminds us that while one of four brilliant choreographers walks home with the honor, only a handful of choreographers have remained household nam…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:10AMSo, congratulations, you’ve been accepted into a university or conservatory dance program. You’re counting down the days until you arrive on campus. Certainly use this summer to …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 04:31PMThe next in Dance Informa’s “5 Things I Want to Tell Dancers” series. Here, we receive advice from a dance-medicine specialist about staying injury-free and at the top of y…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 04:08PMIt’s always a thrilling moment, once you’ve learned a wicked combination in class and are getting ready to try it with music for the first time. The teacher exclaims, “5, 6, 7, 8!”, …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 04:06PMAround the competition circuit, and the “how does she produce so many amazing dancers?” circuit, Dale Lam at Columbia City Jazz is a force to be reckoned with. In Columbia, South…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 04:02PMEvery summer, the Jersey Tap Fest brings the tap community together for four days of learning, performing and fun. This year’s workshop from August 11-14 will feature over 60 master classe…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 02:22PMIn the dance world, every so often there’s a company that truly breaks the mold – but isn’t out for the fame and glory. They work tirelessly to keep creating art, whether t…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 01:59PM“Opulent”, “magical” and “beautiful” are just a few of many words used to describe the newest musical Anastasia. Under the direction of Darko Tresnjak, this production that’s b…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 01:53PMThe inaugural En Avant Dance Teacher Conference, presented by Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Canada, promises to host a myriad of events for dance teachers, studio owners and studio administra…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 01:44PMProbiotic drinks like kombucha tea are one of the hottest trends in health and nutrition. Once thought of as something your hippie aunt brewed on her kitchen counter, you can now find all di…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 01:11PMIn early November, Dance Informa announced its massive Summer Scholarship Contest in partnership with the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. Worth over a quarter of a million dollars in…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 12:23PMAs dancers, our body works hard for us. It allows us to execute beautiful, amazing things, and through that be a paintbrush in the art form of dance. We don’t always return the favor, …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:17AMVeteran film icons Academy Award® nominee Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings franchise, The Hobbit franchise, X-Men franchise) and Academy Award® winner Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the La…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:03PMDavenport Theatre, New York City. Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Western concert dance has long lived in a tension between two poles. On one hand, there’s classicism, codification and t…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 02:22PMThough New York still has yet to embark on its Fringe Season, the Pacific coast is already underway. The Hollywood Fringe Festival provides a platform for developing artists in the Lo…
SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 10:00AMThough New York still has yet to embark on its Fringe Season, the Pacific coast is already underway. The Hollywood Fringe Festival provides a platform for developing artists in the Lo…
SOURCE: stageandcandor.com at 10:00AMArts leader Pamela Tatge takes on new role as Director of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Western Massachusetts is gearing up for its annual Season Op…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:47PMLast year, ABC announced that it would be trying its hand at the TV movie musical. Following the resurgence of musicals hitting channels like NBC (think live productions like The Sound of Mu…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 12:21AMThis summer, StarQuest Dance Competition will host four World Finals in various locations across the U.S. Following a robust schedule of regional competitions lasting from January through Ma…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:49AMA decade ago, Menina Fortunato founded The Hollywood Summer Tour (HST) as an invitation-only dance career intensive for advanced dancers who were serious about learning about the commercial …
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