Freddie Falls in Love, Happy We’ll Be and his countless hits on So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) brought boundless joy, classic technique, endearing charm and light-hearted humor to the…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 02:42AM"Ludwig and Bertie," written by Douglas Lackey, gives us insight into the relationship of two of our greatest twentieth century philosophers, the younger Jewish Ludwig Wittgenstein and the 2…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:17AMBrendan Fernandes is an artist of dance and visual arts. His pieces tend to include themes of race, queer culture, migration and political protest, created through collaboration. His works h…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:55AMDance Informa offers you the next installment in our series on alternative dance gigs. This month, we’re talking about movement directing and the various ways you, as a dancer, are perfect…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:51AMDance Informa chatted with Bailey Munoz, 19-year-old winner of So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) 16th season. Munoz is the first b-boy to win the competition in all of its 16 years, and t…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:32AMAlison Chase has been making dance art for 50 years. The wisdom and breadth of knowledge that she’s gained over those years is clear when speaking with her. She expresses that wisdom and …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:31AMWhether we mean to or not, we constantly have screens in our face. And as much as this poses problems that other generations didn’t have to face, it also presents our generation with new o…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 03:40PMTW: This article contains discussion of the Holocaust and pictures of white nationalists and Nazi Germany. As I prepared to interview sage actor and writer Alexandra Silber (Fiddler on the R…
SOURCE: www.drdrama.com at 02:30PMWhen it comes to competitions and conventions, there are many opportunities for young dancers across the United States. The benefits of attending such an event are numerous: the chance to le…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:33AMIt is no surprise that there has been a growing popularity on the television circuit when it comes to competitions, more specifically dance competitions. There is a different type of excitem…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:33PMBoston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. September 19, 2019. The curtains rose on the first performance of Giselle on June 28, 1841, at the Paris Opera Ballet. Those dancing or attending …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:08PMGreen Street Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts.August 9, 2019. There’s a lot in this world that feels capable of bringing us down. The weight of people’s pain out there, in addition to w…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:23PMOn the August 22nd edition of Good Morning America, Lara Spencer reported on Prince George’s school curriculum. After noting that the young royal is taking ballet, something his father Pri…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 01:08PMBotis Seva, a London-based choreographer, has collaborated with director Divya Pathak to make Botis Seva: Air, a dance documentary. “It isan independent passion piece,” says Pathak. …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:07AMThe Manhattan Theatre Club has brought us this play from London’s West End. It serves Eileen Atkins, Jonathan Pryce, and an excellent supporting cast well; but I suggest it will bring rewa…
SOURCE: onandoffbroadwaytheaterreviews.com at 07:02PMSometimes, one can just feel like it’s time for change, for a new adventure. Dancers are particularly ambitious, curious and thirsty for adventure as well, so it wouldn’t seem surprising…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:51PMBadia Farha plays many roles in her life, including wife, mother, actor, and singer, so taking on multiple characters in the recent Joe Iconis off-Broadway musical, Broadway Bounty Hunter, w…
SOURCE: www.drdrama.com at 04:24PMLeap! National Dance Competition is entering its eighth season, with fresh, fun and exciting dance experiences for all dancers – from the more recreational to the very competitive. It’s …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:29PMHERE Arts Center, New York, NY.July 30, 2019. Dance art — it’s a coming together of movement and costumes, lighting, and often music. Sisters Charly and Eriel Santagado, with their compa…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:18PMThe Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is pleased to announce the medalists of the prestigious Genée International Ballet Competition 2019, held at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:54PMDixon Place, New York, NY. August 23, 2019. A reach conveying longing and loss, a falling to the floor conveying despair and hopelessness; dance can show meaning like no other art form can.…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:45PMAiley Citigroup Theater, New York, NY.August 17, 2019. Less can be more, they say. Apply that to dance, and one could discuss how the impact of a single moving person — in his/her unique m…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:53PMThere’s always a “sigh” when summer is over. The beach, fun times with friends and long days are in our past. But there’s a fresh start ahead, with the new year full of school and …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:47AMSuresh Mukund is the director and choreographer of Indian dance crew The Kings, and has recently been nominated for an Emmy in Outstanding Choreography for his work on hit TV show World of D…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:45AMMelvin Timtim, choreographer and director of hip hop dance crew S-Rank, is nominated for this year’s Outstanding Choreography Emmy for his work on World of Dance. S-Rank competed in the se…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:41AMThe upcoming blockbuster, High Strung Free Dance, is causing a buzz (who doesn’t love a great dance movie?), and we were thrilled to meet some of the stars at Só Dança’s booth at D…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:37AMIn 2015, writer, educator and former Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Theresa Ruth Howard dropped a blog post boldly titled “The Misty-rious Case of the Vanishing Ballerinas of Color: Where…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:43AMA life in dance can be taxing and trying on so many levels. One’s future in it can also feel incredibly uncertain. As if all of that wasn’t enough, The Washington Ballet dancer Chiara Va…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:40AMDance Informa offers the next installment in our series on alternative dance gigs. This month, we’re talking about dance and tech, and the various ways you, as a dancer, are perfect for th…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:36AMThe time is upon us. Summer is coming to a close, and we find ourselves gearing up for another academic year. The transition from summer to fall can be tedious, daunting, even anxiety prov…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:25AMAccording to the latest results from the National Survey of Children’s Health, 22 percent of children in the United States, more than 15.6 million kids total, have experienced two or more …
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