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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Interview: Choreographer Felice Lesser on How the Election Shaped Her Multimedia Dance Work “Lightning” by Kathryn Turney

November 9th was a dark day in New York City. There was an unusual hush on the train and on the street. The city that never sleeps was still and quiet. But it’s in times like this that…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:39PM
Monday, February 6, 2017

Interview: Batsheva Dance Company Artistic Director Ohad Naharin on “Gaga” and Listening to Gravity by Kathryn Turney

What is Gaga? Well, it can be difficult to explain. As adults, we tend to be too concerned with correctness, bogged down with the pressures of the world, overcome with insecurity, and puppet…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:48PM
Monday, December 19, 2016

StageBuddy’s Holiday Gift Guide for Dancers by Kathryn Turney

For the dancer in your life, you may be racking your brain for what gift to give this holiday season. As we all know, dancers are first and foremost prepared—we have to be. So what do yo…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:05PM
Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Interview: Paul Lightfoot, Artistic Director of Nederlands Dans Theater by Kathryn Turney

As with all art, dance has long been a vehicle for political and social expression and commentary. And in times when we most need a voice to speak to and a mirror to reflect upon our own exi…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:46PM
Thursday, August 11, 2016

Interview: MacArthur “Genius” Michelle Dorrance on American Vernacular Dance and the Tap Community by Kathryn Turney

Known for her intricate footwork and complex rhythms, Michelle Dorrance is one of the most sought-after tap dancers of her generation. So when she says, “I’m not the dancer I want to…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:03PM
Friday, July 29, 2016

Boundless in Brooklyn: An Exciting New Dance Film Contest by Kathryn Turney

Hollye Bynum and Sam Owens of the Brooklyn-based dance film company of bones || hollye bynum will be kicking off the first annual Boundless in Brooklyn 48-hour dance film contest …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:44PM
Monday, June 13, 2016

Interview: Choreographer Jessica Lang on the Stories of War Veterans, Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and Her Company’s New Home in Queens by Kathryn Turney

Jessica Lang Dance returns to the Joyce Theater June 14-19 with the New York premiere of her latest work: Thousand Yard Stare, set to Beethoven’s late string quartets and created in…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:33PM
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Interview: The Dancers of Ballet Hispanico Discuss the Company’s 45th Season by Kathryn Turney

Ballet Hispanico is celebrating 45 years of repertory and returning to the Joyce Theater April 5th-10th with many exciting works, including Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s Flabbergast, Ram�…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:37PM
Monday, February 8, 2016

5 Must-See Films at the Dance on Camera Festival by Kathryn Turney

The Dance on Camera Festival, co-presented by Dance on Films and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, celebrates dance in all its cultural diversity, explores the history of dance in the US a…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:10PM
Monday, February 1, 2016

Interview: Contemporary Dancer Kyle Robinson, Co-founder of Shaping Sound, Talks About Life on the Road by Kathryn Turney

If you’re familiar with the Oxygen network’s All the Right Moves, you’ll be familiar with the name Kyle Robinson. The reality TV show chronicled the 2012 creation of Shaping Sound…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:31PM
Monday, January 11, 2016

Interview: Terry Crane, Founder of Acrobatic Conundrum, on the Life of a Circus Artist by Kathryn Turney

Acrobatic Conundrum, Seattle’s premier contemporary circus arts company, will be performing The Language of Chance at the NYU Skirball Center on January 14th as part of Circus Now 2016…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:35PM
Sunday, October 11, 2015

“If we always look back, we know how to move forward”: H.T. Chen and Dian Dong on Documenting the History of Chinese Immigrants in the American So by Kathryn Turney

In 1850, news of the California Gold Rush reached China, leading 300,000 Chinese immigrants to settle in the United States — a few of whom settled in the American South. After the em…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:35PM
Monday, September 21, 2015

Interview: Circus Duo Magmanus on their Gravity-Defying Show “Attached” by Kathryn Turney

Magmanus, a circus duo made up of an extra-large juggler and a petit acrobat, will be opening the 2015-16 Skirball Center season on September 25 and 26 with their gravity-defying contempora…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:10PM
Monday, August 17, 2015

Former NYC Ballet Soloist Kathryn Morgan is Back On Stage in “To Dance: The Musical” by Kathryn Turney

After recovering from a debilitating illness, Kathryn Morgan, a former soloist with the New York City Ballet, is re-launching her career in the upcoming ballet musical To Dance at the 19t…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:01PM
Thursday, August 6, 2015

Interview: Up-and-coming Choreographer Claudia Schreier on Getting to Work with Top Ballet Dancers and Emmy-winning Composer Jeff Beal by Kathryn Turney

The young and incredibly talented Claudia Schreier will present her choreography on August 8-9 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater with an amazing cast of dancers from some of the top ballet com…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:57PM
Thursday, July 2, 2015

Interview: Ballet NY Artistic Directors Judith Fugate and Medhi Bahiri by Kathryn Turney

Co-artistic directors of Ballet NY (and married couple) Judith Fugate (Répétiteur) and Medhi Bahiri (Choreographer) have created a small, yet substantial company of accomplished dancers wh…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:29PM
Monday, April 20, 2015

Interview: Ballet Hispanico’s Christopher Bloom and Kimberly Van Woesik Take on Lead Roles in “CARMEN.maquia” by Kathryn Turney

Ballet Hispanico’s New York season, running April 14-26, includes the acclaimed full-length contemporary work CARMEN.maquia choreographed by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano. I spoke with th…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:01PM
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Interview: Miro Magloire, New Chamber Ballet’s Artistic Director by Kathryn Turney

When I spoke last week with Miro Magloire, a composer-turned-choreographer and the founder/artistic director of New Chamber Ballet, I loved hearing him refer to works of art as “thin…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:12PM
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

“I wanted to see these types of women on stage”: Margaret Morrison on Gender Performance, White Privilege, and the Rich History of Tap Dancing by Kathryn Turney

This winter, Stage Left Studio is hosting an encore engagement of Margaret Morrison’s critically acclaimed love story Home in Her Heart. Set in 1939, the play tells the story of Amer…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 07:14PM
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Dance on Camera 2015: ‘Capturing Grace’ and ‘Robot’ by Kathryn Turney

The 43rd Dance on Camera festival, co-produced by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association, will be held January 30 through February 3, 2015. The dance-centric film fes…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:00PM
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Dance on Camera 2015: ‘Ballet Boys’ and ‘American Cheerleader’ by Kathryn Turney

The 43rd Dance on Camera festival, co-produced by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association, will be held January 30 through February 3, 2015. The dance-centric film fes…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:29PM
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Pilobolus/Momix Founder Alison Chase on the NYC Debut of Her Newest Project by Kathryn Turney

You probably know Alison Chase as the founder/artistic director of dance companies Pilobolus and Momix, but get ready because she’s got more work to share! Her latest venture, Alison C…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:49PM
Friday, December 12, 2014

Making Fun of Ballet (With Love): The Trocks Talk Pointe Shoes, Discipline, and Leaving the Diva Attitude Onstage by Kathryn Turney

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is not your typical ballet company. Picture a corps de ballet of all men in pointe shoes, essentially in drag. They are men of all shape, size, color, a…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:51PM
Sunday, November 30, 2014

The Holiday’s Sexy Hit “Nutcracker Rouge”: A Conversation with Star Dancer Laura Careless by Kathryn Turney

If you love The Nutcracker but are craving something a bit different this holiday season, look no further than Company XIV’s Nutcracker Rouge.  The company headed by Austin McCormic…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:31PM
Thursday, November 20, 2014

9 Versions of ‘The Nutcracker’ – Which One to See? by Kathryn Turney

Winter is coming, and that means it’s time to get your tickets for The Nutcracker! But with so many variations of the classical ballet, which one will you choose? Questions to consider…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:27PM

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