Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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276Kana Sato: From dancer to movement coach
Kana Sato is an original founding member of Shen Wei Dance Arts. Sato is from Japan, and attended CalState University for dance. Upon graduation, she was offered a scholarship...
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193Embracing professional life as a global talent: Richard J. Hinds
American choreographer and director Richard J. Hinds has recently embraced working in the UK. “I applied for my Global Talent Visa during...
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121John Lam: 20 years at Boston Ballet
John Lam, veteran of Boston Ballet, is the only Vietnamese-American dancer in a major U..S ballet company. Approaching his 20-year anniversary with...
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433Dancing in the streets and beyond: 10 years of Brooklyn’s STooPS Art Crawl
“My grandma says that I was always enthralled by dance. When I was rambunctious, she’d put on ballet videos and I’d be...
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201Finding balance as busy dancing sisters: A talk with the Quiner Sisters
“Sisters, sisters…” sang Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney in the holiday classic White Christmas (is it in your head now?). The song describes...
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524The Male Dance Connection: A mentorship program for boys in dance
Being a boy in the dance world can feel a little isolating at times. But Bryce Lee, Ryan Lenkey, and Noelle Lee...
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398Max Pham of ‘Dance 100’: So much more than movement
One of eight featured choreographers in Dance 100, a TV dance competition designed to find the next superstar choreographer, Max Pham is an...
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115Reagan To: Latin ballroom champion, voice actor and all-around artist
*The interview for this article was limited to Reagan To’s work outside of film and TV, in support of the SAG/AFTRA strike....
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191Everything is alive: Mark Morris on MMDG’s Joyce debut
The Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) makes its Joyce Theater debut in August of 2023. The MMDG, formed in 1980, has performed...
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188Georgina Pazcoguin: Life after New York City Ballet
In May of 2023, Georgina Pazcoguin left the company she had danced with for 20 years, New York City Ballet (NYCB). After...
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200100 years of a dance for America: Artistic Director Janet Eilber on Martha Graham Dance Company’s Centennial Celebration
Aaron Copland’s iconic score rings through the theater, and one can hear it in their head: “dance, dance, wherever you may be….”...
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285Where Prix winners go after winning gold, with So Dancer Daniel Ayala
Back in 2020, Dance Informa talked with Columbian ballet dancer Daniel Ayala about top U.S. pre-professional training programs and the scholarships he received to… well… just about all of them....
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196San Francisco Ballet launches talent incubator Creation House
San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) has launched Creation House, a new multifaceted initiative offering SF Ballet company members, SF Ballet School students,...
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431Hofesh Shechter: Unleashing power creatively with dance film ‘Rise’
The hit French film, Rise, by Cédric Klapisch, makes its U.S. debut this month. It tells the story of a ballet dancer...
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622Forty years of Peridance with Igal Perry
Peridance Center in New York celebrated 40 years in operation with its Legacy Festival this past April. “The whole idea is the...
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345Ellen Kane: Celebrating the magic of childhood through dance in ‘Matilda the Musical’
London-based choreographer Ellen Kane has an extensive resume both on stage and screen. She choreographed Legally Blonde, A Chorus Line and West Side Story in London. Most recently, she choreographed the...
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45030 years strong: A conversation with Jacqulyn Buglisi
“I think that dancing, if you’re able to sustain it…is an incredible life,” affirms Jacqulyn Buglisi, artistic director of Buglisi Dance Theatre....
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146Kyle Abraham: ‘Planting Connections’ at Lincoln Center
Kyle Abraham, choreographer and artistic director of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, and a MacArthur Fellow, will return to Lincoln Center this June...
