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All posts tagged "Bill T. Jones"
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579Feature ArticlesThe Bessies announce nominees for 2021 Bessie Awards
The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City’s premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, have...
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785Feature ArticlesPam Tanowitz premiere opens Bard SummerScape 2021
Bard SummerScape 2021 opens with the live world premiere of I was waiting for the echo of a better day, a major new commission...
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1.2KFeature ArticlesRena Butler: Where body and spirit converge
You know when a Zoom call turns into a heart-to-heart that you didn’t know you needed? Well, that’s what happened when Dance...
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1.3KFeature ArticlesBlack Dance Stories and 651 ARTS honor Black History Month
Black Dance Stories and 651 ARTS, Brooklyn’s premier institution for the African Diasporic performing arts, has announced that they will partner to co-present the...
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1.8KFeature ArticlesWhere do we go? Dance theater on American soil
Last year, I was rehearsing for a show — a dance theater adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play — in a downtown...
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1.8KFeature ArticlesSpotlight on ‘Generosity’: A one-woman show by Donald C. Shorter Jr.
Throwing glitter and authentic self-expression are two specialties of Donald C. Shorter Jr. and his drag persona, Francesca. Whether as a dancer,...
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24.3KFeature ArticlesJoAnn M Hunter: Broadway diva dancer-turned Broadway diva choreographer
Even if you’ve had a luminous career on Broadway, jumping to the other side of the table (as a part of the...
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13.8KFeature ArticlesDance as protest: 10 interesting works
A fundamental part of true democracy is citizens’ right to stand up and speak up about our desires and concerns. Artists are...
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4.6KReviewsThird Life Choreographer Series: No frills, no fuss
Third Life Studio, Somerville, Massachusetts. September 15, 2017. Where and when was postmodernism born? Arguably, it was more than 50 years ago...
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3.4KFeature ArticlesLiz Lerman receives Jacob’s Pillow honor – A life of ongoing exploration
When one imagines a post-modern artist, it’s most likely that not the most social of creatures comes to mind. It’s more likely...
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7.4KInterviewsDeborah Ory on NYC Dance Project’s ‘The Art of Movement’
One of my favorites things in the whole world is a great photography book. I remember going in to Borders or Barnes...
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30.7KTips & Advice5 Things I Want to Tell Dancers: Costume Designer
The next in Dance Informa’s “5 Things I Want to Tell Dancers” series. Here, we receive advice from a costume designer on...
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3.7KReviewsAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2014 New York City Center Season
New York City Center, New York December 7, 2014 By Katherine Moore of Dance Informa. Last Sunday at New York City Center,...
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4.3KFeature ArticlesMeet the 2014 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award Winner
By Stephanie Wolf of Dance Informa. When Brooklyn-based contemporary choreographer John Heginbotham received a call from Ella Baff, the executive and artistic...
