Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "choreographers"
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439Feature ArticlesBig questions, universal themes, disparate dances: IMGE Dance’s ‘(no)man’
Speaking with dancemaker Ishita Mili feels like an encounter with a kaleidoscope of qualities: joy and the sadness of past experience, erudition...
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509Feature ArticlesNY International Dance Festival celebrates Celtic culture in ‘Soirée Celtique’
This March, NY International Dance Festival will present Soirée Celtique, an event featuring performers from across the world in celebration of Celtic...
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423Feature ArticlesLife with Ann Reinking: Stories by Deb McWaters, Part 9
Dance Informa continues its series on stories about Ann Reinking, written by colleague and friend Debra McWaters. Chapter 12: The Tony Awards...
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733ReviewsDowntown dance made accessible: Inclined Dance Project’s ‘inQUAD’ 2024
JACK, Brooklyn, NY (viewed virtually).December 6 and 7, 2024. Concert dance has arguably grappled with a “niche” dynamic: various forces driving it...
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737ReviewsAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater in new works for 2024-25 season
New York City Center, New York, NY.December 17, 2024. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater settled into their annual winter month-long season at...
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644ReviewsKyle Abraham’s ‘Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful’: A tapestry of humanity
Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY.December 14, 2024. Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful…Kyle Abraham poses this request in his latest work, presented...
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653ReviewsAmericana in motion: Martha Graham Dance Company through Celebrity Series of Boston
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston, MA.November 23, 2024. Some call Martha Graham the “mother of modern dance.” Scholars and dance enthusiasts may...
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420Feature ArticlesAmerican Dance Festival launches Planting Seeds: ADF and Modern Dance in China project
The American Dance Festival (ADF) has launched Planting Seeds: ADF and Modern Dance in China, an oral history project tracing ADF’s involvement in...
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1.0KFeature ArticlesChristopher Scott: Dancing through life and onto the big screen of ‘Wicked’
Choreographer Christopher Scott was first exposed to dance after moving to Hollywood at age 13, where he attended Hollywood High’s Performing Arts...
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419Feature ArticlesThe Bang Group’s ‘Nut/Cracked’: Not the usual holiday dance fare
Back by popular demand! The Bang Group’s Nut/Cracked is not the usual holiday dance fare. Shake off the tinsel as choreographer David...
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406Feature ArticlesSaki Masuda on wearing many hats this holiday season
Saki Masuda performs in the Ensemble of A Christmas Carol – The Musical, playing at The Argyle Theatre in Long Island, NY,...
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300InterviewsTravis Lim: Finding artistry through higher education
Everyone’s dance journey comes with a uniqueness that sets them apart from their peers. For some, it was passed down from a...
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478Feature ArticlesBreaking down barriers, one young artist at a time: Young Dancemakers Company
Aaaah, the teenage years: very often full of creative fire, deep passion, identity formation…and yes, many emotions. For dancers, it can be...
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742Feature ArticlesCelebrating 25 years of Lydia Johnson Dance: A woman’s journey from New York’s loft studios to her original choreographic vision
Lydia Johnson Dance (LJD) is poised to unveil its highly anticipated 2024 season at the Graham Studio Theater in New York City,...
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405Feature ArticlesMartha Graham Dance Company presents a preview of Lloyd Knight’s ‘The Drama’
As part of its Fall 2024 Studio Series, the Martha Graham Dance Company will present a preview of Lloyd Knight’s solo dance work, The Drama. The...
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491ReviewsPaul Taylor Dance Company: Standing the test of time
David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY.November 8, 2024. Paul Taylor Dance Company performed its 2024 season at the David H. Koch...
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561ReviewsDancing duality: Boston Ballet’s Fall Experience 2024
Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston, MA.November 3, 2024. I took my seat at the Boston Opera House for Boston Ballet’s Fall Experience,...
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525ReviewsInspiration from anywhere: Ballet RI’s ‘Art & Literature Meet Ballet’
The Woodman Family Community and Performance Center, Providence, RI.November 1, 2024. The gentle slope of a fruit in a still life, a...
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334ReviewsThe strength of unity – Newport Contemporary Ballet’s ‘Mosaic: Puzzles of Love and Connection’
The Elks Lodge, Newport, RI.October 20, 2024. The magic of concert dance can lie in dancers filling a stage, releasing and regaining...
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461ReviewsThe poignant through the unconventional: Tristian Griffin Dance Company’s ‘The Unexpected: Within the Red Lines’
The Gem Theater, Kansas City, MO.August 10, 2024 (viewed virtually). Spinning top turns, leaps in full flight, impossibly fast and complex gestures…that...
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419ReviewsPaul Taylor Dance Company Gala: Dance portraying human emotion
David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY.November 6, 2024. “Love, resilience, guts, generosity and expansion” were the themes of the night at...
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246Feature ArticlesSteps on Broadway hosts Town Hall on Dance and Plagiarism
In summer 2024, a dancer noticed her choreography had been “stolen.” Courtney Ortiz, a teacher in NYC, discovered one of her combinations...
