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All posts tagged "Complexions Contemporary Ballet"
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12Feature Articles5 Black dancers who inspire us – and how they’re changing the game
Welcome to an incomplete, randomly ordered list of today’s Black dancers who inspire our socks off. These artist are world-class athletes, industry...
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105ReviewsThe beauty of slowing down: Complexions Contemporary Ballet at The Joyce
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.November 26, 2022. Spending time in NYC to see world-class dance is one of the true treasures...
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298FeaturedWhat is contemporary dance? Hear from Hofesh Shechter, Desmond Richardson and Franck Chartier
Dance Informa had the wonderful opportunity to pick the brains of three world-renowned contemporary choreographers. Learn what Hofesh Shechter, Franck Chartier and...
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728InterviewsBradley Shelver on next steps and leading Joffrey Ballet Concert Group
Dance Informa had the opportunity to speak with Bradley Shelver, an acclaimed dancer, teacher, director, choreographer and master of all things dance....
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497Feature ArticlesSan Francisco Ballet presents Helgi Tomasson’s final premiere as artistic director
This April, San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) will present three world premieres: Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson’s Harmony, Christopher Wheeldon’s Finale Finale...
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1.4KTop StoriesComplexions Contemporary Ballet opens 27th season with live performances at The Joyce Theater
Complexions Contemporary Ballet (Complexions) returns to live performance at The Joyce Theater from November 16-28. Now in its 27th season, the company...
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2.0KFeature ArticlesWhat we created, how we’ll go forward: 5 trends of COVID dance
I love reviewing dance. Since 2015, I’ve reviewed — on average — about one performance a week, for this very publication. In...
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1.5KReviewsArt for the times: Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s ‘Black is Beautiful’ Part I
Premiered February 3, 2021.Available through Facebook and YouTube. “It’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times,” Nina Simone once said. Issues of...
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2.4KFeature ArticlesComplexions Contemporary Ballet’s ‘Black is Beautiful’ film premieres for Black History Month
Complexions Contemporary Ballet presents the world premiere of a new series of dance films entitled SNATCHED BACK from the EDGES on February 3. Choreographed and...
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2.2KFeature ArticlesThe state of the dance industry through COVID: Checking back in
Back in May, Dance Informa spoke with nine leaders at top U.S. dance companies — Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, A.I.M by Kyle...
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2.1KFeature Articles#Bethechange: Steering change through movement and artistry
When you think of dance, what immediately comes to mind? For some, it is the artistry within the movement being performed. For...
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2.1KFeature ArticlesUp-and-coming ballet star Daniel Ayala on taking your training to the next level
Thinking of joining a pre-professional program? Not sure which ones to consider? Dance Informa sat down with Daniel Ayala, a Columbian dancer...
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3.1KInterviewsMaxfield Haynes and J. Bouey: understanding your unique intersectionality
J. Bouey (they/them, we/our) is a dancer with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, choreographer, educator, dance writer, and co-founder of The...
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3.2KFeature ArticlesState of the professional dance industry through COVID-19, Part II: Looking into the future
Concert dance means many people gathered together in a confined space — audiences, crew members, performers and front-of-house staff. That’s the simple...
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4.3KFeature ArticlesState of the professional dance industry through COVID-19: Adapting and continuing the mission
March 2020 — COVID-19 begins to spread across the U.S.. States begin shutting down businesses and imposing restrictions on gatherings of people...
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10.3KFeature ArticlesDance community mourns loss of Danny Tidwell
Danny Tidwell, a finalist on So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) and former dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), died on March 6,...
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3.0KInterviewsComplexions’ Candy Tong: Dancer, model, entrepreneur
Complexions is one of the premier contemporary ballet companies in the world. Founded by Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden in 1994, Complexions...
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3.5KReviewsComplexions Contemporary Ballet does what the company does well
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.January 22, 2020. Complexions Contemporary Ballet, now in its 26th year, remains one of the leading contemporary ballet...
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2.0KReviewsDancers Demand Action Benefit Concert: A tapestry of American dance
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY. November 11, 2019. For such a young nation, relatively speaking, America has an impressive dance heritage —...
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2.8KTips & AdviceHow to live out of a suitcase: A guide to touring
Many young dancers dream of touring with a company or show. You’re doing what you love. You’re being paid to travel. It’s...
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4.3KFeature ArticlesFrom Artist to Artist dancewear brand connects artists worldwide
When Costa Rican dancer Lorena Pérez and business partner Adriana Montalvan started From Artist to Artist, she didn’t expect the dancewear company to...
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3.6KTips & AdviceMoBBallet holds first annual dance education symposium
MoBBallet (standing for “Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet”) is an organization that strives to preserve, present and promote the contributions and stories...
