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All posts tagged "concert dance"
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561ReviewsDowntown 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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533Feature ArticlesThe complexities of concert dance on the ‘small screen’: Thoughts on changes to ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
Hot dog and cola in hand, seasoned dance critic Theodore Bale entered a packed stadium – full of people there not to...
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258InterviewsTravis 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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465Dance HealthDancing at your desk: Mark Morris Dance Group and Breakthru create dance breaks for your workday
You’ve heard it before: most people don’t move their bodies enough these days. Office workdays are long, and the television calls once...
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473InterviewsMoving in, moving on up: Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre/Notes in Motion’s new Tribeca studio space
From cost to scheduling to storage, getting suitable studio space can be a true headache for dance companies that don’t own their...
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723Feature ArticlesFinal bow ahead, decades of memories behind: A talk with Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Christina Lynch Markham
It might be the cliché of all clichés, but it really can be about the friends we make along the way. That...
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885Tips & AdviceUnions for dancers explained: What dance artists should know
Unions are having a moment, as they say, in the United States. In the arts, that union activity includes the SAG-AFTRA and...
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582ReviewsDancing through milestones: Alexandria Nunweiler’s ‘Edge Of Aquarius’
The Foundry, Cambridge, MA.January 21, 2024. Childhood birthday parties, red Solo cup parties of an older age, preteen girls learning to use...
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699ReviewsCarrying the classics forward: Ballet Rhode Island’s ‘Death and the Maiden’
Woodman Family and Community Arts Center, Providence, RI.October 15, 2023. Baroque notes rang through the theater, and the curtain rose on dancers...
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746Feature ArticlesPony Box Dance Theatre: Navigating a bicoastal organization
When Artistic/Executive Director Jamie Carabetta asked her six-year-old daughter about her drawing of a horse in a circle resembling a hieroglyph, Tatiana...
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1.1KReviewsBob Fosse’s ‘DANCIN’’ on Broadway: Dancin’ for the next generation
Music Box Theatre, New York, NY.March 31, 2023. Having been out of town during the opening week of DANCIN’ on Broadway, I...
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742InterviewsJoy and legacy: An inside look at Bob Fosse’s ‘DANCIN’’ on Broadway
Dance Informa had the pleasure of learning all about Bob Fosse’s Broadway show, DANCIN’, through electrifying conversations with Tony Award-winning Director Wayne...
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1.9KInterviewsCardboard Stage: Bringing classical arts to branded content
Seeing dance in everyday media just sparks joy. We dancers see almost nothing but dance on our feeds all day long, but...
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2.2KFeature ArticlesStepping forward into the unknown, from the unknown: Has COVID crushed the arts?
When COVID effectively shut down the world in March of 2020, no one knew what would happen next or how long it...
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1.9KInterviewsOn the move: Dancer and choreographer Jenn Freeman
Dance Informa recently had the opportunity to check in with dancer, choreographer, teacher and all around artist Jenn Freeman. She has danced...
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3.8KFeature 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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7.4KDance Teacher ResourcesWhat should students choose? College, concert or commercial dance?
As dancers chassé toward their senior year of school, they begin to decide where dance will take them. Where will they take...
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4.0KFeature ArticlesDarrell Grand Moultrie’s premiere with Ailey: Sharing movement and way more
A tendu is a tendu, a jeté is a jeté, and a pirouette is a pirouette. When does movement go beyond that...
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40.0KFeature ArticlesFor New Dance Convention BellaMoxi, Focus is on Versatility
Ashleigh Keefer practically grew up in the dance studio, admiring the commitment and passion her teachers brought to the classroom. When she...
