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All posts tagged "contemporary ballet"
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33ReviewsThe 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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52FeaturedWhat 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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46Feature ArticlesSpark Movement Collective: Creating an accessible dance experience
Spark Movement Collective, a small NYC-based contemporary dance group, has one main mission: to create an accessible dance experience. Since its formation,...
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281Feature ArticlesThe Lost Princess of Oz: Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater’s journey back to Oz
In partnership with the Center for the Arts at Monmouth University, the Axelrod Contemoprary Ballet Theater (AXCBT) will present the world premiere of...
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523ReviewsIsland Moving Company’s ‘Resonant Visions’: Dance for many purposes, in many places
Keats Theater, Barrington, RI.May 7, 2022. I was walking to a dance performance, and not through the sort of surroundings that are...
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657ReviewsIsland Moving Company’s ‘Masterful Movers’ 40th Anniversary Gala: Celebratory spectacle and excellence
Veterans Memorial Theater, Providence, RI.March 11, 2022. Booming music and soulful dance resonating into your flesh and bones: there’s nothing quite like...
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713InterviewsVisualizing clarity and purpose: VISIONS Contemporary Ballet’s Ranardo-Domeico Grays
There’s something special about small dance companies. For dancers, directors and administrative people, the challenges are great, but so are the rewards....
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978ReviewsIt takes a village: Island Moving Company’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘La Palomba/Ascending’
October 17, 2021.The Lawn at Great Friends Meeting House, Newport, RI. Close your eyes for a moment and picture a live performance....
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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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1.2KReviewsMaking the best of constraints and challenges: Newport Dance Festival 2021
The lawn at the Great Friends Meeting House, Newport, RI.July 20-25, 2021. As was the case with most dance events last year,...
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965ReviewsRevealing the people behind the artists: ALMA NYC’s ‘PLACES: A Look Behind the Curtain’
July 27, 2021.Streaming on YouTube. Sirens blaring, the streets eerily empty, the smell of hand sanitizer and disinfectant in the air, the...
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1.2KFeature ArticlesSheep Meadow Dance Theatre presents ‘SEASON III: Sleeping Beauty’
After the success of its second season, NYC-based Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre (SMDT) will present another original full-length evening of dance, SEASON III:...
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1.2KTop StoriesIsland Moving Company announces silent auction
Island Moving Company (IMC), Newport, Rhode Island’s resident contemporary ballet company, announced the addition of a silent auction as part of its...
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2.6KReviewsConcert dance living on, online with Island Moving Company’s ‘Great Dance in Great Places’
Newport, Rhode Island’s premier contemporary ballet company, Island Moving Company (IMC), has always been inventive and resourceful; without a consistent “home-base” theater;...
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2.1KReviewsBallet Nepantla melds Mexican history with outstanding artistry in ‘Valentina’
Ailey Citigroup Theater, New York, NY.March 13, 2020. Ballet Nepantla Artistic Director Andrea Guajardo describes Valentina as telling “the untold history of the Adelitas,...
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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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6.5KFeature ArticlesMovement Headquarters Ballet Company aims to #BringBalletBack
Movement Headquarters Ballet Company, based in New York, is making its debut on February 16, at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater. Artistic Director Barry Kerollis has focused the company’s first year...
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2.5KFeature ArticlesComplexions Contemporary Ballet celebrates 25 years
Complexions Contemporary Ballet celebrated its 25th anniversary during its recent Joyce Theater run, which culminated last month. The company, led by Dwight Rhoden and...
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3.3KFeature ArticlesChoreographing on big ideas with Diana Movius of Moveius Contemporary Ballet
There are some things out there in the world that affect us all – the wider economy, climate and weather, large-scale shifts...
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4.4KFeature ArticlesBallet BC at work: Dancing through collaboration and conversation
Emily Molnar, artistic director of Ballet BC, has had a vision for the Canadian company since she took over its leadership in...
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8.0KFeature ArticlesArch Contemporary Ballet: Turning Tradition Topsy-Turvy
In the dance world, every so often there’s a company that truly breaks the mold – but isn’t out for the fame...
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5.6KReviewsArch Contemporary Ballet’s ‘Château’: Intriguing Unions
Davenport Theatre, New York City. Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Western concert dance has long lived in a tension between two poles. On...
