All posts tagged "Contemporary dance"

Pina: dance, dance, otherwise we are lost

By Dylan Hauck. In what is being heralded as the first 3-D art house film, director Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) has...

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Dandelion Dancetheater Embraces Difference

By Leigh Schanfein. San Francisco-based Dandelion Dancetheater is a dance company that is doing something different. Founded in 1996 by Eric Kupers...

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Where’s the Jazz?

By Emily Yewell Volin. Where’s the jazz? Literally. Where’s a concert jazz dancer to look for performance opportunities? Jazz dance is uniquely...

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Heidi Duckler: Finding Inspiration in Unlikely Spaces

By Tara Sheena A dance performance seems like a simple equation: one part choreography, two parts proscenium stage, and three parts talented...

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Common Grounds: How DirtyFeet helped blur borders

By Leigh Schanfein Last year at this time, I was offered a pretty sweet deal: go to Sydney Australia, where housing and...

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Falling Forward: The Dance Gallery Festival Celebrates Five Years

Ailey Citigroup Theater, NYC October 15 2011 By Tara Sheena. In its fifth year, the Dance Gallery Festival has presented the works...

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In With the New: A Conversation with Morphoses’ Brandon Cournay

By Tara Sheena Last spring, Brandon Cournay had to answer that one, eternal question that plagues freelance dancers on an all-too-often basis:...

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A Modern Dilemma: Four Pros Sound Off

Compiled by Tara Sheena. As the twenty-first century wages on and time travels further and further away from our modern dance ancestors,...

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Enter the Stage and Choose Your Own Adventure: Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More

McKittrick Hotel, NYC September 6 2011 By Leigh Schanfein Already heralded as a show completely unique to Broadway theater goers, Sleep No...

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Creative Caspary

By Deborah Searle. Dee Caspary is a creative soul with a passion for choreography and music. Recently known for his work on...

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Dance Teacher Resources

Dance Quiz – Contemporary Dance History

Test your dance knowledge! By Rain Francis 1. Which name is best associated with Tanztheater? a) Isadora Duncan b) Alvin Ailey c)...

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Dance Off the Back of a Truck

By Deborah Searle Ever heard of a Dance Truck? When I first heard about Dance Truck I thought, ‘what a strange, yet...

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Going Gaga for Gaga

By Laura Di Orio. These days, dancers realize that it takes more than just classes within their discipline to make a strong,...

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YCF Festival

Young with Much to Say. June 2011 Symphony Space, NYC By Laura Di Orio. I had a feeling that I would leave...

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Ignition – Atlanta Ballet

Alliance Theatre, Atlanta May 2011 By Deborah Searle. Atlanta Ballet’s Ignition program allows the company to shine; not only the dancers, but...

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Rebecca Stenn’s Fantasy, Lies, Hubris and Voyeurism

The Animals Come Out at Night West End Theatre, NYC May 20 By Laura Di Ori. Sitting in New York’s dome-shaped West...

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Nederlands Dans Theater I

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Music Center, LA March 23 2011 By Alex Little One of the leading contemporary companies, nay, dance companies in...

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Parsons Dance

From Samuel Barber to Lionel Richie Joyce Theatre, NYC Tuesday Feb 1 By David Rossetti Looking to escape the bitter cold that...

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Project 7 Wall-to-Wall

7 Stages Theatre, Atlanta, GA January 23 By Deborah Searle. In today’s modern age we so often communicate wall to wall, instead...

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