Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "COVID-19 pandemic"
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130Feature ArticlesIs COVID killing the arts? Part I: Emerging companies
The current state of things is the biggest seismic shift in the dance world seen yet for many, if not most, dance...
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261Feature ArticlesDance life in quarantine: Tamisha Guy is keeping interests broad and skills dynamic
It’s a common piece of advice for dancers: yes, the draw of stage lights can feel irresistible, but be sure to cultivate...
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320Feature ArticlesDance is our Life: Catching up with NappyTabs
Dynamic duo Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo, also known as NappyTabs, are two time Emmy winners for So You Think You Can Dance. They...
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369ReviewsIndividual kinetic experience: ‘Wandering’ dance film
February 15, 2021.Streaming on YouTube. The sound of breath and feet scraping against the ground, the feeling of kinetic energy and authentic...
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245Feature ArticlesThe Music Center selects 112 semifinalists for 33rd annual ‘Spotlight’ program
Following two rounds of virtual auditions, The Music Center has selected 112 of southern California’s most talented high school students as semifinalists...
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1.1KFeature ArticlesBallet Hartford: Led by the young, ambitious and resilient
Before the initial lockdown happened in March 2020, dancer Hannah Bush had been looking for a change. She had been freelancing in...
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765Feature ArticlesDance life in quarantine: Shani Talmor is keeping community alive
“I didn’t overthink it. I’m a person of feeling and energy; I just go for it,” shares Shani Talmor, describing how she...
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737Feature ArticlesThe Church hosted Martha Graham Dance Company as the first artists in residency
The Church, a new artist residency, exhibition space and creative center in the village of Sag Harbor, recently hosted the Martha Graham...
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684Dance Studio OwnerDance/NYC and Gibney publish digital toolkit ‘Reopening Dance in NYC’
Dance/NYC and Gibney have launched Reopening Dance in NYC (reopening.dance.nyc), a digital toolkit that aims to support the planning process that the dance industry faces...
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810Feature ArticlesPeridance Contemporary Dance Company to premiere ‘Reverie’ on Valentine’s Day
New York City’s Peridance Contemporary Dance Company (PCDC) will debut the virtual premiere of Artistic Director Igal Perry’s new work, Reverie, on Valentine’s...
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1.1KFeature ArticlesDancers’ hopes and dreams for 2021
“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day.” That’s precisely how many people are feeling now – with 2020 behind us and...
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978Feature ArticlesDance life in quarantine: Barton Cowperthwaite is delving deeper
“Lights, camera, action!” — there are the sounds of pointe shoes across the Marley and the ruffling of tutus, while the score...
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1.3KFeature ArticlesMaking contact: COVID dance bubbles across the concert scene
The restrictions that COVID-19 has brought to the workplace have been difficult for everyone, in any field. But how do dancers, whose careers revolve...
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826Feature ArticlesImmerse yourself in Jacob’s Pillow’s season of onsite and virtual programming
Jacob’s Pillow welcomes artists to its campus for residencies, new commissions and virtual premieres this winter and spring in an ongoing commitment...
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786Feature ArticlesFilms.Dance premieres a new short film every week
Two of Los Angeles’ foremost cultural organizations — the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts and the Wallis Annenberg Center...
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1.2KFeature 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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1.3KTips & AdviceNew Year’s resolutions 2021: Growth over goals
There’s going to be a lot of talk this January about making up for 2020. About hitting the ground running when our...
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1.1KFeature ArticlesDance life in quarantine: Jacqueline Green is learning, educating and still dancing
Jacqueline Green, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company dancer, describes the moment when COVID really seemed to change everything for her and...
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1.1KDance Studio OwnerDisinfecting your space: Best and worst practices
We have all become painfully aware, courtesy of the pandemic, that we need to battle the COVID-19 virus on many fronts. In...
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1.1KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘The Gift’: Redefining traditions
December 17-27, 2020.Accessible through BB@yourhome. They say there’s a first for everything, and — as years go — 2020 was a first...
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926Feature ArticlesBowen McCauley Dance Company in its 25th and final season
Bowen McCauley Dance Company (BMDC), an award-winning contemporary dance company with a legacy of community engagement, has announced that its 25th anniversary season...
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911Feature Articles‘Dancing for Heroes’ in support of the Frontline Families Fund
In an unprecedented show of solidarity, NYC dance studios are collaborating in support of the Frontline Families Fund, a not-for-profit organization providing...
