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263InterviewsBuilding a strong internal culture: Alicia Graf Mack at the helm of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater welcomes its fourth Artistic Director, Alicia Graf Mack, following only Alvin Ailey (1965-1989), Judith Jamison (1989-2011) and Robert...
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107Feature ArticlesNatsuho Noguchi brings her international background to the dramatic storytelling of ‘Dracula’
This Halloween season, Northern Colorado’s Canyon Concert Ballet (CCB) will bring the haunting and chilling story of Dracula to the stage. The...
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209Feature ArticlesJordan Markus: Playing the role of a lifetime in ‘MJ The Musical’
Jordan Markus was destined to play Michael Jackson. Watching Jackson’s music videos as a kid, Markus would dance around the living room...
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182Feature ArticlesCara Hagan: Art makes the world a better place
Cara Hagan is a mover, maker, writer, curator, champion of just communities, and a dreamer. She is the Program Director for the...
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127Dance HealthTara Rynders on caring for those who care: The Art and Heart of Healthcare Institute and beyond
We all experience hardship in life: illness, loss, heartbreak. Some of us manage to shape that pain into purpose, that which eases...
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141Feature ArticlesJulianna Slager: Entering a new era at Ballet 5:8
Since our last conversation with Julianna Slager, Artistic Director of Ballet 5:8, the company has experienced tremendous growth with an expanded repertoire,...
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206InterviewsGillian Murphy’s swan song: ‘A part of me will always want to dance’
Gillian Murphy, the longest-standing current dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), will give her final performance in the role of Odette/Odile in...
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296Feature ArticlesBallet history alive: Michel Fokine’s legacy in the 21st century
Le Spectre de la Rose, Les Sylphides, Petrushka, The Firebird. These ballets would not exist without Michel Fokine’s artistic genius. Fokine’s ballets have lived...
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1.3KInterviewsMoving forward: Celia Rowlson-Hall talks ‘SISSY’
Celia Rowlson-Hall will present her version of the story of Sisyphus, SISSY, where the mythological Greek king pushes a massive boulder up...
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1.2KInterviewsJoshua Bergasse talks ‘Smash’: Thirteen years later, from TV to Broadway
When the TV show Smash premiered on NBC in 2012, musical theater fans rejoiced. During its short two seasons, it garnered a...
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546Feature ArticlesDana Caspersen: Working with possibility
Watch a video of Dana Caspersen dancing. She makes millisecond shifts between performance images – pedestrian, quixotic and utopian. Just when you...
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615Feature ArticlesGlobal dance brand Energetiks to expand into U.S. market
If a business idea is fueled by passion, it can evolve into a global movement. For sisters Gail and Lynda, the creation...
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740Feature ArticlesThe power of versatility: Dancer MaliQ reaches for the stars
MaliQ is a professional dancer/singer living and working in NYC. He is a powerful performer with a myriad of credits on his...
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451Feature ArticlesSaki Masuda on wearing many hats this holiday season
Saki Masuda performs in the Ensemble of A Christmas Carol – The Musical, playing at The Argyle Theatre in Long Island, NY,...
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491Feature ArticlesSustainable careers and innovative programming: BalletX’s 2024-25 season
The 2024-2025 season of Philadelphia-based contemporary ballet company BalletX is underway. This year, the exciting season announcement was also accompanied by the...
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423InterviewsBringing experience into expression: Remi Wörtmeyer becomes Artistic Director of BalletMet
After a significant career as a principal dancer with The Australian Ballet and Dutch National Ballet, presenting in other mediums such as...
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566InterviewsMoving 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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539Feature ArticlesSharing the dance of life: Joanne De Simone’s ‘Fall and Recovery’
Joanne De Simone had quite a full plate working as a special educator and caring for two disabled sons. She didn’t think...
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557InterviewsIt’s wonderful work: A talk with Rickey Tripp on ‘A Wonderful World’ and beyond
Rickey Tripp didn’t make it to the Great White Way after being a trophy-touting competition kid or studio darling; “I would watch...
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1.2KInterviewsGina Gibney and Gilbert T Small II talk Gibney Company: Infusing humanity
In the city of New York, every dancer knows the name Gibney. A studio with two locations, a professional contemporary company and...
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583Feature ArticlesDancing in a second company but not feeling like a runner-up: DCDC2’s Fara Ling Shu Sean
The word “second” can have negative connotations – not first, not the best, runner-up, almost there. But it can also mean being...
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824Feature 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...
