Dwight Rhoden Archives - Dance Informa Magazine

Frances Chung in Benjamin Millepied's 'Dance of Dreams'. Photo courtesy of San Francisco Ballet.

‘Dance of Dreams’ from San Francisco Ballet and Benjamin Millepied: Art as escape

Streaming on YouTube. What are two main things that people want right now? Freedom of movement and human contact, I’ll say. San...

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San Francisco Ballet releases new dance film by Benjamin Millepied: ‘Dance of Dreams’

San Francisco Ballet announces the premiere of Dance of Dreams, a new dance film directed by Benjamin Millepied, featuring San Francisco Ballet dancers...

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State 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...

Ashley Wheater. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.

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State of the professional dance industry through COVID-19: Adapting and continuing the mission

March 2020 — COVID-19 begins to spread across the U.S.. States begin shutting down businesses and imposing restrictions on gatherings of people...

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Complexions’ 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...

'Education' by Z Artists Group. Photo by Wallace Flores.

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Dancers Demand Action Benefit Concert: A tapestry of American dance

The Joyce Theater, New York, NY. November 11, 2019. For such a young nation, relatively speaking, America has an impressive dance heritage —...

Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Photo by Steven Truman Gray.

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Complexions 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...

Tim Stickney and the company of Complexions in 'Woke'. Photo by Justin Chao.

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Complexions continues to break boundaries after 25 years

The Joyce Theater, New York, New York. February 22, and March 1, 2019. It’s hard to believe Complexions Contemporary Ballet is celebrating...

AAADT's Hope Boykin in Jawole Willa Jo Zollars' 'Shelter'. Photo by Paul Kolnik.

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Hope Boykin: A radiating force at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a very special company, as are its dancers. Currently, the company is gearing up for...

Addison Ector in Dwight Rhoden's 'Star Dust'. Photo by Hagos Rush.

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Complexions Contemporary Ballet delights in Dwight Rhoden’s David Bowie ballet

The Joyce Theater, New York, New York. November 21, 2017. This is a beautiful company. It’s not necessarily diverse in the usual...

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Win 1 of 50 Joffrey Ballet School Summer Scholarships

Be the dancer that has it all! Would you like to train at the Joffrey Ballet School this summer under the instruction of...

Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia with the Charlotte Ballet dancers. Photo by Jeff Cravotta.

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What’s next for Charlotte Ballet’s departing director Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux

Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux will step down as the artistic director and president of Charlotte Ballet, formerly North Carolina Dance Theatre, at the culmination...

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A sisters’ reunion at SummerStage

Born in Japan, sisters Ae-Soon and Youngsil Kim began dancing at an early age. The older of the two, Ae-Soon, began ballet...

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New Dance Competition: Élite Dance Tournament

Joffrey Ballet School and Complexions Contemporary Ballet – two well-known, reputable dance organizations. Last year, they joined forces and formed Élite Dance...