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All posts tagged "Jacobs Pillow"
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17Feature ArticlesJacob’s Pillow Dance Festival returns for its 92nd season
This summer, Jacob’s Pillow will produce the 92nd season of its premier international dance festival, in a nine-week celebration of some of...
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193Reviews‘Ordinary’ is interesting enough: Lynn Modell’s ‘Interesting Women’
Congregation Kehillath Israel (viewed virtually).November 9, 2023. In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (certainly a 2023 mega blockbuster), America Ferrera’s character proposes “Regular Barbie”:...
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4.6KFeature ArticlesIce Dance International skates at Jacob’s Pillow: Finding flight and flow
Ice skating. We think rosy cheeks and hot cocoa, or fancy judges and sequined dresses. But something like concert dance? Maine-based Ice...
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3.2KFeature ArticlesAlice Sheppard’s Kinetic Light: Improving accessibility for artists and patrons
“I believe we need work made by disabled artists for the disability community writ large. We need art that explicitly acknowledges the...
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5.0KInterviewsFrom Broadway to the sea: Shannon Lewis and ‘The Secret Silk’
Many Dance Informa readers might recognize Shannon Lewis as the “I Gotcha” girl in the original Broadway company of Fosse. With over...
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5.0KFeature ArticlesKilowatt Dance Theater: Swing dance on the concert stage
What comes to mind when you hear “Kilowatt Dance Theater”? High energy, excitement and innovation for sure — but what style is...
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4.0KInterviewsEmily Schoen on the Schoen Movement Company Tunisian collaboration
Emily Schoen directs and choreographs for Schoen Movement Company, a three-time invitee to the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Dance Festival. With support...
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15.3KFeature ArticlesDance as protest: 10 interesting works
A fundamental part of true democracy is citizens’ right to stand up and speak up about our desires and concerns. Artists are...
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3.8KFeature ArticlesLiz Lerman receives Jacob’s Pillow honor – A life of ongoing exploration
When one imagines a post-modern artist, it’s most likely that not the most social of creatures comes to mind. It’s more likely...
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30.0KInterviewsJames Kinney: A musical theatre choreographer all his own
In New York’s premiere dance studios, you’ve got to have both a stellar resume and a codified class in order to score...
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5.2KTop StoriesSarah Chun goes overseas to Northern Ballet
Sarah Chun already has an impressively decorated resume. After her initial training at Northwest Ballet Academy and the Faubourg School of Ballet...
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4.9KInterviewsJodi Melnick and 3 New York City Ballet Dancers: An Unlikely Team
People nowadays are all too likely to stay in our “circles”, so to speak, joining and working with those who think and...
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12.0KSpotlightEight Must-Attend Summer Dance Festivals
As spring is now here and warmer temperatures are on the horizon, so are our summer plans. And what better way to...
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12.1KFeature ArticlesThe Future is Here with LA Dance Project
Carla Körbes and James Fayette on Cultivating Creative Communities. What do the Château de Versailles, Memphis-native street dance sensation Lil Buck, and...
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7.5KInterviewsJacob Jonas: Seeking Impact
It’s only been a little over a year since Jacob Jonas officially established his own company, Jacob Jonas The Company, but he...
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6.0KTop StoriesBudding, Not Yet Blooming: Donna Salgado’s CONTINUUM Contemporary/Ballet
By Tara Sheena of Dance Informa. For this month’s “Budding, Not Yet Blooming” series we profile New York-based choreographer and Artistic Director...
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4.9KTop StoriesCanadian Choreographer Josh Beamish Takes the States by Storm
By Leah Gerstenlauer. Josh Beamish is on the move — again. The industrious young choreographer, who recently completed a triple-stop teaching tour...
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4.6KFeature ArticlesDance on TV: Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt Explore the American Dance Scene
By Stephanie Wolf. Dance-focused television series have been in high demand lately. Program offerings used to be limited to long-standing shows like...
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6.6K2Top StoriesCharming Chet Walker
By Deborah Searle After launching a successful Broadway career at the young age of sixteen in the first revival of On The...
