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All posts tagged "modern dance"
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127Feature ArticlesMartha Graham Dance Company begins second season of GRAHAM100
The world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company has begun the second season of GRAHAM100, a three-season 100th anniversary celebration of Martha Graham and her Company’s legacy. Curated under...
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206InterviewsGina 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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440InterviewsKevin O’Hare brings The Royal Ballet to the 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
“It’s the granddaddy of dance festivals,” says Kevin O’Hare, speaking of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. The Royal Ballet Artistic Director waxes...
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186Feature ArticlesPam Tanowitz to receive 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award
Jacob’s Pillow has announced that critically-acclaimed American choreographer Pam Tanowitz will receive the 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award. Tanowitz will accept this...
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215Feature ArticlesPaul Taylor Dance Company selects two newest members
At an audition attended by more than 370 women held on May 10, Gabby Barnes and Emmy Wildermuth were selected by Artistic...
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390Reviews‘Ailey Classics’ with Celebrity Series of Boston: The comfort of the classics
The Boch Center – Wang Theater, Boston, MA.May 5, 2024. I’ll admit it – I didn’t get a chance to browse the...
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245ReviewsGibney Company: Bringing to life the works before them
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.May 7, 2024. The Gibney Company performed a six-day season at the Joyce Theater in early May....
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254Feature Articles92NY’s season closes with Paul Taylor Dance Company celebrating modern dance
The 92nd Street Y, New York’s 150th anniversary dance season closes with the Paul Taylor Dance Company in a program celebrating the...
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175ReviewsMartha Graham Dance Company shines in spring season ‘American Legacies’
New York City Center, New York, NY.April 20, 2024. The Martha Graham Dance Company was founded in 1926, making it the oldest...
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265Feature ArticlesPaul Taylor Dance Company to establish new and expanded midtown NYC home
The Paul Taylor Dance Company and George Comfort & Sons have announced that they have finalized an agreement for the dance organization...
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143ReviewsMoving multiplicity: Ballet RI’s ‘Off the Charts’
The Woodman Family and Community Arts Center, Providence, RI.March 17, 2024. One could explore the possibilities within dance art for a lifetime...
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228ReviewsMark Morris’ ‘The Look of Love’: Echoing the lyrics of the songs
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.March 21, 2024. In Mark Morris’ world, The Look of Love is packaged in brightly colored, nostalgic,...
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227Feature 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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341Feature 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...
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384InterviewsVail Dance Festival welcomes duo Artists-in-Residence Sara Mearns and Jamar Roberts
Each year, Vail, CO, known primarily for its ski and snowboard prowess, becomes a summer camp for dance stars when it hosts...
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254Feature ArticlesLaying foundation: Stefanie Batten Bland’s CONCRETE Immersive Theatre Intensive
Watching dancers turn and leap in a darkened theater, removed at a distance – that’s one thing. Being fully immersed, performers working...
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242Feature ArticlesCelebrate Black History Month with dance
February is Black History Month, a time to honor the contributions of and pay tribute to the generations of African Americans who...
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333ReviewsPaul Taylor Dance Company: The complexity of being human
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY.November 4, 2023. The Paul Taylor Dance Company’s 2023 and 11th season at the...
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865ReviewsBook review: Dana Tai Soon Burgess’ ‘Chino and the Dance of the Butterfly’
Book: Chino and the Dance of the Butterfly: A MemoirAuthor: Dana Tai Soon Burgess, University of New Mexico Press, September 2022. Good...
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1.7KFeature ArticlesRobert Battle resigns as Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Board of Trustees of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation have announced that Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Ailey since 2011, has informed...
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832Feature ArticlesDancing in the streets and beyond: 10 years of Brooklyn’s STooPS Art Crawl
“My grandma says that I was always enthralled by dance. When I was rambunctious, she’d put on ballet videos and I’d be...
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351Feature ArticlesAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates 65 years during City Center season
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has announced a much-anticipated 65th anniversary season at its New York City Center “home” from November 29-December 31. The engagement...
