Dance Informa Magazine
Feature Articles
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1.2KShout out to Swings: What they do and why we should be thanking them
If you haven’t heard the comment made by Broadway League president Charlotte St. Martin about Broadway swings and understudies in an interview...
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1.6KSan Francisco Ballet appoints Tamara Rojo as new artistic director
San Francisco Ballet has announced the appointment of Tamara Rojo, its first new artistic director in nearly four decades and first woman to...
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1.1KArts On Site: A women-led organization creating more opportunities for dance artists
If you’re a dance artist working in the New York City area, chances are that you’ve been to or at least heard...
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974New York City Ballet Principal Teresa Reichlen to retire
New York City Ballet (NYCB) has announced that Principal Dancer Teresa Reichlen will give her final performance with the Company on February 19, during...
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1.8KComing Back to Dance: Part II
Have you ever taken time away from dance? Dancers do so for multiple reasons, some intentional and some unintentional: pregnancy, injury, academics...
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994Life with Ann Reinking: Stories by Deb McWaters, Part 5
Dance Informa continues its series on stories about Ann Reinking, written by colleague and friend Debra McWaters. Chapter 7: Rehearsals leading to the...
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1.3KNew York City Ballet announces seven promotions
New York City Ballet (NYCB) has the promotion of seven of the Company’s corps de ballet members. Preston Chamblee, Ashley Hod, Emily...
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1.4KPacific Northwest Ballet Principal Noelani Pantastico retires after 25 years
Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) Principal Dancer Noelani Pantastico has announced that after a 25-year dancing career, she is retiring to accept a...
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972Dance Films Association and Film at Lincoln Center announce lineup for 50th Dance on Camera Festival
Dance Films Association and Film at Lincoln Center have announced the complete lineup for the 50th edition of the Dance on Camera Festival,...
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789Armitage Gone! Dance to present ‘A Pandemic Notebook’
Internationally acclaimed choreographer and “punk ballerina” Karole Armitage presents A Pandemic Notebook, a collection of world premieres with her company, Armitage Gone! Dance, from March 16-19, at New York...
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753Irondale presents world premiere of Joanna Kotze’s ‘’lectric Eye’
Irondale will present choreographer and dancer Joanna Kotze’s world premiere of ‘lectric Eye, February 9-12, in its first live full-length evening of dance following the extensive...
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1.1KNew York City Ballet 2022 Winter Season to open January 27
New York City Ballet (NYCB) has announced that it is postponing the start of its 2022 Winter Season at Lincoln Center for...
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1.2KABT’s new children’s book ‘My Daddy Can Fly’
We ask kids, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Often, they want the jobs their parents have: “My...
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2.1KDance disguised as everyday life: 5 favorites from the new ‘West Side Story’
There are people who don’t like musicals. (I’m not one of them). A source of their dislike, so they say: why is...
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1.4KMerry and bright: A dancer’s gift guide
The countdown has begun. Santa has begun packing his sleigh, and you’ve probably started your Christmas shopping as well. But it’s not...
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1.6KTalking diversity in dancewear with Ballet West’s Katlyn Addison
Ballet dancers do everything they can to extend their lines, not only through intensive technique and training, but right down to costume...
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3.8KTheater Arts Preparatory School: Preparing a dancer for a professional career
Several years ago, I wrote an article in Dance Informa about Theater Arts Preparatory School (TAPS) in Las Vegas. Now in its seventh year, this amazingly successful training program was created and designed by Don Mirault who...
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2.5KComing Back to Dance
Part One Life has its seasons — shifting practicalities and needs leading us in different directions. Dance is a pursuit calling for...
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1.2KCelebrating strength and beauty: Só Dança’s Diamonds in the Rough Collection
Part of the make-up of the beauty and colors of Brazil are the country’s favelas, which began as squatter settlements in the...
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20.0KU.S. B-Girl Logistx wins belt at Red Bull BC One
Every year, thousands of breakers compete for a chance to compete in epic breaking battles at the Red Bull BC One World...
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2.7Kmignolo dance presents ‘Visitor Parking’ at Gardenship Art in NJ
On December 10-11, mignolo dance will present Visitor Parking at Gardenship Art in Kearny, NJ. Visitor Parking is a live, immersive, site-specific multimedia piece rooted in...
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2.2KLife with Ann Reinking: Stories by Deb McWaters, Part 4
Dance Informa continues its series on stories about Ann Reinking, written by colleague and friend Debra McWaters. Chapter 6: The Valentine’s Baby There...
