Dance Informa Magazine
Feature Articles
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1.1KBuglisi Dance Theatre and Lincoln Center commemorate 20th anniversary of September 11th with ‘Table of Silence Project 9/11’
Buglisi Dance Theatre and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with Dance/NYC, honor the 20th year since the events of 9/11,...
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882Free upcoming dance events at Bryant Park Picnic Performances!
Bryant Park Picnic Performances kicks off this August 16, with a series of free dance events. All performances are free, first come,...
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864Ballet22 deconstructs tradition and presents classical ballet through a new lens
Ballet22, a groundbreaking dance company presenting works that break gender normative traditions in the classical repertoire, has announced its summer 2021 season of...
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1.4KRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland launches Professional Graduate Diploma in Modern Ballet
A new dance qualification has been created by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in partnership with Scottish Ballet in response to the...
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1.5K‘AILEY’ documentary is in movie theaters nationwide
Director Jamila Wignot’s powerful AILEY documentary, a resonant biography of trailblazing visionary Alvin Ailey, opens is now playing in movie theaters nationwide. Heralded as a...
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1.7KDanceWorks reopens season 17 with dancer auditions
DanceWorks has announced the reopening of the DanceWorks New York City Project, premiering this coming October 23. For the first time in...
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1.3KKun-Yang Lin/Dancers returns to live performance at Philly’s Dilworth Park
After a year-and-a-half like no other, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers (KYL/D) kicks off its 2021-2022 season with a free, public performance in Center City,...
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1.7KLincoln Center for the Performing Arts appoints Shanta Thake as Chief Artistic Officer
Lincoln Center has tapped Shanta Thake, formerly the associate artistic director of The Public Theater, as the institution’s Ehrenkranz Chief Artistic Officer...
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1.8KRick Tjia creates new Technology & Choreography Online Diploma Course
Canada’s Choreography Online, in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s International Performing Arts and Theatre (I-PATH), opens an online accredited Diploma in Choreography Program to...
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1.4KChoreographer Andrew McNicol becomes English National Ballet School’s first Artistic Associate
English National Ballet School has announced that choreographer Andrew McNicol has become its first ever Artistic Associate. As Artistic Associate, McNicol will deepen his existing relationship...
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2.0KAudition etiquette for directors: Being respectful, courteous and transparent
Auditions — they’re nerve-wracking and inspiring all at once. Unfortunately, for some dancers, they can also feel disrespectful; directors may, albeit likely...
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1.5KWinifred Haun & Dancers announces 2021-22 season
Chicago-based Winifred Haun & Dancers will return to in-person theater events and live programming for the upcoming 2021-22 season. The company will...
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1.4KLife with Ann Reinking: Stories by Deb McWaters, Part 2
Dance Informa continues its series on stories about Ann Reinking, written by colleague and friend Debra McWaters. Chapter 3: Fundraisers and Stayin’ Alive Throughout...
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2.6KActors who started as ballet dancers
Before they graced the red carpet and the big screen, they were doing their pliés and grand jetés just like you. Here,...
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2.3KThe Verdon Fosse Legacy at the 2021 Fall for Dance Festival
The Verdon Fosse Legacy will present a debut performance for New York City Center’s 2021 Fall for Dance Festival. The Verdon Fosse Legacy, whose mission...
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13.5KIs ballet really the foundation of all dance forms? An investigation and exploration
You’ve probably heard it, maybe even said it yourself — “ballet is the foundation of all dance forms.” The world at large...
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7.6KBowen McCauley Dance Company takes final bow at the Kennedy Center
Bowen McCauley Dance Company (BMDC), an award-winning contemporary dance company with a legacy of community engagement, announces Two Artists Reunite for the Company’s...
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3.7KHavana Film Festival New York returns in September
The 21st Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) is back in theaters from September 17-23, with an exceptional program of over 30 films...
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2.7KSó Dança’s new Tap Shoe Customizer: A gamechanger for the tap community
Originality. Creativity. Innovation. These are just some of the things artists strive to uphold to set themselves apart. Dancers aren’t strangers to...
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2.8K5 unforgettable dance scenes in the ‘In The Heights’ film
After multiple delayed releases because of a long, hard global pandemic, it’s finally here — the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway...
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1.2KSTooPS BedStuy Art Crawl brings public art performances to Brooklyn’s front door
STooPS BedStuy, an annual celebration of creativity in Brooklyn, returns to Bedford-Stuyvesant for an afternoon of dance, music, spoken word, theater, visual art, conversations, workshops...
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1.2KKrystal Collins/new growth collective’s new presentation amalgamates facets of Blackness
This summer, Krystal Collins/new growth collective will present a site-specific, movement-based performance commission and presentation at the Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens...
