Dance Informa Magazine
Feature Articles
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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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1.5KLife 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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2.8KActors 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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2.4KThe 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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14.0KIs 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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7.9KBowen 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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3.9KHavana 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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2.8KSó 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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2.9K5 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...
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1.4KThe American Tap Dance Foundation’s ‘Tap it Out’ returns to the heart of the theater district
The American Tap Dance Foundation’s Tap it Out will return with a live performance in the middle of Times Square on Saturday, July 10,...
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3.2KYou just graduated from high school. Now what?
After several years of training at your local dance studio, you might not be ready to stop training and performing just yet....
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3.2KSo Dancers talk wins at Youth America Grand Prix
As one of the most prestigious concert dance competitions in the world, the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) is renowned for highlighting...
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2.4KWhat we created, how we’ll go forward: 5 trends of COVID dance
I love reviewing dance. Since 2015, I’ve reviewed — on average — about one performance a week, for this very publication. In...
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2.4KCity Ballet San Francisco emerges from pandemic with new studio and theater
This September, City Ballet San Francisco (CBSF) is returning to the location it has operated from for nearly 20 years, but it...
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1.6KSan Francisco Ballet returns to live performance this August
San Francisco (SF) Ballet, one of the largest and most celebrated ballet companies in the U.S. and the country’s first arts organization to...
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1.6KNew York City Ballet announces designers and choreographers for Fall Fashion Gala
On September 30, New York City Ballet (NYCB) will present its annual Fall Fashion Gala, celebrating choreography and costume design with two...
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1.4KCurbside theater with SB Dance: Dance delivered to your door
SB Dance isn’t new to uncommon ideas. “We call ourselves dance circus but will answer to dance, theater, performance art or what the...
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1.6KLife with Ann Reinking: Stories by Deb McWaters, Part 1
Chapter 1: And So It Begins In 5,475 days of my life, Annie and lived our lives to the fullest. I cannot...
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1.7KSheep Meadow Dance Theatre presents ‘SEASON III: Sleeping Beauty’
After the success of its second season, NYC-based Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre (SMDT) will present another original full-length evening of dance, SEASON III:...
