Dance Informa Magazine
Feature Articles
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155Steps on Broadway hosts Town Hall on Dance and Plagiarism
In summer 2024, a dancer noticed her choreography had been “stolen.” Courtney Ortiz, a teacher in NYC, discovered one of her combinations...
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135Claire Kretzschmar Productions to premiere new Christmas ballet tradition ‘A Ceremony of Carols’
In collaboration with Ballet Hartford, Claire Kretzschmar Productions is thrilled to announce the upcoming multi-state tour of A Ceremony of Carols, an...
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367Sustainable careers and innovative programming: BalletX’s 2024-25 season
The 2024-2025 season of Philadelphia-based contemporary ballet company BalletX is underway. This year, the exciting season announcement was also accompanied by the...
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458Dancers as models: Storytelling through movement
For many dancers, venturing into other art forms is part of a dance career – whether it’s due to artistic curiosity or...
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507Limón Dance Company to showcase lost work and honor women at The Joyce Theater
José Limón, the founder of Limón Dance Company, once said, “We believe that we are never more truly and profoundly human than...
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343vildwerk.: Choreographers come together to protect our planet through dance
Christopher Wheeldon, Henning Rübsam, Gianna Reisen, Briana Reed, Mara Galeazzi, Buglisi Dance Theatre and Joshua Beamish will lead the debut season of vildwerk., choreographing ballets about...
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321The Joffrey Ballet opens 2024-25 season with Cathy Marston’s ‘Atonement’
The Joffrey Ballet boldly opens its 2024-25 season with the highly anticipated North American premiere of Cathy Marston’s poignant interpretation of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel-turned-Academy...
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519Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics: Spotlight on the medalists
The world caught Olympics fever again this summer, as it does every two years. But this year, breaking (what some call “breakdancing”)...
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316Carl Flink’s ‘Battleground’ at ADF: ‘Forever war’ in the dirt
The American Dance Festival (ADF) is a summer festival promoting and supporting modern dance via classes, performance, teaching, choreography and community outreach....
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364The Carnival: From the perspective of Brittany Deweese
With no lead vocalist, no live band and plenty of spontaneity, dancers are the main characters of a two-and-a-half-hour production packed with...
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354Sharing the dance of life: Joanne De Simone’s ‘Fall and Recovery’
Joanne De Simone had quite a full plate working as a special educator and caring for two disabled sons. She didn’t think...
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331Make your digital dance move
Take a dance class on Broadway during your lunch break, try a new style, follow an international teacher, soak up different approaches...
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247Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago presents Black Arts Month
The nonprofit Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago, an organization that collectively advances excellence in the work of the Black arts and...
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412Potential, tenacity and composure: Your guide to success when auditioning for The Royal Ballet School in London
Every year, dancers from all over the world dream of successfully auditioning and attending The Royal Ballet School in London, following in...
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111Choreographer Dominic Moore-Dunson announces national tour for ‘The Remember Balloons’
MooreDunson Co. announces the upcoming national U.S. tour for its latest stage production, The Remember Balloons. The Remember Balloons is a dance-theater...
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224Lincoln Center and Buglisi Dance Theatre present ‘Table of Silence Project 9/11’
On Wednesday, September 11, at 8:05am ET, Buglisi Dance Theatre, in partnership with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, will present the...
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491‘Little Women Ballet’ returns with second in the trilogy
Little Women Ballet returns with an autumn site-specific immersive experience – the second in the 2024 Trilogy – from September 27-29, for five unique performances...
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500Choreographic copyright: When a labor of love is stolen
Plagiarism reared its ugly head in the theater dance world in recent months, as Courtney Ortiz and several other choreographers discovered their...
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504Karen Kain and Neve Campbell in ‘Swan Song’: A classic with modern day sensibilities
The magic of ballet is the effortless way it appears onstage. Watching a performance onstage can take the audience to a mystical...
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452Blazing her own trail: Kayla Hamilton establishes Circle O
Kayla Hamilton is an artistic force of nature. Originally from Texas and now Bronx-based, this groundbreaking artist has been presented at the Whitney...
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465The Sarasota Ballet: Celebrating Frederick Ashton at Royal Opera House UK
The Sarasota Ballet, quickly growing into one of the country’s leading companies, has a particularly rich history of performing works by choreographer...
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612Ballet 5:8: Cultivating meaningful conversations through dance
Ballet 5:8 is a female and minority-led ballet company recognized for artistic excellence, innovation and beauty. Based in Chicago, Ballet 5:8’s mission...
