Dance Informa Magazine
Feature Articles
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522Principal Dancer Yuan Yuan Tan gives final performance with San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) Principal Dancer Yuan Yuan Tan will give her final performance with the Company on February 14, dancing...
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464NW Dance Project: A chance to experiment
Founded in 2004, by Sarah Slipper, NW Dance Project is a contemporary dance company in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to the creation and...
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1.0KNew role, same values: A talk with Tiffany Rea-Fisher
It’s fairly common for dance artists to serve in multiple roles: performer, choreographer, teaching artist, administrator, et cetera. Tiffany Rea-Fisher epitomizes such...
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574Margaret Mullin named Ballet Tucson’s Artistic Director: ‘Every community deserves great art’
Margaret Mullin retired from her dance career at Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) in 2020. While she had been planning on freelancing after...
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669Dance professor Shola K. Roberts begins cross-cultural exchange to preserve dance
Shola K. Roberts is an award-winning dancer and educator who now teaches in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre at Arizona State University...
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497Compañía Nacional de Danza makes Chicago debut
Chicago’s The Auditorium Theatre proudly presents Compañía Nacional de Danza (CND) in its Chicago debut. The Madrid-based ‘National Dance Company’ will perform a mixed repertory...
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433Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater presents new version of ‘The Jungle Book’
Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT) will present a newly revised and revitalized version, with a new score, of Artistic Director Gabriel Chajnik’s...
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293‘Call Me Dancer’: The journey of a Mumbai street dancer
The new, inspirational documentary, Call Me Dancer, will be in theaters starting December 15. A story of perseverance, passion, culture and an...
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425Juilliard presents New Dances: Edition 2023 with four world premieres
Juilliard presents New Dances: Edition 2023, the cornerstone of Juilliard Dance’s fall season, from December 6-10. The annual program features the world premieres of...
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639Artistic Dance Exchange: Helping dancers soar to new heights, personally and professionally
With a multitude of dance competitions and conventions for dancers to choose from, why should you join Artistic Dance Exchange (ADE)? What...
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1.8KKana Sato: From dancer to movement coach
Kana Sato is an original founding member of Shen Wei Dance Arts. Sato is from Japan, and attended CalState University for dance. Upon graduation, she was offered a scholarship...
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714Atlanta Ballet presents immersive family experience with ‘The Nutcracker’
Prepare to escape into a visionary holiday tradition as Atlanta Ballet presents its singular production of The Nutcracker December 8-26, under the artistic direction...
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1.4KA new holiday dance tradition: Axelrod Contemporary Ballet’s ‘The Polar Express’
Axelrod Contemoprary Ballet (AXCBT), the Jersey Shore’s professional ballet company, presents the world premiere of Gabriel Chajnik’s The Polar Express, based on...
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1.1KLife with Ann Reinking: Stories by Deb McWaters, Part 8
Dance Informa continues its series on stories about Ann Reinking, written by colleague and friend Debra McWaters. Chapter 11: Stories of the...
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776Pacific Northwest Ballet announces three promotions
Before the curtain-raiser performance of Alexei Ratmansky’s Wartime Elegy on opening night of triple bill Love and Loss, Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) Artistic Director...
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1.9KRobert 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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1.0KDancing 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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762CPYB: Furthering ballet training while breaking the stigma around male dancers
It is no secret that just as houses are built on a foundation, dancers are built from a unique foundation as well. With rigorous...
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459Alvin 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...
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509Canada’s National Ballet School announces 2023-24 audition tour dates
Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS) is gearing up for its annual national audition tour, meeting Canada’s talented and passionate young dancers. The...
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2.5KThe Male Dance Connection: A mentorship program for boys in dance
Being a boy in the dance world can feel a little isolating at times. But Bryce Lee, Ryan Lenkey, and Noelle Lee...
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750Avant Chamber Ballet presents world premiere of ‘Dracula’
Avant Chamber Ballet (ACB) welcomes you to a world of darkness and desire, where the immortal reigns and shadows dance with exquisite...
