Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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463Vail Dance Festival welcomes duo Artists-in-Residence Sara Mearns and Jamar Roberts
Each year, Vail, CO, known primarily for its ski and snowboard prowess, becomes a summer camp for dance stars when it hosts...
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418Mavis Staines to retire as Artistic Director of the National Ballet School after 35 years of Leadership
Mavis Staines, Artistic Director of the internationally acclaimed Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS) since 1989, will be retiring from the role in...
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249Christos Tsiantoulas on the importance of saying yes: How exploring everything can get you anywhere
Christos Tsiantoulas is the kind of dancer who’s done a little bit of everything. Versatility is built into his personality – he...
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420Growing and blooming with ‘Spring Dances’ and beyond: A talk with Alicia Graf Mack
There’s something spring to how a dance work comes to life. Buds pop as something gels and a choreographer exclaims “yes, that’s...
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401NW 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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582Artistic 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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863A newfound responsibility: NYCB promotes Gilbert Bolden III and Davide Riccardo
Few things are more exciting to dancers than receiving a promotion in the ranks of a company. While many dancers get the...
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1.6KLooking ahead to 2024: Dancers reflect and refocus
With 2024 just around the corner, Dance Informa took the opportunity to speak with professional dancers to hear their perspective on looking...
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1.0KUnforgettable: Casting and creating with the late Franco Dragone
The realm of casting is an interesting place. And the world at large has always had a fascination with it. Those of us...
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1.6KKana 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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528Embracing professional life as a global talent: Richard J. Hinds
American choreographer and director Richard J. Hinds has recently embraced working in the UK. “I applied for my Global Talent Visa during...
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616John Lam: 20 years at Boston Ballet
John Lam, veteran of Boston Ballet, is the only Vietnamese-American dancer in a major U..S ballet company. Approaching his 20-year anniversary with...
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964Dancing 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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628Finding balance as busy dancing sisters: A talk with the Quiner Sisters
“Sisters, sisters…” sang Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney in the holiday classic White Christmas (is it in your head now?). The song describes...
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2.4KThe 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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1.4KMax Pham of ‘Dance 100’: So much more than movement
One of eight featured choreographers in Dance 100, a TV dance competition designed to find the next superstar choreographer, Max Pham is an...
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424Reagan To: Latin ballroom champion, voice actor and all-around artist
*The interview for this article was limited to Reagan To’s work outside of film and TV, in support of the SAG/AFTRA strike....
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455Everything is alive: Mark Morris on MMDG’s Joyce debut
The Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) makes its Joyce Theater debut in August of 2023. The MMDG, formed in 1980, has performed...
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466Georgina Pazcoguin: Life after New York City Ballet
In May of 2023, Georgina Pazcoguin left the company she had danced with for 20 years, New York City Ballet (NYCB). After...
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459100 years of a dance for America: Artistic Director Janet Eilber on Martha Graham Dance Company’s Centennial Celebration
Aaron Copland’s iconic score rings through the theater, and one can hear it in their head: “dance, dance, wherever you may be….”...
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562Where Prix winners go after winning gold, with So Dancer Daniel Ayala
Back in 2020, Dance Informa talked with Columbian ballet dancer Daniel Ayala about top U.S. pre-professional training programs and the scholarships he received to… well… just about all of them....
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449San Francisco Ballet launches talent incubator Creation House
San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) has launched Creation House, a new multifaceted initiative offering SF Ballet company members, SF Ballet School students,...
