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All posts tagged "Choreographer"
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2.9KFeature ArticlesCatching up with dancemaker Sidra Bell
Dance Informa recently had the pleasure of catching up with renowned dancemaker Sidra Bell. We talked about her childhood, her current projects and everything in...
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4.2KInterviewsChoreographer Jennifer Weber heads to the screen in ‘Zombies 2’
Jennifer Weber is the Carmen Sandiego of the dance industry. Where in the world is Jennifer Weber? Our answer…Where is she not?! Weber’s...
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3.0KInterviewsDigging up the bones of dance: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Jamar Roberts
It doesn’t take long into a conversation with Jamar Roberts to get a sense of who he is — passionate, curious and...
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4.0KReviewsA Halloween spectacular: ‘Beetlejuice’ on Broadway
Winter Garden Theatre, New York, NY.November 14, 2019. “Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!” To open, Beetlejuice was so not my favorite movie growing up. As a...
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3.8KFeature ArticlesBrittany Riddle and comedy series ‘Sherman’s Showcase’
From stage to screen, Dance Informa talks to Brittany Riddle, LA’s dancer and choreographer for Sherman’s Showcase as seen on IFC Network – a...
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5.4KFeature ArticlesAl Blackstone hints at latest work, ‘Norma’
Freddie Falls in Love, Happy We’ll Be and his countless hits on So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) brought boundless joy,...
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3.5KFeature ArticlesThings that dancers are good at: Movement directing
Dance Informa offers you the next installment in our series on alternative dance gigs. This month, we’re talking about movement directing and...
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3.2KFeature ArticlesWaltzing out of the proscenium box: A talk with Alison Chase
Alison Chase has been making dance art for 50 years. The wisdom and breadth of knowledge that she’s gained over those years...
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5.7KFeature Articles‘World of Dance’ choreographer Suresh Mukund heads to the Emmys
Suresh Mukund is the director and choreographer of Indian dance crew The Kings, and has recently been nominated for an Emmy in...
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8.2KFeature ArticlesS-Rank’s Melvin Timtim on his Emmy nomination
Melvin Timtim, choreographer and director of hip hop dance crew S-Rank, is nominated for this year’s Outstanding Choreography Emmy for his work...
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3.7KFeature ArticlesXena Gusthart choreographs monster of a musical ‘Bat Out of Hell’
Meat Loaf: The musical?! Yes, you read that right. All of those iconic, head-banging rock ‘n’ roll hits are coming to the prestigious theater...
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2.4KReviewsJennifer Kuhnberg’s ‘What is Love?’: Choreographing personal experience
OnStage Dance Company, Malden, Massachusetts.July 12, 2019. Good writers write about what they know, goes an old aphorism. Does that also hold...
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4.2KFeature ArticlesAl Blackstone: For the love of dance, and Freddie
This month, commercial choreographer Al Blackstone is taking another foray into the concert dance world, presenting a full-length work at New York’s...
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6.6KFeature ArticlesBroadway choreographer Lorin Latarro is on fire
On the heels of an illustrious performance career that included dancing in 14 different Broadway shows, Lorin Latarro is now shining bright...
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5.6KFeature ArticlesNick Kenkel on Norwegian Cruise Line’s ‘Footloose’
Norwegian Creative Studios, the in-house entertainment division of Norwegian Cruise Line, recently opened its brand new production of Footloose the Musical on board...
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9.9KDance Studio OwnerHow to find music that won’t land you in copyright trouble
Dance and music are inextricably linked. Even during pieces set to silence, everyone’s listening to the sound of the footsteps on stage,...
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3.9KFeature ArticlesDarrell Grand Moultrie’s premiere with Ailey: Sharing movement and way more
A tendu is a tendu, a jeté is a jeté, and a pirouette is a pirouette. When does movement go beyond that...
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4.4KFeature ArticlesDavid Neumann blends different worlds in ‘Hadestown’
Hadestown is the musical I had unknowingly been waiting for all season. While the title might not ring a bell like those...
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2.8KFeature ArticlesYasmeen Audi finds dance in all different places and spaces
Does dance have a sense of place to you? Do you connect it with certain spaces, buildings, towns? Does it have certain...
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7.3KDance Studio OwnerDance teachers: Expanding your choreographic horizons
In writing this article, I was motivated by the fact that as I travel around the U.S. judging competitions and doing master...
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5.2KFeature ArticlesErin Lamont choreographs for 15 million viewers
YouTube, Instagram and Facebook are just some of the hubs that we seek to watch or share choreography. What’s better is if...
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3.8KTop StoriesJane Franklin Dance presents ‘Picture This’
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Perhaps a picture conjures up memories or leads to new thoughts and ideas....
