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All posts tagged "Choreographer"
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6.9KFeature ArticlesDerek Mitchell: “Hamilton has definitely raised the bar for me”
As choreographers, our mind is constantly flowing with ideas. We see the formations and movements we want to incorporate into our work...
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14.3KFeature ArticlesShe eats, sleeps and breathes dance: Rising choreographer Erica Klein
When I was a sophomore in college, I was focused on each small task in front of me — one after the...
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5.1KFeature Articles35 years of Carolyn Dorfman Dance: Shaping moving clay
What is it, really, that an artist does? Varying philosophical and experiential viewpoints on that question through the ages abound. Michelangelo, infamous...
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4.6KFeature ArticlesA’Drey Vinogradov creates music video with Celebrity Crew
A couple of years ago, when choreographer A’Drey Vinogradov heard the song “Clearest Blue” by Scottish synth-pop band CHVRCHES, he had images...
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15.6KFeature ArticlesWade Robson returns to the dance scene as faculty of JUMP
After five years of not teaching or choreographing, Wade Robson is back on the scene. This fall, Robson, who has directed and...
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4.7KFeature ArticlesAdapting, awakening, pushing forward – A talk with Vanessa Long
Through centuries and through decades, artistic trends have been clear. Yet artists who truly stand out are ones who push those trends,...
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7.2KFeature ArticlesChoreographer Denis Jones on Paper Mill’s ‘Mary Poppins’
Denis Jones is one of today’s most exciting choreographers on the musical theater scene. Whether designing dances for an original work or...
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15.7KFeature ArticlesAndrew Winghart on his latest dance film ‘Cry Me a River’
Two-and-a-half years ago, Dance Informa spoke with (then) up-and-coming convention teacher and choreographer Andrew Winghart about his process and future goals. Since then,...
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6.2KFeature ArticlesStorytelling is ‘Women’s Work’ for alight dance theater
David Bayles’ Art and Fear (a great book a great teacher once recommended) has a line that reads: “Fears about yourself prevent...
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5.9KSpotlightBallet choreographer Claudia Schreier is riding the momentum
Claudia Schreier’s first memory of choreographing is from a summer camp talent show. She selected the “Coffee/Arabian” music from The Nutcracker. “I...
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9.4KInterviewsAntoinette DiPietropolo: A Refreshing Take on the Choreographic Process
Our business is notoriously cutthroat. And it’s no secret that some of dance history’s greatest choreographers were also infamously hard on their...
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77.4K1Feature Articles15 Great Dance-Related Jobs for Dancers
Working as a professional dancer is a challenging path, and not everyone is cut out for it. Whether you are forced to...
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6.4KFeature ArticlesBallet 422: New Film Follows Emerging Choreographer Justin Peck
When filmmaker and cinematographer Jody Lee Lipes left the premiere of choreographer Justin Peck’s first ballet on the New York City Ballet...
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6.0KDance Teacher ResourcesA Perennial Passion: Anabella Lenzu Unveils the Joy of Dance
“I think that to dance is to know oneself inside and out.” — Anabella Lenzu, Unveiling Motion and Emotion By Leah Gerstenlauer. More...
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6.1KTop StoriesLindsay Nelko is Living the Dream
By Stephanie Wolf. Canadian native Lindsay Nelko was born with the dance gene. Her mother was a dancer with the Royal Winnipeg...
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6.3K1Feature ArticlesTerra Firma Dance Theatre settles down and heats up in New York City
By Leah Gerstenlauer. How does where an artist is affect what he creates? While location isn’t everything to dance impresario Stuart Loungway,...
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5.0KTop StoriesCanadian Choreographer Josh Beamish Takes the States by Storm
By Leah Gerstenlauer. Josh Beamish is on the move — again. The industrious young choreographer, who recently completed a triple-stop teaching tour...
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14.2K1InterviewsMark Stuart – Extreme Creativity
By Laura Di Orio. Everything that director-choreographer Mark Stuart embodies seems to have a commonality: extremeness. The now Executive/Artistic Director of his...
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7.4KFeature ArticlesMorgan McEwen Brings MorDance to New York
By Leah Gerstenlauer. New York is often billed as a city full of possibilities, a culture-rich artists’ playground teeming with creative potential....
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6.1KInterviewsEncouragement to Fly: Meet Breton Tyner-Bryan
By Leigh Schanfein. It’s rare when we meet someone who impresses us completely, not just with technical skill, musicality, humor, smarts or...
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6.5KInterviewsKate Ladenheim: A Machine of Perpetual Motion
By Leah Gerstenlauer. By habit, dancers crave approval. A parent’s proud applause, an instructor’s silent nod of appreciation, a critic’s sparkling write-up...
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13.3KInterviewsThe Sky’s the Limit for Canadian Choreographer Paul Becker
By Kristy Johnson. It’s no wonder why Paul’s CV is extensive, when he’s willing to work with all different styles and environments....
