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All posts tagged "Contemporary dance"
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642Reviewsmignolo dance’s ‘Visitor Parking’: A well-constructed tour through mental illness
Gardenship Art, Kearny, NJ.December 10, 2021. For those who crave the delights that a given art form is uniquely in a position to...
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731ReviewsDance that thinks globally, acts locally: NACHMO Boston 2022
Arts at the Armory, Somerville, MA.February 22, 2022. An amazing thing about dance (among many amazing things) is its universality; there are...
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1.7KFeature ArticlesComing Back to Dance: Part II
Have you ever taken time away from dance? Dancers do so for multiple reasons, some intentional and some unintentional: pregnancy, injury, academics...
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772Feature ArticlesArmitage Gone! Dance to present ‘A Pandemic Notebook’
Internationally acclaimed choreographer and “punk ballerina” Karole Armitage presents A Pandemic Notebook, a collection of world premieres with her company, Armitage Gone! Dance, from March 16-19, at New York...
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1.3KReviewsBig Dance Theater’s ‘The Mood Room’: A world we don’t want to live in
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.December 2, 2021. For all its colorful chit-chat, The Mood Room presents a remarkably one-dimensional, insular world organized by...
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2.7KFeature Articlesmignolo dance presents ‘Visitor Parking’ at Gardenship Art in NJ
On December 10-11, mignolo dance will present Visitor Parking at Gardenship Art in Kearny, NJ. Visitor Parking is a live, immersive, site-specific multimedia piece rooted in...
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1.9KFeaturedParsons Dance returns to The Joyce
After a year away from their home theater, Parsons Dance returns to The Joyce with a mix of old and new works...
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1.7KTop StoriesComplexions Contemporary Ballet opens 27th season with live performances at The Joyce Theater
Complexions Contemporary Ballet (Complexions) returns to live performance at The Joyce Theater from November 16-28. Now in its 27th season, the company...
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864Feature ArticlesFree upcoming dance events at Bryant Park Picnic Performances!
Bryant Park Picnic Performances kicks off this August 16, with a series of free dance events. All performances are free, first come,...
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7.4KFeature ArticlesBowen McCauley Dance Company takes final bow at the Kennedy Center
Bowen McCauley Dance Company (BMDC), an award-winning contemporary dance company with a legacy of community engagement, announces Two Artists Reunite for the Company’s...
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3.9KTips & AdviceWhat is lyrical, anyway? The who, what, where, why and more
Dramatic pop music, flowy costumes, dance paws, sequins and rhinestones, emotion-filled reaches and leaps to the floor — these are some of...
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7.5KFeature ArticlesDance life in quarantine: Tamisha Guy is keeping interests broad and skills dynamic
It’s a common piece of advice for dancers: yes, the draw of stage lights can feel irresistible, but be sure to cultivate...
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4.5KFeature ArticlesDance life in quarantine: Jacqueline Green is learning, educating and still dancing
Jacqueline Green, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company dancer, describes the moment when COVID really seemed to change everything for her and...
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1.8KFeature ArticlesBowen McCauley Dance Company in its 25th and final season
Bowen McCauley Dance Company (BMDC), an award-winning contemporary dance company with a legacy of community engagement, has announced that its 25th anniversary season...
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2.9KFeature Articles‘World of Dance’ Season 4: Get to know Project 21
While we are only in the beginning stages of Season 4, the World of Dance competition is starting to heat up as...
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1.7KFeature ArticlesCanceled: How dancers, companies and festivals are coping without summer seasons
World-renowned choreographers, teachers, directors and dancers Johannes Wieland and Evangelos Poulinas co-founded the Berlin-based contemporary dance festival, b12, now an international event...
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1.9KReviewsCamille A. Brown & Dancers’ ‘Mr. TOL E. RancE’: Dance reflecting hope in the face of adversity
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.November 10, 2019. It can be truly striking to sit back and reflect upon how American “pop”...
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2.8KReviewsCogent classicism made modern: ‘Benita Bike’s Dance Art’
The Dance Complex, Cambridge, Massachusetts. March 30, 2019. “I am a classicist,” wrote Benita Bike in her program letter. I did indeed...
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4.3KDance Studio OwnerSpotlight on the Teacher: Max Stone
As part of Dance Informa’s series, Spotlight on the Teacher, we feature contemporary teacher and Artistic Director of NYC-based company Sexy Beast,...
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6.2KFeature ArticlesCelebrity Dance welcomes Jackie Nowicki and Chaz Wolcott!
One of the country’s premier dance competition companies, Celebrity Dance, has made some exciting additions for this coming season. Two professional dancers...
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6.1KFeature Articles‘World of Dance’ recap: The Qualifiers come to an end
After an intense first round filled with great talent from all over the world, the last round of World of Dance‘s Qualifiers Round...
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3.0KFeature Articles‘World of Dance’ recap: Round 6 of the Qualifiers
The Qualifiers Round continued as more hopeful dancers hit the World of Dance stage to prove that they deserved to compete against...
