Contemporary dance Archives - Page 5 of 9

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Jacqueline Green. Photo by Andrew Eccles.

Dance 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...

Bowen McCauley Dance Company. Photo by David Moss.

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Bowen 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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‘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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Canceled: 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...

Camille A. Brown & Dancers in 'Mr. TOL E. RancE'. Photo by Christopher Duggan.

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Camille 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”...

Sarah Gertler, Clare Kiklowicz and Rachele Donofrio in 'Benita Bike's Dance Art'. Photo by Dean Wallraff.

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Cogent 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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Dance Studio Owner

Spotlight 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,...

Celebrity Dance. Photo courtesy of Celebrity.

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Celebrity 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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‘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...

'World of Dance' Qualifiers The Rock Company. Photo by Justin Lubin/NBC.

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‘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...

Kirsten Russell interviewing with Allison Gupton from Dance Informa

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Interviews

Dance Informa Video Interview Series. Episode 2: Kirsten Russell

In the second installment of our Dance Informa Video Interview Series, I had the extreme honor of interviewing four amazingly talented JUMP...

Lydia Johnson Dance in 'Undercurrent'. Photo by Dmitry Beryozkin.

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Lydia Johnson Dance in New York season 2018: Aesthetic worlds

The Ailey Citigroup Theater, New York, New York. June 7, 2018. Some of the dances I most clearly remember and commend are...

'World of Dance' Qualifiers The Ruggeds. Photo by Justin Lubin/NBC.

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‘World of Dance’ recap: Round 3 of the Qualifiers

They say that “the third time’s a charm”, and that was certainly true for the third round of the Qualifiers on World...

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Travis Wall: Sharing his Experience this summer

Have you ever been to DancerPalooza? When attending the summer event, one would think that every young dancer in America was in...

Hivewild in 'RAFT'. Photo by Travis Emery Hackett..

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Conduits to United Communities: Katherine Maxwell and Hivewild

“The body is the medium through which we create art.” The quote above is the first thing you see when you go...

Twyla Tharp's 'Prelude and Fugues'. Photo by Sharen Bradford.

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Twyla Tharp’s 50th Anniversary Tour

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. November 11, 2015 Saying Twyla Tharp is a legend in the dance...

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Hubbard Street honors William Forsythe in ‘Fall Series’

Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago. October 16, 2015. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is a company synonymous to daring, audacity and...

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Shaping Sound remakes beloved show, prepares for 3rd national tour

Saturday, July 25, 2015. Long Beach Convention Center Theatre, Long Beach, CA. Los Angeles-based contemporary dance company Shaping Sound recently performed at the...