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All posts tagged "COVID"
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4.4KDance HealthWhen doing more means moving less
The need to get things done and to cross off the proverbial to-do list is strong in so many of us. As...
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3.6KFeature ArticlesDance life in quarantine: Barton Cowperthwaite is delving deeper
“Lights, camera, action!” — there are the sounds of pointe shoes across the Marley and the ruffling of tutus, while the score...
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3.8KFeature ArticlesMaking contact: COVID dance bubbles across the concert scene
The restrictions that COVID-19 has brought to the workplace have been difficult for everyone, in any field. But how do dancers, whose careers revolve...
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2.5KFeature ArticlesThe state of the dance industry through COVID: Checking back in
Back in May, Dance Informa spoke with nine leaders at top U.S. dance companies — Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, A.I.M by Kyle...
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2.4KTips & AdviceNew Year’s resolutions 2021: Growth over goals
There’s going to be a lot of talk this January about making up for 2020. About hitting the ground running when our...
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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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2.2KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘The Gift’: Redefining traditions
December 17-27, 2020.Accessible through BB@yourhome. They say there’s a first for everything, and — as years go — 2020 was a first...
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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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1.8KFeature Articles‘Dancing for Heroes’ in support of the Frontline Families Fund
In an unprecedented show of solidarity, NYC dance studios are collaborating in support of the Frontline Families Fund, a not-for-profit organization providing...
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2.0KReviews2020 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Virtual Season: Dance for troubled times
December 2-31, 2020.Accessible through www.alvinailey.org/performances-tickets/virtual-winter-season/watch-now. For over 60 years, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has presented dance art that uplifts, inspires, educates...
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2.9KReviewsSan Francisco Ballet’s virtual ‘The Nutcracker’: Returning to joy and connection
November 27-December 31, 2020.Accessible through sfballet.org. Music swells. Rhinestones shine. Glittery snow falls across stagelights. The scent of flowers for the dancers...
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2.6KReviewsNozama Dance Collective’s ‘An Allyship Project’: In a tradition of mobilizing body, heart and mind
November 14, 2020.Streaming on YouTube. Dance art has a tradition of outspokenness and direct action when it comes to social and political...
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2.3KReviews‘Forsythe Elements’ in Boston Ballet’s BB@yourhome: Questioning what ballet and performance can be
November 19-29, 2020.Streamed on bostonballet.org through subscription. I remember the first time I saw a William Forsythe work. It was obviously ballet,...
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4.3KInterviewsMeet Capezio Creates winner Taylor Tsvyetkov
In April, Capezio teamed up with Break the Floor Productions and Dance Informa to bring the dance world Capezio Creates. This online...
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5.1KDance Studio OwnerNew York City dance studios form alliance to combat COVID
Eight months after the start of the coronavirus outbreak, some aspects of the New York scene are starting to trickle back. The...
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3.0KFeature ArticlesDance life in quarantine: Lia Cirio affirms we can rise above together
Boston Ballet Principal Lia Cirio is honest about the difficulty of being a dancer in COVID times; the mental and physical toll...
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2.1KFeature ArticlesMartha Graham Dance Company announces online programming for 95th season
The Martha Graham Dance Company has announced its 95th season, which begins with a special Martha Matinee and the finale of The Eve Project on September 23. The 2020-21...
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4.0KReviewsOuter and inner: ‘Where in Newport is Island Moving Company?’
Four Thursday afternoons in July and August.Various parks in Newport, RI. Live dance performance has an unparalleled, ephemeral magic. Part of that...
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1.9KReviewsDiavolo’s ‘This Is Me: Letters from the Front Lines’
July 31, 2020.Online, on YouTube. Among the many performances presented in the new quarantine norm of livestreaming, Diavolo’s This Is Me: Letters from...
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1.8KReviewsSteps and leaps forward: Lonnie Stanton and Dancers’ ‘Redirect and Progress’
Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts.July 18, 2020. There’s something uniquely magnetic about site-specific dance work, even by the standards of this exceptionally ephemeral...
