Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "improvisation"
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27Feature ArticlesBreaking down barriers, one young artist at a time: Young Dancemakers Company
Aaaah, the teenage years: very often full of creative fire, deep passion, identity formation…and yes, many emotions. For dancers, it can be...
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146Feature ArticlesMake your digital dance move
Take a dance class on Broadway during your lunch break, try a new style, follow an international teacher, soak up different approaches...
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281Dance Studio OwnerHelen Cox: ‘Creating the space for students to come into their full color’
As summer winds down, dance teachers may be starting to think about their lesson plans and how they can grow in their...
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773InterviewsHeidi Duckler Dance: Increasing access to dance education
Dance Informa had the opportunity to speak with Heidi Duckler, Founder and Artistic Director of Heidi Duckler Dance; as well as Rebecca...
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507Tips & AdviceApproaches to improvisation
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the many possible meanings of the word “improvisation” in relation to dance. On the one hand, improv...
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606ReviewsSasha Waltz & Guests’ ‘In C’: Giving freedom to the individual
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.April 29, 2022. Inspired by Terry Riley’s In C, Sasha Waltz & Guests’ dance piece of the same...
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3.6KVideoDance Informa Video Interview Series. Episode 5: Akira Uchida
In the fifth installment of our Dance Informa Video Interview Series, I had the extreme honor of interviewing an intelligent and genuine...
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5.2KFeature ArticlesFrom classical to contemporary: Choreographer Gabrielle Lamb finds her voice
When choreographer Gabrielle Lamb was a child, she gathered classmates at her performing arts Montessori school in Savannah, Georgia, and created a...
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15.3KTips & AdviceImprovisation: It’s all inside
There’s an arguably witty, yet wise response out there to the dismissive “My kid could draw that!” – “Well, he/she didn’t.” This...
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5.3KTop StoriesWendy Osserman celebrates 40 years of authentic dance
You can learn about dance history by going to the library and losing yourself in the books. Or, you can learn about...
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4.1KFeature ArticlesFloor Productions thrives in Los Angeles and looks to tour nationally
By Chelsea Thomas of Dance Informa. Los Angeles-based Floor Productions recently enjoyed its fifth birthday, celebrating the success it’s had in hosting...
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5.0KInterviewsTrioDance Collective – Budding, Not Yet Blooming: A Profile on Emerging Choreographers
By Tara Sheena. TrioDance Collective is really the product of a dynamic duo: Emily Jeffries and Barbie Diewald. Formed in 2010, the...
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13.5K1Dance Teacher ResourcesDefining and Teaching Modern Dance from a Historical Perspective
By Kathleen Wessel. Teachers, think of the last time someone asked you, “What is modern dance?” Your answer probably didn’t come easy,...
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4.8KReviews - USACORE Performance Company in ‘The Liberated Accident’
Goat Farm Arts Center, Atlanta, GA May 11, 2013 By Chelsea Thomas. CORE Performance Company presented the world premiere of The Liberated...
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6.9KDance News USAFlamenco is synergy
By Julie Galle Baggentoss. Flamenco dancers have a reputation for being fiery, dynamic and full of emotion, with percussive footwork juxtaposed against...
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3.5KDance News USANew movement, improvisation & performance festival
Philadelphia – FALLS BRIDGE: new movement, improvisation and performance festival is a weeklong festival focused on improvisation that will occur for the...
