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All posts tagged "interviews"
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7.3KFeature ArticlesNew Dance Loft on 14 Executive Director Stephen Clapp is rethinking the role of a community dance center
Change is underway in our nation’s capital, and Stephen Clapp is making (some of) it happen. Late last year, the choreographer/dancer/administrator/cultural strategist...
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5.3KInterviewsFrom the studio to the television screen: A talk with Karla Curatolo
Owning a dance studio is a profession of a daily slog peppered with indispensable special moments. From cleaning the studio to keeping...
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9.5KFeature ArticlesExciting and Daring: Sara Mearns reveals news designs at BDC
It’s a new year, and that means a time to try new things, wear new dancewear, learn something to improve your technique...
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3.6KInterviewsDecency and strength: A talk with Marinda Davis of Star Dance Alliance
In dance class, we practice tendus and pliés into complex leaps and turns. In rehearsals, we create and refine works of dance...
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4.2KFeature ArticlesLife’s no dress rehearsal: Shelby Finnie in Broadway’s ‘The Prom’
“One thing’s universal: Life’s no dress rehearsal.” That line could literally be every dancer’s personal mantra. But it’s actually a lyric from...
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2.3KInterviewsThe poetry and empowerment in movement: A talk with Camille A. Brown
Camille A. Brown is a rising dance-world icon. Use of gesture and theatricality, amalgamation of various stylistic influences, and a unique kind...
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4.4KFeature ArticlesShe’s done it all: Choreographer Marguerite Derricks
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Lenny Kravitz, Austin Powers, Bunheads, Target, GLOW, Katy Perry, Dr. Pepper, Fame, Little Miss Sunshine, Showgirls, Spider-Man,The GAP,...
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4.5KFeature ArticlesBalletX: A small company with a large presence
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a very culturally aware city. Sandwiched between New York and Washington, D.C., to its credit, it has its own...
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4.4KFeature Articles‘The Hip Hop Nutcracker’ turns the classic holiday ballet on its head
Changing leaves and chilly November days mean Nutcracker season is fast approaching! Most dancers are breaking out their pointe shoes, and thoughts...
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4.0KFeature ArticlesA quiet power: Catching up with Aszure Barton
Aszure Barton is a choreographer who has made works for Mikhail Baryshnikov, English National Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and Alvin Ailey American...
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4.5KFeature ArticlesOlivia Rush: Turning tragedy into triumph
For those of us who grew up dancing, there is usually something or someone who encouraged us to take that initial leap...
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7.8KFeature ArticlesBusiness and Ballet with Carolynn Rowland: ‘Make it work’
No one ever said that dancing, and a life in dance, is easy. Challenges of this life include competition from other dancers...
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3.7KVideoDance 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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7.8KFeature ArticlesSascha Radetsky comes full circle
Sascha Radetsky shot into the national consciousness in 2000, when he played one of the charismatic yet contemplative lead roles in the...
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6.4KFeature 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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3.3KFeature ArticlesArt transcending the moment: Tabula Rasa Dance Theater premieres at Gibney
Every so often, an artist emerges who can speak to the present moment, yet also transcend it. Such artists create work that...
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3.3KFeature ArticlesAlice Sheppard’s Kinetic Light: Improving accessibility for artists and patrons
“I believe we need work made by disabled artists for the disability community writ large. We need art that explicitly acknowledges the...
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4.4KInterviewsDance Informa Video Interview Series. Episode 3: Nick Lazzarini
In this, the third episode of our video series, I sat down with one of the dance industry’s biggest stars, Nick Lazzarini. ...
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3.6KFeature ArticlesIntroducing Cydney Byron
Back in February, Cydney Byron, co-owner of Bella Rosa Dance Academy in Beavercreek, Ohio, was named the winner of BellaMoxi Dance Convention’s...
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5.2KInterviewsDance 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...
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7.5KFeature ArticlesThe journey of BalletMet Artistic Director Edwaard Liang
As a young ballet student, Edwaard Liang in 1993 won the Professional Prize at the prestigious Swiss competition, the Prix de Lausanne....
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5.5KInterviewsSara Mearns to debut new collection at Broadway Dance Center
New York City Principal Sara Mearns is one of the most popular ballerinas of our time. She is bold, musical, dynamic and...
