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All posts tagged "interviews"
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6.2KInterviewsAll about tap with Justin Boccitto
Some dancers nowadays don’t feel like tap needs to be part of their repertoire. The traditional trifecta of “tap, jazz and ballet”...
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4.1KInterviewsEmily Schoen on the Schoen Movement Company Tunisian collaboration
Emily Schoen directs and choreographs for Schoen Movement Company, a three-time invitee to the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Dance Festival. With support...
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6.2KFeature ArticlesPrincipal Dancer Sharon Wehner to retire after 22 seasons with Colorado Ballet
It has just been announced that beloved Colorado Ballet Principal Dancer Sharon Wehner will retire at the end of the 2017/2018 season...
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11.7KFeature ArticlesRachel Neville Photography exhibits at PurePoint Financial Center
The work of dance photographer Rachel Neville, who is known for her striking images that often use unique lighting, graphics and fabrics...
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14.2KFeature ArticlesMaria Rodriguez cast in ‘On Your Feet!’ National Tour
Broadway Connection Teaching Artist Maria Rodriguez has just been cast in the new On Your Feet! National Tour, which will bring the...
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4.7KFeature ArticlesAdapting, awakening, pushing forward – A talk with Vanessa Long
Through centuries and through decades, artistic trends have been clear. Yet artists who truly stand out are ones who push those trends,...
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5.1KFeature ArticlesIntroducing Mac Allen
In May, Kentucky native Mac Allen was named the winner for BellaMoxi Dance Convention’s 2017 Emerging Artists Choreographic Festival in Phoenix, AZ,...
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5.5KInterviewsMary Claire King makes Broadway debut in ‘War Paint’
As dancers, we buy and wear a lot of makeup — red lipstick, false eyelashes, peachy pink blush and so much more....
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8.9KFeature ArticlesTiler Peck on curating The Music Center’s BalletNow for 2017
New York City Ballet (NYCB) Principal Tiler Peck has curated an original program for the return of The Music Center’s BalletNow this...
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8.1KFeature ArticlesJennifer Archibald: Cincinnati Ballet’s new Resident Choreographer
In early April, Cincinnati Ballet Artistic Director and CEO Victoria Morgan announced that New York City-based choreographer Jennifer Archibald was the company’s...
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10.7KFeature ArticlesBroadway dreams come true for ‘Chicago’s’ Jessica Ernest
Imagine: One week you spend your Friday night babysitting for a little extra cash to pay for dance class, and less than...
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7.2KInterviewsGet to know NYCB Principal Russell Janzen
In February, at the conclusion of its Sleeping Beauty performances, New York City Ballet (NYCB) announced the promotion of eight of its...
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7.1KInterviewsSpotlight on Principal Dancer Harrison James of The National Ballet of Canada
In 2016, Harrison James was named a principal dancer at The National Ballet of Canada after only three years with the company,...
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6.5KFeature ArticlesExperience Mia Michaels this summer
She’s choreographed for Broadway’s Finding Neverland, The New York Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, So You Think You Can Dance, Cirque du...
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7.7KInterviewsLife after ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ – A talk with Tucker Knox
They say that what goes up must come down. Many dancers experience sadness and withdrawal from the high of performance when the...
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15.7KFeature ArticlesAndrew Winghart on his latest dance film ‘Cry Me a River’
Two-and-a-half years ago, Dance Informa spoke with (then) up-and-coming convention teacher and choreographer Andrew Winghart about his process and future goals. Since then,...
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6.0KInterviewsOn tour with Willie Dee of ‘The Bodyguard’
The hit musical The Bodyguard launched its first North American Tour at Paper Mill Playhouse in Milburn, New Jersey, on November 25, 2016. The...
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30.4KInterviewsJames Kinney: A musical theatre choreographer all his own
In New York’s premiere dance studios, you’ve got to have both a stellar resume and a codified class in order to score...
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12.0KFeature Articles‘Oh My Josh’: New digital series from Josh Horner
Australian Josh Horner has done it all – from stage work in ballet and Broadway, to choreographing for Disney Performing Arts program,...
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7.5KFeature ArticlesNan Giordano: Carrying on a legacy of her own
There’s the classic — that which brings nostalgia and an easy smile. Then there’s the current — what some might call “contemporary”,...
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8.3KFeature ArticlesQ&A with Houston Ballet’s Harper Watters
Houston Ballet Demi Soloist Harper Watters is a young force to be reckoned with. Watters is not only a beautiful ballet dancer...
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8.6KFeature ArticlesAlyssa Epstein: A Radio City Rockette’s journey
“There seems to be a trend in my life,” she says. “Luck.” Alyssa Epstein seems like one of the luckiest girls in...
