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All posts tagged "Jacobs Pillow"
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491InterviewsKevin O’Hare brings The Royal Ballet to the 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
“It’s the granddaddy of dance festivals,” says Kevin O’Hare, speaking of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. The Royal Ballet Artistic Director waxes...
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249Feature ArticlesPam Tanowitz to receive 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award
Jacob’s Pillow has announced that critically-acclaimed American choreographer Pam Tanowitz will receive the 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award. Tanowitz will accept this...
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324Feature ArticlesJacob’s Pillow Dance Festival returns for its 92nd season
This summer, Jacob’s Pillow will produce the 92nd season of its premier international dance festival, in a nine-week celebration of some of...
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364Reviews‘Ordinary’ is interesting enough: Lynn Modell’s ‘Interesting Women’
Congregation Kehillath Israel (viewed virtually).November 9, 2023. In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (certainly a 2023 mega blockbuster), America Ferrera’s character proposes “Regular Barbie”:...
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4.8KFeature ArticlesIce Dance International skates at Jacob’s Pillow: Finding flight and flow
Ice skating. We think rosy cheeks and hot cocoa, or fancy judges and sequined dresses. But something like concert dance? Maine-based Ice...
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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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5.1KInterviewsFrom Broadway to the sea: Shannon Lewis and ‘The Secret Silk’
Many Dance Informa readers might recognize Shannon Lewis as the “I Gotcha” girl in the original Broadway company of Fosse. With over...
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5.1KFeature ArticlesKilowatt Dance Theater: Swing dance on the concert stage
What comes to mind when you hear “Kilowatt Dance Theater”? High energy, excitement and innovation for sure — but what style is...
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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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15.5KFeature ArticlesDance as protest: 10 interesting works
A fundamental part of true democracy is citizens’ right to stand up and speak up about our desires and concerns. Artists are...
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4.0KFeature ArticlesLiz Lerman receives Jacob’s Pillow honor – A life of ongoing exploration
When one imagines a post-modern artist, it’s most likely that not the most social of creatures comes to mind. It’s more likely...
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30.3KInterviewsJames 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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5.3KTop StoriesSarah Chun goes overseas to Northern Ballet
Sarah Chun already has an impressively decorated resume. After her initial training at Northwest Ballet Academy and the Faubourg School of Ballet...
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5.0KInterviewsJodi Melnick and 3 New York City Ballet Dancers: An Unlikely Team
People nowadays are all too likely to stay in our “circles”, so to speak, joining and working with those who think and...
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12.6KSpotlightEight Must-Attend Summer Dance Festivals
As spring is now here and warmer temperatures are on the horizon, so are our summer plans. And what better way to...
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12.3KFeature ArticlesThe Future is Here with LA Dance Project
Carla Körbes and James Fayette on Cultivating Creative Communities. What do the Château de Versailles, Memphis-native street dance sensation Lil Buck, and...
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7.6KInterviewsJacob Jonas: Seeking Impact
It’s only been a little over a year since Jacob Jonas officially established his own company, Jacob Jonas The Company, but he...
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6.1KTop StoriesBudding, Not Yet Blooming: Donna Salgado’s CONTINUUM Contemporary/Ballet
By Tara Sheena of Dance Informa. For this month’s “Budding, Not Yet Blooming” series we profile New York-based choreographer and Artistic Director...
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5.0KTop StoriesCanadian Choreographer Josh Beamish Takes the States by Storm
By Leah Gerstenlauer. Josh Beamish is on the move — again. The industrious young choreographer, who recently completed a triple-stop teaching tour...
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4.7KFeature ArticlesDance on TV: Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt Explore the American Dance Scene
By Stephanie Wolf. Dance-focused television series have been in high demand lately. Program offerings used to be limited to long-standing shows like...
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6.8K2Top StoriesCharming Chet Walker
By Deborah Searle After launching a successful Broadway career at the young age of sixteen in the first revival of On The...
