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Dd Response: Finding Diverse Points of Reference in NYCB’s All Robbins Program
There are many choreographers who have neither the depth of ideas nor range to sustain a full evening and whose work is best suited to splitting a bill with another artistic voice. Jerome Robbins is...
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Motion Dance Theatre: Nick Kepley Creates an Artistic Oasis in Asheville, NC
For three weeks every summer, Motion Dance Theatre transforms the city of Asheville into an artistic destination for dancers, dance makers, and dance lovers alike. This season, nine dancers from six...
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Missed Connections: Gwen Welliver’s “Beasts and Plots”
“Lines in the the body, between people and things,” the program notes quote Gwen Welliver as saying, “are common forms of human communication.” In Beasts and Plots, however, Welliver’s latest work at...
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Dd Response: Unpacking Paradox in ABT’s Shostakovich Trilogy
Dmitiri Shostakovich is the kind of artist whose work invites intrigue. He composed under an intensely fearful and repressive regime, prompting many of his listeners to try to read between the phrases...
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Dance as a Business Part II: Networking
In the first part of this series, I discussed the importance of communication for dancers with management, one another, and members of the press. I addressed the inconsistent behavior many dancers...
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Dd Response: RIOULT’s Woeful Woman and Magnificent Machinery
When I was a kid, Edith Hamilton’s Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes was a favorite of mine. I would read one chapter at a time, savoring the myths as dramatic treats to be consumed...
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Dd Response: Los Angeles Ballet’s Balanchine Red
The curtain fell on Los Angeles Ballet’s 7th season amidst the bright syncopations of Igor Stravinsky’s Capriccio for Piano, and with it, the patrons surrounding me rose to their feet – giving a...
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Kansas City Dance Festival: Dance in the Heart of America
KCDF dancer Jill Marlow (Photo: Aaron Lindberg) Kansas City, MO boasts a thriving arts scene, and this summer, it will add a new attraction. The first annual Kansas City Dance Festival (KCDF) premieres...
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Welcome Alexandra Pinel to the Dd Team
I’m thrilled to welcome Dd’s newest contributor, Alexandra Pinel, a Parisian choreographer, dancer and arts administrator living in New York City. Alexandra graduated from George Washington University,...
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Keeping Calm and Tendu-ing On: Interview with Miami City Ballet’s Rebecca King
Speaking with dance colleagues is always a delight. Miami City Ballet dancer Rebecca King, inhabitant of the world of ballet and the land of palm trees, is certainly no exception. She took the time to...
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Dd Critical Conversation: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago/LINES Ballet...
After attending a joint performance by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and LINES Ballet last week during Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center in Los Angeles, I spoke with HSDC dancer...
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Preventing Injuries, One Dancer at a Time
80% of dancers experience major injury during their career (L. Hamilton et al 1989) and 65% of dance injuries are due to overuse (Byhring et al 2002, Garrick et all 1993, Liederbach 1985, Nisson et all...
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Capturing Music, Releasing Dance: Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and...
I’m intrigued by the idea of new dance work stemming from new music. Choreographers regularly commission a composer to create music for their dances, but how often do composers commission...
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Dd Video Countdown for National Dance Day: 1 of 20/20
Dd is pleased to announce 20/20, our dance video countdown to National Dance Day on July 27th. For the next nineteen days we will be posting a dance video to our site every day, curated by our own...
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Dd Video Countdown for National Dance Day: 2 of 20/20
Enjoy this new video just released by Dd contributor Lara Wilson and Jonah Einstein. Happy Tuesday! Testimonials: A Dance Film from Jonah Einstein on Vimeo. Don’t forget to nominate a video for day 20...
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Dd Video Countdown for National Dance Day: 3 of 20/20
This Wednesday, the video fairy brings an Under One dance film featuring Mei Yamanaka to Dd. 17 more videos to come in the next 17 days! Under One: Mei Yamanaka. Wythe Ave & North 13th Street,...
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Dd Video Countdown for National Dance Day: 4 of 20/20
Hallberg at Work…Day 4′s dance video needs no further introduction. Plus, a throwback Thursday video for fun: Inspired now?! Send us a link of your nomination for the Day 20 dance video in...
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Dd Video Countdown for National Dance Day: 5 of 20/20
TGIF–this fun video from Season 2 of TenduTV’s Essential Dance Film series might get you in the mood for a night out or at least help bridge the gap between the often dueling and grueling jobs of...
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Dd Preview of Jody Oberfelder’s 4Chambers: A heart to heart
The house looks like a Norman Rockwell painting: quintessential Americana, rocking chair included. Step inside, however, and you begin an interactive journey through a dance performance that leads you...
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Dd Video Countdown for National Dance Day: 6 of 20/20
Do you feel like the ballet world is less glamorous than it used to be? Today’s video linking ballet and fashion is for you: Are you a dance documentarian? What is your favorite dance video or short...
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