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Jon Yanofsky: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts’ New Executive Director
The Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts has been presenting world-class programming to South Brooklyn’s multicultural audiences since 1954. Though the Center’s steady organizational balance and...
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Dd Short Shortlist for Week of 8/9
1. Ballet v6.0 at the Joyce Theater in NYC Beginning on August 6th with Ballet X, followed by Dominic Walsh Dance Theater and Company C Contemporary Ballet 2. The Breaking Glass Project at Symphony...
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Travel Tuesday: Vail International Dance Festival
Fang-Yi Sheu in “All Will Be Still” at the 2013 Vail International Dance Festival. Photo by Erin Baiano. From Vail: My tiny Toyota Yaris struggled a bit with its first trek into the Rocky Mountains....
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Get Over the Hump
What gets me over the hump? This week it is teaching the lovely apprentices at BodyTonic Pilates Gymnasium in my new Tilda Stardust leggings from Shivura. Bowie, Tilda, and I all have our eyes on...
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#tbt: 1924 on the Mediterranean
As the summer weeks begin to dwindle (sigh), let’s throwback to Le Train Bleu. This adorable ballet was created for Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes by a superstar team: choreography by Bronislava Nijinska...
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Dd Short Short List for Week of 8/12
1. Restless Creature at Jacob’s Pillow. Wendy Whelan in world premiere duets by Kyle Abraham, Joshua Beamish, Brian Brooks, and Alejandro Cerrudo. 8/14-8/17 at 8p. 8/17 and 8/18 at 2p. Candice will be...
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Dance on TV: Is bad publicity better than no publicity?
Dance is everywhere nowadays. Movie musicals have made a comeback. Shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, America’s Got Talent, and Breaking Pointe have refocused the...
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Travel Tuesday: Restless Creature in NC
Kyle Abraham, Alejandro Cerrudo, Joshua Beamish, Brian Brooks, and Wendy Whelan. Photo by Emil J. Kang. The cast (and choreographers) of Restless Creature, talking to an audience at Memorial Hall in...
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Dd Response: Week 1 of Ballet v6.0 at the Joyce
When asking the big questions like “Is there a God?” and… “What is contemporary ballet in 2013?” artists (and believers) are searching for a raison d’etre. The curators of Ballet v6.0—a contemporary...
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#tbt: Jacob’s Pillow Founder Ted Shawn
As I was doing some research in anticipation of my road trip to Jacob’s Pillow this weekend–to attend Restless Creature at the Ted Shawn Theatre–I found this awesome pic of the founder taking care of...
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Dd Response: Vendetta Mathea & Co at the Downtown Dance Festival
Vendetta Mathea, an American transplant in Aurillac, France, shared an excerpt of her new work, Water Soul, at the Downtown Dance Festival last Sunday. Since I was born and raised in France, it was...
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Vail International Dance Festival celebrates 25 years with an international...
Tiler Peck & Robert Fairchild from New York City Ballet in “Apollo” (excerpt). Choreography by George Balanchine. © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo © Erin Baiano. “We come here twice a year,”...
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Complexions Contemporary Ballet & Lula Washington Dance Theater at the Ford...
It was difficult to talk any of my local friends into going with me to see Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Lula Washington Dance Theater perform last Saturday at the Ford Theater in Hollywood. Not...
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Wellness Sunday: beet, apple, and mint juice recipe
Being a busy Jane-of-all-trades who is always on the go, as many dancers are, it can be challenging to stay healthy and hydrated. So I often to turn juices to keep me feeling energized and to ward off...
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An Evening of Film: Fordham Alumni Company’s CANNED ART Festival
I never go to the movies. Perhaps it’s because of the sticker shock every time I see the ticket price. It might be because New York City movie theaters have a reputation for bedbug infestation and I,...
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Dd Critical Conversation: BalletCollective at the Joyce’s Ballet v6.0 Festival
Leah Gerstenlauer and Candice Thompson correspond to discuss BalletCollective, the fifth company featured in the Joyce Theater’s contemporary ballet festival Ballet v6.0. CT: First of all I totally...
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Dd Short Short List for Week of 8/19
1. The Current Sessions at the Wild Project Volume III, Issue II. will feature 10 choreographers and 1 dance film in 4 diverse programs. August 23-25 Friday & Saturday @ 7:30 PM; Sunday @ 3 PM w/...
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Travel Tuesday: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
Cherry in the Spoon as part of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Despite the cold and stormy winters, the Twin Cities is a thriving arts scene. I called Minnesota home for nine years, two of which were...
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Get Over the Hump with Pecha Kucha
What gets me over the hump? Other artistically-minded people talk about their projects! Invariably, it pushes me over whatever hurtle I’m stuck on, Wednesday included, and steps up my game. My recent...
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Dd Response: Letter From Becket
The day before taking a road trip up to Jacob’s Pillow to see Restless Creature, I took down my costume design website. Over the last two years my artistic focus has shifted from designing and sewing...
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