Roslyn Sulcas talks to Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin about the program of new and recent work Osipova put together this summer and is bringing to the States.
Category: dance
Can You Teach Astrophysics Through Dance? Professors And Performers In Manchester Are Giving It A Try
In an article headlined “Dancing with the stars” (ahem), Dance Manchester director Deb Ashby writes about Stellarium, a project led by three female astrophysicists and a female choreographer that actually is communicating concepts of basic astrophysics to primary school students via dance performance.
Evicted Cape Town City Ballet Finds Temporary Quarters But Fears It Will Have To Shut Down
The University of Cape Town told the company to move out after students protested ballet as “Eurocentric and colonial”; the dancers claimed they were physically threatened. For now CTCB is using a studio at the back of its performance venue, but the executive director says they’ll have to close entirely if they don’t have a home by January.
50,000 Chinese Break Record For Simultaneous Coordinated Dancing
Did you even know there was a Guinness record for such a thing? “A video of the Sunday event shows a total 50,085 people performing a dance routine at the same time in cities including Shanghai, Xi’an, Zhengzhou, Chongqing and Shenzhen.”
Cape Town City Ballet Evicted From Its HQ Because It’s ‘Eurocentric And Colonial’
“After 82 years of partnership, Cape Town City Ballet has been booted out of its University of Cape Town premises because ballet is ‘Eurocentric and colonial’. Company members said they had to rush in to clear out their lockers after they were told it was ‘unsafe’ for them to be at the university.”
Pennsylvania Ballet Is About To Premiere A Dance Called ‘Chicken Bone Brain’
And it’s by one of the least likely choreographers for such a traditional company: Brian Sanders, whose own aerial dance company is called JUNK. When artistic director Ángel Corella asked him to collaborate, says Sanders, “I was flabbergasted.”
When Ballet And Modern Dance Meet – Just To Mess Around, With No Performance Pressure
“All too often, when ballet and modern dance meet, compromises are made: Dancers – and dances – turn to mush. That was exactly what Sara Mearns, the New York City Ballet principal, was trying to avoid when she asked the contemporary choreographer and dancer Jodi Melnick to work with her as part of a residency at Jacob’s Pillow last fall.”
Liam Scarlett Gets A Second Ballet Company To Make Dances On
Starting next year. the young British choreographer, currently Artist in Residence at the Royal Ballet, will also be an Artistic Associate at Queensland Ballet.
How A Dancer Can Transform Into A Choreographer
Do the usual: Apprentice, try to job-shadow and assist the best people, fly with your own wings – and be prepared for a few problems. “One of the toughest challenges will be getting people to see you in a new light.”
The Dallas Black Dance Theatre Invites Participation, And Works On Breathing Into What Comes
Audience members pick their own music as dancers dance to the music that works for them.