Barcelona designer Lesia Trubat says that, “after observing the motions of their bodies as they glide and pirouette, she realized that through contact with the ground, a lilypad arduino microcontroller board could record the pressure and actions of their feet and send the signal to an electronic device,” with which users could render the movementd graphically.
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Doris Hering Charted The Rise Of New York City Ballet And Basically Made Dance Criticism A Thing In The U.S.
“She began reviewing for Dance in the late 1940s and, from 1951 to 1971, was the magazine’s associate editor and principal critic. Early on, immersed in the New York dance scene, she underwent a change of outlook in 1957, when she was given an out-of-town assignment.” She was 94 when she died earlier this month.
Dancing American Priests Become Internet Sensation
“A video of a pair of dueling, dancing American priests studying in Rome has gone viral, following in the footsteps of a now-famous Italian nun whose Alicia Keyes-esque voice won her a singing contest and a record contract.”
Three Dance Companies Hire New Artistic Directors (Here’s How They Did It)
“One of the biggest issues we struggled with as a committee was involving the company dancers in the process. It was a fine line because things tended to get personal. What some dancers failed to recognize was the search committee had a lot of information the dancers were not privy to. It is great to involve everyone in the organization in the process but know where you have to draw the line.”
Yes To The Bessies: This Year’s NY Dance Awards
The ceremony, produced with Dance/NYC, was a lot like last year’s: haphazard, fun and occasionally mystifying.
Jury Rejects Oklahoma Ballet Dancer’s Suit For Wrongful Arrest
“A jury has ruled against a ballet dancer with a bad hip who sued Oklahoma City over his arrest in a park, where he was exercising in high heels with his cane. The woman who saw Allen Galbreath and called police testified she was concerned for the safety of her grandchildren.”
Mikhail Baryshnikov Salutes Wendy Whelan
“The German sociologist Erich Fromm said that creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. That’s what Wendy has, in my opinion – courage. … It may sound like a silly pun, but when I say there’s a certain grace to these next steps, I mean it in the most sincere way. I salute her fortitude, and along with everyone else, I’m eager to see what she does next.”
Is This Britain’s Next Great Ballerina?
“At the age of 22 and still a junior soloist, [Francesca] Hayward is already being fast-tracked into principal roles. The self-possession and technical command of her performances have fired enormous interest among critics, bloggers and fans, and ignited hopes that she may become that elusive thing, the next great British ballerina.”
Vogue Goes To The Paris Opera Ballet
Benjamin Millepied himself hosts the visit, with no less than Annie Leibovitz taking the pictures.
Coordinating Every Part Of The Dancer – For Eight Decades
“A young ballerina at the Kirov at the height of Soviet isolationist policy, a revered star and a card-carrying member of the Communist Party as glasnost began to break through, she has lived and worked in America since 1989, when Mikhail Baryshnikov invited her to teach at Ballet Theater.”