“I’ve got an obsession with narrative. … [It’s] kind of a taboo subject. … “‘m trying to recognise and excavate what’s true. I’m looking for moments of resonance.”
Category: dance
“Air Twyla” – Pacific Northwest Ballet Shows Off Its Work With A Prize Resident Choreographer
“The Pacific Northwest Ballet goes out of its way to make every season opener festive, but when the company opens its 40th season this year, it will be celebrating something very special: the culmination of a residency by choreographer Twyla Tharp – one of the most important choreographers working today.”
This Week’s Ballet For Inanimate Objects Comes To You From Australia
“Performed by Perth’s Buzz Dance Theatre, Trolleys” – as in shopping carts – “is a street-theatre show combining dance, acrobatics and puppetry in a way that may inspire those who see it to try out the ambitious four-wheeled antics on their next shopping trip.”
What’s LIfe Like For Dancers In The Corps?
Many dancers will never leave the corps for solo careers, but the corps “casts the spell on the whole theater. That artistic integrity really follows through your entire career.”
Watch Neil Patrick Harris Preview His Emmys Dance Before Sunday Night’s Awards
“Harris’ ‘crazy, cool’ dance will coincide with the first time the Outstanding Choreography winner will be announced at the Primetime Emmys.”
How Black Britons Invigorated British Dance
They definitely did, but there’s a problem: “Very little was documented. Companies would come and go, and you had almost no trace of what they did or contributed.”
Who Did The Best Ad Referencing 9/11? New York City Ballet
“Most of the brand talk around 9/11 this year was about marketers doing it wrong. But DDB New York and the New York City Ballet quietly did it right with a wonderful tribute called ‘New Beginnings,’ intended as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and a tribute to the future of the city.”
Remember That Dance For Garbage Trucks? Now There’s One For Power Company Cherry-Pickers
Allison Orr, artistic director of an outfit she named Forklift Danceworks had a YouTube hit with The Trash Project, which she choreographed for the workers and vehicles of Austin’s Solid Waste Services Department. Now she’s finishing up a new work, PowerUP, for the folks at Austin Energy.
Dance UK Loses State Funding, Doubles Income
“Advocacy body Dance UK has nearly doubled its income in the past two years, despite losing all its regular Arts Council England funding in 2012.”
Sergei Filin Appears At Bolshoi For First Time Since Acid Attack
“Bolshoi Theater artistic director Sergei Filin appeared at the theater Tuesday to help kick off its 238th season, nine months after being splashed in the face with acid in an attack that shocked the world. Standing up at the event and looking around wearing protective sunglasses, Filin said he was ‘very happy to see everyone’ before proceeding to talk about the upcoming season and introducing new dancers.”