Hiroaki Umeda: “I already had an idea of a dance I wanted to do, but no dance style seemed to fit into my vision.” And no money to pay collaborators seemed to make it into his budget. “[But] I already had a computer, which became my tool of creation.”
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Flamenco’s Great Maverick
Israel Galván “maintains an ironic distance from the turkey-cock machismo of old-school dancers, yet the intensity of his performance is fired by pure duende. He’s clearly an experimentalist, yet in contrast to the high-concept productions of much new generation flamenco, aspects of his aesthetic seem close to the playful minimalism of the Judson choreographers of 1960s New York.”
When Business Journalists Interview The Royal Ballet’s Director
Reuters and the IHT ask Kevin O’Hare how ballet;s famous discpline helps him as a manager, what he learned from the people he worked (and danced) for in the past, and how to “hold together a bunch of extremely ambitious people.”
Mixing Algorithms And Modern Dance And Using The Result As Scenic Design
Ranjit Bhatnagar “and his compatriots in the ‘hacker collective’ NYCResistor are figuring out a way to project each quiver of a ballet slipper and every choreographed step on a wall facing the audience, giving them a literal new perspective on the nuances of choreography.”
Paul Taylor Explains (Sort Of) Why He Makes Dances
“I make dances because crowds are kept at a safe distance. That’s what proscenium arches are good for. I make dances … because it’s possible to build a whole universe with steps, because I want people to know about themselves, and even because it’s a thrilling relief to see how fast each of my risk-taking dancers can recover after a pratfall.”
Let’s Talk About The Real Cause Of The Riots At The Rites Of Spring
“Witness the fact that a few weeks after the premiere and minus the Diaghilev Ballets Russes, the audience listened to the music calmly and applauded warmly. It was as if its premiere had vanished by collective consent and cultural amnesia.”
The ‘Opportunity To Dance’ Means The Opportunity To Pay Extra Taxes
In Seattle, “there is confusion over when a musical performance is considered a nontaxable concert and when it’s a taxable ‘opportunity to dance.'”
Jodi Melnick, Diva Of Downtown Dance, Is Plenty Good Enough For Ballet
“I do think there’s an idea that if you’re a modern dancer it must be because you weren’t good enough to be a ballerina. I did not set out to do modern dance because I didn’t have that body type or that technique. This was a conscious decision. It had more relevance to me.”
A Choreographer From Tel Aviv’s Meanest Streets
Yoni Soutchy: “I was thrown out of every conceivable school, because I was nuts, but in a different way than my [tough-guy] brother. I came from a criminal neighborhood where people fought with fists and knives, but I knew I didn’t want to be a criminal. As a teen I used to go dancing at Penguin and Liquid; I was the neighborhood hippie.”
Dance Company Creates Dance Using Twitter
“That’s a huge leap, though, going from live tweeting to allowing the tweeters to become directly involved. But it seems to be a natural progression for this adventurous company.”