Given that few ballets “have much life expectancy, is lifeblood to be found in the brief intensity of helping to create something that won’t be around next year? Or does lifeblood course only through those rare ballets that hang around into adulthood and enrich the repertory of other companies?”
Category: dance
Dance Pioneer Anna Halprin Still Moving At 90
“Halprin’s name may be familiar, but her work – until now – has been little known outside the performance and healing arts worlds. Although she danced in New York in the 1930s, she left that scene long before some of her famous students — including iconic choreographers Tricia Brown, Meredith Monk and Yvonne Rainer — discovered her San Francisco Dancer’s Workshop and rocked the art world with their postmodern concepts.”
A Nightclub That Thrives On Dance (No, Not That Kind)
“The Can Can is a unique phenomenon in Seattle, and maybe in the country: a tiny lounge where people come night after night to drink and watch modern dance. They don’t necessarily know they’re watching modern dance.”
Why Is NYCity Ballet So White?
“It’s 2010 and though it bears the moniker of one of the most diverse cities on the planet, New York City Ballet still looks like an episode of Friends in tights and tutus. There’s something racially hinky about it, but I can’t prove it.”
Is It Really Okay To Perpetuate Those Ugly Racial Ballet Stereotypes?
“Ballet has often tackled the good-versus-evil theme (e.g., Odette vs. Odile, the Lilac Fairy vs. Carabosse), but is it really tasteful for us to keep reviving characters who resemble Muslim terrorists?”
ABT vs. NY City Ballet: The June Compare-And-Contrast
Alastair Macaulay: “According to one oft-heard generalization, Ballet Theater has better dancers, City Ballet better repertory. If only things were that simple.”
Ballet Hispanico’s Chief Exec To Step Down After Three Decades
“Ballet Hispanico’s executive director, Verdery Roosevelt, is leaving the company after 31 years in the job, rounding out a generational shift at the dance troupe and school.”
Dutch Courage: The Guardian‘s Step-By-Step Guide to Nederlands Dans Theater
“Some think their blend of ballet and modern dance is beautiful; others reckon it’s vapid. But there’s no denying NDT’s influence.”
What Gets Dancers Hot – An Onstage Exploration
“Exploring sexuality and desire in a political and cultural context is not an uncommon theme for performers – but … you might be hard pressed to find a dancer who’ll detail, through movement, what turns him or her on. Responding to the question ‘What do you find sexy?,’ more than 20 performers created pieces for the dance series ‘This Is What I Want’.”
Soweto Choreographer Creates Street Dance For World Cup
“The dance begins easily enough, with a knock-kneed jump. Then a series of soccer kicks, a sideways prance, a thrusting pump, a backward kick as your eyes follow an imaginary ball overhead. From there it gets complicated, until the final move, a diagonal kick, shooting for an imaginary goal.”