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Review: Lucky Plush's sampladelic conversation piece.

trailerpilot wrote 1 month ago: Meghann Wilkinson, Hogan McLaughlin and Jeremy Blair in Punk Yankees. Photo by William Frederking. J … more →

Tags: Reviews, Bob Fosse, Columbia College, dance center, david gerber, Fendi, girl talk, Gregg Gillis, hogan mclaughlin

Sidetracked.1 comment

trailerpilot wrote 1 month ago: It isn’t that the conversation going on at Apollinaire Scherr’s blog about the recent Yo … more →

Tags: Blather, News, Video, Apollinaire Scherr, ketinoa, miss piggy, Muppet Show, Rudolf Nureyev, the balanchine trust

Fall Arts Kick Off!2 comments

Josh Rhodes wrote 1 month ago: I’m finding myself completely unable to turn the brain off and fall asleep tonight. So, natura … more →

Tags: Ballet, Dance, Portland Art Scene, Social Media, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Portland, Portland Art Museum, Portland Opera

Interview: Edward Villella1 comment

trailerpilot wrote 2 months ago: A baseball player and championship boxer in college, Edward Villella of Bayside, Queens became a mem … more →

Tags: interviews, News, Alistair Macaulay, Auditorium Theatre, Bill Clinton, Bolshoi Theatre, Edward Villella, eglevsky ballet, Emmy award

Miami City Ballet to perform at Auditorium Theatre2 comments

Theater Blog wrote 2 months ago: For its 120th Anniversary Celebration The Auditorium Theatre presents Miami City Ballet October 2 – … more →

Tags: Auditorium Theatre, Dance, Charles Gardner, Edward Villella, Harlequinade, Igor Stravinsky, Linda and Jim Mitchell, Marius Petipa, Miami City Ballet

A New Concept of Classical Ballet Arm Positions

cemcatbas wrote 3 months ago:  After working many years with master teachers such as Nikolai Morozov, Ramazan Bapov and Richard Gl … more →

Tags: Art, Ballet and Dance, allongé, arm positions, Art, épaulement, Ballet, Belief, Believe, cecchetti

On Stage: Ballet, Interrupted

jvranish wrote 3 months ago: Christopher Budzynski There are rain dances performed in a ceremonial rite to protect a harvest and … more →

Tags: On Stage, Pittsburgh Dance Companies, Ballet, Dwight Rhoden, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

On the Road: Viva la Violette!

jvranish wrote 3 months ago: I came across a little slice of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre history in Chautauqua, where the Dance Cir … more →

Tags: on the road, Pittsburgh Dance Companies, Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, Violette Verdy

Scheherazade2 comments

cemcatbas wrote 3 months ago:  Every now and then I find myself sitting at the kitchen table, or at a restaurant, trying to decide … more →

Tags: Art, Ballet and Dance, Ballet, Dance, Art, Philosophy, Performing Art, continuity, Love, Harmony

What Do We Expect From Ballet Teachers?2 comments

cemcatbas wrote 3 months ago:  Occasionally an exceptionally talented dancer appears and revolutionizes the art form.  They create … more →

Tags: Art, Ballet and Dance, allongé, arm positions, Art, épaulement, Ballet, Belief, Believe, cecchetti

Merce Cunningham Dies at 90

kreuzer33 wrote 4 months ago: Merce Cunningham, the choreographer who was among a handful of 20th-century figures to make dance a … more →

Tags: dancing, Merce Cunningham, Cunningham Dies, dancer, Isadora Duncan, serge diaghilev, Marth Graham, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Baryshnikov

Mourka: The Autobiography of a Cat (Photography of Martha Swope)

Hilltown Families wrote 4 months ago: Author Name: LE CLERCQ, Tanaquil. Title: Mourka: The Autobiography of a Cat. Binding: Hardcover Book … more →

Tags: children's literature, Ballet, Books, cat, Collectible, Dance, first edition, first printing, german literature

Nutcracker Nation

Paper_Hanger wrote 4 months ago: Nutcracker Nation by Jennifer Fisher Yale University Press, New Haven and London 2003 ISBN 0-300-097 … more →

Tags: Book Review, Ballet, book, clara, Donald Byrd, Drosselmeier, Jennifer Fisher, Lev Ivanov, Mouse King

Notes on Butoh1 comment

artfulcontributor wrote 5 months ago: **Earlier this week, I was privileged to be introduced to Butoh dance through the instruction of Ko … more →

Tags: Butoh, Ko Murobushi, Dance, Performance

On Stage: Dueling "Serenades" and more...4 comments

jvranish wrote 5 months ago: It wasn’t a coordinated effort, but instead a bit of serendipitous scheduling from Pittsburgh Ballet … more →

Tags: On Stage, Ballet, Daniel Ulbricht, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, Pittsburgh Youth Ballet

New York City Ballet: Many Moods Among Pieces of Glass2 comments

Evan wrote 5 months ago: New York City Ballet in Glass Pieces, photo by Paul Kolnik A last-minute program change at New York … more →

Tags: Balanchine, Ballet, criticism, Dance, Dance writing, jerome robbins, Music, New York City, New York City Ballet

La Danse…c’est une question morale3 comments

Arturo Vasquez wrote 6 months ago: AG pointed out to me Sarah Kaufman’s article for the Washington Times criticizing the hegemony … more →

Tags: Culture, Ballet, Philosophy

Chicago dance blogger notes with surprise media giant's resurrection of presumed-dead argument.1 comment

trailerpilot wrote 6 months ago: Sarah Kaufman of The Washington Post went fiercely on-record today to say America’s love affai … more →

Tags: News, Blather, Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post, Xiomara Reyes

Something for everyone.

trailerpilot wrote 7 months ago: Like mid-century ballet masterpieces? Ballet Chicago has a spring mixed bill coming up that includes … more →

Tags: News, Roundups, ania greiner, asimina chremos, ayako kato, Ballet Chicago, daniel duell, epiphany dance experiment, Green Cross


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