Here are the latest promotions, appointments and transfers, plus notable awards and accomplishments from the last month. Comings & Goings Karen Kain Karolina Kuras, Courtesy National Ballet of Canada Karen Kain will retire as artistic director of National Ballet of Canada in January 2021, at which time she will be named artistic director emeritus. A […]
No matter what styles you specialize in, today’s competition and convention offerings are as unique as your dancing is. Dive into info on 107 events with performance opportunities and master classes galore. Competition Category Key: A = Acro B = Ballet C = Contemporary CHE = Cheer/Pom/Etc. DT = Dance Team H = Hip Hop […]
The messages started coming in Monday evening. A concerned teacher was worried about several dancers she knew at American National Ballet—did we know what was going on? Later that night, more information started emerging on social media—and it was clear something was up at the Charleston, South Carolina–based company. We’ve been interested in ANB since […]
No matter where you are in your training or what your dance goals are, chances are there’s a scholarship out there for you. Search this guide for thousands of merit- and need-based awards from studios, schools and companies; competitions/conventions; higher education institutions; and foundations and other dance organizations throughout the country. See websites for additional […]
Dance studios and world-renowned theaters are sometimes characterized as “ivory towers,” where serious artists do serious work, far away from the hoi polloi. Even within the field, certain dance figures and pieces can suddenly fall out of fashion. Nevertheless, we found 11 professionals willing to defend their guilty pleasures and pop-cultural obsessions—on the record. […]
The growing trend towards self-production allows artists to take the reins. Jennifer Jancuska performing her own choreography in BC Beat. Photo by Travis Magee, courtesy Jancuska. Breton Tyner-Bryan remembers the day she became dissatisfied with her longtime San Francisco gig. Despite respecting the dancers she worked with, she thought, “I can’t walk down this hallway anymore,” […]
Dance Magazine’s Dance Annual Directory is the oldest and most comprehensive source of all things dance. Dance Companies Ballet Alabama Ballet Birmingham, AL Contact: AJ Roach 205.322.4300 [email protected] alabamaballet.org Alberta Ballet Calgary, AB, Canada 403.245.4222 [email protected] albertaballet.com American Repertory Ballet New Brunswick, NJ Contact: Alexis Branagan 732.249.1254 [email protected] arballet.org ARC Dance Seattle, WA 206.352.0798 [email protected] […]
Ten must-see performances coming to a theater near you this fall Jo Kreiter’s Flyaway Productions The world premiere of Jo Kreiter’s Multiple Mary and Invisible Jane will send her Flyaway Productions dancers up a wall once again, this time on the exterior of the four-story UC Hastings College of the Law building in downtown […]
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