Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s tumultuous year continues following the company’s decision to fire all 10 of its dancers this summer, which led to an unprecedented “Do Not Work” order by the American Guild of Musical Artists. This month, DBDT reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board, ahead of a scheduled hearing on multiple […]

Nine former Dallas Black Dance Theatre members are seeking reinstatement after what they say was an attempt at union busting.

During the early days of the pandemic, the audition process was turned on its head. Traditional, in-person open calls were too much of a risk, so, instead, directors relied heavily on video submissions. Even as in-person auditions make a comeback, they don’t quite look the same as they once did.

The dance field isn’t immune to the “gig economy” that’s disrupting everything from buying groceries to getting a ride to the airport. “We’re seeing more people identify as freelance dancers, and more people deciding not to start their own companies, because they’ve seen how that model works or, rather, doesn’t work,” says J. Bouey, dancer […]

Last Friday, through an appeal to an independent arbitrator, the American Guild of Musical Artists successfully reinstated NYCB principals Amar Ramasar and Zachary Catazaro, previously fired for allegedly circulating sexually explicit texts containing nude photos. AGMA opposed Ramasar and Catazaro’s terminations in order to prevent the setting of a dangerous precedent that would allow dancers […]

Everything was not business as usual at Tuesday’s Kennedy Center gala for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The party was missing an integral piece of the annual celebration: the dancers themselves. The news was shared online yesterday via the Washington Post, which reports that the dancers are in the middle of renegotiating a three-year contract […]