Modern Day Male Issues Only – Rhinegold Publishing: San Francisco Ballet takes on modern day issues at Sadler’s Wells
Issues tackled by San Francisco Ballet’s production seem to be exclusively male issues.
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How is Ballet Like Hollywood? – New York Times: As Hollywood Embraces Diversity, Jobs for Female Directors Remain Sparse
Ballet and Hollywood go hand-in-hand when it comes to inequity.
Is Anyone Really Surprised? – New York Times: Abuse Allegations Rock Vienna Ballet School
Another situation in which there was no supervision or constraints, whether the abuse was by men or women. Formal procedures and safeguards must be put in place.
New York Times: Ballet’s Biggest Matchmakers (Student, Meet Scholarship)
A New York Times article discusses Melanie Hamrick’s choreography and YAGP’s female founder.
Pittsburgh Current: Point Park Conservatory Dance Company Set To Close Out 2018-19 Season
Women choreographers featured in Point Park University’s production.
The New Yorker: Akram Khan Remakes “Giselle”
The kathak-trained choreographer has created a brand-new ballet that is haunted by the nineteenth-century original.
The Smart Set: The Paradox of Pointe
Examining ballet’s body standards through a #MeToo lens
A Prize That Inspires Women – Dance Australia: Emerging female choreographer announced!
Amelia Drummond wins the Emerging Female Classical Choreographer Initiative in Australia.
Playbill: Dance Theatre of Harlem Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary at New York City Center
Playbill celebrates Arthur Miller and Dance Theatre of Harlem.
ThinkProgress: Muffet McGraw is done hiring men
“Women need the opportunity. They deserve the opportunity.”
