Daily Nexus Article, “The Joffrey Presents Not Your Grandma’s Ballet” Covers #MeToo Discussion
Hannah Jackson reviews the Joffrey Ballet’s performance at UCSB.
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Chicago Sun-Times: La Femme Dance Festival celebrates black choreographers in ‘dancestry’ program
The Chicago Sun-Times caught up with all five Femme Festival choreographers last week. Here’s what they had to say about their work, history, identity and what it means to claim your own space in the world.
WFPL: Louisville Ballet Announces 2019-2020 ‘Season Of Imagination’
The company with a female resident choreographer announces its upcoming season.
Wall Street Journal: What Women Artists Knew About Work
The lives of figures like Harriet Beecher Stowe and Helen Frankenthaler hold lessons for everyone about focus and perseverance
Long Hard Road Ahead According to The Conversation: Gender equity—the way things are going, we won’t reach true parity until the 22nd century
“Companies have at their disposal a range of specific actions they could take that would hasten the move toward gender equity in pay and progression. Leadership, female representation on boards and accountability are among them.”
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2019-03-gender-equitythe-wont-true-parity.html#jCp
Dance Magazine: Sergei Polunin, Unapologetic About His Social Media Spiral, Is Somehow Still Getting High-Profile Dance Jobs
When it comes to inappropriate comments about female and male roles in dance and acceptance of LGBTQ artists, Polunin has said: “Everybody agrees with me. In the ballet world, everyone thinks that.”
Pointe Magazine: Chelsy Meiss on Being the First Woman to Dance the Mad Hatter in Wheeldon’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”
Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice in Wonderland puts a woman in the tap-based role of Mad Hatter.
Financial Times: How Ballet Black changed the dance landscape
Cassa Pancho on how she launched her acclaimed company of BAME dancers with just £2,000
Cincinnati Business Courier: Premieres highlight Cincinnati Ballet’s 2019-20 season
Women a strong presence in Cincinnati Ballet’s upcoming season.
Wall Street Journal: U.S. Women’s Team Sues Soccer Federation, Alleging Gender Discrimination
Action against sport’s American governing body comes just months before Women’s World Cup
