The Dance Edit: Nov. 20, 2020
DDP makes an appearance in the November 20 Dance Edit newsletter, after announcing our Connecting the Dots — #YesThisIsAnArtsStory on the 19th.
Entries by dancedata
Chloe Angyal: Code of points
Or, how to solve a pipeline problem…
DANCE DATA PROJECT® TURNS SPOTLIGHT ON HISTORIC JOB LOSSES FOR WOMEN IN PERFORMING ARTS – CITING LACK OF LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY AND ENTRENCHED BIAS
Dance Data Project® (DDP) today announces the social media campaign, Connecting the Dots – #YesThisIsAnArtsStory, designed to draw attention to the catastrophic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in dance and the performing arts in general. The campaign will begin on Monday, Nov. 23 and run for three weeks, ending on Friday, Dec. 11.
Pointe: Tess Voelker Is Only 23, but She’s About to Premiere Her First Work for the Paris Opéra Ballet
Not many 23-year-olds get commissioned by the Paris Opéra Ballet. For Tess Voelker, who grew up between Chicago and New Jersey before moving to Europe to start her dance career, 2020 has turned into an unexpectedly charmed year: In addition to getting a contract as a dancer with Nederlands Dans Theater, she created a pas de deux, Clouds Inside, for POB corps members Marion Gautier de Charnacé and Antonin Monié, as part of a contemporary-choreographers’ evening.
