The Guardian: Tamara Rojo: ‘Despite everything, it’s a very creative moment’
By Lyndsey Winship 12 October 2020 Tamara Rojo may be a great tragic dancer on stage, but in person she is far from the voice of doom. “The performing arts […]
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AP News: Wave of ‘Nutcracker’ cancellations hits dance companies hard
By Andrew Welsh-Huggins 12 October 2020 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For many, it’s not Christmas without the dance of Clara, Uncle Drosselmeyer, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Mouse King and, […]
The Lily: Quitting was her only option. She is one of 865,000 women to leave the workforce last month.
That’s four times the number of men who left the paid workforce…
Hyperallergic: Artist Residencies Need to Start Thinking About Parents
Amir H. Fallah, Ellen Lesperance, Joyce Kozloff, and other artists share their experiences with residencies.
DANCE DATA PROJECT® CONTINUES TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS SEEKING TO NAVIGATE AND EXPAND THEIR OPPORTUNITIES DURING AN UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS
Dance Data Project® (DDP) today released its Choreographer Checklist: Working Towards a Global Market, a concise to-do list to help female choreographers navigate the changing performing arts field and widen their global audience through digital platforms.
Duke Performances Virtual Fall Season Includes Global Conversations Alum Stefanie Batten Bland
DDP’s Global Conversations guest Stefanie Batten Bland’s work will appear in Duke Performances’ Virtual Fall Season on Saturday, October 10.
NPR: Enough Already: Multiple Demands Causing Women To Abandon Workforce
Last month, women left jobs at four times the rate that men did. A new school year with children staying home instead of returning to classrooms in person led many women to drop out of the workforce.
Chicago Tribune: In ‘painful’ decision, Joffrey Ballet of Chicago cancels 2020-21 season
By Chris Jones 1 October 2020 The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago said Thursday that it has canceled its entire 2020-21 season at the Lyric Opera House. The canceled programing includes the world […]
The Salt Lake Tribune: Ballet West will start letting dancers wear tights and shoes in their own skin color
By Sean P. Means 1 October 2020 Ballet West dancers soon will be wearing tights and shoes that more closely resemble their own skin color — an effort to push back […]
Pointe Magazine: “My Plate Is Full”: Sofiane Sylve on Her New Leadership Roles at Ballet San Antonio and Dresden Semperoper
By Claudia Bauer 28 September 2020 Sofiane Sylve had huge plans for 2020: Departing her post as a principal dancer at San Francisco Ballet, she embarked on a multifaceted, bicontinental […]
