Phoenix New Times Female Gaze: Women Artists Have Something to Say at SMoCA
When it comes to gender equity, American museums aren’t doing great.
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Dance Magazine: Kathryn Morgan Opens Up About Body Image in Ballet
By Kathleen McGuire 13 March 2020 Kathryn Morgan is on a mission to change the dance field. The Miami City Ballet soloist and March Dance Magazine cover star appeared on the “Today” Show on February […]
New York Times In Her Words:
By Alyson Krueger With the spread of the coronavirus, more people around the globe are not only examining their hand-washing habits, but also wondering about those of the people around them. […]
National Geographic: These 20 women were trailblazing explorers—why did history forget them?
They crossed continents on horseback, mapped mountains, and broke records for deep-sea diving. For Women’s History Month, meet the female explorers behind National Geographic.
Columbia Spectator: Choreographer Mari Meade re-examines gender norms in the pas de deux with Columbia Repertory Ballet
By Lizzie Green 11 March 2020 What does a typical ballet duet look like? Perhaps it is a depiction of a heteronormative couple, where the woman wears pointe shoes and […]
‘Sleeping Beauty’: State Street Ballet Updates Classic Fairy Tale
By Daisy Finefrock 09 March 2020 The traditional Sleeping Beauty story presents cultural challenges to a contemporary audience — a stranger kissing an unconscious woman isn’t the heroic gesture it […]
WBUR: Choreographer Helen Pickett Explores Femininity With Boston Ballet
Sharon Basco 10 March 2020 Choreographer Helen Pickett approaches her art in an intellectual way. She refers to music, literature, painting, design, philosophy and history. Her latest big project is […]
The Economist: The Glass Ceiling Index: Go north, young woman
07 March 2020 To mark International Women’s Day on March 8th we have updated our glass-ceiling index, which ranks 29 countries on ten indicators of equality for women in the workplace: […]
Boston Globe: Boston Ballet’s ‘Carmen’ program puts strong women in the spotlight
By Karen Campbell 06 March 2020 While it may not have been the initial theme, Boston Ballet’s upcoming “Carmen” program (March 12-22 at the Citizens Bank Opera House) seems to […]
Washington Post: The U.S. hasn’t signed the world’s foremost women’s rights treaty. Activists have gotten local versions passed instead.
By Heidi Nichols Haddad 08 March 2020 On International Women’s Day, how is the U.S. doing on women’s rights? That question could be answered in many ways, of course, pointing […]
