Dance Magazine: TU Dance’s Uri Sands Resigns Amidst Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Uri Sands of TU Dance has resigned following allegations of disturbing sexual assault.
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Broadway World: 50 FORWARD: Dance Theatre Of Harlem Announces Annual NYC Season
Dance Theatre of Harlem’s female choreographer initiative is aptly titled Women Who Move Us. See the full season announcement reported by Broadway World here.
HuffPost: How Ballerinas of Color are Changing the Palette of Dance
By Rohina Katoch Sehra Ballet’s aristocratic origins and an early association with opera mean that it remains wedded to a Euro-classical ethos. Certain ideas about it still persist ― that only an expensive cultural […]
Verb Ballets: Meet choreographer Stephanie Martinez
Stephanie Martinez talks to Verb Ballets following her week in the studio with the company last week. Stephanie’s Wandering On will have its Cleveland premiere on Feb. 8.
Sacramento Bee: Pints and plies: A pairing that brings opportunity to ballet and the uninitiated
Sacramento Ballet continues to highlight women and create channels for them to lead. DDP gets a shoutout in the latest article from the SacBee on Amy Seiwert’s inclusive company.
DANCE DATA PROJECT® COLLABORATION WITH BERKELEY HAAS SCHOOL FINDS EQUITABLE LEADERSHIP AT TOP 50 U.S. DANCE VENUES WITH AN AVERAGE OF 45% FEMALE LEADERSHIP
Dance Data Project® (DDP) today published its ninth study. For this collaboration with the Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership (EGAL) at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, MBA Candidate Patrick Crocker joined DDP in an examination of gender equity in the 50 largest U.S. dance venues. The “Dance Venue Leadership and Programing Report” reveals nearly-complete gender parity at all levels of dance venue leadership. Research indicates that if a venue selects a ballet company led by a woman, the resulting work is more likely to include works choreographed by women.
The Atlantic: The Death of the American Dance Critic
An oldie but a goodie, The Atlantic discusses the diminishing supply of dance criticism in modern press.
DDP Cited in Guardian Article on the All-Women Season of Royal New Zealand Ballet
The Guardian writes of Royal New Zealand Ballet, citing DDP research in the process. “The national ballet troupe will become the first classical company in the world to perform an entire year of works choreographed by women.”
San Francisco Examiner: SF Ballet changes program in wake of Liam Scarlett misconduct allegations
English choreographer has been suspended from London’s Royal Ballet
New York Times: Royal Ballet Suspends Choreographer Over Sexual Misconduct Claims
Liam Scarlett is accused of inappropriate conduct with students at the company’s school.
