New York Times: Visions of Sugar Rum Cherries Tap Dance in Her Head
Michelle Dorrance makes a tap “Nutcracker” to Duke Ellington’s swinging riffs on Tchaikovsky’s classic score.
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Spring Hill Insider: Crystal Pite On Responding To The Refugee Crisis, Working At The Royal Ballet And The Purpose Of Art
Crystal Pite is one of the leading women choreographers today, and she is soon to premiere her first work for the Royal Ballet.
Sacramento Bee Again Cites DDP In Review of Amy Seiwert’s “The Nutcracker” for Sacramento Ballet
“There is a serious lack of women creating ballet,” Seiwert said. “There’s starting to be a shift in that dynamic. I don’t think it’s because women can’t choreograph ballet, it usually has to do with opportunity.”
The Telegraph: The decade in dance: one marvellous step forwards after another
The Telegraph discusses female work in its decade review of dance.
Sacramento Bee: Sacramento Ballet presents groundbreaking ‘Nutcracker’ with modern values and themes
The only full-length world premiere for a main company choreographed by a woman is again featured: Amy Seiwert’s The Nutcracker.
Financial Times: Cutting-edge Cannes Dance Festival high in contrasts
An innovative line-up offers documentary dance set in a psychiatric hospital and a piece invoking First Nation ceremonies
Springfield News-Sun: What you might not know about Dayton Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’
Dayton Ballet casts a woman as The Nutcracker this year.
New York Times: Women Made Them. Viewers and Critics Liked Them. No One Nominated Them.
Despite box office success and critical praise, female filmmakers are largely being left out of Hollywood’s awards season.
Chicago Tribune: Best in Chicago dance in 2019: Stunning performances in a year of transition
The Chicago Tribune’s roundup of dance in Chicago in 2019 includes a lot of praise for the Harris Theater, led by women.
New York Post: City ballerina Alexandra Waterbury blasts Amar Ramasar’s ‘West Side Story’ debut
Alexandra Waterbury is not going to back down – the victim once again calls out the men who harassed her as one stars in West Side Story.
