Los Angeles Times: Column: How John Proctor and #MeToo helped cure my ‘work in progress’ theater phobia
Theater explores #MeToo topics.
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You Need to Hear About the Swan Dreams Project
Female leaders are few and far between in ballet, but even more rare is a female leader of color. Aesha Ash is advocating for African-American ballet dancers through her initiative, the Swan Dreams Project.
Castanet: Ballet Kelowna to be the first Canadian ballet company in over 40 years to commission a female Canadian choreographer to create a full-length work
Canadian company Ballet Kelowna commissions a full-length female work.
Female Perspective Dance Festival? Count us in.
LA Times reports on the Women Rising dance festival happening this summer.
Dance Magazine: What Does It Take to Transition from Dancer to Director? Three New Leaders Open Up
How can dancers best transition into a leadership role?
Dance Spirit: Why Choreography Should Be More Than An Elective, According to Dean College Faculty Members
Dancers should have exposure to choreography courses – to become better dancers and collaborators in every field.
Dance Magazine: NYCB’s Choreographic Institute Rejected Pam Tanowitz Five Times. Now She’s Readying Her Second Commission for the Company.
Pam Tanowitz’s road to success was full of obstacles.
The Times: Witch hunts and hysteria: Helen Pickett’s The Crucible is a ballet for our times
The choreographer Helen Pickett has made a dancework out of Arthur Miller’s McCarthy-inspired play. She explains why the story resonates…
Seattle Times: Ballet has a diversity problem. Here’s what some people, in Seattle and elsewhere, are doing to change that.
PNB fights to make ballet more diverse and inclusive.
Philanthropy Women: Funders, Please Step Up On Crisis in Women’s Media
Funders need to keep in mind women’s media…
