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"The Devil Ties My Tongue" by Amy Seiwert performed for the SKETCH Series, 2013. Photo by David DeSilva. Courtesy of Amy Seiwert's Imagery

Jewish Women’s Archive: Barbara Dobkin

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Jewish Women’s Archive: Barbara Dobkin

by Tamara Cohen

A Jewish feminist philanthropist, Barbara Dobkin is described in this biography as pursuing the full equality of women through several modes of dedication. According to this article, in 1998 Dobkin received the Woman of Vision award from the New York Women’s Foundation, and she continues to serve her mission today.

Read more about this philanthropist in the Jewish Women’s Archive.

Financial Times: Sexism in the Dance World

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Financial Times: Sexism in the Dance World

Video produced by Griselda Murray Brown, filmed and edited by Richard Topping

16 March 2016

Video originally posted on the Financial Times.

Wall Street Journal: Joyce Theater Ballet Festival Review: Talent Set Adrift

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Wall Street Journal: Wall Street Journal: Joyce Theater Ballet Festival Review: Talent Set Adrift

By Robert Greskovic

1 August 2017

In this article by the WSJ, critic Robert Greskovic expresses dismay over the choreography presented this summer at Joyce Theater. Though a diverse crowd of dancers and creators, the festival fell short in many critiques. A step forward for equality, but little representation of the genius in the art.

Read more in the Wall Street Journal.

The New York Times: A Farewell and Other Dramas at New York City Ballet

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The New York Times: A Farewell and Other Dramas at New York City Ballet

By Alastair Macaulay

8 October 2017

Critic Alastair Macaulay divides the fall season of NYCB in two halves in his recent work for the New York Times. He describes Rebecca Krohn’s quiet retirement performance and touches on everything from his impressions of the dancers this season to issues in the orchestra pit.

Read more in The New York Times.

New York Times: For Downtown Dance, a Changing of Many Guards

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New York Times: For Downtown Dance, a Changing of Many Guards

By Siobhan Burke

6 October 2017

The downtown dance scene is changing, and in doing so is remaining relevant, according to an article by Siobhan Burke. Five dance companies have new directors in power, and all are implementing new initiatives to fight the difficulties of small performing arts organizations in a time of rising rents, disinterested new generations, and high competition.

Read more in the New York Times.

Manatu Taonga: RNZB 2018 Season Revealed

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Manatu Taonga: RNZB 2018 Season Revealed

A woman, Patricia Barker, leads the Royal New Zealand Ballet as Artistic Director. The country’s premier ballet company, known internationally in the dance community, is one of the few to embrace both a female artistic and executive director – Frances Turner is the executive director and has been since 2016.

To read more about the season and Barker’s goals as AD, follow the link below.

Read more at: Royal New Zealand Ballet: Women

From the Royal New Zealand Ballet: Women’s Suffrage

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Press Release from RNZB:

2018

New commissions and opportunities

“In addition to commissioning four new works for Strength and Grace, commemorating both the RNZB’s 65th birthday and the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand, Patricia is finalising the RNZB’s artistic programme for 2019, to be announced in September 2018. Plans for the 2018 Harry Haythorne Choreographic Award, providing opportunities for young New Zealand choreographers, are also well-advanced. As part of the company’s commitment to developing New Zealand talent in performance and production, Patricia, together with Executive Director Frances Turner and the Board of the RNZB, is also exploring opportunities for establishing an apprenticeship programme.”

The ballet company, it seems, is sensitive to the recent atmosphere of encouraging equality in the dance world, and is focusing on women this year. Led by women, this company is encouraging choreographic growth with its potential choreographic apprenticeship program.

Read more at: Royal New Zealand Ballet Press Release

The Australian: Alice Topp

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In a recent article, The Australian discusses the accomplishments of a female choreographer in Australia, Alice Topp. Also a dancer, Miss Topp is one of the few classical, female choreographers in Australia at this time – or, at least, is one of the few garnering attention due to the dearth of female commissions in choreography.
Read more at: The Australian: Alice Topp

Dance Australia: Where are the women?

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Where are the women?

Originally published in Dance Australia

9 October 2017

In the October issue of Dance Australia, and article discussed the issue prevalent around the world, inequity in female choreographic representation. “In an artform that is otherwise so dominated by women, it is strange that female choreographers are so far and few between. In Australia, you can count them on one hand.”

The article continues to discuss the work of Alice Topp, one of the few female classical choreographers in the country. According to this source, many female choreographers move to contemporary companies, where they are more likely to receive commissions and better pay.

Read more at Dance Australia: Where are the women?

NY Times: Fall for Dance: What We’re Most Excited About

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Authors: Gia Kourlas, Roslyn Sulcas, Siobhan Burke, and Brian Siebert

With the “widely popular” Fall for Dance festival returning to NYC in 2017, NY Times writers teamed up to describe the programs within the festival.

 

Read more in the New York Times.