Misnomer Dance Theater, Connecting People
Dance and animation form a cohesive relationship for Misnomer Dance Theater. The aesthetics that make dance enjoyable onstage translate well in digital too.
In Confidence: Teddy Forance
Teddy Forance has has been a successful dancer working with Janet Jackson as well as for various productions like Shrek Goes 4th.
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Greatness
Merce Cunningham, renowned, respected, and revered choreographer passed away last night, Sunday July 26th 2009, in his sleep at the age of ninety. Cunningham, who dared to take dance to the extreme through experimentation with music and art as interdisciplinary aspects of the movement, is often considered the father of contemporary dance. He was one of the first to take dance out of the narrative and make dance just for the pure dynamic expression of movement through space.
Brutal Dreamscape
Thirty minutes ago you were herded into a dark room, and now there are half-naked women body slamming against the ceiling. For a moment you think you are watching Girls Gone Wild: Slip and Slide Edition. But the contorted patterns the performers make, gliding through water on the other side of the plastic lowered within inches of your face, are far too artistic to have been dreamt up by Joe Francis. You are at Fuerzabruta, an Off-Broadway show concocted by the same perverse, imaginative team that made De La Guarda a sensation ten years ago.
Keigwin and Company Returns to the Joyce
Renowned choreographer, Larry Keigwin, returns to the Joyce Theatre June 23rd with his fun-loving modern dance company.
Pushing Progress – The Choreographers Showcase
The New York based contemporary dance company, Pushing Progress presents the Choreographers Showcase on Sunday, May 10th at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center.
Broadway Babies
Broadway Babies – Is there a career in acting after Broadway child stardom? Follow Billy Elliot, Annie, The Wiz, Daniel Radcliff… during their Broadway moment.
Battleworks: A Column By Robert Battle
A column by Robert Battle about finding artistic stability in the midst of a financial crisis.
Concert Dance Seminar with Cedar Lake
Stage Door Connections presents a Concert Dance Seminar with Swan Pouffer, Artistic Director of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet & Andrew Palermo, Artistic Director of dre.dance
Pushing Progress – The Artist Showcase
This season, Pushing Progress is presenting “The Showcase Series” which provides emerging choreographers with a venue to share new works. “The Artist Showcase”, Sunday March 29th, is the first event in the series and will highlight works from The Next Stage Project / Marijke Eliasberg and Jana Hicks, Salim Gauwloos aka Slam, Chris Hale, Company BRICE MOUSSET, Jason Parsons, Melissa Wolfe-Rosebro, Luam, M. Stuart Dance Theatre, Jacki Ford, Val Ho, LiNK! the Movement, and Calen Kurka’s own work.
Ailey Unveils Festa Barocca
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is celebrating 50 years of inspiring artistry with 18 months of special performances and events. For a Movmnt Magazine and gendace exclusive, movmnt captures an Ailey dress rehearsal of Festa Barocca, choreographed by Mauro Bigonzetti.
And the Gypsy of the Year Goes to… The Lion King Castmembers
The Gypsy of the Year rewards every fall to the cast of a Broadway show for best performance that follows a fundraising for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights Aids.
