Dance Pulp: one of the best dance websites I've seen...ever.

DANCE PULP

Above is a screen shot from dancepulp.com. I don't think I've ever seen a website do such a good job at making dance accessible to the general population, as appealing in a mainstream sense, while still creating a sense of classism, professionalism and artistry that comes with the industry. If you have any sort of love for dance, or if you're a dancer yourself, or if you're just discovering the world of dance, this is definitely something you should check out, and follow.

O Fortuna

Birmingham Royal Ballet : a behind the scenes look at one of their former ballerinas performing a more contemporary work for a commercial take.

Purchase Dance Company

Purchase Dance Company: Tumbler








ANGLES OF // INCIDENCE from Chloé Miller on Vimeo.

"The Purchase Dance Company, performing company of the Conservatory of Dance, presents a diverse program of works ranging from reconstructions to contemporary modern and classical ballet repertory to pieces created especially for them.

Featuring the legendary Twyla Tharp’s Sweet Fields,with Shaker Hymns performed by The Purchase College Choir (David Recca, Director), and a world premiere by Nelly van Bommel, one of Dance Magazine’s 2010 ’25 to Watch’.  Also on the program are exciting works by Bettijane Sills and Wallie Wolfgruber."

"Critical feedback is crucial to any company or performer: mediocre or world-class, ethnic or classical."

The other side to dance critics:

As is discussed in the linked article, critics like Margaret Putnam typically have quite a bad rap in the eyes of dancers and dance companies alike. This isn't too far fetched a dislike either for critics like Putnam have been know to be as meticulous as to criticize a dancer for 'not having their eyelashes curled'. What is frequently overlooked though, is how crucial critics like Putnam are to the dance world, and to the world of the arts in general. It takes critics to keep the public informed and able to distinguish what is good and what is bad art, which in turn pushes art establishments to continue to strive for excellence. Who's to say that people wouldn't start buying cheaper tickets to less excellent dance companies simply because they don't know any better. I'd like to think that people are able to make a better judgement call than that, but sometimes I've noticed general audience members' lack of ability to distinguish between small nuisances that as a dancer watching dance, can really make a world of a difference in the perception of a performance. 

Alonzo King's Lines Ballet

Check out this article!

Spring is here!

Boston Ballet's Exciting Spring Update!!!

Because when I think ballet, I think metal...

Check these guys out! 
http://www.balletdeviare.org/

Leaps and Strides

It's absolutely fantastic watching the advances the arts are making in their marketing schemes and tactics. For instance, a new series at the Guggenheim: "Livestream, Donald Byrd at Guggenheim's Works & Process" features choreography in process which a live audience can either view it in person at the Guggenheim itself, or viewers at home can view the performance as it streams live over the internet. This new reach of accessibility of dance should prove as great grounds for improvement in the disbursement and of the arts, and it should be interesting to see what sort of consequences are felt by the composition of live audiences that typically attend performances.

 Other dance institutions are incorporating similar technological venues. La la la Human Steps of Montreal created a series choreographed by Edouard Lock in which they recorded performances in a wooden studio that created an idea of commercialism through the finesse and great editing work while still maintaing the integrity of the choreography and the performance of the dancers. This experimentation with filming really created opportunities to accentuate certain elements of dance that may fall by the wayside in stage performances-another exciting element coming out of this video series.



La la la Human Steps: Amelia

Perspective

Interview with Ashley Bouder, click here to watch!

An interesting perspective on ballet from a principle dancer's perspective

Los Angeles Ballet Performs World Premiere ballet by Sonya Tayeh!