"The transition ... involves more than just hanging up their (sometimes-proverbial) shoes. It can come with a new perspective on movement, a new relationship to their bodies, and a new way of making dances. And what that shift looks like can vary widely from artist to artist." - Dance Magazine
He had just finished law school when his mother suddenly died in 2009. Within two weeks, he was heading the Pina Bausch Foundation, where he oversees licensing of her works to her own company and others and is assembling a freely available online archive documenting all of her creations. - The Observer (UK)
The new biennial competition with a £40,000 bounty for the victor is initially guaranteed to run for 10 editions, by which time it hopes to be on a par with the Booker or Turner prizes, boosting dance’s profile accordingly. - The Guardian
“She was committed to keeping the project alive, so she rented a shipping container and used it as a rehearsal space, continuing to improve her work despite the limitations. ... Black Ballerina was performed via live stream, reaching audiences remotely” - including artistic directors. - Globe and Mail
"From day one I said: 'This has to be a company of virtuosos,'" says the former Royal Ballet star and current director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. "I want personalities, 'Look at me!' – that’s how I like it." - The Guardian
"What doesn’t work anymore, (he) said, is what he has been doing for decades: sustaining a company of dancers through touring and grants." The Stephen Petronio Company's final performance will be at Jacob's Pillow in July. - The New York Times
You get Figures in Extinction, a trilogy which choreographer Pite and director McBurney have been creating for Nederlands Dans Theater. "The idea was to have me in the driver’s seat for part one, Simon for part two, then work jointly for part three," said Pite, but their roles quickly merged. - The Guardian
Back in 2014 in Munich, he and historian Doug Fullington did a full reconstruction of Petipa's 1881 version of the piece for the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg. This season at New York City Ballet, he's decided on a "new, freer approach." Here's why. - Playbill
If climate change is an integral part of your work, how do you write a proposal to an administration that is actively not wanting to draw attention to that science? I think we’re going to find that some of us are maybe more cautious about how we communicate. - Dance Magazine
“This one is a particularly huge, ambitious design—there’s probably close to 50 costumes in this ballet, and it’s a one-act ballet.” - GQ (MSN)
"Developed by Hangzhou Yushu Technology, also known as Unitree, the robots kept up with the beat of a Chinese folk dance and danced with red handkerchiefs. They spun the handkerchiefs in circles, tossed them into the air, and caught them again with precision, drawing applause from the audience." - Business Insider
The Royal Ballet School (RBS) has reached a financial settlement with a former student, who said the body-shaming she experienced while at the elite institution has left her with lifelong psychological damage. - BBC
Pacific Northwest Ballet dance historian Doug Fullington talks about drawing on the original libretto and photos from the 1890s and the Stepanov notation made in St. Petersburg after the turn of the century. - Dance Magazine
Top-level lion dancing in China incorporates acrobatics and martial arts — and has traditionally excluded women from performing. But an 80-member lion-dancing troupe called Lingdong, in the city of Shantou, is one-quarter female; its coach intends to bring that to 50-50 and, eventually, to train an all-women group. - AFP (Yahoo!)
Women choreographed 30.6% of works presented by the largest 150 companies in the 2023-24 season, down 1.5 percentage points from the previous season. However, the percentage of world premieres choreographed by women rose to 48.8%. Within the largest 10 companies, only 14.6% of works were choreographed by women. - Dance Data Project
