Tag: modern dance
How Duke’s Interdisciplinary Dance MFA Is Delivering
An update on the inaugural class of Duke University’s two-year MFA in Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis.
In Dance Theater, the Future Is Indigenous — and Renewable
If colonization is what got us to this place, maybe "re-indigenization" -- in dance -- is our way forward.
Transforming the Dance Experience Through Film, VR Tech
Some say dance and film -- and especially technology -- make for strange bedfellows. Not so.
Land Acknowledgment! (…and Building on Best Practices)
When it comes to acknowledging Native land before a performance, artists and administrators sure have room for thought and growth.
Am I Still a Dancer If I Don’t Dance For a...
Let's reject the antiquated idea that you're either entirely in or out of the arts.
Yes, Ma: Gay Boy Playwright-Choreographer Makes Good
It's all about his mother (and her love life) in the part-play, part-dance 'The Mar Vista.'
‘Transit’ Strike: An Interview with Franz Rogowski
The 33-year-old German actor is about to take the movie world by storm.
Duke University to Offer the Dance MFA We Need Right Now
Where success will be measured by positive social change, not just reviews.
How Katherine Dunham Embodied Activism (and What It Means Now)
As political polarization intensifies, the choreographer's legacy offers the dance world a template.
‘Being a Dancer Is Fun and All, But What’s Your Real...
Reflecting on a career trajectory from professional dance to politics and diplomacy.
An Open Letter to Acting NEA Chair Mary Anne Carter
As you launch into your new role, here are five things for you to do.
“To Be a Rumor”: A Collective Homage to Sam Miller
Remembering a great, illusive, sly, curious, brilliant thought leader and champion of the arts.
Bevin Is Right On Liberal Arts Education: KY Voter
"Why should a taxpaying truck driver like me pay for people to study this stuff?"
Dancing? Coding? How Aidan Feldman Married Worlds
Introspective interview with a dancer-turned-coder on teaching society
Changing Ballet’s Perception Means Embracing Black Bodies
Misty Copeland may have cracked the mold. Now it needs to bust wide open.
#WokeBaby and the Lessons We Learned
In these times, our messages are best delivered artistically.
Let’s Not Shut Up and Dance
A pro-Trump nation is not safe. Let's prepare the next generation of American artists.
6 Tips for Dancers Entering Audition Season
The phrase "Don't call us, we'll call you" exists for a reason.
Live Art Amidst the Digital Deluge
The contemporary crappiness of technology precludes the performing arts from meeting audience expectations online.