Dance Magazine articles from January 2002

Dance Magazine archives from January 2002

January calendar.
January 1, 2002... Note: We list only professional performances. When a theater is listed more than once, see first listing for address and box-office number. PERFORMANCES UNITED STATES ALABAMA Birmingham Mark Morris Dance Group, Jan. 6,...

Fat and fit at 75. (Starting Here).(Dance Magazine's 75th anniversary)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 1, 2002... THE STAFF HERE AT DANCE MAGAZINE HOPES THAT THIS NEW YEAR WILL BE HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS. IT'S A GOOD SIGN THAT THIS FIRST ISSUE OF 2002 IS THE FATTEST BOOK WE'VE EVER PUBLISHED, WHICH SIGNIFIES THE FAITH IN AND DIVERSITY of summer-study programs...

Inspired by November issue. (Readers' Forum).
January 1, 2002... I'm writing you for several reasons. First of all, I wanted to thank you for the articles featured in the November issue of Dance Magazine. They were inspiring! I think it's vitally important to broaden our minds about what it means to be a...

Appreciation of male dancer struggles. (Readers' Forum).
January 1, 2002... I just received my November Dance Magazine and was truly touched by Rhee Gold's straightforward first-person narration ["Confessions of a Boy Dancer," page 52]. His piece was beautifully written--sensitive and warm. I think all the difficulty...

`Out of the box' content in November issue. (Readers' Forum).
January 1, 2002... The November [2001] issue of Dance Magazine arrived today, and after reading it cover to cover, I am galvanized to write you as I have thought to do for several months. In my opinion, Dance Magazine is more wonderful than it has ever been,...

Overlooked Flamenco class in Santa Fe. (Readers' Forum).
January 1, 2002... I am writing in response to Nancy Heller's "Festival Flamenco International," page 53 [June 2001]. It behooves a magazine of your caliber to feature writers who have done proper research on the subject matter of which they write. Ms. Heller...

Clarification. (Readers' Forum).(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2002... Reiko Kawashima was the costume designer as well as the photographer for Thom Fogarty, a dancer whose picture appeared in "Any Body Can Dance: Four artists who break the mold" (Dance Magazine, November 2001, page 49). The Fort Worth Dallas...

A question of survival. (Kickoff).(Pew Charitable Trusts and Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds studies on dance and arts)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... WE FIND OURSELVES TODAY THINKING ALONG LINES THAT MOST OF US IN DANCE--OR ANYWHERE ELSE, FOR THAT MATTER--COULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED POSSIBLE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11. A WIDE NETWORK OF SYMPATHETIC, SENSITIVE, and usually cooperative people that makes...

The shape of the script. (Dance Theater).(Mary Zimmerman's "Metamorphoses")(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES, with choreographers inserting text into their works and theater directors adding abstracted movement to their plays, dance and theater have been moving closer together, and musicals no longer have a monopoly on...

An encore for Frank Andersen at Royal Danish Ballet. (Presstime News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... As a dancer, Frank Andersen charmed audiences with his elegance. And as the returning artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet 2002-2006, the 48-year-old Andersen will need all his charm to cheer up the disheartened Danish dancers, who have...

Lucinda Childs, Rennie Harris among Bessie winners. (Presstime News).(New York Dance and Performance Awards)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Less than forty blocks north of Ground Zero in Manhattan, the seventeenth annual New York Dance and Performance Awards ceremony, also known as the Bessies, took place on September 21. Although New York was still reeling from the aftermath of...

Bonnefoux bounces back from heart surgery. (Presstime News).(North Carolina Dance Theatre's Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, who underwent quintuple bypass surgery following a heart attack in July, shared his good news: "I feel better than before the surgery. I'm doing great. I feel younger, right now, in fact," said the 58-year-old artistic...

Lula Washington, Tony Charmoli among ACA winners. (Presstime News).(American Choreography Awards 2001)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A platoon of stars--Carol Burnett, Charles Durning, Betty White, and Carol Lawrence, for starters--gave the kick and spin of an honest-to-goodness Hollywood premiere to the seventh annual American Choreography Awards (ACA) ceremony, held...

Fighting injuries before they start at NYCB. (Presstime News).(New York City Ballet's wellness program)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The New York City Ballet's Wellness Program went into high gear this fall after a pilot study showed that injury-prevention services were associated with a dramatic drop in dancers' workers compensation claims from the prior year. The idea of...

Dancers and funders speak frankly at post-attack meeting. (Presstime News).(New York City)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The date was October 11, exactly one month after the attack on the World Trade Center. About 200 members of New York's dance community gathered at Danspace/St. Mark's Church for a town meeting with representatives of private foundations and...

Dancing the ABCs. (Presstime News).
January 1, 2002... Rudi did it. So did Misha and Savion. And now five baby ballerinas and six after-school buddies are doing it: They're dancing on Sesame Street, in a series of alphabet segments airing throughout the United States and in 140 countries beginning...

Creativity hatches in `Nest'. (Presstime News).(Toronto Dance Theatre's Christopher House)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Christopher House, artistic director and choreographer of Toronto Dance Theatre, has made some sixty-odd dance works since starting to choreograph in the late 1970s. It was only in 2000, however, that he made his first full-length...

Dance theatre opens at University of Maryland.(Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Dance Theatre in the new Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on the University of Maryland's main campus at College Park was inaugurated September 22, 2001, with a tribute to Dorothy Gifford Madden, first and founding chairperson of the...

The Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation.(fellowships)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation is funding fellowships to help pay dance students' living costs at The Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida. Harid's director and faculty will pick two students each year for three years to receive the...

Boston Ballet Center for Dance Education.(Rachel Moore to help advise National Endowment for the Arts)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Rachel Moore, director of the Boston Ballet Center for Dance Education (see "Bridging the Gap in Boston," Dance Magazine, September 2001, page 80), will serve on a panel that advises the National Endowment for the Arts on funding applications...

Corinne Jonas, a former principal dancer with the Houston Ballet.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Corinne Jonas, a former principal dancer with the Houston Ballet, has been appointed artistic director of Berkeley [California] Ballet Theater...

New York City Ballet.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... New York City Ballet principal dancer Margaret Tracey will dance her farewell performance--in Peter Martins's Zakouski--on February 9. Tracey, who joined NYCB in 1986, was promoted to principal dancer five years later...

Capezio Ballet Makers Inc.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Capezio Ballet Makers Inc. is offering dance classes to the children of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the local studio of their choice. The children also will be provided with Capezio dance clothes and shoes. For details,...

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.(2001 Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Judith Jamison, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, was to receive the 2001 Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts on November 3, 2001, at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in...

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Ilja Louwen, Mirko Hecktor, Olivier Lucea, and Asier Uriagereka have joined Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo...

The Elinor Coleman Dance Studio and Dance Ensemble.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Elinor Coleman Dance Studio and Dance Ensemble have a new home at 10 West 18th Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10011-4606, telephone 212/242-7660...

Virginia School of the Arts in Lynchburg.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Ricardo Melendez has been appointed a jazz/modern dance instructor at the Virginia School of the Arts in Lynchburg. Melendez, a graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, toured with Ballet Hispanico...

USA International Ballet Competition 2002.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Edward Villella has been appointed honorary chairman of the USA International Ballet Competition 2002, to be held in June in Jackson, Mississippi...

Choreographer Ben Munisteri and New York's Dance Theater Workshop are the beneficiaries of grants of $12,000 and $70,000.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Choreographer Ben Munisteri and New York's Dance Theater Workshop are the beneficiaries of grants of $12,000 and $70,000, respectively, from the Jerome Foundation...

Dancer and choreographer Johan Inger, who has danced with the Royal Swedish Ballet and Netherlands Dance Theater.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Dancer and choreographer Johan Inger, who has danced with the Royal Swedish Ballet and Netherlands Dance Theater, will become artistic director of Sweden's Cullberg Ballet in July 2003. Inger succeeds Margareta Lidstrom and Lena...

Southern Ballet Theatre.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Fernando Bujones, who became artistic director of Southern Ballet Theatre after his years of stardom with American Ballet Theatre, has been inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame...

Diablo Ballet.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Founding board president Ashraf Habibullah has resigned from Diablo Ballet in Walnut Creek, California. He is succeeded by Mari Cyphers.

25 to watch in 2002: the most exciting discoveries of the year as told by Dance Magazine writers and editors worldwide.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2002... Once again. Dance Magazine celebrates the new year by honoring the new and noteworthy in our field. We've gathered nominations from dance-watchers far and wide to alert our readers to their most recent discoveries. Since Dance Magazine writers...

Eifman's Jubilee: Russia's only modern ballet company celebrates 25 years of innovation.(Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre)
January 1, 2002... THIS SEASON IS A JUBILEE FOR RUSSIAN MODERN BALLET TROUPE BORIS EIFMAN BALLET THEATRE (KNOWN IN THE UNITED STATES AS EIFMAN BALLET of St. Petersburg). On July 22 of last year, the renowned choreographer turned 55. Twenty-five years ago he...

Remembering Doubrovska: elegant Balanchine ballerina kept a close eye on her students--onstage and off.(School of American Ballet's Felia Doubrovska)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A FLORAL SCENT FILLED THE AIR AS Mme. Felia Doubrovska entered the studio soundlessly in a fluid stream of little steps--on demi-pointe. Class was soon to begin. Her distinctive perfume, Bellogia, evoked an atmosphere of rose, willow, and...

Under one roof: business and art rub shoulders at Vancouver's new dance center.
January 1, 2002... MOST CANADIANS--AND I SPEAK AS AN AMERICAN WHO SPENT TWELVE FORMATIVE YEARS NORTH OF THE BORDER--SHARE ONE INFURIATING FLAW: THEY SEEM LOATH TO ADVERTISE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS TO THE WORLD OUTSIDE. EVERYONE, IN TIME, FOUND OUT ABOUT INSULIN AND...

Grover Dale redefining success: it's not enough to start on Broadway and win a Tony--this dance veteran wants to give back.
January 1, 2002... You have the drive and the passion, but is that enough to get the job?" asks Grover Dale of a room filled with young, hopeful dancers. "It may not be. The audition system is flawed. Until something better comes along, we are stuck with it. You...

A curious invasion of Wave Hill.(Dancing in the Streets partnership)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... For seventeen years Dancing in the Streets has commissioned, produced, and presented site-specific performances that promote dance as a public art form, hoping to inspire people to see their surroundings in a new light and to make performing...

Advice for dancers.(Brief Article)(Column)
January 1, 2002... AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, LINDA HAMILTON, PH.D., IS ALSO A LECTURER, A PSYCHOLOGIST, A FORMER DANCER WITH NEW YORK CITY BALLET, AND AUTHOR OF ADVICE FOR DANCERS (JOSSEY-BASS). I feel really stupid writing to you about my...

The teach-learn connection.
January 1, 2002... National Dance Institute teacher training in Santa Fe National Dance Institute Teacher Training in Santa Fe When former New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d'Amboise founded the National Dance Institute (NDI) in 1976, he planted a...

Silver lining a changed world. (On Education).
January 1, 2002... THE DANCE TEACHING PROFESSION HAS NOT BEEN EXEMPT FROM THE UNCERTAINTY THAT HAS BLANKETED THE WORLD IN THE WAKE OF THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11. MOST OF US FIND OURSELVES DEALING WITH A BRAND NEW SET OF stresses that we couldn't have imagined...

Answers 4 dancers.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... TONY AWARD-WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER GROVER DALE IS EDITOR OF DANCE & FITNESS MAGAZINE. FOR THIS COLUMN, HE DRAWS ON HIS EXPERIENCES AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH 16 BROADWAY SHOWS, 8 FEATURE FILMS, AND OVER 100 TELEVISION SPECIALS. IS IT OK FOR A GUY...

Modern's Freshest Find. (Reviews: International).(Festival International de Nouvelle Danse, Montreal, Quebec)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE NOUVELLE DANSE VARIOUS VENUES MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA SEPTEMBER 19-OCTOBER 6, 2001 The body as laboratory was the focus of the tenth Festival International de Nouvelle Danse (FIND). Sprawled across a dozen...

It's Her Party, But.(Anastasia Volochkova with Russian State Ballet, Polish National Ballet)
January 1, 2002... ANASTASIA VOLOCHKOVA WITH THE RUSSIAN STATE BALLET AND THE POLISH NATIONAL BALLET SADLER'S WELLS THEATER LONDON, ENGLAND SEPTEMBER 25-29, 2001 Anastasia Volochkova's credentials look good: a Russian beauty--tall, blonde, with film-star...

Difficult Recovery In Clark's `Fall'.(Michael Clark's Before and After: The Fall)
January 1, 2002... THE MICHAEL CLARK COMPANY SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE LONDON, ENGLAND OCTOBER 25, 2001 The two-fingered salute on the program cover for Before and After: The Fall was the first indication that the so-called "bad boy of ballet" was back. The...

Europeans Play With Bolero, Bach And Ballet.(dance performances at Edinburgh International Festival, 2001)
January 1, 2002... EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL VARIOUS VENUES EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND AUGUST 12-SEPTEMBER 1, 2001 Bookended by White Oak Dance Project's well-received "PASTforward" and three decidedly mixed bills from New York City Ballet, the Edinburgh...

Uneven Programs, Promising Talent At DTH.(Dance Theatre of Harlem)
January 1, 2002... DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM CITY CENTER NEW YORK, NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 25-OCTOBER 7, 2001 Programming can make good works look great and turn a mediocre bill into an exciting theatrical experience. It can also do the opposite. Dance Theatre of...

Quebec Dance Transcends (Most) Borders. (Reviews: New York).(Novembre, Retard, Luna, Haman/Navas Project)
January 1, 2002... QUEBEC PRESENTS VARIOUS VENUES NEW YORK, NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 7, 2001 The acts of terrorism on September 11 brought the New York dance and theater community to a numbing halt during a month that usually ushers in a host of...

Brawling And The Blues In New Parsons Pieces. (Reviews: New York).(Kind of Blue, Annuals, The Hunt)
January 1, 2002... PARSONS DANCE COMPANY THE JOYCE THEATER NEW YORK, NEW YORK OCTOBER 16-28, 2001 David Parsons may not be breaking new choreographic ground, but he is one of the most sought-after dancemakers today. Not only are his performances well...

Morris's Musical `V' Inspires Pride. (Reviews: National).
January 1, 2002... MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP ZELLERBACH HALL BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 4, 7, 2001 In the miasma of gloom and the orgy of self-scrutiny that followed the World Trade Center tragedy, no choreographer infused the stage with as much pride in...

Austrian Choreographer Makes Strong `Point'. (Reviews: National).
January 1, 2002... LEMON SPONGE CAKE CONTEMPORARY BALLET DAIRY CENTER FOR THE ARTS DANCE SPACE BOULDER, COLORADO OCTOBER 5-7, 2001 Boulder, Colorado, now boasts an unprecedented number of talented ballerinas. For Point, the second production of his Lemon...

Hearing Dance, Portuguese Style. (Reviews: National).(Ao Vivo)
January 1, 2002... COMPANHIA PAULO RIBEIRO YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 11, 2001 Not too often, but once in a while it happens: The musicians steal the show from the dancers. When they do, it usually means inferior...

Marshall Mystery Moves Between Two Worlds. (Reviews: National).
January 1, 2002... SUSAN MARSHALL & COMPANY BYHAM THEATER PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA OCTOBER 19-20, 2001 In a nutshell, Susan Marshall's eighty-minute diversion One and Only You is text-driven theater that uses movement to underscore, fill in, and punctuate....

Fellow Travelers Meet In `Be With'. (Reviews: National).
January 1, 2002... ANNA HALPRIN AND EIKO & KOMA, WITH JOAN JEANRENAUD TERRACE THEATER, JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 16-18, 2001 It was wise of Charles and Stephanie Reinhart, the Kennedy Center artistic directors...

Genius Unspools In `A Life Beyond Words. (Reviews: Moving Images).
January 1, 2002... THE MOVING IMAGE: LIMON: A LIFE BEYOND WORDS CO-PRODUCED BY ANN VACHON AND JEFF LEVY-HINTE ANTIDOTE FILMS For today's young dancers, the name Jose Limon may conjure many images, among them a company bearing his name and versed in his...

Lincoln center's dance division is one for the books. (Between the covers).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... THE THREE YEARS THAT THE LINCOLN CENTER LIBRARY (OTHERWISE known as the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts) spent in limbo while its home was being renovated seemed endless (see Lynn Garafola's report in Presstime News, Dance...

Transitions.(recent deaths in the dance world)(Obituary)
January 1, 2002... Herbert Ross, who died in New York on October 9, 2001, at the age of 76, will doubtless be primarily remembered as a movie and theater director, but his contributions to the dance world were considerable. He was born in Brooklyn but grew up in...

Summer study guide 2002.(Directory)
January 1, 2002... With Sugar Plum Fairy season behind us, it's time to start thinking about summer-especially if you'd like to spend a portion of it in a summer dance intensive. To help you with your plans, we've compiled our annual list of schools and companies...

Dance Directory: schools, colleges, teachers, dancers, and regional companies.(Directory)
January 1, 2002... ALABAMA ALABAMA BALLET Wes Chapman, Artistic Director Ada Chapital, Business Manager 2726 1st Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233 (205) 322-4300; Fax (205) 322-4444 ALABAMA DANCE THEATRE Kitty Seale, Dir. Haynes Owens, Ballet...

The business of dance. (Attitudes).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... THE SUITS OF WALL STREET LIKE TO SAY--OR SO I HAVE BEEN TOLD--THAT "THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS IS BUSINESS." I CAN SEE THE LOGIC OF THAT--IN A WEIRD WAY--AND SUGGEST THAT BY A SIMILAR TOKEN THE BUSINESS OF DANCE IS DANCE. As we enter this new...