Dance Magazine articles from May 2003

Dance Magazine archives from May 2003

An anchor in the sand. (Starting Here).(Column)
May 1, 2003... The world seems to be falling apart and I am holding a book in my hand. * My chair is mired in the spring-summer sand, but every few waves I shift my position as the water threatens my feet. In the background are dunes, but here, screened from...

Minden makes a point. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... Not all pointe shoes are made of paste and cardboard, and unfortunately your otherwise excellent piece ["First Pointes," December 2002, page 68] gives that impression. If your readers were to apply the fitting, breaking in, and life-extending...

More pilates, please. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... At some point in the future, it would be of interest to your Dance Magazine readers to learn more about Pilates and also the benefits of Active Release Techniques as therapy for dancers. MARCELLA SHANNON--DALLAS, TX

Clarifications.(Correction Notice)
May 1, 2003... The name of the Yaroslavl, Russia, festival director on page 40 of the February 2003 issue should read "Nadia Proshutinskaya." On page 83 of the January 2003 issue, the creator of the lead role in Oregon Ballet Theatre's Trois Gnossiennes...

Donald McKayle now. (News).
May 1, 2003... "Donnie gets dancers to do things you'd never think they could do," says Director Dennis Nahat during a break between rehearsals recently at Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley. "It's almost like learning a whole new technique." In "A Tribute to...

West, West Side story. (News).(new dance studio)
May 1, 2003... The far West Side of Manhattan, an enclave of warehouses and garages, has hardly been a nucleus of dance in the past. But within the last two years, circumstances have changed. The most recent event heralding this significant shift was the...

Animal house. (News).(Carnival of the Animals ballet)(Interview)
May 1, 2003... "San Francisco Ballet is one of the best ballet companies in the world now," Russian-born choreographer Alexei Ratmansky says. "They have some very exciting dancers and they have the best repertoire in the States, I think. It is so varied." ...

Advice for dancers.(former NYC ballet dancer answers readers' questions)
May 1, 2003... I AM A 22-YEAR-OLD MODERN DANCER AUDITIONING FOR SMALL COMPANIES WITH MUCH SUCCESS. HOWEVER, I WORRY THAT BIGGER COMPANIES WON'T HIRE ME BECAUSE I'M FLAT-FOOTED. I'VE TRIED STRETCHING AND RELIEVES ON POINTE, MASSAGE, AND VARIOUS THERA-BAND[R]...

Dash across the plaza. (New York).(New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Springtime is heaven for ballet lovers in New York. For about two months, at Lincoln Center, two companies, the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, perform cheek by jowl at the New York State Theater and Metropolitan Opera House,...

Tel Aviv [left and right arrow] NYC. (New York).(dance-theater presentation of Godder's Hall)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Beautifully versatile dancers and harrowing emotional moments come together in dance-theater pieces by Yasmeen Godder. This month The Kitchen presents the U.S. premiere of Godder's Hall, a piece that emerged from The Kitchen's "Dance in...

Tutorial on Tudor. (New York).(Antony Tudoe, choreographer)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The ballets of choreographic genius Antony Tudor are rarely seen in New York anymore. But Diana Byer, artistic director of New York Theatre Ballet, plans to rectify the situation. From May 1 to 3 at Florence Gould Hall, the company presents...

Bon voyage, Kip! (New York).(New York City Ballet's Kipling Houston )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... When a principal dancer retires there is often a big announcement, bouquets, or wreaths--all manner of hoopla. But soloists, however long-serving, tend to slip away. So it was with New York City Ballet's Kipling Houston on January 8. Yet not...

Form follows function in Tucson. (News).(new performing arts center at the University of Arizona in Tucson)
May 1, 2003... When a dance theater is on the drawing boards, it pays to hire an architect who used to be a dancer. Donna Barry, who with Jose Daniel Pombo co-designed the new $9 million performing arts center at the University of Arizona in Tucson, didn't...

Kennedy Center.(People and Companies).(Rafael Vinoly to design new buildings )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... RAFAEL VINOLY will design the two buildings designated for the eight-acre plaza fronting Washington, D.C.'s KENNEDY CENTER, that are scheduled for completion over the next decade.

As part of a new artist exchange program, Diana Vishneva, principal with St. Petersburg's Kirov Ballet, will perform opposite Vladimir Malakhov in American Ballet Theatre's Romeo and Juliet. (People and Companies).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... As part of a new artist exchange program, DIANA VISHNEVA, principal with St. Petersburg's KIROV BALLET, will perform opposite Vladimir Malakhov in AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE'S Romeo and Juliet at the Metropolitan Opera House June 11. ABT principal...

City Center. (People and Companies).(Arlene Schuler)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Former Joffrey Ballet dancer ARLENE SCHULER succeeds Judith E. Daykin as president and executive director of New York's CITY CENTER.

American Dance Festival. (People and Companies).(appoints Jodee Nimerichter)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... JODEE NIMERICHTER is the new associate director of the AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL.

Het Nationale Ballet. (People and Companies).(Krzysztof Pastor)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... KRZYSZTOF PASTOR has been appointed resident choreographer of HET NATIONALE BALLET in Amsterdam.

North Carolina Dance Theatre. (People and Companies).(appoints Larue Allen)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... LARUE ALLEN has joined NORTH CAROLINA DANCE THEATRE as executive director.

BalletMet. (People and Companies).(appoints Daryl Brand Wood)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... DARYL BRAND WOOD, formerly of the West Australian Ballet, is the newest member of BALLETMET in Columbus.

Paris Opera Ballet. (People and Companies).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... CLAIREMARIE OSTA was named etoile of the PARIS OPERA BALLET following her performance in Paquita December 29.

International Theatre Institute. (People and Companies).(Ilona Copen)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ILONA COPEN has been reelected president of the International Dance Committee of the INTERNATIONAL THEATRE INSTITUTE.

Laurence Olivier Awards. (People and Companies).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... In London, the jury of this year's LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARDS honored the project DANSES CONCERTANTES for best new dance production (Polyphonia by CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON, presented at Sadler's Wells in September); MATTHEW BOURNE for best theater...

Answers 4 dancers.(Readers' questions.)
May 1, 2003... This issue marks the final appearance of Grover Dale's monthly column in DANCE MAGAZINE. Questions and answers will continue to be featured on answers4dancers.com. We wish him well in other ventures.--Editor GOTTA KEEP MY OPTIONS ALIVE I'M...

The Louis Falco Dance Project. (People and Companies).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... THE LOUIS FALCO DANCE PROJECT has been formed to preserve and archive the dances of the choreographer who died in 1993...

Dance/USA and the National Endowment for the Arts have announced a second round of awards through the National College Choreography Initiative. (People and Companies).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... DANCE/USA and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS have announced a second round of awards through the NATIONAL COLLEGE CHOREOGRAPHY INITIATIVE; the results of the first round have been documented in a new publication, The National Choreography...

Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley. (People and Companies).(principal dancers Alexander Koltun and Alex Lapshin were married at San Jose City Hall during their lunch hour)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... It beats tuna on rye: ALEXANDRA KOLTUN and ALEX LAPSHIN, both principal dancers with BALLET SAN JOSE SILICON VALLEY, spent their lunch hour between rehearsals January 22 at San lose City Hall, where they were married in the wedding chapel...

New York International Ballet Competition. (People and Companies).
May 1, 2003... Ballerina NATALIA MAKAROVA will be the president of the jury for the NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION June 25-29 at Lincoln Center.

Ben Stevenson Academy. (Teachers and Schools).(Houston Ballet Academy renamed )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Houston Ballet Academy will become the BEN STEVENSON ACADEMY effective July 1, in honor of the Houston Ballet artistic director who retires from that position in June after twenty-seven years, www.houston ballet.org...

Corps de Ballet International. (Teachers and Schools).(Corps de Ballet International will convene in New York and also Francoise Martine will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Members of CORPS DE BALLET INTERNATIONAL will convene in New York June 20-26. In addition to presentations and performances FRANCOISE MARTINET will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. www.corps-deballet.org...

London Studio Centre. (Teachers and Schools).(former principal dancer David Ashmore has become Head of Boys for the London Studio Centre)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... DAVID ASHMOLE became Head of Boys for the London Studio Centre, to address the needs of its growing population of male students. Ashmole, who has been at the center since 1999, was a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, Sadler's Wells...

Oklahoma City University's Preservation of Our Heritage-American Dance Award was presented in December 2002 to Art and Nancy Stone. (Teachers and Schools).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Oklahoma City University's Preservation of Our Heritage-American Dance Award was presented in December 2002 to ART AND NANCY STONE, owners of Dance Olympus and DanceAmerica. Nancy served as National Dance Week 2003 chairperson....

Trisha Brown: Dance and Art in Dialogue, 1961-2001.
May 1, 2003... edited by Hendel Teicher. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 2002. 339 pages, paper, illustrations. $35. ISBN: 0-262-20139-9. This book accompanies a nationally touring exhibition. In it, historians, critics, choreographers, dancers, and visual...

Legendes De La Danse: Une Histoire En Photos 1900-2000.(dance legends: a history of dance in photographs)
May 1, 2003... by Philippe Verriele. Paris, France: Editions Hors Collection. 2002. 160 pages, paper, illustrations. 24,10 [euro]. ISBN: 2-258-05899-6. Though the text is in French, even non-speakers will be moved by the full-page glossy photos of the...

Juilliard.(a book featuring photos, captions and anecdotes from famous alumni of Julliard)
May 1, 2003... by Maro Chermayeff and Amy Schewel. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 2002. 240 pages, illustrations. $49.95. ISBN: 0-8109-3536-8. Spanning nearly a century of illustrious history, this book features more than 300 photographs, clippings,...

Appreciating Dance: a Guide to the World's Liveliest Art, 3rd Edition.(Book Review)(Brief Review)
May 1, 2003... by Harriet R. Lihs. Hightstown, NJ: Princeton Book Company. 2002. 132 pages, paper, illustrations. $24.95. ISBN: 0-87127-249-0. Now in its third edition, this book is an overview of dance from its origins to dance in religion to...

Dancer.(a fictional reimagination of the life of Rudof Nureyev, published to coincide with the tenth anniversary of his death)
May 1, 2003... by Colum McCann. New York: Metropolitan Books. 2003. 356 pages. $26. ISBN: 0-8050-6792-2. Dancer is a fictional reimagination of the life of Rudof Nureyev, published to coincide with the tenth anniversary of his death. Drawing on...

What I Did to Dance.(Marguerite de Anguera writes of her career from ballet to Radio City Music Hall, from teaching to choreography)
May 1, 2003... by Marguerite de Anguera. Princess Anne, MD: Linden Hill Ltd. Publishing. 2002. 257 pages, paper, illustrations. $24 (includes shipping and handling). ISBN: None. To order, email signal@att.net or write: Phil de Anguera, 21 Sandhurst Road,...

Urban Bush Women: telling it with sass and style.(a dance company created in 1984 by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar featuring history, culture and traditions of African Americans)
May 1, 2003... In the witty and caustic tradition of African American wordplay, the name Urban Bush Women plays games with us. Filled with double meanings, it suggests guerrilla warfare, city smarts, and a streetwise slang word for the female anatomy. Its...

The evolution of Christopher Wheeldon.(Christopher Wheeldon has evolved from being a ballet dancer to a choreograhper of more than twenty-three works)
May 1, 2003... During an orchestra rehearsal for New York City Ballet, Christopher Wheeldon rushes onto the stage from the audience, nimbly maneuvering over a narrow strip between the proscenium and the orchestra pit. He's on a mission to get his ballet,...

A bow to Bolender: Todd Bolender, who grew up with city ballet and has directed companies worldwide, is a living example of dance, American style.(Biography)
May 1, 2003... It is an unusually hot day in Seattle, turning the main studio in Pacific Northwest Ballet's Phelps Center into a steam bath. On a tatty velvet circular banquette, three dancers in rehearsal clothes and pointe shoes have just demurely seated...

Summer calendar of performances.(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Massimo Pacilli performs with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at Jacob's Pillow. PERFORMANCES UNITED STATES Alabama Birmingham May 9-11, Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk, Alabama Theatre, 1817 Third Ave N, 206.625.1418,...

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. (Summer Calendar of Performances).(talks, films, exhibits, and publicly accessible historical archives complement the performances during this ten-week festival)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Founded in 1933 by dancer/choreographer Ted Shawn to showcase his male dancers (see "Jacob's Pillow at 70," DANCE MAGAZINE, July 2002 page 25), the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival has grown; into an annual ten-week international dance festival...

Spoleto Festival USA. (Summer Calendar of Performances).(Spoleto spotlights classical and contemporary dance performed by professional companies from around the world)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Now celebrating its twenty-seventh year, the Spoleto Festival USA was founded in 1977 as the American counterpart to the Festival dei Due Mondi (Festival of Two Worlds) in Spoleto, Italy. Spoleto spotlights classical and contemporary dance...

Lincoln Center Festival and Lincoln Center Out of Doors. (Summer Calendar of Performances).(July 8-27)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Dance happens indoors and out at the Lincoln Center, which hosts all annual performance series and the Lincoln Center Out of Doors series in August, where would-be hoofers get professional dance instruction and live music to practice with The...

25th anniversary Ethnic Dance Festival. (Summer Calendar of Performances).(the festival runs June 7-8, 14-15, and 21-22 at the Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street in San Francisco)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... The lobby of the Ethnic Dance Festival at intermission looks something like a good-natured United Nations gathering, as dancers and viewers, wearing anything from saris to jeans, mingle. The festival, now celebrating its twenty-fifth...

Stars of the White Nights. (Summer Calendar of Performances).(this is the 300th anniversary of the festival's host city, St. Petersburg, Russia and it is being held from May 5-August 5)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... There are two reasons to celebrate at the 11th International Festival "Stars of the White Nights" this year: the 300th anniversary of the festivals host city, St. Petersburg, Russia, and the wealth of international ballet performances, held May...

American Dance Festival. (Summer Calendar of Performances).(this season of the American Dance Festival, held June 5-July 19, will be dedicated to its late co-director, Stephanie Reinhart)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... This seventieth-anniversary season of the American Dance Festival, held June 5-July 19, will be dedicated to its late co-director, Stephanie Reinhart, who was post-humously honored with a Dance Magazine Award for her considerable influence in...

Dance in the townships of Cape Town.(Philip Boyd, director of Dance for All has brought dance to the impoverished children of Cape Town)
May 1, 2003... Twelve children stand in bare feet holding onto rickety chairs, wearing hand-me-down leotards or torn underclothes. They have no regulation dance clothes or satin shoes, yet with straight backs and looks of pride on their faces, they execute...

On education.(school owners need to show appreciation of their employees through compensation or benefits)
May 1, 2003... There are many investments school owners can make to achieve success; however, the key one is in the classroom. Passionate teachers who care about their students, who hold dance in high regard and work as team players, make a successful school...

Dance directory: schools, studios, colleges, universities, companies, teachers, dancers, choreographers, somatic practices, movement arts, yoga.(Directory)
May 1, 2003... Contents United States International Somatic Practices, Movement Arts, and Yoga United States ALABAMA ALABAMA BALLET Wes Chapman, Artistic Director Ada Ghapital, Business Manager 2726 1st Avenue South, Birmingham,...

"Merce Month" in Kansas City.(Kansas City Ballet and Johnson County Community College celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Johnson County Community College and Kansas City Ballet marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company with events held in February. JCCC's Carlsen Center hosted Cunningham and his company February 10-15 in a residency...

Trisha Brown Dance Company.(Trisha Brown's Winterreise combines dance with Franz Schubert's twenty-four part song cycle)(Dance Review)
May 1, 2003... John Jay College Theater New York, New York December 2-14, 2002 Reviewed by Doris Hering The word "art" takes on a special, or perhaps true, meaning when every element in a work rises from the same insight. These elements invoke a magical...

Flamenco Festival USA.(held in Washington, D.C.)(Dance Review)
May 1, 2003... George Washington University Lisner Auditorium Washington, D.C. January 28-February 7, 2003 Reviewed by Paula Durbin For three years the Flamenco Festival USA showcases, assembled by Miguel Marin, have brought U.S. aficionados the artistry...

DanceBoom! Festival.(Philadelphia's dance festival presented nine companies over a three week period)(Dance Review)
May 1, 2003... Wilma Theater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 22-February 9, 2003 Reviewed by Brenda Dixon Gottschild Philly's second annual DanceBoom! Festival presented nine companies performing in four showcases over a three-week period. Curators...

Twyla Tharp Dance.(Dance Review)
May 1, 2003... Marin Center San Rafael, California January 17, 2003 Reviewed by Allan Ulrich Although Twyla Tharp is dazzling Broadway with Movin' Out, she has neither neglected the rest of the country nor sublimated her more noncommercial impulses. Ten...

Vienna: Lusthaus (revisited).(Martha Clarke has recreated her mood play Vienna: Lusthaus (revisited))(Dance Review)
May 1, 2003... Eisenhower Theater, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, D.C. January 21-26, 2003 Reviewed by George Jackson Art has been plentiful throughout Vienna's history, as have symbols of sexuality. Why, then, has one...

Dance theater.(Melinda Roy, a former dancer, and Jonathan Butterell ,a trained actor, have become choreographers)
May 1, 2003... Some people say that choreographers are born, not made. But if you ask the newest members of the Broadway choreographers' club, they will tell you that sometimes, choreographers happen by accident. Melinda Roy, who joined this elite group...

Danna Frangione. (Transitions).(Obituary)
May 1, 2003... Danna Frangione, a Pennsylvania-based choreographer, dancer, associate professor of dance, and director of dance for Bucknell University's dance program, died December 5, 2002, at age 50. Frangione, who earned an MA in dance from Mills...

Frank Garcia. (Transitions).(director of the Alwin Nikolais/ Murray Louis archives)(Obituary)
May 1, 2003... Frank Garcia, a distinguished costumer and director of the Alwin Nikolais/ Murray Louis archives, died from leukemia December 12, 2002. He was 71. In 1960, he collaborated on the Alwin Nikolais work Totem; in 1961, he created costumes for...

William Glackin. (Transitions).(arts critic for The Sacramento Bee and contributer to Dance Magazine dies at 85)(Obituary)
May 1, 2003... William Glackin, an arts critic for The Sacramento Bee for fifty-four years and a contributor to DANCE MAGAZINE, died at work on December 20, 2002, at age 85. Glackin joined The Sacramento Bee in 1948. He wrote more than 7,500 dance,...

Al Hirschfeld. (Transitions).(caricature artist dies)(Obituary)
May 1, 2003... Artist Al Hirschfeld, whose famous caricatures included some of the theater world's best-known figures, died January 20 in Manhattan. He was 99. In his long career with The New York Times, which began in 1928, Hirschfeld captured on paper...

Attitudes.(Clive Barnes vists the International Ballet Festival of Havana and the dancer Alicia Alonso)
May 1, 2003... Cuba has for so long been a forbidden island to American visitors that when I accepted an invitation to visit the International Ballet Festival of Havana, a biennial event now in its eighteenth year, it was with feelings of excitement and...