Dance Magazine articles from November 2007

Dance Magazine archives from November 2007

Curtain up.(editorial )(Editorial)
November 1, 2007... On the days I had to perform, my stomach would start churning in the morning, I'd take many trips to the bathroom the hour before curtain, and just before going onstage my knees would go weak. But when riding the subway to the theater, I would...

Applause for 80th.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... Congrats are in order for the beautiful September 80th-celebration issue of Dance Magazine. You have really expanded into so many timely aspects of dance! It is as though dancers are no longer "fringe people" in society. Sharry Underwood...

Missing moments.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Your "80 Momentous Dance Moments" (Sept. 2007) are indeed major milestones in the history of dance. But there's not one mention of the other Ballet Russe-the Serge Denham company--which toured North America for...

Dancing datebook.(vital signs)(Revolve Dance Company)(Brief article)(Calendar)
November 1, 2007... Revolve Dance Company (right) is performing this month. How will Houstonians find out about it? Like many other dance events, it's listed on Dance Source Houston's (DSH) Dance Card. Houston's most beloved dance calendar turns five this year....

Tharp on ice.(vital signs)(choreographer's Tharp All Over)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the year of the Tharp (see Jan. 2007's "Tharp All Over"), the highly sought-after choreographer is reviving a novelty from way back. She choreographed After All in 1976 for Olympic gold medalist John Curry, a...

Strength through dance.(vital signs)(WAR/DANCE)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This month, check your local movie theater listings for WAR/DANCE, an inspirational documentary about the power of dance. Filmed in northern Uganda, the film follows three children who are living in a displaced...

Texan tappers head into town.(vital signs)(Tapestry Dance Company)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tapestry Dance Company, known for their blending of genres--tap, jazz, contemporary--is taking their fancy footwork into the Austin community this fall. The collaborative show, Footprints, will bring together dancers...

Outta this world.(vital signs)(Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre's 10th anniversary)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre in Chicago is celebrating its 10th anniversary at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts on Nov. 10. Already having hosted an advanced-level high school dance intensive and a...

"Fastest dancer" hits NYC.(vital signs)(Devine Dance Company)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The New Victory Theatre in Times Square will be taken by storm by the intense Irish tapping of the Devine Dance Company Nov. 9-25. Tapeire mixes punk rock, hip hop, and funk with Celtic rhythms and traditional Irish...

Les sharks et les jets.(vital signs)(Theatre du Chatelet's West Side Story version)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Fifty years ago, West Side Story came to the Broadway stage for the first time. Conceived, directed, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, it played for 732 performances, and the film version went on to win 10 Oscars. West Side Story addressed...

Sweet Swedish dance.(vital signs)(Royal Swedish Ballet)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Royal Swedish Ballet opens their autumn season at the Royal Opera on Nov. 9 with premieres by Christian Spuck and by Gunnlaugur Egilsson. Also on the bill are works by Nacho Duato and Tim Rushton. In January RSB...

The show goes on.(vital signs)(Jerome Bel and Pichet Klunchun)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ever since 2005, when Jerome Bel's decidedly unshowy The show must go on came to the U.S., audiences have been awaiting his return. The witty Parisian choreographer won a Bessie for his brilliant take on favorite pop...

Nonstop Hip Hop.(vital signs)(Hip Hop DanceFest)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ninth annual San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest is celebrating almost a decade of explosive hip hop from around the globe. From Nov. 16-18, the festival features groups like Loose Change, Funkanometry SF, and Mop...

Danny Tidwell.(QUICK Q&A)(Interview)
November 1, 2007... Danny Tidwell, 24, is known among audiences of American Ballet Theatre as a dancer with a beautifully open chest, long lines, and astonishing fluidity. But he grew up doing jazz and hip hop at his adopted mother's studio, Denise Wall's Dance...

With their wispy romantic tutus.(anniversary gallery: GREAT BALLERINAS)(Tamara Toumanova, Margot Fonteyn, Gelsey Kirkland)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] WITH THEIR WISPY ROMANTIC TUTUS, highly arched feet, and deep dramatic eyes, celebrated ballerinas have often graced Dance Magazine's covers. From "baby ballerina" Tamara Toumanova, who was on our cover four times,...

Ruzimatov in charge: a Kirov star takes the helm at the Maly.(dance matters)(Maly Theatre Ballet's Farukh Ruzimatov)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A celebrated Kirov virtuoso with an intense, romantic stage presence, Farukh Ruzimatov has been named artistic director of St. Petersburg's Maly Theatre Ballet. The Maly, considered the third ballet company of Russia...

Homeward bound: Suzanne Farrell sets Chaconne in Cincinnati.(dance matters)(Suzanne Farrell Ballet and Cincinnati Ballet Company)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, resident company of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, and Cincinnati Ballet have teamed up for an artistic partnership. This fall, Farrell and 13 dancers from...

Dancing royalty: the Cambodian King's artistic past.(dance matters)(Norodom Sihamoni)
November 1, 2007... When dancers retire they become many things. Few, however, become kings. In one of the stranger twists of art and geopolitics, last month the King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni, a former ballet dancer, choreographer, and teacher, marked...

Alonzo King's LINES Ballet.(COMINGS & GOINGS)
November 1, 2007... Alonzo King's LINES Ballet has hired two new dancers: Caroline Rocher (a 2001 "25 to Watch") and Corey Scott-Gilbert.

Richmond Ballet.(COMINGS & GOINGS)
November 1, 2007... Former New York City Ballet dancer Jerri Kumery has joined Richmond Ballet as ballet master alongside ballet master and artistic associate Malcolm Burn.

Stockholm 59[degrees] North.(COMINGS & GOINGS)
November 1, 2007... Stockholm 59[degrees] North has hired Jens Rosen, a soloist with The Royal Swedish Ballet, as the new artistic director.

Miami City Ballet.(COMINGS & GOINGS)(promotions of Jeremy Cox and Patricia Delgado)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Miami City Ballet promoted Jeremy Cox and Patricia Delgado to principals; Jeanette Delgado to a principal soloist; and Alex Wong to soloist. New dancers in the company include Rolando Sarabia (principal, see "Transitions," Nov. '06), and his...

"Serenading" New York.(new york notebook)(Pennsylvania Ballet)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After an absence of 22 years (not counting their 20 minutes at Fall for Dance last year), Pennsylvania Ballet returns with two programs at City Center, Nov. 14-18. Showing their prowess as keepers of the Balanchine...

Only connect.(new york notebook)(Gina Gibney's new work)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Ask Gina Gibney's admirers what they most enjoy about her work, and nearly all will mention her intricate, searching duets. She's sparked by the myriad ways in which people connect or fail to connect, and by the personal and societal...

Rainer la reine.(new york notebook)(Yvonne Rainer)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Call it nostalgia for the avant-garde. The interdisciplinary Performa 07 has put together a series of NYC's avant-garde royalty of the '60s and '70s, and in the dance world that means Yvonne Rainer. Known for her...

Saved by the Finn.(new york notebook)(Borrowed Light by Tero Saarinen)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The Next Wave Festival brings the starkly beautiful Borrowed Light by Finnish choreographer Tero Saarinen, featuring eight superb dancers alongside the traditional vocal ensemble The Boston Camerata, to BAM Nov. 7 and 8-10. Their joint...

Radiant complexions.(new york notebook)(Complexions Contemporary Ballet)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Complexions Contemporary Ballet's fervently physical dancers are back at the Joyce for the company's fall season. The first week's program contains reprisals like William Forsythe's slippery duet Herman Schmermann...

Three by the one.(new york notebook)(Ohad Naharin)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Not many choreographers can make a collage of their past work into a fully compelling evening. But Ohad Naharin did it with Decadance (a hit at Cedar Lake last spring) and he is about to do it again with Three, a program of three of his...

Qi Gong: the Chinese art of rejuvenation.(mind your body)
November 1, 2007... After years of dancing and trapeze work with Joan Skinner and Robert Davidson, Seattle resident Mark Lynd was tired. He had chronic aching in his shoulders, lower back, and arms. His energy was low and his creativity was stifled. Then he...

Advice for dancers.(QA)(dancer's injuries and career)(Column)
November 1, 2007... Most of my life has been spent dancing and teaching. Last year I needed a knee replacement. I did the required rehab after surgery, and continue to stretch and ride the stationery bike every day. My biggest problem is trying to bend my knee in...

Breathtaking lines 25 years of Alonzo King's vision.
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On a warm San Francisco spring morning, choreographer Alonzo King leads a preprofessional women's class and sustains a running patter for an hour. He's a combination of drill sergeant and guru. "I don't want to...

Dance Magazine Awards 2007.
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On November 5, Dance Magazine will (for the 50th time!) present its annual awards to dance artists who have made a major contribution to our field. This year's recipients are Desmond Richardson, Wendy Whelan, Bettie...

Don't panic! How to handle stage fright.(all about performing)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The audience settles and the lights begin to dim. The music's cued, and you prepare to make your entrance. Though you know your director and fellow dancers trust you, and you've worked your buns off rehearsing for...

This little light o'mine: stage presence--what is it?(all about performing)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It would seem that stage presence--the essence of what compels audiences to watch certain dancers, what keeps them riveted--is an ineffable quality. These eight dancers, each of them known for their stage presence,...

Makeup advice from the pros the face of dance.(all about performing)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Like the satin of new pointe shoes or a flaming Firebird costume, makeup helps create stage magic. From flesh-toned innocence to provocative, kohl-lined eyes, it can enhance natural features or transform a woman into...

The art of the warm-up: five dancers share their daily rituals.(all about performing)(warm-up exercises)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Warming up and cooling down are part of a dancer's daily schedule. You stretch before class and massage your back or rub tender muscles. Then you stretch again. What about during show time? The excitement of...

It runs in the family: four pairs of dancer siblings on their special bond.
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kaitlyn & Raina Gilliland In Suki Schorer's advanced class at the School of American Ballet, it's easy to spot Kaitlyn and Raina Gilliland. "We gravitate to each other," Raina says, as her sister nods knowingly....

Covered in color: vivid warm-ups to keep you cozy.(dm style)(dancer's clothes)(Buyers guide)
November 1, 2007... Wearing a parka in the studio isn't practical. There's an easier way to keep your muscles warm and still have freedom of movement. Try layering warm-ups to help regulate your body temperature. * Imagine dancing in a cold studio. You've piled on...

In pursuit of Petipa: new DVDs on reinvented classics.(dm recommends)(La Bayadere, Swan Lake, The Pharaoh's Daughter)(Video recording review)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The past," a wise man once wrote, "is another country. They do things differently there." That maxim hasn't stopped choreographers from constant attempts at time travel. The tradition of reconceiving the ballets of...

Margarita de Saa's home away from home.(teach-learn connection)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With flawless balance on a high demi-pointe, one of Margarita de Saa's advanced students performs brilliant multiple pirouettes, finishing in a precise fourth position. He then tries the left but falls out of the...

Move your feet! Merce Cunningham technique.(tech-learn connection)(Merce Cunningham Studio)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the 1960s, when I was studying at the Merce Cunningham Studio and then dancing with his company from 1965 to 1968, the Cunningham dancers already had a reputation--which persists--for being technically flawless....

Royal Gestures.(ACROSS THE FLOOR)(Royal Ballet in Philadelphia)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The Royal Ballet's return to Philadelphia after 31 years this July included performances of Romeo and Juliet and Swan Lake at the huge outdoor Mann Center for the Performing Arts. Flight delays, site rehearsals, and Philly's infamous heat and...

Going global.(ACROSS THE FLOOR)(Juilliard Dance Division's outreach programs)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... In addition to offering first-class training, the Juilliard Dance Division also hands out educational grants for student-initiated projects every summer. This year, the school provided funding for artistic outreach programs in Tanzania and...

Virginia Commonwealth University.(Notes and News)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Dance and Choreography handpicked four choreographers from Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch" lists for a series of one-week teaching and performance residencies during their 2007-08 academic year....

ABT's summer intensives.(Notes and News)(American Ballet Theater's Melissa Allen Bowman )(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Former ABT dancer Melissa Allen Bowman has been named artistic director of ABT's summer intensives, which are given in New York, Detroit, Austin, Tuscaloosa, Costa Mesa, and Bermuda.

Butler Dance Education Center and Community School.(Notes and News)(Ballet Austin)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Ballet Austin celebrated the opening of its Butler Dance Education Center and Community School with a community celebration called "Find Your Center" on Sept. 9. The new 34,000-square-foot facility in downtown Austin will offer dance and...

Fabrice Herrault: finding strength through simplicity.(dance teacher's wisdom)(Interview)
November 1, 2007... Known for focusing on the elegance of classical training, Fabrice Herrault teaches students to dance with clarity of line and precise positions. After a performing career with Hamburg Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Ballet National de...

John Michael Schert: LINES showcases his purity and passion.(on the rise)(ballet dancer)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When John Michael Schert dances, the frame of the stage retreats to the background. In Migration, Alonzo King's dance about nature and life cycles--birth, displacements, returns--he hurls himself around, stomping,...

In the swim: choreographer Stephen Mear puts Mermaid's dancers on wheels.(on broadway)(The Little Mermaid)
November 1, 2007... No flying. In the animated version of the Hans Christian Andersen tale The Little Mermaid, Ariel and her friends below the sea could go up, down and sideways with complete freedom. But the director of the stage adaptation, Francesca...

Lincoln Center Festival: Ballet National de Marseille, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Slow Dancing July 10-29, 2007.(Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Making space dance" is how Frederic Flamand has described Metapolis II. The evening-length ensemble work, with choreography by Flamand and design by renowned architect Zaha Hadid, made its North American premiere at...

Pilobolus' Rushes.(Dance review)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pilobolus' Rushes The Joyce Theater, NYC July 23-August 10, 2007 Rushes is a welcome addition to Pilobolus' repertory. A choreographic collaboration between Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollack (both of Israel's...

Foreign Bodies.(Dance review)
November 1, 2007... Foreign Bodies Diavolo Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, September 4, 2007 In an awesome, one-night only collaboration, Diavolo, the Los Angeles-based, risk-intensive, hyper-physical troupe founded and directed by Jacques Helm, danced...

Reviews on the web.
November 1, 2007... Read reviews of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Bolshoi's Le Corsaire with Zakharova (below), Wheeldon's premiere at the Bolshoi, and more at www.dancemagazine.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Louisville Ballet.(PREVIEW)(Louisville Ballet Company)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... This month, Louisville Ballet's eclectic program includes a world premiere by Helen Pickett (a 2007 "25 to Watch"), who tends to create lyrical versions of Forsythe-influenced movement to Beethoven music. For classicists, the company will also...

Maureen Fleming.(PREVIEW)(Waters of Immortality )(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Watching Maureen Fleming dance is like stepping into a sculptor's mind and seeing clay curve and transform into unexpected shapes and images. For the Boston premiere of Waters of Immortality at the Institute of Contemporary Art on Nov. 2-4,...

Sola Dance Festival.(PREVIEW)(SOLA Contemporary Dance Festival )(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The seventh annual SOLA Contemporary Dance Festival is experimenting with a pilot program that commissions three L.A. choreographers to create works on dance students from local high schools. Hosted by Regina Klenjoski Dance Company, the Next...

Bill T. Jones.(PREVIEW)(Blind Date)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... This month, Bill T. Jones premieres a new work based on Jane Bowles' A Quarreling Pair. In the play, rival sisters with clashing world views reveal the difficulties of feeling both secure and free in relationships. Jones appropriates the themes...

Going east.(transitions)(Gonzalo Garcia joins New York City Ballet)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gonzalo Garcia, a star of San Francisco Ballet, joins New York City Ballet this fall. Projecting both strength and a plush lyricism onstage, Garcia, 28, has excelled in classical roles like Albrecht in Giselle and...

Moving up the ranks.(transitions)(Alexandra Ansanelli joins The Royal Ballet)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Alexandra Ansanelli took a gamble when she left New York City Ballet two summers ago without another offer, so when she learned of her promotion to principal at The Royal Ballet during the company's American tour (it went into effect in...

Bob Yesselman.(RETIREMENT)(Dance/NYC)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... After 36 years in dance administration, Bob Yesselman, director of Dance/NYC, retired in September. He had served as executive director of the Paul Taylor Dance Company for 15 years and also, briefly, the Joffrey Ballet. He had been the...

Elvire Braunschweig.(DEATHS)(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Elvire Braunschweig, co-founder of the Prix de Lausanne, died in August at 85. She and her husband Philippe began the Swiss international competition for young dancers in 1972. Born in Russia, Braunschweig danced with the Ballet de Vichy in...

Tanja Liedtke.(DEATHS)(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Twenty-nine year old dancer and choreographer Tanja Liedtke was killed by a truck in August. She would have assumed the position of artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company, Australia's largest modern dance group, in October, succeeding...

Janina Drazdauskaite-Ciunovas.(DEATHS)(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Lithuanian-born Janina Drazdauskaite-Ciunovas, a ballet teacher of Russian and Royal Academy of Dance training, died in August at 93. Madame Cunova, as she was called, studied at the Kaunas National Ballet School and became a Lithuanian Ballet...

United States.(dance finder: a career & learning resource guide)(dance schools)(Directory)
November 1, 2007... ALABAMA ALABAMA BALLET Wes Chapman, Artistic Director Alice Cox, Director of External Affairs 2726 1st Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233 (205) 322-4300: Fax (205) 322-4444 www.alabamaballet.org ALABAMA DANCE THEATRE Kitty Seale, Dir....

International.(dance finder: a career & learning resource guide)(dance companies)(Directory)
November 1, 2007... ARGENTINA MANUEL VALLEJOS DANCE JAZZ STUDIO Lavalle 1579 C.P.1048-Buenos Aires Tel/Fax (541) 371-6811 AUSTRIA SALZBURY INTL BALLET ACADEMY (SIBA) Yehuda Maor, Ballet teacher/Master Salzburg Ballet. Phone +43+069911134586...

Somatic practices, movement arts, and dance medicine.(dance finder: a career & learning resource guide)(dance schools)(Directory)
November 1, 2007... Certification and Training in Somatic and Movement-Based Arts. Contact: dcastro@dancemagazine.com AERIAL DANCE/ ACROBATIC/CIRCUS ARTS LAVA HOME STUDIO / BROOKLYN, NY Acrobatics & trapeze emphasizing strength, flexibility, communication...

Fame's brief candle.(attitudes)(Moira Shearer)
November 1, 2007... What is this thing called "oomph?" Over the years publicists--particularly Hollywood publicists-have found special words for that special something that marks a star. Clara Bow was the "It" girl of the 1920s and another film actress, Ann...