Dance Media

Dance Magazine Podcast

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A weekly podcast, hosted by editors from Dance Media, that breaks down the dance world's news and talks with with the artists who are shaping the headlines.

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The Artistry in Every Body, Retiring "World Dance," and Stella Abrera and Sonja Kostich 13.05.2021 59:31

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-63 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 63: -New York Times story about the former Kirov Academy official who pleaded guilty to fraud: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/arts/dance/kirov-academy-embezzlement.html -Information about the streamed ceremony for Debora Chase-Hicks: https://www.instagram.com/p...

Remembering Jacques, the Reopening Struggle, and Phil Chan and Georgina Pazcoguin 06.05.2021 1:01:13

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-62 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 62: -Dance Teacher story on the closing of Mills College: https://dance-teacher.com/mills-college-closing-dance/ -New York Times obituary for Jacques d'Amboise: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/jacques-damboise-charismatic-star-of-city-ballet-is-dead-at-86.html -...

Accountability at Staatsballett, Give Dancers a Minute, and Chloe Angyal 29.04.2021 54:59

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-61 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 61: -Variety's reporting on the March on Broadway protest: https://variety.com/2021/legit/news/scott-rudin-broadway-demonstration-1234958228/ -Deadline's coverage of the March, including the organizers' six demands: https://deadline.com/2021/04/march-on-broadway-li...

Liam Scarlett’s Death, Building a Better Theater Industry, and Gavin Larsen 22.04.2021 58:00

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-60 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 60: -Website for Britt Stewart's new nonprofit, Share The Movement: https://www.sharethemovementnow.org/ -New York Times obituary for Liam Scarlett: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/arts/dance/liam-scarlett-dead.html -Theresa Ruth Howard's post following Scarlett...

Cultivating Better Tomorrows, Tech Needs Dancers, and Duke Dang 15.04.2021 59:54

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-59 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 59: -The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Rudin exposé: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/everyone-just-knows-hes-an-absolute-monster-scott-rudins-ex-staffers-speak-out-on-abusive-behavior -Playbill coverage of the theater unions' response to THR story: https://...

The Fate of the Corps, Writing Dance from Prison, and Rena Butler 08.04.2021 1:03:26

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-58 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 58: -Liza Yntema's op-ed on Pennsylvania Ballet's season without women: https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/pennsylvania-ballet-sexism-women-female-representation-20210331.html -Slate's podcast interview with TikTok creators Mya Johnson and Chris Cotter: ht...

Addison Rae on Fallon, Keeping Dancers Paid, and Sydnie L. Mosley 01.04.2021 51:27

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-57 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 57: -New York Times story on Broadway vaccination sites: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/theater/broadway-vaccinations-coronavirus.html -Los Angeles Magazine story on the Addison Rae/Jimmy Fallon controversy: https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/addison-rae-tonigh...

Supporting Asian Artists, Dance NFTs, and Pamela Tatge 25.03.2021 56:06

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-56 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 56: -Arts ARE Education pledge: https://www.artsareeducation.org/sign-the-pledge -Alex Wong's post about being attacked: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMiAWyDHL9k/ -Dance Magazine article on Final Bow for Yellowface's plans: https://www.dancemagazine.com/final-bow-fo...

Insurance Crisis, Grammys Highlights, and Emily Coates 18.03.2021 47:25

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-55 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 55: -Final Bow for Yellowface donations page: https://www.yellowface.org/donate -New York Times piece on the health insurance crisis for performers: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/arts/coronavirus-actors.html -Dance Data Project®'s blog on COVID's effect on wom...

Protecting Performers, Making Space for Rest, and Kellee Edusei 11.03.2021 53:44

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-54 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 54: -Washington Post story on the Washington Football Team replacing its cheerleaders with a coed dance team: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/03/03/washington-football-team-cheerleaders-replaced/ -New York Times piece on dancer bodies: https://www.nytime...

Brexit Hurdles, Pandemic Silver Linings, and Brinda Guha 04.03.2021 1:04:47

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-53 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 53: -Texas Ballet Theater relief fund: https://texasballettheater.networkforgood.com/projects/38954-art-access-education -Protest letter by the dancers of Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater: https://www.der-theaterverlag.de/tanz/archiv/artikel/dismissed/ -Cultural Sol...

Diversifying Ballet Faculties, the “SYTYCD” Legacy, and Gabe Stone Shayer 25.02.2021 57:16

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-52 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 52: -South China Morning Post story on the Hong Kong dancers who quit a performance over national security law fears: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3122466/cold-feet-eight-hong-kong-dance-company-quit-performance -InStyle feature on Atlanta's...

Funding Black Dance, #QueertheBallet, and Martha Nichols 18.02.2021 1:01:23

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-51 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 51: -NYT piece on SAG-AFTRA allowing influencers to join: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/style/influencer-union-hollywood-SAG-AFTRA.html -Dallas Black Dance Theatre digital programming information: https://dbdt.com/season-calendar/cultural-awareness/ -San Diego...

Holding Ourselves Accountable, Paris Opéra Diversity, and Tamisha Guy 11.02.2021 54:51

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-50 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 50: -Bria Bacon's letters to/statements about Dance Magazine: https://www.instagram.com/p/CK7Eep_rfg_/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CLDEPairtr7/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CLFbROsr4kC/ -Details on the "World of Dance" studio-franchise controversy: https://www.dance...

Abuse in the Classroom, Gymnastics Choreography, and Tiffany Rea-Fisher 04.02.2021 1:05:51

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-49 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 49: -Information about LSU dance team controversy: https://www.wafb.com/2021/01/29/lsu-tiger-girls-not-allowed-compete-nationals/ -LSU dance team petition: https://www.change.org/p/louisiana-state-university-let-the-lsu-tiger-girls-compete-at-uda-nationals-2021 -Ch...

Tokenism vs. Representation, Bernie Dance Memes, and Trey McIntyre 28.01.2021 55:57

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-48 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 48: -Theresa Ruth Howard's Dance Magazine article on tokenism vs. representation in dance: https://www.dancemagazine.com/tokenism-vs-representation-2650025235.html -The New York Times' oral history of COVID at "Moulin Rouge!": https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/the...

Dance as a National Resource, Harry Styles' Moves, and Erin Pride 21.01.2021 58:50

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-47 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 47: -Makeda Easter's story on Lula Washington Dance Theatre's Mellon grant: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-01-15/lula-washington-dance-mellon-foundation -Joshua Kosman's essay on why the government must support the arts: https://datebook.sfch...

Dance on Ice, Crediting Commercial Choreography, and Dana Wilson 14.01.2021 54:53

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-46 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 46: -GoFundMe to replace San José Dance Theatre's stolen costumes: https://www.gofundme.com/f/san-jose-dance-theatre-costumes?utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer -PopSugar piece on Elladj Baldé's dancing-on-ice videos:...

How TV Sees Ballet, the "Great Cultural Depression," and Jared Grimes 07.01.2021 59:57

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-45 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 45: -Dance Magazine's 2021 "25 to Watch" list: https://www.dancemagazine.com/25-to-watch-2021-2649251522.html -Boston Dynamics' uncanny dancing robots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw -Dance Spirit's story on the making of "Tiny Pretty Things": https://...

The Best of 2020, Part 2 31.12.2020 28:27

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-44

The Best of 2020, Part 1 24.12.2020 24:34

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-43

Remembering Ann Reinking, Ballet Must Do Better, and Kim Bears-Bailey 17.12.2020 52:47

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-42 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 42: -Ann Reinking in "There'll Be Some Changes Made" from "All That Jazz": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL36kbuI6tE -Reinking in "We Got Annie" from "Annie": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmSUcq3D_t0 -Reinking in "Big Noise from Winnetka" on "Dancin' Man": htt...

Olympic Dance, "Black Swan" at 10, and Christy Bolingbroke 10.12.2020 1:03:21

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-41 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 41: -Dance Magazine Awards on demand: https://store.dancemedia.com/product/on-demand-video-of-dance-magazine-awards-2020 -Dancers and Dogs/St. Louis Ballet shelter adoption campaign: https://people.com/pets/st-louis-ballet-dancers-poses-adoptable-pets -CBS Sports s...

"Nutcracker" During COVID, Decentralizing Dance, and Alice Sheppard 03.12.2020 55:57

A transcript of this episode is available here: http://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-40/ Links referenced in/relevant to Episode 40: -GoFundMe campaigns for the family of Gregg Russell: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-family-of-gregg-russell https://www.gofundme.com/f/gregg-russell-family-support-fund -New York Times' report on the Metropolitan Opera's proposed pay-for-pay-cuts deal:...

The Dance Things We're Thankful For 25.11.2020 10:28

Yes, we're a day early this week. We'll be back next week in our regular Thursday slot, joined by disabled dancer and choreographer Alice Sheppard.