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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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Exclusion Is Oppression, #Ratatousical, and Lloyd Knight 19.11.2020 46:24

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Jacob's Pillow donation page: https://www.jacobspillow.org/support/ -New York Times piece on the reimagined Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/theater/macys-thanksgiving-parade-broadway.html -Misty Copeland's essay "Technique Has No Color" for The Players' Tribune: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/misty-copeland-...

Election Dance Parties, a Copyright Crusade, and Kyle Abraham 12.11.2020 53:56

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Philadelphia Inquirer's piece on the nonprofits that organized Philly's dance parties: https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/philadelphia-election-dance-party-philly-elmo-biden-trump-working-families-party-20201109.html -Dance Magazine's roundup of post-election dancing: https://www.dancemagazine.com/election-dancing-2648796064.html -New York Tim...

Election Dance-straction, a Pandemic "Giselle," and Darrell Grand Moultrie 05.11.2020 22:51

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Gabe Stone Shayer's "Pas De Deux" series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qlnI9dq17yYlLVFQmjLX5dXwDmKpl9L -New York City Ballet's New Works Festival digital premieres: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6nf62I-S4yL4BysV9Swbfxp1NTolHlM0 -Pointe's story about Staatsballett Berlin's pandemic-era "Giselle": https://www.pointemagazine.com/sta...

#JoyToThePolls, Kamala’s Dancing, and Cat Cogliandro 29.10.2020 25:08

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Voting resources for dancers and dance organizations: https://www.danceusa.org/election-2020-toolkit-dance2vote -#JoyToThePolls Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/joytothepolls/ -Buzzfeed News piece on #JoyToThePolls: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/michaelblackmon/philly-voters-dancing-waiting-in-line-video -Excerpts from Peggy Noonan's c...

Tony Noms, the "Bubble Doctor," and Sidra Bell 22.10.2020 29:11

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Full list of Tony Award nominees: https://variety.com/2020/legit/news/2020-tony-nominations-list-1234804500/ -The Ensemblist post on the Tony Awards' missed opportunities: http://www.theensemblist.com/blog/2020/10/16/the-tony-awards-missed-their-chance-to-reinvent -New York Times story on "bubble doctor" Wendy Ziecheck: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10...

Broadway Heartbreak, Sizeism in Ballet, and Dormeshia 15.10.2020 25:57

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Brian Spitulnik's essay on the potential end of his Broadway career: https://www.dancemagazine.com/broadway-reopening-2648141693.html -New York Times story on larger performance venues hoping to reopen: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/theater/theater-reopenings-new-york.html -Sydnie L. Mosley's conversation with Dr. Erlanger A. Turner about how Bla...

Progress at the Ballet, Savage X Fenty, and Ingrid Silva 08.10.2020 27:17

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Dance/USA's #Dance2Vote toolkit: https://www.danceusa.org/election-2020-toolkit-dance2vote -The basics of the Paris Opéra investigation (the most comprehensive story in English, but note that its language is problematically euphemistic): https://www.france24.com/en/20201005-paris-opera-ponders-blackface-as-it-tackles-ballet-s-race-problem -Ballet West...

America’s Cultural Treasures, Return of Reviews, and Heidi Duckler 01.10.2020 26:19

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -New York Times story on the Alexandra Waterbury case: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/arts/dance/new-york-city-ballet-lawsuit.html -BTS' performance of "IDOL" on "The Tonight Show": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXFkjMNXfpY -Dance Data Project's index of ballet programming: https://www.dancedataproject.com/resources/2020-2021-season-updates -The...

RBG at the Theater, Save Our Stages, and Melissa Blanco Borelli 24.09.2020 27:26

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Courtney Escoyne's Eddie Award-winning essay: https://www.dancemagazine.com/lara-spencer-ballet-2639983423.html -The Washington Post's tribute to RBG's love of the performing arts: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/ruth-bader-ginsburg-love-of-washington-thyeater/2020/09/19/161cf53e-fa85-11ea-89e3-4b9efa36dc64_story.html -TRG A...

“Cuties” Controversy, Ballet's Queer Women, and Aesha Ash 17.09.2020 25:35

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -The New York Times' "How to Birth a New American Theater": https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/theater/how-to-change-theater.html -Pointe's article on queer women in ballet: https://www.pointemagazine.com/queer-women-in-ballet-2647537873.html -"Cuties" director Maïmouna Doucouré's op-ed for The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/c...

Camille A. Brown’s School, the “Bayadère” Debate, and Nel Shelby 10.09.2020 26:13

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Dancers of New York City Ballet relief fund: https://www.dancersofnycb.com/ -Houston Ballet's Breaking Boundaries series: https://www.houstonballet.org/explore/breaking-boundaries/ -New York Times profile of Camille A. Brown's virtual school: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/arts/dance/camille-a-brown-pandemic-every-body-move.html -Camille A. Brown'...

Evolving Audiences, VMAs Choreography, and Amanda Morgan 03.09.2020 25:28

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -SDC/AGMA playbook for the return to stage and performing arts work: https://sdcweb.org/return-to-stage-and-performing-arts-playbook/ -Kyle Abraham's essay on the importance of representation in the arts: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/opinion/policing/2020/08/30/kyle-abraham-produces-works-give-voice-underserved-communities/3334880001/ -TRG Arts re...

Tony Eligibility, Mariinsky Outbreak, and Kahina Haynes 27.08.2020 25:42

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Dance Studies Association's call-to-anti-racist-action: https://dancestudiesassociation.org/news/2020/departmental-call-to-anti-racist-action -Jennifer Garner's duet with Tiler Peck: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEKTlfNDiF_/ -A look at the uncertainties around this year's Tony Awards: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/nine-burning-questions-about-th...

Pandemic "DWTS," All-Digital Ballet Seasons, and Silas Farley 20.08.2020 26:41

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Miami City Ballet's alternative-season plans: https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/entertainment/20200818/miami-city-ballet-revamps-season-as-pandemic-persists -How Pacific Northwest Ballet is pulling off an all-digital season: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/dance/how-pacific-northwest-ballet-plans-to-pull-off-an-all-digital-season/ -Pointe'...

"WAP" Choreography, Pointe Shoe History, and Theresa Ruth Howard 13.08.2020 24:20

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -"WAP" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc5IbN4xw70 -Cardi B's behind-the-scenes clip of Normani: https://twitter.com/iamcardib/status/1292193933976432640 -Teen Vogue piece on the double standards inherent in the reaction to "WAP": https://www.teenvogue.com/story/wap-outrage-female-sexuality -WIRED's "TikTok and the Evolution of Digital Blackface...

No Rockettes or Nutcrackers, LADP's Canny Rebrand, and Alejandra Duque Cifuentes 06.08.2020 25:26

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Dance Data Project's 2019-2020 season overview: https://www.dancedataproject.com/8551-2/ -Info on the cancellation of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and MSG layoffs: https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/radio-city-christmas-spectacular-canceled-for-first-time-ever/ -A look at L.A. Dance Project's repositioning as a lifestyle brand: https://www.fastcomp...

"Guinea Pig" Shows, the Black Theatre Coalition, and Denise Saunders Thompson 30.07.2020 31:50

Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -IATSE safety guidelines: https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/stagecraft-reopening-guidelines-final-wm.pdf -Inside the West End "guinea pig" show: https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/socially-distanced-west-end-lloyd-webber_52046.html -Behind the scenes at Compañía Nacional de Danza's performance in Granada: https://www.nytime...

TikTok Turmoil, Masks in Class, and Phil Chan 23.07.2020 21:41

Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: -The Black Report from The International Association of Blacks in Dance: https://www.iabdassociation.org/general/custom.asp?page=theblackreport -Lincoln Center's celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lincoln-Center-Marks-30th-Anniversary-of-Americans-with-Disabilities-Act -H...

Performance Safety, Bath Ballet, and Eduardo Vilaro 16.07.2020 24:38

Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: -#ArtsHero campaign: https://beanartshero.com/ - Washington Post story about The Washington Ballet's virtual gala: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/the-washington-ballet-thought-a-virtual-fundraiser-was-safe-but-it-still-may-have-put-artists-at-risk/2020/07/13/a70bf050-c2da-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html -ART/Harvard "Ro...

Remembering Nick Cordero, Streaming Broadway Shows, and Omari Wiles 09.07.2020 23:38

Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: -A compilation of some of arts-world tributes to Nick Cordero: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-06/nick-cordero-dead-amanda-kloots-zach-braff-celebrity-reactions -A look at wife Amanda Kloots' compelling, heartfelt documentation of Cordero's illness: https://abc7.com/nick-cordero-amanda-kloots-death-dies-of-covid/6302479/ -Ho...

Crediting TikTok Creators, Virtual BET Awards, and a Mental Health Check 02.07.2020 20:08

Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: - The New York Times story on the Broadway League's audit: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/theater/broadway-league-racial-injustice.html -Clint Ramos' Twitter thread in response: https://twitter.com/clintramos/status/1278072287695187969 - Buzzfeed 's story on crediting Black TikTok dance creators: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/bl...

2020 Is Canceled, IABD’s Archive, and Chloe and Maud Arnold 25.06.2020 21:59

Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: -The International Association of Blacks in Dance's website , press release about its archival project, and " I Said, Can You Hear Me Now? " letter -The Hamilton film trailer -Further information about Chloe and Maud Arnold's projects: chloeandmaudfoundation.org , onlinetapfest.com -Broadway for Racial Justice's website and #WeAreNotATrend video -S...

Black Ballerinas Speak Out, Action-Oriented Activism, and Katherine Dunham's Legacy 18.06.2020 22:36

Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: - Francesca Hayward's Harper's Bazaar interview , Amanda Morgan's Dance Magazine interview , and Gabrielle Salvatto's Interview En L'Air post - The New York Times ' Q&A with Melanie Greene and J. Bouey -The Dance Union's Instagram page and Linktree (including donation info and Town Hall links) -The official Katherine Dunham website -The Junete...

Broadway and Ballet Reckonings, Dance as Protest, and Ephrat Asherie 11.06.2020 21:19

Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: - We See You, White American Theater and the accompanying petition -TheaterMania's story about the lack of diversity on Broadway's creative teams - Dance Magazine 's story about ballet dancers calling out inequity at their own companies - The New York Times' article about protest dance , and MiRi Park's public Google doc listing protest dances -Ephr...

#TheShowMustBePaused, Standing for Black Artists, and Jacqueline Green 04.06.2020 23:33

Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: - Nikisha Fogo's video , Marcelino Sambé's video , Stephen "tWitch" Boss and Allison Holker's video -Theresa Ruth Howard's op-ed for Dance Magazine -Ways/places to donate: Minnesota Freedom Fund , Community Justice Exchange , Blacklivesmatters.carrd.co , Playbill 's roundup -The Dance Union's Town Hall livestream and podcast - Dance Magazine 's list...