Review: There is no “I” in The Dance Team
CHICAGO—I’ve never heard a pre-show announcement that ended with:“OK, so does anyone have any questions?” But I think that’s just how Chris Knowlton (Artistic Director of The Dance Team) rolls.…
Lauren Warnecke Lizzie Leopold on how dancers are people. and so are audience members.
Ok, so, you might notice some changes around here… I'm in the middle of a massive re-build of the website! Unfortunately, that means that we're is in a continual state…
Unsolicited advice. To myself. And, a word about stillness in dance.
Calm down and sit still. But, keep busy, too. I have a serious tendency to jam pack my life. I actually feel like sometimes this helps my productivity – when…
A Chance to Dance. But, is it really your only chance?
In watching last week's episode of A Chance to Dance, I found a lot of myself in those young dancers. I remember what it felt like to think that this…
A New Order in How Dances are Made
Kingsley Irons and Bryan Koch have turned the traditional dance festival on its head. photo of Claudia Anata Hubiak by Summer Wilson Inspired by our desperate needs to find fresh…
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes (Turn and Face the Strain)
While perusing my daily blog reader I came across a post on 4dancers by Lucy Vurusic-Riner about her transition to a new job after 15 years in the same place.…
Why Dance Matters (or at least why it mattered at 8pm last Thursday night)
I've been doing a whole lot of stalling this week on giving my two cents for the Why Dance Matters campaign. The lovely Nichelle over at Dance Advantage launched this…
IS it #GoingToBeOk?
The Dance/USA conference is in full-swing now, and the dance world at large has taken San Francisco by storm. Being tasked with "live-tweeting" by the conference gurus, I can honestly…
A Meeting of Bloggy Minds
Zac Whittenburg perhaps tweeted it best: Zachary Whittenburg trailerpilot In full effect: deep-fried pretzels and real talk with dancinbranflake artintercepts danceadvantage mariasmovers + 4dancers.#DUSAconf What kind of blew my mind…
RTG Returns for “Return”
CHICAGO — My second job as a young Stage Manager was in 2010 for RTG Dance; it just so happened that this was Rachel Thorne Germond’s last show in Chicago.…