Breathe In
One very successful outcome from the rush of dance on video that came from the early days of the pandemic was Melissa Barak’s Breathe In. Fresh and full of sunlight, even though there are some masks, it remains firmly planted in the expansive breath filled excitement that can jump through the screen…no small feat. Beautifully…
Read MoreYoann Bourgeois
Yoann Bourgeois is a French dancer, choreographer, and artist. He trained in circus arts at Châlons-en-Champagne. He pp the Compagnie Yoann Bourgeois touring dancing troupe. The New Yorker described him as a “nouveau-cirque acrobat” and “droll, slapstick comedian,” and Wesley Morris, in the New York Times, called him a “dramatist of physics”. He was the first circus-trained artist and typer to direct…
Read MoreThe Rite
Celebrating the 106th anniversary of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, a group of dancers with Down’s Syndrome, have captured the revolutionary spirit of the riot-inciting ballet. Under the creative mentorship of The Royal Ballet, Culture Device—an innovative dance theater for artists with Down’s Syndrome—completed a residency at the Royal Opera House with a powerful reinterpretation…
Read MoreOunce of Found
TMProjects: How did Ounce of Found come to be and what is it about? PEDRO: When I come to create for a Ballet/Dance company, I like to get a sense first of what the the dancers are like and what they excelled on. Then, If the company is more Ballet oriented or more modern/ contemporary,…
Read MoreOut of Range
I happened upon this clip and want to know more. The preview is compelling and exciting to watch. FROM THEIR WEBSITE Who is HANI DANCE? HANI DANCE is a contemporary dance company by artistic director Saeed Hani and producer Oliver Moeller based in Trier, Germany and Bascharage, Luxembourg. HANI DANCE loves to combine different cultural…
Read MoreWe Will Find It
Zoï Tatopoulos began dancing at the age of four. She trained at multiple studios in LA and started competing. She later moved to Greece at the age of 15 and took part in “So You Think You Can Dance, ” winning 3rd. At 21 she decided to create her very own dance company of 11 professional…
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