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On Deborah Jowitt's birthday, I offer my tribute from when I presenter her with the Martha Hill Dance Fund lifetime achievement award (Vernon Scott, pres) wendyperron.com/my-tribute-t… in 2016.
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On #WorldTutuDay, here's the d'Amboise family! Jacques and Caroline d'Amboise with their family, including twin daughters Charlotte and Catherine in Karinska tutus, for a studio portrait by none other than Martha Swope.
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A special post on Mikhail Baryshnikov's birthday! Join us for our Dance Symposium celebrating Barsyhnikov on 1/31. nypl.org/events/programs/202…
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Dance History Photo of the Week: Katherine Dunham for MLK Day: Besides her huge dance career, she fought for civil rights. See wendyperron.com/katherine-du… Ph of Dunham w Roger Ohardieno, Barrelhouse, 1938
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Current research shows that mentorship can be a huge factor for young artists. Dance, especially, relies on mentors, education, and care. We asked our dance librarians to suggest books that explore the concept of mentorship in the dance world. nypl.org/blog/2025/01/13/who…
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Martha Graham needed a dress for a 1975 awards show. She connected with the fashion designer Halston, who agreed to do it because it was Martha Graham. Immediately after, Graham called upon Halston to design costumes for her company, writes @voguemagazine. vogue.com/article/martha-gra…
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For a complete multi-media essay on the supreme Merce dancer Carolyn Brown, RIP, see danceinteractive.jacobspillo…
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Celebrating the life and legacy of #AlvinAiley on what would have been his 93rd birthday. His visionary work transformed the world of dance and continues to inspire generations. 🕊️
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For @Dance_Magazine's "25 to Watch" feature, I contributed a section on Leila Ka. Her piece, 'Maldonne', is nominated for the the Bloom Prize, an award for emerging choreographers that is part of @Sadlers_Wells inaugural Rose International Dance Prize. dancemagazine.com/2025-25-to…
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Congratulations to ABT Corps de Ballet member Joseph Markey for being named one of Dance Magazine's “25 to Watch” for 2025 🌟
Explore Joseph’s incredible journey through the link below!
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📷: Joseph Markey in MERCURIAL SON. Photo by Emma Zordan.
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Arlene Croce's career, "she wrote, was 'proof that you can come to dance knowing nothing of how it is done and still understand it,'" writes @nytimes. Read about Croce the dance critic, who passed away at age 90. nytimes.com/2024/12/17/arts/…
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For the dance lovers in your life, my Notable Dance Books of 2024 is out: wendyperron.com/notable-danc… @weslpress @OUPAcademic @fsgbooks @whitneymuseum @floridapress @UofMPress
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“I like to think that society has finally caught up to us because we’ve been dealing with these issues since day one.” @pointe_magazine looks at the history of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, who turn 50 this year. pointemagazine.com/the-trock…
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About the aging Merce Cunningham dancing @SpoletoFestival : "I loved that the audience hated it. They booed, and he kept going. That's what artists do." —Evie McGee Colbert @nprfreshair
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Thank you @CEscoyne for this great wrap-up of the @Dance_Magazine Awards. Wisdom, indeed! dancemagazine.com/2024-dance… ph of Damian Woetzel imitating Misha, by Emma Zordan @DanceStudies
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On view at @nypl_lpa, a large-scale exhibition looks at the history and impact of the Joffrey Ballet company using archival materials from the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Plan your visit: on.nypl.org/3CreAMW
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“I still use dancemaking as a way to understand what I just can’t quite grasp." —Liz Lerman, @Dance_Magazine Awardee Tnx @dancehunter dancemagazine.com/dance-maga…
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Big news: Alicia Graf Mack will be the next director of Alvin Ailey! We're sorry to lose her @JuilliardSchool . Here she is with Judith Jamison, who presented a @Dance_Magazine Award to her last year. Intergenerational greatness.
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After University of the Arts shut down suddenly last spring, Bennington College came to the rescue with a creative idea to merge the institution's dance programs. Here's how they pulled it off. @Dance_Magazine
dancemagazine.com/bennington… @AtBennington #Bennington #UArts
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On Wednesday, @paultaylordance artistic director Michael Novak named #RobertBattle as the company’s second-ever resident choreographer.
Here, Battle discusses his new solo for the company, which he has crafted as a tribute PTDC legend #CarolynAdams.
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