Archiving Fellowships Blog: Chicago Dance History Project, Part 2
In her second blog post, Archiving Fellow Daina Coffey outlines the strategies, challenges, and successes of curating a multimedia exhibit to celebrate the history of Chicago-based Joel Hall Dancers and Center.
Nutcracker Again?
By the numbers, The Nutcracker sold more than $51 million in tickets in 2017 and attendance grew by 14%. Get more Nutcracker stats from Dance/USA’s survey here.
Art in a Critic-Free Zone (Part 2)
With the demise of traditional arts coverage, is a new “Fifth Estate” on social media serving mainstream and fringe arts with critical coverage?
Art in a Critic-Free Zone (Part 1)
Some 80% of professional newspaper critics employed 20 years ago no longer make a living at their craft. How has this loss of informed criticism changed the field?
The Ins and Outs of Finding, Securing and Programming Music in the Dance World
Finding the right music can make or break a choreographer’s piece. But that’s just the beginning. Don’t ignore the legal side and clearing rights.
A Match Made in Heaven
Working with a mentor helped artistic director Vijay Palaparty define his artistic goals. As a participant in the Institute for Leadership training, he said, “Today, I am clear about what I want and why.”
Archiving Fellowships Blog: UCLA & Lula Washington, Part 4
In the fourth post about her Archiving Fellowship, Carolina writes about continuing her work on indexing audiovisual materials at Lula Washington Dance Theatre, and how this work supports the company.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: Chicago Dance History Project, Part 1
In the first of four blog posts, Archiving Fellow Daina Coffey reflects on how her notions of “the archive” expanded during her work as a Fellow with Chicago Dance History Project and the Joel Hall Dance Center.
Leadership Corner: Jodie Gates, Vice Dean and Director of the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, University of Southern California
Leadership Corner chats with Jodie Gates: “As leaders we need to look to the younger generation to help us design new models and trust that they’ll take us somewhere.”
Archiving Fellowships Blog: UCLA & Lula Washington, Part 3
In the third post about her Archiving Fellowship, Carolina writes about starting her practicum with Lula Washington Dance Theatre, and her goal to create an index of AV materials for the company.