America’s Love for TV Dance Shows Has Long History
While many popular culture observers assume the recent upsurge in competitive dance programs on commercial television is the result of the current reality TV trend, televised dance competition shows have a long history in the United States, dating back nearly to the birth of the television age.
Music Grand Rights Clearance Request Template
A sample letter to aid in requesting music rights from publishers and/or composers.
A Critical Change at The Village Voice
After more than 40 years, the dean of American dance critics, Deborah Jowitt, has written her last review at The Village Voice. Here are the reasons why.
When Is Your Dance Wrong?
Criticism and critique are based on personal standards and opinion. Opinion is fine, of course. However, when you apply your standard to others, at best, you should arrive at “like” and “don’t like” rather than “wrong” or “right.” Someone’s impression or perception of a subject reinterpreted through their art can be appreciated, unappreciated, liked or disliked, but can’t be wrong.
Raising the Barre: Should Dance Critics Take Class?
Why the self-imposed exile from dance classes? Why is the world of the studio off limits to those critics who write about dance?
Bridging the Gap: The Rocky Landscape of Today’s Dance Business
The divide is growing between small, independent dance companies and artists and larger, more established organizations. We either re-build … now or watch the dance community split in two.
John Rockwell on The Critical Divide
Critics are not there to serve the dance community or particular artists. They are there to join in—lead, maybe, in a dominant paper—a wider conversation and shared enthusiasm about the art form.
Fall Advocacy Forecast—Partly Cloudy, Partly Sunny
It’s important at times like these to remain actively engaged with our elected officials. This might mean contacting them about the important role of government funding for the arts and arts education, the role the charitable deduction has in strengthening the arts in every community, or the value in making sure that the nonprofit arts sector is considered in any legislation benefitting employers.
Finding an Anchor with a Mentor
A mentor can also help you be less reactive and more strategic in planning how you need to move forward and not be coerced continuously by what seems best, but may not be best for you and your company’s mission.
Focus on Dance Writing, Content Creation, and Audience Engagement
Perhaps then, teaching dance-lovers the importance of entering the conversation may be a better project to undertake. Dance writing, whether it appears online or in print, begs a response from the community. With the advent of new media, dancers, choreographers, and dance enthusiasts have more opportunities than ever to share thoughts and opinions and so sustain their field.