dirac Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Dance Theatre of Harlem performs at Jacob's Pillow. Quote Given the shocking historical paucity of Black professional ballet dancers in the world, Mitchell’s founding credo for his dancers was “You represent something larger than yourself.” The company comes to the Pillow this week under its new artistic director: former company principal dancer Robert L. Garland. The program the company is presenting at the Pillow is eclectic, and it is abundantly clear that Garland still wants the company to represent something larger than itself, in the most expansive and inclusive way possible. Link to comment
dirac Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 The Joburg Ballet is hiring. Quote Dancers unable to audition in person are invited to electronically submit a CV with recent full body photo and height in centimetres as well as recent film footage of their dancing – to reach Joburg Ballet by Monday 16 September. Link to comment
dirac Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 An appreciation of Rowena Jackson. Quote At the outset of her career, Invercargill-born future prima ballerina Rowena Jackson set a world record for spins on the same spot. They are more correctly termed fouettés sur place, and the young dancer completed 121 of them. Link to comment
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