International
Writers & Readers
Michelle Khoo’s Austrian Diary
By Michelle KhooIn July, fifteen-year-old Goh Ballet Academy student Michelle Khoo travelled to Europe for the first time to participate in the Wien Welt Wettbewerb competition. Before she left for Austria, we asked Michelle to keep a diary about her experiences to share with our younger readers.
Posted September 11, 2014
Yellow Towel
Dana Michel’s solo Yellow Towel wins inaugural award at the 2014 ImPulsTanz: Vienna International Dance Festival.
Posted September 2, 2014
Dancing for Days
Matt Bray from Naperville, Illinois, records himself dancing for over 120 days in a row to Canned Heat by Jamiroquai in this edited compilation.
Posted August 29, 2014
Chalk and Soot
This summer’s Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award recipient, John Heginbotham, premieres his new work Chalk and Soot.
Posted August 25, 2014
There's an app for that!
Passe-Partout is “a new app that explores dance for the digital tablet,” allowing users to mix and match choreography and watch their work on the screen.
Posted August 15, 2014
The Evolution of Juggling
American performer Jay Gilligan teaches the evolution of juggling, throwing in some exciting tricks with traditional and non-traditional props.
Posted August 13, 2014
Young Canadians Excel at International Competition
Two young dancers from Vancouver’s Goh Ballet Academy win top prizes at an international dance competition in Austria.
Posted August 7, 2014
Athletes at Edinburgh Fringe
Each year the city of Edinburgh, Scotland hosts the largest arts festival in the world – The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. As part of the dance portion of the festival, Italian choreographer Riccardo Buscarini presents his work Athletes, in collaboration with fashion designer Brooke Roberts.
Posted July 28, 2014
On the Ground
Canada’s Past and Present at Jacob’s Pillow
By Deanne KearneyDee Kearney writes about her experience interning at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival this summer.
Posted July 18, 2014
#TBT to Cissy & Bobby on the Lawrence Welk Show
Famous American dancers Cissy King and Bobby Burgess are seen here in this 1975 episode of The Lawrence Welk Show, demonstrating the Charleston, the jitterbug and the “new rock ‘n’ roll dances” of the 1960s and 1970s.
Posted July 17, 2014
Test
By Kate Morris Vancouver Queer Film FestivalFrankie, the newest and youngest member of an exciting contemporary dance company, lives in fear and dread. At work he’s mocked by the choreographer and told to “dance like a man.” Outside of work the city offers no relief: a newspaper headline asks “Should Gays Be Quarantined?” and fresh graffiti screams “AIDS Faggot Die!” The year is 1985, the place San Francisco, and the epidemic has just begun. With his bright yellow Walkman clipped on his belt, Frankie retreats into a music-filled trance.
Posted June 25, 2014
360 Dance
Transcending Cultures
By Philip SzporerEmerging from a complex political history in the twentieth century, the spirit of Czech independence comes to fruition in the contemporary performing arts community in Prague.
Posted June 19, 2014
Writers & Readers
Aging Angst
Thoughts and Reflections by Yvonne Rainer and Carolee Schneemann from the January 2014 issue of PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art.
Posted June 17, 2014
Dancing on the Chandelier
In the music video for Sia’s Chandelier, Maddie Ziegler of Dance Moms portrays a younger version of Sia, moving with child-like energy to the quirky choreography masterminded by Sia and artist/choreogrpaher Ryan Heffington.
Posted June 6, 2014
Mass Bolero
Thirty years after winning their Olympic gold medal, ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are celebrated in a tribute dancefilm involving brief performances by a handful of community groups from Nottingham, England.
Posted May 30, 2014
Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time
Choreographer William Forsythe’s installation for the general public at England’s Brighton Festival.
Posted May 23, 2014
Stacey Tookey presents Moments Defined
Edmonton-born choreographer Stacey Tookey and her company Still Motion Dance are bringing their show Moments Defined to New York City
Posted May 14, 2014
360 Dance
The Wonder of Motion
By Philip SzporerIf you’re an adventurous internaute and love the act of online discovery, the announcement that the New York Public Library (NYPL) has digitized over a thousand hours of dance videos marks a thrilling moment in time.
Posted May 13, 2014
Salsa Dancing Sensations
Beberly Devers and Kevin Tellez are just seven and eight years old but are already World Latin Dance Cup champions.
Posted May 9, 2014
Mourad Merzouki for International Dance Day
Merzouki’s passionate choreography mirrors his 2014 International Dance Day message – that dance is a powerful thing that gives us strength and pride, and that we must never stop dancing.
Posted April 28, 2014
