The Best of 2020, Part 1
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Dec 24, 2020•25 min•Ep. 43
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Episodes
Remembering Ann Reinking, Ballet Must Do Better, and Kim Bears-Bailey
A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-42 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 42: -Ann Reinking in "There'll Be Some Changes Made" from "All That Jazz": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL36kbuI6tE -Reinking in "We Got Annie" from "Annie": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmSUcq3D_t0 -Reinking in "Big Noise from Winnetka" on "Dancin' Man": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aOjeiqL4TY -Chloé Lopes Gomes' account in Pointe of racism at Staatsba...
Dec 17, 2020•53 min•Ep. 42
Olympic Dance, "Black Swan" at 10, and Christy Bolingbroke
A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-41 Links referenced in/relevant to episode 41: -Dance Magazine Awards on demand: https://store.dancemedia.com/product/on-demand-video-of-dance-magazine-awards-2020 -Dancers and Dogs/St. Louis Ballet shelter adoption campaign: https://people.com/pets/st-louis-ballet-dancers-poses-adoptable-pets -CBS Sports story on breaking in the Olympics: https://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/breaking-competitive-break...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 41
"Nutcracker" During COVID, Decentralizing Dance, and Alice Sheppard
A transcript of this episode is available here: http://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-40/ Links referenced in/relevant to Episode 40: -GoFundMe campaigns for the family of Gregg Russell: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-family-of-gregg-russell https://www.gofundme.com/f/gregg-russell-family-support-fund -New York Times' report on the Metropolitan Opera's proposed pay-for-pay-cuts deal: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/arts/music/met-opera-coronavirus-paycuts.html -Dance Magazine's s...
Dec 03, 2020•56 min•Ep. 40
The Dance Things We're Thankful For
Yes, we're a day early this week. We'll be back next week in our regular Thursday slot, joined by disabled dancer and choreographer Alice Sheppard.
Nov 25, 2020•10 min•Ep. 39
Exclusion Is Oppression, #Ratatousical, and Lloyd Knight
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Jacob's Pillow donation page: https://www.jacobspillow.org/support/ -New York Times piece on the reimagined Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/theater/macys-thanksgiving-parade-broadway.html -Misty Copeland's essay "Technique Has No Color" for The Players' Tribune: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/misty-copeland-ballet-racism -Gregory King's story "Exclusion Is Oppression: From Pedagogy to Performance" for Danc...
Nov 19, 2020•46 min•Ep. 38
Election Dance Parties, a Copyright Crusade, and Kyle Abraham
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Philadelphia Inquirer's piece on the nonprofits that organized Philly's dance parties: https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/philadelphia-election-dance-party-philly-elmo-biden-trump-working-families-party-20201109.html -Dance Magazine's roundup of post-election dancing: https://www.dancemagazine.com/election-dancing-2648796064.html -New York Times critic Gia Kourlas on dancing in the streets as catharsis: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/art...
Nov 12, 2020•54 min•Ep. 37
Election Dance-straction, a Pandemic "Giselle," and Darrell Grand Moultrie
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Gabe Stone Shayer's "Pas De Deux" series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6qlnI9dq17yYlLVFQmjLX5dXwDmKpl9L -New York City Ballet's New Works Festival digital premieres: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6nf62I-S4yL4BysV9Swbfxp1NTolHlM0 -Pointe's story about Staatsballett Berlin's pandemic-era "Giselle": https://www.pointemagazine.com/staatsballett-berlin-giselle-2648546619.html -Darrell Grand Moultrie's Instagram account: https://www.i...
Nov 05, 2020•23 min•Ep. 36
#JoyToThePolls, Kamala’s Dancing, and Cat Cogliandro
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Voting resources for dancers and dance organizations: https://www.danceusa.org/election-2020-toolkit-dance2vote -#JoyToThePolls Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/joytothepolls/ -Buzzfeed News piece on #JoyToThePolls: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/michaelblackmon/philly-voters-dancing-waiting-in-line-video -Excerpts from Peggy Noonan's column criticizing Kamala Harris' dancing: https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/1320387770867683328 -S...
Oct 29, 2020•25 min•Ep. 35
Tony Noms, the "Bubble Doctor," and Sidra Bell
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Full list of Tony Award nominees: https://variety.com/2020/legit/news/2020-tony-nominations-list-1234804500/ -The Ensemblist post on the Tony Awards' missed opportunities: http://www.theensemblist.com/blog/2020/10/16/the-tony-awards-missed-their-chance-to-reinvent -New York Times story on "bubble doctor" Wendy Ziecheck: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/arts/dance/wendy-ziecheck-bubble-doctor-for-dance.html -KUOW piece on Pacific Northwest Ballet's...
Oct 22, 2020•29 min•Ep. 34
Broadway Heartbreak, Sizeism in Ballet, and Dormeshia
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Brian Spitulnik's essay on the potential end of his Broadway career: https://www.dancemagazine.com/broadway-reopening-2648141693.html -New York Times story on larger performance venues hoping to reopen: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/theater/theater-reopenings-new-york.html -Sydnie L. Mosley's conversation with Dr. Erlanger A. Turner about how Black dancers can protect their mental health: https://www.dancemagazine.com/racism-and-mental-health-2...
Oct 15, 2020•26 min•Ep. 33
Progress at the Ballet, Savage X Fenty, and Ingrid Silva
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Dance/USA's #Dance2Vote toolkit: https://www.danceusa.org/election-2020-toolkit-dance2vote -The basics of the Paris Opéra investigation (the most comprehensive story in English, but note that its language is problematically euphemistic): https://www.france24.com/en/20201005-paris-opera-ponders-blackface-as-it-tackles-ballet-s-race-problem -Ballet West's inclusive policy changes: https://balletwest.org/news/ballet-west-announces-substantive-policy-ch...
Oct 08, 2020•27 min•Ep. 32
America’s Cultural Treasures, Return of Reviews, and Heidi Duckler
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -New York Times story on the Alexandra Waterbury case: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/arts/dance/new-york-city-ballet-lawsuit.html -BTS' performance of "IDOL" on "The Tonight Show": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXFkjMNXfpY -Dance Data Project's index of ballet programming: https://www.dancedataproject.com/resources/2020-2021-season-updates -The Washington Post article that broke the America's Cultural Treasures story: http://bway.ly/q331fg#htt...
Oct 01, 2020•26 min•Ep. 31
RBG at the Theater, Save Our Stages, and Melissa Blanco Borelli
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Courtney Escoyne's Eddie Award-winning essay: https://www.dancemagazine.com/lara-spencer-ballet-2639983423.html -The Washington Post's tribute to RBG's love of the performing arts: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/ruth-bader-ginsburg-love-of-washington-thyeater/2020/09/19/161cf53e-fa85-11ea-89e3-4b9efa36dc64_story.html -TRG Arts' live-performance comeback study: https://trgarts.com/blog/arts-culture-planning-2020-comeback-s...
Sep 24, 2020•27 min•Ep. 30
“Cuties” Controversy, Ballet's Queer Women, and Aesha Ash
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -The New York Times' "How to Birth a New American Theater": https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/theater/how-to-change-theater.html -Pointe's article on queer women in ballet: https://www.pointemagazine.com/queer-women-in-ballet-2647537873.html -"Cuties" director Maïmouna Doucouré's op-ed for The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/cuties-director-maimouna-doucoure-why-i-made-the-film/2020/09/15/7e0ee406-f78b-11ea-a275-1a2c2d36e1f1...
Sep 17, 2020•26 min•Ep. 29
Camille A. Brown’s School, the “Bayadère” Debate, and Nel Shelby
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Dancers of New York City Ballet relief fund: https://www.dancersofnycb.com/ -Houston Ballet's Breaking Boundaries series: https://www.houstonballet.org/explore/breaking-boundaries/ -New York Times profile of Camille A. Brown's virtual school: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/arts/dance/camille-a-brown-pandemic-every-body-move.html -Camille A. Brown's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/camilleabrown/ -Los Angeles Times story on the city's da...
Sep 10, 2020•26 min•Ep. 28
Evolving Audiences, VMAs Choreography, and Amanda Morgan
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -SDC/AGMA playbook for the return to stage and performing arts work: https://sdcweb.org/return-to-stage-and-performing-arts-playbook/ -Kyle Abraham's essay on the importance of representation in the arts: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/opinion/policing/2020/08/30/kyle-abraham-produces-works-give-voice-underserved-communities/3334880001/ -TRG Arts report on COVID arts audiences: https://trgartsresiliency.com/blog/insights-report-aug-2020.html -Ever...
Sep 03, 2020•25 min•Ep. 27
Tony Eligibility, Mariinsky Outbreak, and Kahina Haynes
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Dance Studies Association's call-to-anti-racist-action: https://dancestudiesassociation.org/news/2020/departmental-call-to-anti-racist-action -Jennifer Garner's duet with Tiler Peck: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEKTlfNDiF_/ -A look at the uncertainties around this year's Tony Awards: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/nine-burning-questions-about-the-2020-tony-awards-082520 -Inside the Mariinsky Ballet's COVID muddle: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/...
Aug 27, 2020•26 min•Ep. 26
Pandemic "DWTS," All-Digital Ballet Seasons, and Silas Farley
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Miami City Ballet's alternative-season plans: https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/entertainment/20200818/miami-city-ballet-revamps-season-as-pandemic-persists -How Pacific Northwest Ballet is pulling off an all-digital season: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/dance/how-pacific-northwest-ballet-plans-to-pull-off-an-all-digital-season/ -Pointe's article on how ballet can survive COVID: https://www.pointemagazine.com/ballet-companies-covid-19-...
Aug 20, 2020•27 min•Ep. 25
"WAP" Choreography, Pointe Shoe History, and Theresa Ruth Howard
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -"WAP" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc5IbN4xw70 -Cardi B's behind-the-scenes clip of Normani: https://twitter.com/iamcardib/status/1292193933976432640 -Teen Vogue piece on the double standards inherent in the reaction to "WAP": https://www.teenvogue.com/story/wap-outrage-female-sexuality -WIRED's "TikTok and the Evolution of Digital Blackface": https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-evolution-digital-blackface/ -Pointe magazine's pointe shoe hi...
Aug 13, 2020•24 min•Ep. 24
No Rockettes or Nutcrackers, LADP's Canny Rebrand, and Alejandra Duque Cifuentes
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -Dance Data Project's 2019-2020 season overview: https://www.dancedataproject.com/8551-2/ -Info on the cancellation of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and MSG layoffs: https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/radio-city-christmas-spectacular-canceled-for-first-time-ever/ -A look at L.A. Dance Project's repositioning as a lifestyle brand: https://www.fastcompany.com/90535343/this-new-app-from-choreographer-benjamin-millepied-lets-you-train-at-home-with-some...
Aug 06, 2020•25 min•Ep. 23
"Guinea Pig" Shows, the Black Theatre Coalition, and Denise Saunders Thompson
Links referenced in/relevant to this episode: -IATSE safety guidelines: https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/stagecraft-reopening-guidelines-final-wm.pdf -Inside the West End "guinea pig" show: https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/socially-distanced-west-end-lloyd-webber_52046.html -Behind the scenes at Compañía Nacional de Danza's performance in Granada: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/arts/dance/granada-festival-compania-nacional-de-danza.html -Preview of Kaatsbaan f...
Jul 30, 2020•32 min•Ep. 22
TikTok Turmoil, Masks in Class, and Phil Chan
Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: -The Black Report from The International Association of Blacks in Dance: https://www.iabdassociation.org/general/custom.asp?page=theblackreport -Lincoln Center's celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lincoln-Center-Marks-30th-Anniversary-of-Americans-with-Disabilities-Act -How to choose a mask for dancing: https://www.dancemagazine.com/workout-mask-2646401321.html -How to ...
Jul 23, 2020•22 min•Ep. 21
Performance Safety, Bath Ballet, and Eduardo Vilaro
Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: -#ArtsHero campaign: https://beanartshero.com/ - Washington Post story about The Washington Ballet's virtual gala: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/the-washington-ballet-thought-a-virtual-fundraiser-was-safe-but-it-still-may-have-put-artists-at-risk/2020/07/13/a70bf050-c2da-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html -ART/Harvard "Roadmap for Recovery and Resilience for Theater": https://americanrepertorytheater.org/roadmap-for-rec...
Jul 16, 2020•25 min•Ep. 20
Remembering Nick Cordero, Streaming Broadway Shows, and Omari Wiles
Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: -A compilation of some of arts-world tributes to Nick Cordero: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-06/nick-cordero-dead-amanda-kloots-zach-braff-celebrity-reactions -A look at wife Amanda Kloots' compelling, heartfelt documentation of Cordero's illness: https://abc7.com/nick-cordero-amanda-kloots-death-dies-of-covid/6302479/ -How Cordero's death reminds of us COVID-19's unknowns: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/health/coron...
Jul 09, 2020•24 min•Ep. 19
Crediting TikTok Creators, Virtual BET Awards, and a Mental Health Check
Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: - The New York Times story on the Broadway League's audit: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/theater/broadway-league-racial-injustice.html -Clint Ramos' Twitter thread in response: https://twitter.com/clintramos/status/1278072287695187969 - Buzzfeed 's story on crediting Black TikTok dance creators: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/black-creators-on-tiktok-demanding-proper-dance-credits - Los Angeles Times piece on copyrighting virt...
Jul 02, 2020•20 min•Ep. 18
2020 Is Canceled, IABD’s Archive, and Chloe and Maud Arnold
Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: -The International Association of Blacks in Dance's website , press release about its archival project, and " I Said, Can You Hear Me Now? " letter -The Hamilton film trailer -Further information about Chloe and Maud Arnold's projects: chloeandmaudfoundation.org , onlinetapfest.com -Broadway for Racial Justice's website and #WeAreNotATrend video -Syrus Marcus Ware's HuffPost article -Silas Farley's New York Times interview -Gabe Stone Shayer's Ins...
Jun 25, 2020•22 min•Ep. 17
Black Ballerinas Speak Out, Action-Oriented Activism, and Katherine Dunham's Legacy
Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: - Francesca Hayward's Harper's Bazaar interview , Amanda Morgan's Dance Magazine interview , and Gabrielle Salvatto's Interview En L'Air post - The New York Times ' Q&A with Melanie Greene and J. Bouey -The Dance Union's Instagram page and Linktree (including donation info and Town Hall links) -The official Katherine Dunham website -The Juneteenth March Facebook event page...
Jun 18, 2020•23 min•Ep. 16
Broadway and Ballet Reckonings, Dance as Protest, and Ephrat Asherie
Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: - We See You, White American Theater and the accompanying petition -TheaterMania's story about the lack of diversity on Broadway's creative teams - Dance Magazine 's story about ballet dancers calling out inequity at their own companies - The New York Times' article about protest dance , and MiRi Park's public Google doc listing protest dances -Ephrat Asherie's Instagram page...
Jun 11, 2020•21 min•Ep. 15
#TheShowMustBePaused, Standing for Black Artists, and Jacqueline Green
Links referenced in/relevant to today's episode: - Nikisha Fogo's video , Marcelino Sambé's video , Stephen "tWitch" Boss and Allison Holker's video -Theresa Ruth Howard's op-ed for Dance Magazine -Ways/places to donate: Minnesota Freedom Fund , Community Justice Exchange , Blacklivesmatters.carrd.co , Playbill 's roundup -The Dance Union's Town Hall livestream and podcast - Dance Magazine 's list of historic dance works about racism and social injustice...
Jun 04, 2020•24 min•Ep. 14
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