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INSIDE: The Milwaukee Ballet’s “Ballet Russe Reimagined” with Nicole Teague-Howell

February 13, 2020 February 13, 2020 Johnny Nevin

As you get closer to it, the Milwaukee Ballet's Ballet Russe Reimagined begins to seem more like an ultra HD close-up of a world that could just as easily be right now. We asked Nicole Teague-Howell about what she found as she set out to transform the inspiration of a century past into a new kind of  imagining. Here's what she told us:

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INSIDE: Zachary Whittenburg on “Floor Show”—a production inspired by the sound and vision of David Bowie

February 11, 2020 February 25, 2020 Kristi Licera

"Floor Show" is an immersive production that draws inspiration from David Bowie’s music, career, cultural impact, and more. This one-of-a-kind production—part theater, part live music concert, part dance performance—was created by director Jesse Morgan Young in collaboration with lead performer Alex Grelle and music director Liam Kazar. Here's what choreographer Zachary Whittenburg told us about the production:

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5 Questions With Amy Michelle Wilkinson About The In/Motion Dance Film Festival

February 10, 2020 February 12, 2020 Johnny Nevin

Dance on film can be brilliant, breathtaking, and not-to-be missed, and that's where The In/Motion Dance Film Festival comes in. We asked Executive Director Amy Wilkinson to give us a look inside how the Festival comes together, and what we'll see when we get there on February 22nd. Here's what she told us:

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The Real Story: Project Bound Dance Co-Artistic Director Emily Loar on “The Nearest Place”

February 7, 2020 February 11, 2020 Kristi Licera

DancerMusic Editor Kristi Licera recently caught up with Project Bound Dance co-artistic director Emily Loar to learn more about the challenges and triumphs of her many roles with the company, as well as learn more about Bound's decision to partner with Emma Draves for the upcoming split bill performance of "The Nearest Place." Here's what Emily told us:

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INSIDE: Still Inspired’s “Influence” with Artistic Director Laura Thurston

February 5, 2020 October 11, 2020 Kristi Licera

Still Inspired Season 6 choreographers Laura Thurston, Lizzie MacKenzie, Lauren Blane and Annie Conway each chose a piece of Mary Porterfield's artwork to inspire fresh choreographic works, which are set to hit the stage at the Athenaeum Theater Chicago February 21 & 22, 2020. DancerMusic Editor Kristi Licera recently caught up with Still Inspired Artistic Director and Choreographer Laura Thurston to learn more about this year's program. Here's what she told us:

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The Big Muddy Dance Company (Photo Courtesy of The Big Muddy Dance Company)
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The Real Story: Inside The Big Muddy Dance Company’s “Beat Ballads” With Choreographer Shannon Alvis

January 21, 2020 January 21, 2020 Johnny Nevin

If you go to see a great dance company like Big Muddy, you get to see the ideas and imagination that come together in any artistic expression. But because this is a concert by a dance company, you get to see more. We asked choreographer Shannon Alvis all about Big Muddy and "Beat Ballads". Here's what she told us.

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The Real Story: Trifecta Dance Collective presents Trifecta Dance Festival, with Krissie Odegard Geye and Carrie Patterson

January 20, 2020 January 20, 2020 Kristi Licera

Trifecta Dance Collective presents the third annual Trifecta Dance Festival January 22-26, 2020, featuring 65 separate works from artists throughout the Midwest, plus the newly added Dance Film Festival. DancerMusic spoke to TDC Co-founders Krissie Odegard-Geye and Carrie Patterson. Here's what they told us about this spectacular 5-day festival:

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The Real Story: “Discover Your Dance Career” by Catherine L. Tully, Lauren Warnecke and Nichelle Suzanne

January 17, 2020 January 17, 2020 Johnny Nevin

"Discover Your Dance Career" is a new ebook from Catherine L. Tully, Lauren Warnecke and Nichelle Suzanne, three of the dance communities leading writers. In it, a wide array of dance professionals share insider insights on the many different careers in dance. We asked Lauren Warnecke to share with us more about the book, and here's what she told us:

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INSIDE: Water Street Dance Milwaukee’s “CENTERED” with Artistic Director Morgan Williams

January 3, 2020 January 3, 2020 Kristi Licera

DancerMusic spoke to Water Street Dance Milwaukee Artistic Director Morgan Williams about his career and how it has shaped his vision for the company and its upcoming performance of "CENTERED" January 5, 2020 at the Marcus Center for Performing Arts. Here's what he told us:

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Briana Arthur, Paige-Fraser, Joshua Henry and William Roberson for Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (Photo by Michelle Reid)
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5 Questions With Jacquelyn Smiley Robinson About the Art of Deeply Rooted Dance

December 11, 2019 December 11, 2019 Johnny Nevin

To get ready for Deeply Rooted Dance's "Reaffirmed / Reimagined" at Chicago's Logan Center, we asked Jacquelyn Smiley Robinson about some of the challenges, opportunities, ideas, experience, and inspiration that make her appointment as Managing Director for Deeply Rooted Productions so promising. Here's what she told us:

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INSIDE: Zachary Whittenburg on “Floor Show”—a production inspired by the sound and vision of David Bowie

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The Real Story: Inside The Big Muddy Dance Company’s “Beat Ballads” With Choreographer Shannon Alvis

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