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William Forsythe Interview: Artifact Is An Ode to Ballet
Center News |
Dance
April 24, 2012
Pennsylvania Ballet received support from the Center’s dance program to acquire and perform William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite. Recently, the rarely performed Artifact from which the Suite is extracted was staged by the Royal Ballet of Flanders in Britain and UK’s The Telegraph reported on the event. The article, “William Forsythe interview: Artifact is an ode to ballet,” provides a glimpse into the great choreographer’s vision and his thought process in creating the work
Conversation between Wendy Rogers and Sara Rudner posted on the website
Center News |
Dance
April 13, 2012
Dance Advance is pleased to publish a conversation between Wendy Rogers and Sara Rudner that was introduced by Lisa Kraus.
Brenda Dixon Gottschild on The Tavis Smiley Show
Media Coverage |
Dance
March 21, 2012
Brenda Dixon Gottschild, author of the Center-funded Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina, shared her thoughts about the book in a recent interview with Tavis Smiley on his high-energy show, distributed by PRI (Public Radio International).
Dance Advance March 2012 Press Release
Press Releases |
Dance
March 14, 2012
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces 2012 Dance Advance Grant Recipients
Philadelphia, PA—The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has awarded $812,000 through Dance Advance to 12 dance projects, representing seven individual artists, three dance companies, and two presenting organizations in the Philadelphia area. Two individual artists are first-time grantees; one is a first-time applicant. These projects demonstrate the Philadelphia dance community’s interest in revisiting seminal works by groundbreaking choreographers, commissioning new pieces that involve dynamic and potentially transformative collaborations between traditional and contemporary practitioners, and exploring social issues and cultural identity.
Dance Advance 2012 Press Release PDF >
Dance Advance 2012 Grantee Roster PDF >
Brenda Dixon Gottschild’s Book about PHILADANCO Founder Featured on the Tom Joyner Show
Media Coverage |
Dance
March 13, 2012
Brenda Dixon Gottschild's book on PHILADANCO founder Joan Myers Brown, supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Dance Advance, was featured on the Tom Joyner Show:
"The life of Myers Brown is captured in the pages of a book by Brenda Dixon Gottschild called Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina. The duo are now on tour with Gottschild’s book, giving firsthand accounts of the racism faced by dancers pre-civil rights and how taking ownership of one's passion can lead to success.
Nichole Canuso’s TAKES in the NYTimes
Media Coverage |
Dance
January 9, 2012
Nichole Canuso's TAKES, which traveled to the 3LD Art & Technology Center in New York City last week, was covered in an article by the New York Times.
Brenda Dixon Gottschild’s Book about PHILADANCO Founder Featured on WHYY’s Newsworks
Media Coverage |
Dance
January 5, 2012
An interview with Brenda Dixon Gottschild, the author of a new book about PHILADANCO founder Joan Myers Brown, was recently featured on WHYY's Newsworks.
New release of Brenda Dixon Gottschild’s book on Joan Myers Brown
Center News |
Dance
January 3, 2012
Brenda Dixon Gottschild's new book, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: a Biohistory of American Performance, is now available from Palgrave Macmillan.
New interview with Danny Yung on Dance Advance website
Center News |
Dance
December 15, 2011
Dance Advance is pleased to publish a new interview with Danny Yung, artistic director of Zuni Icosahedron, by writer and arts specialist Suzanne Carbonneau. Bill Bissell, Director of Dance Advance, wrote the introduction to this interview.
Peggy Baker in Philadelphia: master classes and a public showing of her work
Center News |
Dance
November 25, 2011
Dance Advance presents two weeks of master classes with Peggy Baker and Work(s) on View², a public showing of choreographic sketches by Baker.
Peggy Baker will teach free, daily master classes to Philadelphia-area dancers from November 28 to December 9. This two-week residency period will end with an informal showing on December 9 entitled Work(s) on View² , of choreographic sketches by Peggy Baker. Work(s) on View² will be performed by Philadelphia dancers Bethany Formica, Greg Holt, and Shannon Murphy. For more information on this showing, see the Dance Advance main page, or calendar of events.
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