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The Artistry in Every Body, Retiring "World Dance," and Stella Abrera and Sonja Kostich May 13, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-63

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 63:

-New York Times story about the former Kirov Academy official who pleaded guilty to fraud: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/arts/dance/kirov-academy-embezzlement.html
-Information about the streamed ceremony for Debora Chase-Hicks: https://www.instagram.com/p/COtaqMbLVvt/
-Alice Sheppard's essay on intersectional disability justice: https://www.dancemagazine.com/alice-sheppard-accessibility-2652914616.html
-Mickaella Dantas' reflections on dancing with a prosthesis: https://www.dancemagazine.com/dancing-with-a-prosthesis-2652675897.html
-Sydney Skybetter's article on the creative possibilities of prosthetic design: https://www.dancemagazine.com/prosthetics-choreography-2652676008.html
-Dance Magazine Editor in Chief Jennifer Stahl's note on access work at Dance Media: https://www.dancemagazine.com/accessibility-dance-magazine-2652839834.html
-Alice Blumenfeld's essay on the problems with the term "world dance": https://www.dancemagazine.com/world-dance-2652863754.html
-Kaatsbaan Cultural Park website and social pages:
https://kaatsbaan.org/
https://www.instagram.com/kaatsbaan/
https://twitter.com/KaatsbaanDance
https://www.facebook.com/Kaatsbaan
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaatsbaan-international-dance-center-inc/

Remembering Jacques, the Reopening Struggle, and Phil Chan and Georgina Pazcoguin May 06, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-62

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 62:

-Dance Teacher story on the closing of Mills College: https://dance-teacher.com/mills-college-closing-dance/
-New York Times obituary for Jacques d'Amboise: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/jacques-damboise-charismatic-star-of-city-ballet-is-dead-at-86.html
-Dance Magazine obituary for d'Amboise: https://www.dancemagazine.com/jacques-d-amboise-2652872548.html
-National Dance Institute website: https://nationaldance.org/
-L.A. Times piece on dance studios struggling with reopening: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-04-29/los-angeles-covid-reopening-dance-studios
-NPR story on theaters' reopening timelines: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/03/993213067/broadway-shows-can-reopen-in-may-but-that-doesnt-mean-they-will
-New York Times piece on Broadway's reopening date: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/theater/broadway-reopening-new-york.html
-Dance Magazine feature on studios updating their dress codes: https://www.dancemagazine.com/dance-dress-codes-2652610842.html
-Final Bow For Yellowface website and donation page:
https://www.yellowface.org/
https://www.yellowface.org/donate
-Final Bow Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/finalbowforyellowface/

Accountability at Staatsballett, Give Dancers a Minute, and Chloe Angyal Apr 29, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-61

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 61:

-Variety's reporting on the March on Broadway protest: https://variety.com/2021/legit/news/scott-rudin-broadway-demonstration-1234958228/
-Deadline's coverage of the March, including the organizers' six demands: https://deadline.com/2021/04/march-on-broadway-list-of-demands-producer-scott-rudin-actors-equity-broadway-league-1234739584/
-New York Times story on Chloé Lopes Gomes' settlement with Staatsballett Berlin: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/arts/dance/staatsballett-berlin-ballet-racism-settlement.html
-Theresa Ruth Howard's post following the settlement: https://www.instagram.com/p/COD4rxSA3aO/
-Brinda Guha's “I’m Just Saying, I’ll Need Like Another Solid Week Before I Can Reply to Your Email" essay for Dance Magazine: https://www.dancemagazine.com/brinda-guha-2652650545.html
-"West Side Story" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbUM27qw6a8
-"In the Heights" trailer: https://twitter.com/intheheights/status/1386504933386588161
-Chloe Angyal's website and Twitter account:
https://chloesangyal.com/
https://twitter.com/ChloeAngyal
-Sign-up page for Angyal's virtual events for dance schools: https://www.boldtypebooks.com/landing-page/turning-pointe-ballet-school-request-form/

Liam Scarlett’s Death, Building a Better Theater Industry, and Gavin Larsen Apr 22, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-60

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 60:

-Website for Britt Stewart's new nonprofit, Share The Movement: https://www.sharethemovementnow.org/
-New York Times obituary for Liam Scarlett: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/arts/dance/liam-scarlett-dead.html
-Theresa Ruth Howard's post following Scarlett's death: https://www.instagram.com/p/CN2umaPAawE/
-Chloe Angyal's op-ed on the response to Scarlett's death: https://chloeangyal.substack.com/p/the-leaders-of-ballet-are-failing
-Karen Olivo's video announcing her departure from "Moulin Rouge!": https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqFSKBFBsj/
-Olivo's follow-up interview with American Theatre: https://www.americantheatre.org/2021/04/17/karen-olivo-leading-by-leaving/
-TheaterMania's piece on theater's unseen visionaries: https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/the-theater-industry-isnt-lacking-in-visionaries_92148.html
-Pointe's story on Ballet22: https://www.pointemagazine.com/ballet22-2652561483.html
-Where to find Gavin Larsen's memoir, "Being a Ballerina":
https://upf.com/book.asp?id=9780813066899
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780813066899
https://www.powells.com/book/being-a-ballerina-9780813066899
https://www.malaprops.com/book/9780813066899
https://www.elliottbaybook.com/book/9780813066899
-Larsen's social pages:
https://www.facebook.com/GavinLarsenAuthor
https://www.instagram.com/gavinalarsen/
https://twitter.com/Gavinalarsen

Cultivating Better Tomorrows, Tech Needs Dancers, and Duke Dang Apr 15, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-59

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 59:

-The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Rudin exposé: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/everyone-just-knows-hes-an-absolute-monster-scott-rudins-ex-staffers-speak-out-on-abusive-behavior
-Playbill coverage of the theater unions' response to THR story: https://www.playbill.com/article/theatre-unions-condemn-aggressive-harassing-behavior-in-wake-of-scott-rudin-allegations
-New York Times story on Spain's tablaos: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/arts/dance/spain-flamenco-tabloas.html
-Dance Magazine's piece on Cultivating Better Tomorrows: https://www.dancemagazine.com/antiracism-training-in-dance-2651197914.html
-Cultivating Better Tomorrows' website and Instagram page:
https://cultivatingbettertomorrows.org/
https://www.instagram.com/cultivatingbettertomorrows/
-Forbes story on why STEM fields need artists: https://www.forbes.com/sites/benjaminwolff/2021/04/06/the-arts-and-humanities-deliver-untapped-value-for-the-future-of-work/?sh=1e8dc48b3914
-Dance Magazine piece on "robot choreographer" Catie Cuan: https://www.dancemagazine.com/catie-cuan-robots-2648562861.html
-Pointe piece on what dancers have learned about performing for the camera: https://www.pointemagazine.com/dancing-for-film-coronavirus-2652505458.html
-Dance Magazine piece on the "film now, perform onstage later" approach: https://www.dancemagazine.com/dance-performances-online-2651337537.html
-Martha Ullman West's essay on watching filmed dance: https://www.orartswatch.org/the-year-of-living-cautiously-pt-2/
-Works & Process website and Instagram page:
http://worksandprocess.com/
https://www.instagram.com/worksandprocess/
-"Isolation to Creation" docuseries: https://allarts.org/programs/isolation-to-creation/

The Fate of the Corps, Writing Dance from Prison, and Rena Butler Apr 08, 2021

Show notes

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-58

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 58:

-Liza Yntema's op-ed on Pennsylvania Ballet's season without women: https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/pennsylvania-ballet-sexism-women-female-representation-20210331.html
-Slate's podcast interview with TikTok creators Mya Johnson and Chris Cotter: https://slate.com/culture/2021/04/addison-rae-jimmy-fallon-cardi-b-up-dance-creators-interview.html
-Johnson and Cotter's TikTok handles:
https://www.tiktok.com/@theemyanicole
https://www.tiktok.com/@cchrvs
-PopSugar's interview with Johnson: https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/tiktok-mya-johnson-addison-rae-tonight-show-interview-48245258
-Pointe's piece on the future of the corps de ballet: https://www.pointemagazine.com/corps-de-ballet-2651289649.html
-Dance Magazine's story on the Dancing Through Prison Walls project: https://www.dancemagazine.com/dancing-through-prison-walls-2651296879.html
-Rena Butler's social pages:
https://www.instagram.com/renabutler/
https://www.facebook.com/rena.butler.9

Addison Rae on Fallon, Keeping Dancers Paid, and Sydnie L. Mosley Apr 01, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-57

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 57:

-New York Times story on Broadway vaccination sites: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/theater/broadway-vaccinations-coronavirus.html
-Los Angeles Magazine story on the Addison Rae/Jimmy Fallon controversy: https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/addison-rae-tonight-show/
-Datebook piece on San Francisco's guaranteed income program for artists: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/more-than-100-san-francisco-artists-to-receive-1000-a-month-under-new-pilot-program
-Application for that program: https://ybca.org/guaranteed-income-pilot/
-Pointe story on Ballet Co.Laboratory and its dual-contract structure: https://www.pointemagazine.com/ballet-co-laboratory-2651173176.html
-New York Times feature on the NYC burlesque scene: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/nyregion/nightlife-burlesque-nyc.html
-Sydnie L. Mosley and Dancers site: http://slmdances.com
-Mosley and SLMDances' social pages:
https://www.instagram.com/sydmosley/
https://www.instagram.com/slmdances/
https://twitter.com/sydmosley
https://twitter.com/slmdances
-Mosley's Dance Magazine essay: https://www.dancemagazine.com/virtual-burnout-2650626814.html
-Mosley's Essence.com essay: https://www.essence.com/entertainment/only-essence/black-choreographer/
-Mosley's The Brooklyn Rail essay: https://brooklynrail.org/2020/10/dance/On-Black-Death-and-Fundraising
-Sonya Renee Taylor's site: https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/
-Buy Back Black Debt form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZ-LbFi4IpKrQfnBB_RQTk3STy9nebLJ8poaicUmAFEQUugw/viewform?gxids=7628
-DéLana R. A. Dameron's Red Olive Consulting: https://www.redoliveconsulting.com/
-That joyful Sean Bankhead choreo tutorial TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ahsiajanae/video/6932499995757153542

Supporting Asian Artists, Dance NFTs, and Pamela Tatge Mar 25, 2021

Show notes

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-56

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 56:

-Arts ARE Education pledge: https://www.artsareeducation.org/sign-the-pledge
-Alex Wong's post about being attacked: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMiAWyDHL9k/
-Dance Magazine article on Final Bow for Yellowface's plans: https://www.dancemagazine.com/final-bow-for-yellowface-2651185791.html
-Final Bow website: https://www.yellowface.org/
-Final Bow Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/finalbowforyellowface/
-CoinDesk story on dance NFTs: https://www.coindesk.com/enjin-nft-performing-arts
-New York Times report on the postponement of Bill T. Jones' "Afterwardsness": https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/20/arts/dance/coronavirus-dance-performance.html
-Dance Magazine story on outdoor dance: https://www.dancemagazine.com/dancing-outdoors-2651008896.html
-Jacob's Pillow website: https://www.jacobspillow.org/
-Inside the Pillow Lab series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpWPlnu2_0RNMl6hNcQSe9fT5e6xhClhS
-Pillow social accounts:
https://www.instagram.com/jacobspillow/
https://twitter.com/JacobsPillow
https://www.facebook.com/jacobspillowdance

Insurance Crisis, Grammys Highlights, and Emily Coates Mar 18, 2021

Show notes

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-55

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 55:

-Final Bow for Yellowface donations page: https://www.yellowface.org/donate
-New York Times piece on the health insurance crisis for performers: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/arts/coronavirus-actors.html
-Dance Data Project®'s blog on COVID's effect on women in the arts: https://blog.americansforthearts.org/2021/03/11/connecting-the-dots-why-the-shecession-is-an-arts-story
-Attach your name to the FAMILY act here: https://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/delauro-gillibrand-introduce-family-act-urge-congress-pass-permanent
-"Transpositions" project: https://schwarzman.yale.edu/series/transpositions-dance-poems-online-world
-Yale Dance Lab website: https://yaledancelab.yale.edu/
-Yale Schwarzman Center website: https://schwarzman.yale.edu/
-Schwarzman Center social pages:
https://www.instagram.com/yale_schwarzman/
https://twitter.com/Yale_Schwarzman
https://www.facebook.com/yaleschwarzmancenter

Protecting Performers, Making Space for Rest, and Kellee Edusei Mar 11, 2021

Show notes

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-54

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 54:

-Washington Post story on the Washington Football Team replacing its cheerleaders with a coed dance team: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/03/03/washington-football-team-cheerleaders-replaced/
-New York Times piece on dancer bodies: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/arts/dance/what-is-a-ballet-body.html
-Actors' Equity statement on the Open Culture program: https://www.actorsequity.org/news/PR/OpenCultureDisappointment/
-Denver Post story on Aspen Santa Fe Ballet's company closure and organizational evolution: https://theknow.denverpost.com/2021/03/09/aspen-santa-fe-ballet-closes-coronavirus/254403/
-Sydnie Mosley's Dance Magazine essay on not creating for the sake of creating: https://www.dancemagazine.com/virtual-burnout-2650626814.html
-Al Blackstone's Dance Teacher love letter to the dance studio: https://dance-teacher.com/al-blackstone-dance-studio/
-Dance/USA's second COVID impact survey: https://s-a39abb-i.sgizmo.com/s3/i-zYkAqbH1dQ67H04kbl-4331405/?sguid=zYkAqbH1dQ67H04kbl
-Excerpt from from "Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups," by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html
-Dance/USA site: https://www.danceusa.org/
-Dance/USA social pages:
https://www.instagram.com/danceusaorg/
https://twitter.com/DanceUSAorg
https://www.facebook.com/DanceUSAorg

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