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Intimacy Directors in the Studio and Dancing the Story of Cinco de Mayo Apr 21, 2022

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-112

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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 112:
-Pointe story on the streaming dance benefit for Ukraine: https://pointemagazine.com/dance-for-ukraine-marquee-tv/
-The Brussels Times piece on Russian dancers on tour who are afraid to return home: https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/217334/russian-ballet-dancers-in-belgium-against-putin-dont-dare-return-to-russia
-New York Times feature on ballet becoming a symbol of Russian isolation: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/arts/olga-smirnova-ballet-bolshoi-ukraine-war.html
-NBC 7 report on the dancer sending tactical supplies to dancers-turned-soldiers in Ukraine: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/videos/san-diego-ballerina-sends-tactical-gear-to-ukrainian-dancers/2919920/
-Washington Post feature on how the dance community has rallied to help Ukrainian dancers and dance students: https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/04/14/ukraine-dance-students-ballet-community/
-Deborah Jowitt tribute to Ann Hutchinson Guest: https://www.artsjournal.com/dancebeat/2022/04/dancing-through-the-century/
-New York Times feature on intimacy directors in ballet: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/arts/dance/intimacy-directors-ballet.html
-Dance Magazine story from last year on intimacy directing: https://www.dancemagazine.com/intimacy-directing/
-New York Times piece on Calpulli Mexican Dance Company: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/arts/dance/calpulli-mexican-dance-company-cinco-de-mayo.html
-Calpulli Mexican Dance Company website: https://calpullidance.org/

Art as Collateral Damage, Patterns of Abuse, and Demystifying NFTs Apr 14, 2022

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-111

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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 111:
-3Dnatives piece on 3D-printed pointe shoes: https://www.3dnatives.com/en/3dstartup-actble-3d-printed-dance-shoes-050420224/
-Cosmopolitan interviews with four of the plaintiffs in the Button lawsuit: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a39294006/boston-ballet-dance-lawsuit-dusty-taylor-button/
-Pointe article on grooming in ballet: https://pointemagazine.com/grooming-and-sexual-abuse-in-ballet/
-Dance Magazine feature on NFTs and dance: https://www.dancemagazine.com/nfts-and-dance/

Cold War Echoes, Innovative TikTok Dance, and Storyboard P Apr 07, 2022

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-110

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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 110:
-AFP story on Bolshoi Ballet's benefit for the Russian army: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220401-bolshoi-theatre-to-show-ballet-in-support-of-russian-army
-Gramilano piece on Igor Zelensky leaving Bavarian State Ballet: https://www.gramilano.com/2022/04/igor-zelensky-leaves-bavarian-state-ballet/
-Hyperallergic story on the renaming of a Degas ballet drawing: https://hyperallergic.com/721976/national-gallery-renames-degas-russian-dancers-as-ukrainian-dancers/
-WOIO story on Ohio dance teacher who was sentenced to prison (CW): https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/03/31/ohio-dance-teacher-who-admitted-raping-students-sentenced-15-years-prison/
-New York Times obituary for Margaret McGowan: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/01/books/margaret-mcgowan-dead.html
-Dance Magazine article on TikTok dance beyond the challenge: https://www.dancemagazine.com/beyond-dance-challenges/
-New York Times feature on Storyboard P: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/arts/dance/storyboard-p-performance-space-new-york.html

Dance at the Oscars and the Great Arts Worker Resignation Mar 31, 2022

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-109

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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 109:
-Washington Post article on Putin's proposed merging of Bolshoi and Mariinsky: https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/03/25/putin-bolshoi-mariinsky-gergiev/
-Information about the iHeartDance NYC Ukraine benefit: https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/iHeartDance-NYC-Announces-One-Night-Only-Evening-of-Dance-To-Raise-Funds-For-Ukraine-20220322
-Hyperallergic feature on NYC's proposed cuts to culture funding: https://hyperallergic.com/718666/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-proposes-slashing-culture-funds-by-72-million/
-Ariana DeBose's Oscars acceptance speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqeXEgZO_II
-NPR story on DeBose's historic moment: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/27/1088846361/ariana-debose-oscar-best-supporting-actress
-Beyoncé's "Be Alive" Oscars performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aeDlZOD-B0
-"Dos Oruguitas" Oscars performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Dl8K6RBcc
-"We Don't Talk About Bruno" Oscars performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ62TFSQUGI
-Credit the Creator post on the choreographers of this year's films: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbqE81tvJuI/
-Los Angeles Times feature on the lost generation of arts workers: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-03-24/pandemic-artists-theater-lost-generation

Ballet as a Political Football and Size-Inclusive Dancewear Mar 24, 2022

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-108

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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 108:
-"The Lion King"'s tribute to Sharron Lynn: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbLeVkrsTK8/
-Ja' Malik's Dance Magazine essay "My Life as an Invisible Black Choreographer": https://www.dancemagazine.com/ja-malik-choreographer/
-The Chmerkovskiy family's charitable organization for Ukraine relief, Baranova27: https://www.instagram.com/baranova27/
-Mikhail Baryshnikov's comments on the war in "The Guardian": https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/20/mikhail-baryshnikov-do-not-punish-russian-artists-and-athletes-for-war-in-ukraine
-Alexei Ratmansky's response to those ideas: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbbXrlHKjTs/
-"The Guardian" feature on the history of ballet as a diplomatic tool: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/mar/17/dancers-and-dissidents-how-ballet-became-a-political-football-between-east-and-west
-"Pointe" story on size-inclusive dancewear: https://pointemagazine.com/size-inclusive-dancewear/

Ukraine Headlines, Nonbinary Dancers, and Pandemic Policies Mar 17, 2022

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-107

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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 107:
-NBCUniversal story on Ukrainian dancers taking up arms: https://www.yahoo.com/now/ukrainian-ballerinas-leave-stage-front-233926943.html
-Dutch National Ballet press release about Olga Smirnova and Victor Caixeta joining the company: https://www.operaballet.nl/en/news/prima-ballerina-olga-smirnova-and-soloist-victor-caixeta-make-move-dutch-national-ballet
-New York Times story on the Juilliard power struggle: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/14/arts/music/juilliard-damian-woetzel-bruce-kovner.html
-The Independent coverage of the TikTok "dance cult": https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tiktok-dance-cult-miranda-derrick-b2033833.html
-Dance Data Project report on dance festivals: https://www.dancedataproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2021-U.S.-Dance-Festivals-Report.pdf
-Dance Magazine feature on nonbinary dance artists: https://www.dancemagazine.com/nonbinary-dancers/
-Guardian interview with William Forsythe: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/mar/13/william-forsythe-i-want-people-to-look-forward-to-ballet-not-endure-it
-New York Times article on COVID policies at arts institutions: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/arts/coronavirus-theaters-masks-rules.html

How Dance Institutions Are Supporting Ukraine Mar 10, 2022

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-106

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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 106:
-Pointe story on how the Russian invasion of Ukraine is affecting the ballet world: https://pointemagazine.com/how-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-has-affected-the-ballet-world/
-New York Times feature on the European theaters and opera houses helping Ukrainian dancers: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/arts/dance/kyiv-city-ballet-russia-war.html
-New York Times piece on how arts institutions are navigating questions around Russian artists and companies: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/05/arts/music/russian-artists-putin.html
-Washington Post story on the Ukrainian Chorus and Ballet's 1932 tour of North America: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/02/ukrainian-chorus-ballet/

The Dance World Responds to the Ukraine Crisis Mar 03, 2022

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-105

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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 105:
-Lynn Garafola's artsmeme story on Bronislava Nijinska's connections to Ukraine: https://artsmeme.com/2022/02/24/nijinskas-heartstrings-to-ukraine-recalled-by-biographer-garafola/
-Deadline article on the attack on an Asian-American dancer in NYC: https://deadline.com/2022/02/asian-american-dancer-attack-off-broadway-public-theater-the-chinese-lady-1234960116/
-Information about how to participate in the Great Dance Shoe Giveaway: https://www1.nyc.gov/content/mfta/pages/
-Dance Teacher Award nomination information and submission form: https://dance-teacher.com/nominate-an-educator-for-a-dance-teacher-award-3/
-France 24 story on Laurent Hilaire's resignation from Stanislavsky Ballet: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220227-french-ballet-director-quits-russia-company-over-ukraine-invasion
-New York Times piece on Alexei Ratmansky's departure from Moscow: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/arts/dance/alexei-ratmansky-leaves-bolshoi-ballet.html
-New York Times article on the Metropolitan Opera severing ties with pro-Putin artists: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/arts/music/met-opera-putin-ukraine-peter-gelb.html
-Guardian feature on British venues' cancellations of Russian dance company performances: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/feb/26/ballet-goes-on-as-uk-audience-backs-russian-dancers
-Washington Post feature on dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy's dispatches from Ukraine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/02/dancing-with-the-stars-maksim-chmerkovskiy-escapes-ukraine/
-Philadelphia Inquirer story on the Philadelphia Ballet dancers who are performing together while their home countries are at war: https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-ballet-ukraine-russia-swan-lake-20220301.html

Brown Girls Do Ballet, the Grant Grind, and the Dance Flow State Feb 24, 2022

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-104

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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 104:
-Trailer for "Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgNq_0bsTPU
-Pointe feature on Brown Girls Do Ballet: https://pointemagazine.com/brown-girls-do-ballet/
-Miguel Gutierrez's In Dance essay "The Grant You Wish You Could Write": https://dancersgroup.org/2022/01/the-grant-you-wish-you-could-write/
-Olivia Campbell's Literary Hub essay on all-consuming dance: https://lithub.com/the-creation-of-yourself-on-the-flow-and-fugue-of-dance/

Broken Job Markets, Immersive Theater Returns, and Ballet Skiing Feb 17, 2022

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-103

Subscribe to The Dance Edit Extra: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dance-edit-extra/id1579075769

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 103:
-information about and application for the Creatives Rebuild New York program: https://www.creativesrebuildny.org/apply/
-New York Times feature on the closure of the Kirov Academy: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/arts/dance/kirov-academy-ballet-school-closing.html
-Dance Data Project report on collegiate dance program faculty and administration: https://www.dancedataproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Collegiate-Dance-Programs-Faculty-and-Administration-Report.pdf
-video of a young Nathan Chen performing with Ballet West: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ0XDr1gcPd/
-Dance Magazine article on the ballet job market: https://www.dancemagazine.com/ballet-job-market/
-New York Times feature on "Sleep No More" reopening: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/theater/sleep-no-more-reopens.html
-former "Then She Fell" performer Bre Short's Dance Magazine essay on the future of immersive theater: https://www.dancemagazine.com/immersive-theater-then-she-fell/
-New York Times piece on ballet skiing: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/11/arts/dance/ski-ballet-internet.html

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