by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
When you dance, do you do the movement, explore it or listen to how your body wants to perform it? This weekend I took a workshop with Nathan Trice, a former Complexions, MOMIX and Donald Byrd dancer who now runs his own troupe. His movement style is kind of a modern...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The first time I saw William Forsythe’s choreography I hated it. Passionately. I’d just started at NYU and our choreography class was required to see Ballett Frankfurt out in Brooklyn. Unfortunately, my parents happened to be in town that weekend. But I...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Got the choreography bug? The Young Choreographer’s Festival in New York City is now accepting applications for their June 2011 performance. For the second year in a row, this program presents work by up-and-coming young artists of all dance genres. Any budding...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Think you’ve got what it takes to be the next Christopher Wheeldon? Ballet Austin hopes so! The Texas company’s biennial choreographic competition, New American Talent/Dance, is currently seeking entrants for the 2012 edition. The contest brings the top...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Collaborating with a composer is one of the great joys of choreographing. But it’s a luxury that’s usually reserved only for the most successful (or well-funded). For the first time, the Composer’s Workshop invites choreographers to work with their...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
If you dream of exploring your voice as a choreographer, you might want to check out Boston Ballet’s Choreographic Intensive. The program, which runs July 30-August 4, gives advanced dancers ages 18-24 a chance to translate their ideas into movement with Helen Pickett...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
How do choreographers create a ballet? Youth America Grand Prix invites audiences to take a peek inside the process this Monday, February 4, with a special benefit program called “Creating the Dance with Marcelo Gomes.” Although the American Ballet Theatre...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
For many students today, the last step before going pro is a traineeship—a one or two–year program where dancers can polish up their technique and gain professional performing experience. While more and more companies are launching trainee programs, the...