More than forty years ago, dancer Richard Jessup traveled to Seattle for a show, fully intending to leave once the run was over. “I wasn’t planning to stay,” he says, “but other theater and dance ...
Since its inception six years ago, Men Who Dance Festival set out to break down stereotypes and prejudices that have long hindered the development of male dance. “Decades ago, when I was growing up ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Elizabeth B. Yntema’s Dance Data Project has been using a steady drumbeat of numbers to push the ballet world to action on gender equality. By ...
An older sister dragged Eli Waunch to his first ballet class at age 9. His two brothers also were talked into going to the session, so that the girls in a Deer Park program could dance with male ...
LONDON — A decade ago, Ivan Putrov, former principal of The Royal Ballet, produced “Men in Motion,” a one-off performance dedicated to the rich history of ballet, past and present, but with a twist — ...
It was November 2020 and South Florida arts venues were two months into the state's 'Phase 3' — the COVID-19 pandemic reopening plan. Although large auditoriums were allowed to operate at full ...
From risky beginnings at the height of the pandemic, South Florida’s Men Who Dance festival – now in its fourth year – not only survives but thrives despite recent political headwinds in Florida ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The Trocks were never interested in making a political statement, their artistic director said. “We are men doing performances of ballet in drag for ...