April 14, 2022
Margaret Fuhrer: Hi everyone. Before we get started today, just wanted to let you know that this episode features a discussion of sexual abuse in dance that could be disturbing or upsetting. That segment runs from about the 12 minute mark to about the 18 minute mark, in case you’d like to skip it. [pause/theme […]
April 7, 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is dividing the ballet world in two. On TikTok, choreographers are looking beyond the dance challenge. Why is American culture inhospitable to artists like the street dance genius Storyboard P?
April 7, 2022
Margaret Fuhrer:Hi, dance friends, and welcome to The Dance Edit Podcast. I’m Margaret Fuhrer. Courtney Escoyne:And I’m Courtney Escoyne. Margaret Fuhrer:We are editors at Dance Media. In today’s episode, we’re going to do a headline rundown that includes yet more significant Ukraine-related dance news, as well as items from other parts of the dance world. […]
April 2, 2022
Hi, dance friends. I’m Margaret Fuhrer, editor and producer of The Dance Edit newsletter and podcast. Welcome to the 16th episode of The Dance Edit Extra! Today we’ve got an artist who is about to make her lead choreographic debut on Broadway—twice over. You probably first met Ellenore Scott when she was on the sixth […]
March 31, 2022
Triple threat Ariana DeBose had a historic win and several performances featured noteworthy choreography during an astonishing Academy Awards ceremony. In-person theater has largely returned since COVID shutdowns, but many artists and arts workers have ch
March 31, 2022
Margaret Fuhrer:Hi, dance friends, and welcome to The Dance Edit Podcast. I’m Margaret Fuhrer. Lydia Murray:And I’m Lydia Murray. Margaret Fuhrer:We are editors at Dance Media, and in today’s episode, we are going to do an extended headline rundown featuring some complicated and consequential dance news items related to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. We will […]
March 24, 2022
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to roil the international dance community, what can we learn from the history of dance's use in international diplomacy? For larger dancers, finding dancewear that fits can be challenging—and size inclusivity is a
March 24, 2022
Margaret Fuhrer:Hi dance friends, and welcome to The Dance Edit Podcast. I’m Margaret Fuhrer. Amy Brandt:And I’m Amy Brandt. Margaret Fuhrer:We are editors at Dance Media. And in today’s episode, we’re going to continue our pattern of doing not one but two headline rundowns. Rundown one will address the top dance stories that are not […]
March 19, 2022
Hi, dance friends. I’m Margaret Fuhrer, editor and producer of The Dance Edit newsletter and podcast. Welcome to the 15th episode of The Dance Edit Extra! This week, you’ll hear from choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, one of the very few women of color who has been working steadily as a choreographer in ballet. In fact […]
March 17, 2022
European dance schools and companies are opening their arms to both Ukrainian and dissenting Russian dancers. Nonbinary dance artists are looking beyond the dance world’s often-rigid conceptions of gender. As cities and states ease COVID rules, cultural i