December 15, 2022
The death of multitalented artist Stephen "tWitch" Boss sent shockwaves through the dance community. Following The Washington Post's elimination of its dance critic position, journalists are wondering aloud (again) about the future of dance writing. Ameri
December 15, 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. Today we’ll begin with a headline rundown covering the tragic, really just unbelievable, news about Stephen “tWitch” Boss; all the show turnover that is happening or […]
December 8, 2022
The dance industry is plagued by pervasive gender inequity. One of the best tools in the fight against it? Data. Two leaders of Dance Data Project—president and founder Elizabeth Yntema and research lead and programming consultant Rebecca Ferrell—join to
December 8, 2022
Hi dance friends, and welcome to The Dance Edit podcast. I’m editor and producer Margaret Fuhrer, here with another interview episode for you all. This week, we are very excited to have two leaders of Dance Data Project with us. Dance Data Project is using data as a tool, a very effective one, in the […]
December 1, 2022
Our headline roundup includes the recent controversy around John Neumeier's "Othello," the reimagining of Jacob's Pillow's fire-ravaged Doris Duke Theatre, and Marcelo Gomes' new job. The tumultuous life of Andy Blankenbuehler's "Only Gold" reveals both t
December 1, 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. And we will start things off today with our headline rundown, including information about the tragic death of a young dancer in Raleigh, an explanation of […]
November 23, 2022
This special episode of The Dance Edit Extra in partnership with The Kennedy Center features two generations of Ballet Hispánico leadership: Eduardo Vilaro, the company's current artistic director and CEO, and Verdery Roosevelt, who was its executive dire
November 23, 2022
Hi dance friends, and welcome to The Dance Edit podcast. I’m editor and producer Margaret Fuhrer, here a day earlier than usual this Thanksgiving week—happy Thanksgiving to you all. And actually, this episode, which is a special partnership with The Kennedy Center, is very Thanksgiving-appropriate: It’s a conversation that’s full of gratitude for Tina Ramirez, […]
November 17, 2022
Our headline roundup includes reactions to Jennifer Homans' new book on George Balanchine, multiple Broadway transfer announcements, and Playbill's decision to leave Twitter. In two recent interviews, Mikhail Baryshnikov discusses the role of art in a tim
November 17, 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 today we’ll get started with a headline rundown that features a lawsuit against a major modern dance company, dance-world reactions to Jennifer Homan’s just published […]