In 2011, New York City–based choreographer Pedro Ruiz returned to Cuba after 21 years of dancing with Ballet Hispanico and more than 30 years being away. The experience was so moving that he created The Windows Project as a continuous cultural collaboration between American artists and Cuban dancers. “I was so overwhelmed seeing all the […]
Doug Varone and Dancers will host its DEVICES: Choreographic Intensive & Mentorship Program at Hunter College in New York City, May to August. Now in its third year, the program is designed for emerging choreographers who have begun creating and showing their work publicly. Celebrating the company’s 30th-anniversary season, Varone and his company members will […]
Four incredible educators: Joanne Chapman, Claudio Muñoz, Pamela VanGilder and Kathleen Isaac foster their students’ love of dance, whether instilling artistry, offering rigorous training or giving special needs students an outlet through movement. Joanne Chapman Keeping it all in the family in Ontario If you’d told the teenaged Joanne Chapman that her future lay in […]