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This special episode in partnership with The Kennedy Center features Akram Khan and Malavika Sarukkai, renowned choreographers and performers who both have roots in Indian classical dance traditions. They join to discuss the continued relevance of classical forms in a contemporary context, and how their work combines the old and the new. A transcript of this episode is available here: thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-152
More about Malavika Sarukkai's performances at The Kennedy Center's RiverRun Festival: kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/international/2022-2023/riverrun-malavika-sarukkai-river-sutraMore about Akram Khan Company's Sadler's Wells performances of "Jungle Book reimagined": sadlerswells.com/whats-on/akram-khan-company-jungle-book-reimaginedAkram Khan Company website: akramkhancompany.net
The Kennedy Center website: kennedy-center.orgThe Kennedy Center social accounts:instagram.com/kennedycentertwitter.com/kencenfacebook.com/KennedyCenter
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Mailbag episode! The hosts discuss two topics suggested by listeners: the dance world's belated but significant incorporation of intimacy directors, and some of our favorite forgotten moments from dance history.
A transcript of this episode is available here: thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-151
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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 151:-Recent stories on intimacy direction in dance:nytimes.com/2022/04/13/arts/dance/intimacy-directors-ballet.htmldancemagazine.com/intimacy-consultant-anisa-tejpardancemagazine.com/intimacy-directing-Pointe's interview with ballet historian Peter Koppers about forgotten Black ballerina Maria Skorsiuk: pointemagazine.com/maria-skorsiuk

Choreographer Agnes de Mille, whose narrative works were often driven by multifaceted female characters, changed the course of American dance. As we approach the 30th anniversary of de Mille's death, former American Ballet Theatre dancer Kathleen Moore and New York Public Library for the Performing Arts curator Linda Murray join to discuss the enduring relevance of de Mille's art.
A transcript of this episode is available here: thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-150
More about The De Mille Working Group's upcoming program at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: nypl.org/events/programs/2023/04/03/agnes-de-mille-womens-narratives-and-agency
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Our headline roundup includes a plethora of season announcements and the release of Dance Data Project's Gender Equity Index. Alice Robb's book "Don't Think, Dear" and the new season of the podcast "The Turning" have spurred conversations about how ballet training shapes women’s psyches.
A transcript of this episode is available here: thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-149
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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 149:-Dance Data Project's Gender Equity Index: dancedataproject.com/gender-equity-index-American Dance Festival's season announcement: americandancefestival.org/2023/03/01/2023-season-Recent ballet company season announcements:independent.co.uk/independentpremium/culture/tamara-rojo-english-national-ballet-carmen-giselle-london-coliseum-b2292191.htmlballetherald.com/national-ballet-of-canada-2023-2024-seasonballetherald.com/joffrey-ballet-2023-2024-seasonballetherald.com/colorado-ballet-2023-2024-season-Pointe magazine interview with Alice Robb about "Don't Think, Dear": pointemagazine.com/alice-robb-chats-about-her-new-book-dont-think-dear-on-loving-and-leaving-ballet-NPR story on "The Turning": wnyc.org/story/turning-room-mirrors-More articles about, inspired by, or excerpted from "Don't Think, Dear":elle.com/life-love/a43102096/adults-rediscovering-balletvogue.com/article/ballet-essay-excerpt-dont-think-deartheatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/03/ballet-exercise-fitness-mind-body-connection/673249thenation.com/article/society/ballet-alice-robb-ellen-oconnell-whittet

Choreographer and Ailey II artistic director Francesca Harper joins to discuss her upcoming premiere, "The Reckoning," commissioned by Ava DuVernay's Law Enforcement Accountability Project. A response to Detroit police officer Joseph Weekly's killing of 7-year-old Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley-Jones, "The Reckoning" is both a work of art and a work of activism.
A transcript of this episode is available here: thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-148
More about the LEAP Project and Harper's commission:leapaction.orginstagram.com/leapactionleapaction.org/francesca-harperMore about the Works & Process premiere of "The Reckoning": guggenheim.org/event/works-process-arrays-leap-the-reckoning-by-francesca-harper-music-by-nona-hendryxMore about Ailey II's NYC season: alvinailey.org/engagement/ailey-ii-nyc
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Our headline roundup includes Rihanna's high-flying Super Bowl performance, a Black Sabbath ballet, and more artistic director news. Choreographer Marco Goecke's shocking attack on critic Wiebke Hüster has sparked a confounding mix of reactions in and beyond the dance world.
A transcript of this episode is available here: thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-147
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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 147:-Pointe interview with new Oregon Ballet Theatre artistic director Dani Rowe: pointemagazine.com/oregon-ballet-theatre-names-dani-rowe-as-its-new-artistic-director-Obituary for Rena Gluck: nytimes.com/2023/02/17/arts/dance/rena-gluck-dead.html-New York Times reporting on Goecke's attack: nytimes.com/2023/02/13/arts/dance/marco-goecke-dog-poop.htmlnytimes.com/2023/02/16/arts/dance/goecke-dog-feces-critic.html-Goecke's statement: ndt.nl/content/uploads/2023/02/STATEMENT-UND-ENTSCHULDIGUNG-VON-MARCO-GOECKE-ZUM-VORFALL-AM-11.2.23-IN-DER-STAATSOPER-HANNOVER.pdf-Van Magazine and CNN op-eds on the attack: van-magazine.com/mag/wiebke-huester-attackcnn.com/2023/02/14/opinions/ballet-director-feces-attack-sexism-filipovic-ctrp/index.html