Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in 'Grace Engine' | Photo Julieta Cervantes
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet: What Just Happened?
There was no visible smoke signal leading up to Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet‘s closing. When I saw the announcement on my Facebook feed last night, I grabbed my calendar to make sure it wasn’t April Fools—a little misguided prank from the companies new summer intern – two glasses of rosé…
DancePulp Relaunches in 2015!
Welcome to 2015! And welcome to DancePulp reloaded. The DancePulp team has been hard at work imagining the many ways we can inspire and energize our creative community. In the coming year, we are anxious to bring you candid conversations, fresh imagery, insightful questions and important current news surrounding (but…
Book cover of Exit Stage Right by Ciar Pressler
“Exit Stage Right:” Ciara Pressler’s Career Guidebook for Performers
How many career advice books are there in publication? You could spend hours in the Personal Development section learning about the health and growth of your personal financial portfolio, how to hone your interview skills, tips on networking in “the field,” not to mention ways to innovate in your office….
Fred Astaire 1952 | Photo Getty Images
Looking Back: A Dance Icon Video Tour
Editor’s note: DancePulp would like to welcome Leah O’Donnell to our Guest contributors. We are excited to share Leah’s experienced voice with you. Every dancer has an idol. Even our idols can trace their own influences through history. As far as our family trees can be traced, so can our…
Senator Daniel Squadron Speaks at the DNA Press Conference | Photo Joon Shin
Hanging on to NYC Dance Space: Dance New Amsterdam’s Lease
Dancers struggle to make their rent in New York. They also struggle to make their $18.00 fee for dance class, and often skip class because they can’t afford it. These two conditions combined create quite the conundrum for Dance New Amsterdam, one dance studio in Manhattan committed to keeping prices…
Movie Poster for Documentary Film "First Position"
FILM PREVIEW: First Position
First Position is a documentary tracking young ballet dancers in competition for the the annual Youth America Grand Prix. Outsiders of the dance world often marvel at the discipline, commitment and sheer tenacity of those trying to be professionals in the business. Dancers however, never think twice about what it…
Wendy Whelan in Labyrinth Within directed by Pontus Lidberg
Pontus Lidberg’s Labyrinth Within at Baryshnikov Arts Center
Swedish choreographer and dancer Pontus Lindberg’s Labyrinth Within is a series of pas de deux on film that explores the lines between reality and perception. The majority of the 28 minute film, with a score created by David Lang (and recorded in 2009 by The Symphony Orchestra of Sweden’s Norrlands Operan) takes place in Giovanni Bucchieri and Wendy Whelan’s apartment. The two main characters are in the later years of a now stale marriage.
graphic Joshua Martens
Why Does Dance Matter?
Editors Note: This is a collaborative post between Drew Jacoby and Emeri Fetzer and we hope to engage our readers in discussion. An important aspect of the mission of DancePulp is to encourage our followers to think about the importance of dance and to actively support arts advocacy. Early this…
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My Pools of Inspiration
Editor’s note: The following guest post is by New York City Ballet principal dancer Ashley Bouder (@ashleybouder). This is the first of a three-part series. At this point in my career, after ten years as a professional ballet dancer, I find myself being asked these three questions quite often: How…
photo by Joshua Martens
Ballet Meets Pop
Editor’s note: The following guest post is by The Ballet Bag (@theballetbag), an online resource for the best of ballet around the web. In their previous guest post, they gave us their take on dance and social media. One of our favorite topics is ballet’s potential for crossover with other…
