Tag: Contemporary Dance
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More Kennedy Center Performers Pull Out After Trump Name Change
Overview: A Wave of Withdrawals After the Renaming Vote Controversy surrounding the Kennedy Center’s decision to rename the venue with a designation tied to the presidency has led to renewed upheaval in the performing arts community. After the board, which was cited as being influenced in part by the administration, voted to adopt the Trump-Kennedy…
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Jaedyn Andreotti: Rising New York Dancer to Watch in 2025
From Vernon to the Big Apple: A dancer’s bold leap Jaedyn Andreotti, a dancer hailing from Vernon, has traded quiet rehearsal spaces for the electric tempo of New York City. After moving to the city earlier this year with dreams of pursuing a profession in dance, she has begun a new chapter that many aspiring…
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Jaedyn Andreotti: Vernon Dancer Goes Pro in New York
From Vernon to the Big Apple: A Dancer’s Dream Takes Shape Jaedyn Andreotti has become a name to watch in the competitive world of professional dance. A native of Vernon who recently relocated to New York, Andreotti has turned a bold career shift into a bright runway for her future. Her recent milestones signal not…
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Sharon Eyal: Embracing Struggle Over Comfort in Contemporary Dance
Introduction: A Choreographer Who Prefers Tension to Ease Sharon Eyal, the Israeli choreographer known for her relentless physicality and emotionally raw performances, has a simple but provocative stance: she doesn’t want dancers to be comfortable. In her view, ease dulls the edge of performance. Instead, she seeks tension, struggle, and vulnerability as the core drivers…
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Choreographer Sharon Eyal: I Want to See the Struggle on Stage
Sharon Eyal’s philosophy: discomfort as a catalyst Choreographer Sharon Eyal is renowned for turning movement into a raw, unvarnished examination of human effort. Her maxim, “I don’t like it when a dancer is comfortable — I want to see the struggle,” isn’t a cruel aesthetic. It’s a deliberate artistic stance: movement should expose the exertion,…
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Sharon Eyal: Choreography Built on Struggle, Not Comfort
Introduction: Aims Beyond Comfort Choreographer Sharon Eyal has long unsettled audiences by turning the stage into a proving ground where physical risk and emotional rawness take center stage. Her philosophy is clear: she does not want dancers to feel comfortable. Instead, she seeks the friction, the struggle, and the moments when bodies resist and then…
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Faustin Linyekula: Standing Up to Violence in Congo
Introduction In a new, searing collaboration between dancer Faustin Linyekula and a team of Congolese and international artists, the Congo’s history of conflict is translated into a live, almost silent, one-hour performance. Entitled by its creator as a statement that begins with a simple act—standing up—the piece turns physicality, sound, and projection into a powerful…