by Jeff Maisey | May 28, 2023 | Dance, News, News & Views
(Mentor artist Joshua Purnell, center, and Noah Stovall, left, dance with partners. Tidewater Blues meets every Monday at the Fred Huette Center in Norfolk for blues dance instruction and a social dance.) Words & Photo By Pat Jarrett Nationally, the Tidewater...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 22, 2023 | Dance, Stage & Film
By Kate Mattingly In a recently posted video that’s part of Katie Couric’s “Thank You Notes” series, Judith Jamison, director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) from 1989 to 2011, listens to AAADT dancer Khalia Campbell thank her for her support....
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 11, 2023 | Dance, Stage & Film
By Kate Mattingly One of the most famous tales of devoted fans is the story of ballet aficionados eating the pointe shoes of dancer Marie Taglioni in 1842. Taglioni attracted acclaim for her superhuman performances that merged strength and delicacy, and...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 21, 2023 | Dance, Stage & Film
(Tianna Reed will present three pieces of choreography, all performed by ODU classmates, in the winter showcase. Photo by Lauren Sinclair.) By Kate Mattingly Being an artist requires a ton of hard work, and few artists work harder than dancers. It’s the only art form...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 18, 2023 | Dance, Stage & Film
(Eri Nishihara and Zacchaeus Page in Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner by Jennifer Archibald. Photo by Sarah Ferguson.) By Kate Mattingly A ballet company takes a risk when commissioning a choreographer to make a new piece. “Neither side knows exactly what is going to be...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 15, 2022 | Dance, Stage & Film
By Kate Mattingly Learning a dance is a lot like playing a game of telephone: movement leaves one body and is passed to another, transformed by that person’s anatomy and style, and then transmitted and transformed again, and again. For Eli Motley, a...
