UNCSA names Endalyn Taylor dean of the School of Dance
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) has named dancer, choreographer, and educator Endalyn Taylor as its new dean of the School of Dance effective August 1. She will lead the conservatory s dance program, which develops technically sound and stylistically versatile professional dancers through training in both classical and contemporary dance.
Endalyn Taylor will become dean of the School of Dance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts effective Aug. 1. Photo by Elliot Reza
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The arts community is mourning one of its own with the unexpected death of Lubbock native and internationally acclaimed prima ballerina NaTalia Johnson. NaTalia Johnson, a Ballet Lubbock original, was an energy of fire that lit the dance world ablaze with her bold spirit. From her dancing to her teaching, she changed lives. Today we send our condolences to her family and friends. May she rest in peace, reads a social media post from Ballet Lubbock.
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The Nutcracker Suite this season. Photograph by Christopher Duggan.
If you’re desperate to see dance beyond watching TikTok, the Kennedy Center has just the thing: live performances. It recently announced the 2021-2022 season with exciting debuts (classical Indian dance company Akram Khan), big-name collaborators (Meshell Ndegeocello), and some reliable favorites (Alvin Ailey,
The Nutcracker). Looking ahead to next summer, the lineup also features a special week dedicated to Black artists within ballet, called “Reframing the Narrative.”
In October, New York-based Ronald K. Brown known for his bold work fusing modern, West African, Afro-Caribbean, and other dance genres will bring his company, Evidence, to present a trilogy of pieces.
Black dancers struggle to make their way through pandemic Nikesha Elise Williams © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Performers from the Dancer Theater of Harlem and the Collage Dance Collective of Memphis, Tennessee, rehearse the piece Dougla in Studio K at the nearly finished REACH, an expansion of the Kennedy Center s performance, rehearsal and work space May 29, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Dance Theatre of Harlem lost millions after being forced to stop its touring schedule and cancel its April fundraiser because of the pandemic. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) After more than 10 years performing in traveling shows and in local theaters, NaTonia Monét fulfilled a lifelong dream last year when she made her Broadway debut in “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.” For months, she sang, danced and acted in eight shows a week in the role of Alline, Tina Turner’s older sister, who introduced the young Anna Mae Bullock to Ike Turner.
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