Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's latest round of giving includes multiple renowned dance groups. Virtual reality presents both opportunities and challenges for the dance world. Community dance is the real star of the "In the Heights" film. Life and art partners Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard join to talk about dance's inherent generosity and ability to spark change.
Show Notes
A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-68
Links referenced in/relevant to episode 68:
-France24 coverage of Bejart Ballet allegations: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210613-drug-harassment-allegations-plunge-bejart-ballet-into-turmoil
-Dance Magazine analysis of Dance Data Project's new ballet company report: https://www.dancemagazine.com/peter-martins-salary-2653301808.html
-New York Times piece on MacKenzie Scott's latest round of donations: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/business/mackenzie-scott-philanthropy.html
-Scott's Medium post announcing the grants: https://mackenzie-scott.medium.com/seeding-by-ceding-ea6de642bf
-Financial Times story on Boston Ballet's virtual reality experiments: https://www.ft.com/content/2437f525-f6f7-4068-ace7-35e572e56277
-Carmela Dormani's Dance Magazine essay on community dance in "In the Heights": https://www.dancemagazine.com/dancing-in-in-the-heights-2653371316.html
-Ayodele Casel's website: http://www.ayodelecasel.com/
-Torya Beard's website: http://www.thatgirl006.com/
-Little Island website, with information about the Dance Festival and artist in residence program: https://littleisland.org/
-Lincoln Center "Coming Together: A Juneteenth Celebration" information: https://www.lincolncenter.org/lincoln-center-at-home/show/coming-together-a-juneteenth-celebration-852
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