Club dance legend Archie Burnett, who has a new show at Jacob's Pillow, is sharing both his knowledge and his joy with the next generation. Lil Nas X and choreographer Sean Bankhead use dance to celebrate the Black male image in the "Industry Baby" video. Dance artist Taja Riley is leading a campaign to get the music industry to credit dancers.
Show Notes
A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-74
Links referenced in/relevant to episode 74:
-Backstage's piece on the new Actors' Equity membership rules: https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/actors-equity-open-membership-73696/
-NBC News story on anti-vax Facebook groups relabeling themselves "dance parties": https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/anti-vaccine-groups-changing-dance-parties-facebook-avoid-detection-rcna1480
-New York Times feature on Archie Burnett: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/arts/dance/Archie-Burnett-Jacobs-Pillow.html
-Entertainment Weekly piece on "Industry Baby": https://ew.com/music/lil-nas-x-dances-naked-in-industry-baby-prison-video/
-Salon's review of the video: https://www.salon.com/2021/07/24/lil-nas-x-industry-baby-review/
-Taja Riley's Instagram posts about crediting dancers:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRb2rs_pWst/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRrj04oJBzR/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRwEFkppvJr/
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