Tamara Rojo will be San Francisco Ballet's first female artistic director, and her new "Raymonda" embodies her vision as a leader. It's time to stop asking dancers to push through injury. Before, during, and now after the conservatorship that controlled her life, Britney Spears has used dance to assert her autonomy.
Show Notes
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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 98:
-Dance Magazine list of COVID cancellations: https://www.dancemagazine.com/coronavirus-dance-performance-cancellations/
-Times of Israel coverage of the Sydney cultural festival boycott: https://www.timesofisrael.com/20-acts-pull-out-of-sydney-festival-over-israeli-embassy-funding-of-dance-show/
-Globe and Mail story on the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's settlement: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-royal-winnipeg-ballet-agrees-to-10-million-settlement-over-photographs/
-BG Independent News piece on Toledo Ballet's sudden leadership change: https://bgindependentmedia.org/toledo-ballet-announces-departure-of-artistic-director-resident-choreographer/
-Broadway World post on the United Hip Hop Vanguard: https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/Full-Circle-Productions-Awarded-Grant-From-The-Ford-Foundation-20220107
-New York Times feature on Tamara Rojo's appointment: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/11/arts/dance/tamara-rojo-artistic-director-san-francisco-ballet.html
-Dance Magazine story on Rojo's appointment: https://www.dancemagazine.com/tamara-rojo-2/
-Pointe feature on Rojo's reimagined "Raymonda": https://pointemagazine.com/tamara-rojo-raymonda/
-Dance Magazine piece on injury culture: https://www.dancemagazine.com/dancing-through-injury/
-New York Times feature on Britney Spears' dancing: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/arts/dance/britney-spears-dance-instagram.html
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