Dance companies are beginning to use intimacy directors to safeguard the physical and mental wellbeing of dancers. Calpulli Mexican Dance Company is using the marketability of Cinco de Mayo as an opportunity to teach audiences about Mexican history and culture.
Show Notes
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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 112:
-Pointe story on the streaming dance benefit for Ukraine: https://pointemagazine.com/dance-for-ukraine-marquee-tv/
-The Brussels Times piece on Russian dancers on tour who are afraid to return home: https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/217334/russian-ballet-dancers-in-belgium-against-putin-dont-dare-return-to-russia
-New York Times feature on ballet becoming a symbol of Russian isolation: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/arts/olga-smirnova-ballet-bolshoi-ukraine-war.html
-NBC 7 report on the dancer sending tactical supplies to dancers-turned-soldiers in Ukraine: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/videos/san-diego-ballerina-sends-tactical-gear-to-ukrainian-dancers/2919920/
-Washington Post feature on how the dance community has rallied to help Ukrainian dancers and dance students: https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/04/14/ukraine-dance-students-ballet-community/
-Deborah Jowitt tribute to Ann Hutchinson Guest: https://www.artsjournal.com/dancebeat/2022/04/dancing-through-the-century/
-New York Times feature on intimacy directors in ballet: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/arts/dance/intimacy-directors-ballet.html
-Dance Magazine story from last year on intimacy directing: https://www.dancemagazine.com/intimacy-directing/
-New York Times piece on Calpulli Mexican Dance Company: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/arts/dance/calpulli-mexican-dance-company-cinco-de-mayo.html
-Calpulli Mexican Dance Company website: https://calpullidance.org/
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