An essay by ballet dancer Russell Janzen considers the politics of the pas de deux, and what it means to be a ballet "gentleman" onstage today. After taking months-long breaks from social media, dance artist Rosie Herrera is looking at how our relationships with technology affect our creative practice.
Show Notes
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Links referenced in/relevant to episode 115:
-Stuff article on Royal New Zealand Ballet controversy: https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/128549192/calls-for-royal-new-zealand-ballet-artistic-director-to-quit-after-complaints
-New York Times piece on Abi Stafford Lillo controversy: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/arts/dance/abi-jonathan-stafford-city-ballet.html
-The Cut feature on TikTok dance "cult" backstory: https://www.thecut.com/2022/05/wilking-sisters-7m-allegations.html
-Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU new fellows announcement: https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2022/may/the-center-for-ballet-and-the-arts-at-nyu-announces-2022-23-fell.html
-Russell Janzen's New York Times essay on pas de deux politics: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/arts/dance/gender-roles-ballet-russell-janzen.html
-Rosie Herrera's Dance Magazine piece on social media and creativity: https://www.dancemagazine.com/reconsidering-social-media/
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