Today's Dance Edit: Dance as protest

June 10, 2020

"Well-intended ignorance. The ballet world is full of it." —Boston Ballet soloist Chyrstyn Mariah Fentroy on implicit bias in ballet

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Dance for George, a movement-oriented tribute to George Floyd, is just one example in recent weeks of dance intersecting with protest. (The New York Times)
BIPOC members of the Broadway community have created a petition demanding change, titled "We See You, White American Theater." (Vulture)
Most college dance programs focus on Western dance techniques. Here's why that's a problem. (Dance Magazine)
What to watch: Royal Ballet dancers perform outside locked-down venues throughout the United Kingdom, soundtracked by the Rolling Stones' new song, "Living in a Ghost Town." (The Guardian)

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