Today's Dance Edit: Some dance-based distraction

November 4, 2020

"I...struggle, tire and become discouraged. But what has always revived me…has been the rebirth of energy each time the creative process is awakened and artistic activity begins to unfold even in some infinitesimal measure."

—choreographer Anna Halprin on the reviving power of creative work—the words our frayed, tired minds needed to hear today

We may not know the outcome of the election yet, but here is some soul-soothing coverage of the #JoyToThePolls initiative, which brought dance and music to voting lines yesterday. (Vibe)
Dance writer Wendy Perron's new book explores the Grand Union, the 1970s group of dance rebels who inspired the same kind of adoration as rock bands. (The New York Times)
The Black Dance Stories November lineup includes Virginia Johnson, Dyane Harvey-Salaam, and Chanon Judson. (Broadway World)
Meet José Galán, the Spanish choreographer who's directing a physically integrated flamenco company. (Dance Magazine)
Jazz Bynum, a Black dancer in Utah's Ballet West, talks about how she helped shape the company's new inclusive wardrobe and makeup policies. (KUER)
Get all the feels from a new Amazon commercial (yes, really) starring a ballet student whose show is canceled due to coronavirus. (Good Housekeeping UK)
Here is the October dance news of note you might have missed—because of, you know, everything else. (Dance Magazine)

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The Marymount Manhattan College dance department hopes to see you at one of its 2021 virtual auditions. They'll be held live, with opportunities for real-time digital interaction. Keep up-to-date on audition information here.
(Marymount Manhattan students in Michael Waldrop's The Wait of Should. Photo by Rosalie O’Connor, courtesy Marymount Manhattan)

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