For Carmen de Lavallade, the dance goes on

Carmen de Lavallade Still Captivates Onstage at 83
by Danielle C. Belton, The Root, October 30, 2014

Music great Eddie Palmieri gets his due

Borders and Epochs, Dissolving at His Keyboard
by Larry Rohter, The New York Times, December 13, 2012

Moving on to arts management

Performers in Transition Arts Management Fellowship

a program of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center, offered in conjunction with the BAM Professional Development Program, a collaboration between the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the DeVos Institute

The 2012 Fellowship is for professional dancers in New York City who have a committed interest in transitioning into arts management. The Fellowship will run from June 2012 to September 2013 and provide formal arts management training and applied experience in producing with a Brooklyn based dance organization. This opportunity is offered in conjunction with the BAM Professional Development Program that will provide professional development training and deeply discounted theater and rehearsal studio rental to a select group of Brooklyn non-profit organizations each year. Fellowship participation is free of charge for successful applicants. 

Application deadline: March 15

Complete information and application available online here

Amanda Ameer reads Michael Kaiser

[Michael Kaiser] wrote a blog post on the Huffington Post about how social media and bloggers are ruining arts criticism. Before we go on, kindly take a moment to absorb the irony of someone writing for the Huffington Post commenting on the demise of traditional media outlets.

--Amanda Ameer, Life's A Pitch

Such a sensible woman, that Amanda Ameer. See it all here: Get off my lawn!

Kaiser wrote what?

Why Aren’t Audiences Stupid? (Andy Version)
by Andy Horwitz, Culturebot, November 16, 2011

Kaiser on a mission for the arts

Head of Kennedy Center Urges Arts Groups to Be Bold

by Kate Taylor, The New York Times, June 27, 2010

Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative is a program designed to provide planning assistance and consulting to struggling arts organizations throughout the United States. Open to non-profit 501(c)(3) presenting and producing performing arts organizations, the program will provide counsel from Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser, Kennedy Center executive staff, and approved mentors in the areas of fundraising, building more effective Boards of Trustees, budgeting, marketing, technology, and other areas pertinent to maintaining a vital performing arts organization during a troubled economy.

Dance for our nation's health!

One Approach to Reducing Health Care Costs: The Discipline of Dance
by Michael Kaiser, The Huffington Post, July 27, 2009

Family feud in review: Bill T. Jones

A Quarreling Pair by Bill T. Jones, at the Kennedy Center
by Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post, March 26, 2009

Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World

The A-Word Reclaimed
How performance art can change the way Americans identify with the Arab world
by Saaret E. Yoseph, The Root, March 9, 2009

Help is on the way: Kennedy Center

Kennedy Center 'Crisis' Project Throws a Lifeline to Arts Groups
by Jacqueline Trescott, The Washington Post, February 4, 2009

Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative