Marian Horosko, 92

Marian Horosko, Dancer and Advocate for the Art, Dies at 92
by Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times, September 22, 2017

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Upper Manhattan's dance advocates speak out

Look who's speaking out for dance!
Above: Nia Love
Below: Charmaine Warren

47 notable leaders and local residents of Upper Manhattan--including choreographer Nia Love, Yuien Chin of Harlem One Stop, Mikki Shephard of the Apollo Theater, Darren Walker of the Ford Foundation--tell what they value about the art of dance in Dance/NYC’s NEW YORKERS FOR DANCE video campaign.

Here are a few samples from the series: 

Nia Love

Charmaine Warren

Mikki Shepard

All videos are now live on DanceNYC.org website and YouTube channel.

Time Out New York eliminates dance section. Take action!

I just received this news from a dance community colleague and wanted to quickly share it with you. Take action. Just do it!

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I'm writing with some urgent news about the state of dance coverage at Time Out New York -- and to encourage you to take action.

Dance editor Gia Kourlas has resigned. Her last day will be May 1, and the status of her replacement is unknown.

 
Gia's decision coincides with changes at the magazine that include the elimination of dance as a stand-alone section. Dance, in a much-abbreviated form, has been integrated into a new Theater and Dance section. This week, the magazine does not have a feature profiling a dance artist, and the section has been diminished to one page with just eight listings and no photos.

    
Write a letter to the magazine telling them how essential dance is to New York City cultural life, and how important -- and trusted -- TONY's coverage of dance has been. If you're a producer, ask the magazine why you should continue to advertise in a publication that doesn't respect dance on par with other art forms. If you're an artist, explain how crucial these features were in building an audience and support for your work.

 

Send letters ASAP to the following individuals:

Editor-in-Chief Terri White terri.white@timeout.com

Deputy Editor Carla Sosenko carla.sosenko@timeout.com

Managing Editor Ethan LaCroix ethan.lacroix@timeout.com

with a CC to letters@timeoutny.com 

Report details drop in corporate giving for dance

The most telling thing about this article in Crain's New York Business might be that, since being published a few days ago, it has received no comments.

Support for dance companies takes a tumble
Corporate donations that help sustain dance companies in the city have dropped precipitously.
by Theresa Agovino, Crain's New York Business, December 10, 2014

Read Dance/NYC 's complete report,

State of NYC Dance and Corporate Giving,

here.

Dance/USA: Fall 2014 paid internships, fellowships

Dance/USA, the voice for the professional field of dance, offers internships to aspiring arts administrators based at the national office, located in Washington, DC.

Dance/USA Internships are available in the following departments for the Fall 2014 Term:

·         Communications
·         Development
·         Government Affairs

Fellowships are available in the following departments:

·         Research

To apply, interested candidates must email their resume and a cover letter outlining internship interests, career goals, and availability to Melissa Lineburg, executive administrator.

Dance/USA’s Fall 2014 Internship Application Deadline is Friday, August 1, 2014, and the Fall Term runs September 3, 2014-December 5, 2014.

Recent college graduates, current college juniors/seniors, and graduate students are eligible to apply! Those accepted will receive professional, on-the-job experience that is needed in today’s job market by working with and assisting our national office staff.

Part-time and full-time internships are available. Stipends or university credit are also available.

With questions, email Melissa or call the Dance/USA national office at 202.833.1717.

Melissa L. Lineburg
Executive Administrator
Dance/USA
1111 16th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
202.833.1717 ext. 100
mlineburg@danceusa.org

Have you seen the new Dance NYC site?

Well here it is! (CLICK)

Camille A. Brown's The Gathering, a rousing success

The visionary Camille A. Brown
who created and convened The Gathering
(c)2014, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

With Baraka Sele (left), discussion moderator
for Brown's historic event
(photo by Cynthia Oliver)

Just do what you do.

-- Katherine Dunham

The Gathering--a special event conceived and convened by Camille A. Brown to offer safe space to discuss issues of concern to Black women choreographers--drew a huge, delighted response and support from all sectors of the field, including men, last evening. Brown--most recently hailed for her powerful evening-length work, Mr. TOL E. RAncE--realized her goal, not only drawing from her own peer group but an inter-generational, intercultural community including arts administrators, educators, journalists, presenters and supporters. Looking around the room, one could spot dance notables such as Dianne McIntyre, Sylvia Waters, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, Ronald K. Brown, Nathan Trice, Elka Samuels Smith, Cynthia Oliver, Edisa Weeks, Paloma McGregor, Matthew Rushing, Renee Robinson, Theresa Howard and many more from New York and beyond. Frankly, the vibes in that City Center studio were mind-blowing!

Moderator Baraka Sele set a respectful, positive and productive tone, creating an atmosphere for deep listening and the discovery of resources we can share. She urged us to focus not on problems but on facts, solutions and our individual and collective responsibilities.

We spoke of numerous issues--from the prevalence of racism throughout the arts system and the need to "de-center" whiteness to a call for adequate resources for physical and emotional wellness for the dancer. Participants cited interests in securing more time and affordable space to develop work, meaningful collaboration, community building and, of course, more funding for our projects. We called for better feedback on creative work, both artist-to-artist and via published critiques. Of course, I mentioned the need for more writers of color in dance journalism and sustainability for all writers on dance.

Time was short but, while we could not address in depth every item on our list, we felt confident that The Gathering will generate future activity and exciting collaborations.

Congratulations and deepest thanks to Camille A. Brown and Baraka Sele!

Write to company_manager@camilleabrown.org to get on the mailing list for The Gathering.

State of NYC Dance 2013 report from Dance/NYC

The study you are about to read does more to reveal the activity, economics, and workforce of New York City dance makers than any prior Dance/NYC research. For the first time, it tracks dance trends in the New York State Cultural Data Project (CDP) over time, showing us where the art form has gone and may be headed. By integrating a sample of local dance makers sponsored by Fractured Atlas, it speaks in more inclusive terms about our evolving creative ecology.

Study findings underscore the value of nonprofit groups in the CDP study sample as contributors and ambassadors for our City, with thousands of performances locally and on tour, millions in paid attendance, and $251 million in aggregate expenditures. Findings also demonstrate the industry’s resourcefulness in attracting diverse revenue streams—public, private, and earned—and its efficiency in putting resources to use in making dance, with 83% of dance makers’ expenditures going to programs.

--from the report introduction by Lane Harwell, Executive Director, Dance/NYC

To read the full report or highlights, click the following links:

Download the Full Report PDF.

Download the Report Highlights PDF. 

Jody Arnhold: New Yorker for Dance

Jody Arnhold 

Founding Director, Dance Education Laboratory

92nd Street Y

Newly-independent Dance/NYC steps off with a video campaign

Kudos to Dance/NYC's Lane Harwell for getting this story into the New York Times's Media and Advertising section:

Bringing New York City Dance Into the Limelight
by Stuart Elliott, The New York Times, June 3, 2013

The fiscal cliff threatens dance and arts funding

 How the fiscal cliff will affect dancers and dance companies
 by Steven Weisz, The Dance Journal, Dec 28th, 2012

Open Letter from Collective for Dance Writing and New Media

Open Letter
from Collective for Dance Writing and New Media

Dear friends,

We want to inform you that we, the members of CollectiveDWNM's Executive Committee, have made the tough decision to disband.

Although we strongly believe in CollectiveDWNM's vision and mission--statements derived from numerous discussions with members of the dance and dance writing communities--we regret that we have been unable to motivate active community commitment to the effort of stabilizing and developing a grassroots, activist organization to advocate for dance writers.

Over several months, we have suffered the loss of many members of our Executive Committee and Leadership Circle (internship program) to increasingly busy lives. We have had to step back and assess the sad fact that we lack the personnel and resources necessary for even the most basic steps toward our goals.

After distributing honoraria to guest speakers from our "Writing on Tap" forum at American Tap Dance Center and our Open House at the Gibney Dance Center, we are left with a small amount of funds from admissions and membership fees. We will contribute these funds to a community organization.

A few of us hope to reschedule, on an independent basis, a couple of the events postponed due to Hurricane Sandy or planned for the future, and we will keep you posted on these developments. If you can, please come and enjoy them!

We wish you a marvelous holiday season and a New Year of peace and renewal!

All the best,
Eva Yaa Asantewaa
with Hayley Muth and Dale Amanda O'Reilly
Executive Committee
Collective for Dance Writing and New Media
collectivedwnm.com

Dance/NYC's new online upgrades

An announcement from Dance/NYC

 Greetings to our Online NYC Dance Community:

New things are happening at DanceNYC.org. We are growing at a rapid pace (with 75% more registered users this year over last), and our commitment to simplicity, transparency, and serving every person in NYC dance continues. We thought you-as a registered user-might be interested in knowing about some of our most recent developments.

See Something Different
Over the next few weeks, we will issue an upgraded See Something Different, our weekly e-newsletter powered by PatronManager. If you have performances or announcements on the horizon, the time has never been better for posting a free listing or a low-cost ad.

Free Listings
Committed to open access, we are keeping all listings free. You can list performances and events, auditions, choreography, volunteer, and employment opportunities. We are not increasing ad prices, and continue to offer nonprofit rates and special discounts for Dance/USA members.

Ad Packages
To save time and make promoting your work easier, we have streamlined ad options to an e-newsletter feature and a package including multiple web site banners. You can now format (enlarge, shrink, or crop) your promotional images. A new premium registration at 5 annually gets you unlimited dance calendar highlights (pop-up window, image, and video).

DanceNYC.org
You may have noticed other web site upgrades, from updated program descriptions to improved navigation and cleaner design. We have made video content available for our recent events to help you engage online. Through partnerships with Fractured Atlas, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and the online barter network OurGoods, we are bringing you space and legal resources and encouraging new collaborations and combinations.

Join us in growing the online NYC dance community by forwarding, posting, and tweeting this news. Follow Dance/NYC on Facebook and Twitter at @DanceNYC.

With thanks for all you do for dance. Onward!

Lane, Lacey and the Team at Dance/NYC

PS. Some more good news: Dance/NYC received a new Bloomberg Philanthropies' Arts Advancement Initiative grant to keep building its online services. You can join Bloomberg Philanthropies and help us fulfill a matching requirement ($5,000) by investing now.

Collective for Dance Writing and New Media forms Executive Committee

Collective for Dance Writing and New Media has formed an Executive Committee:

Aaron Mattocks
Cory Nakasue 
Eva Yaa Asantewaa

See their profiles on the CDWNM Web site, and keep in touch with us. We have some great things coming up!

Valentine's Day is Arts Day in Albany

On Tuesday, February 14, join Dance/NYC and other New York State arts advocates in a day of face-to-face meetings with Albany legislators in support of public funding for the arts.

Get the facts, learn what you can do and get involved here.

Dance/NYC Junior Committee, thank you!

I was honored to be the guest speaker at Tuesday evening's meeting of the Dance/NYC Junior Committee and to meet a roomful of sharp and passionate advocates for dance and its community. I'm inspired by their work and reminded to do everything in my power to keep my energy up and focused on positive steps.

And thank you, Sidnie Mosley, for posting this lovely account of my segment of the meeting!

On Writing Dance
by Sidnie Mosley, Dance/NYC Junior Committee

Here's more about Sidnie from her own blog, Love Stutter.

Dance/NYC Junior Committee on Facebook and Twitter

New report on NYC dance entrepreneurship

New Report Cites Strong Start-Up Culture of Dance in the City
by Felicia R. Lee, The New York Times, November 15, 2011

Dance/NYC: Hearing the dancer's voice

The Dancer’s Voice: Personalizing the Marketing Experience

Ellen Bar * Ashley Bouder * Misty Copeland * Larry Keigwin * Megan Sprenger

Monday, November 14 (5:30pm-7:00pm)

Joyce SoHo
155 Mercer Street (between Prince Street and West Houston), Manhattan
(map and directions)

RSVP here

Join Dance/NYC and New York City Ballet’s new Director of Media Projects, Ellen Bar, to discuss dancers’ evolving public roles as industry advocates, commentators, business people and company ambassadors. What are the opportunities for NYC dancers in a shifting technological and media landscape? What’s happening, and what are the best practices for dancer-generated content in marketing, merchandising, fundraising and growing audiences? How can we strengthen the individual and collective voice for dance? This all-dancer panel will open up to the field innovations and case stories, from Art Beyond Sight/Art Education for the Blind’s New York Beyond Sight project to Fifty Years, Fifty Stories, New York City Arts Coalition’s artist-led video campaign celebrating the 50th anniversary of the New York State Council on the Arts.

Featured Speakers:

Ellen Bar, Director of Media Projects, New York City Ballet (Moderator)
Ashley Bouder, Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet
Misty Copeland, Soloist Dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Larry Keigwin, Artistic Director, Keigwin + Company
Megan Sprenger, Choreographer and Director of Marketing and Public Relations, New York Live Arts

Dance/NYC: Talk it out!

I've begun reading the notes from Dance/NYC's community conversations which drew together numerous dance organizations, company managers and individual artists to talk about varied and enormous challenges faced by New York's dance field. These preliminary discussions--and the potential mobilization and advocacy--are exactly what we need now.

There's much to be done. Please read this invitation from Dance/NYC director Lane Harwell, and get involved online now or in person on Thursday, June 23.

Thank you!
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Greetings from Dance/NYC!

As you may know, with support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Dance/NYC is undertaking a strategic plan to maximize its foundation of service and build new capacity for NYC dance. Emma Dunch and Andrea Sholler of Dunch Arts, LLC, are managing this plan, which was launched with a series of community conversations to deepen Dance/NYC’s understanding of field activity, need and opportunity.

Today Dance/NYC and Dunch Arts bring the discussion online and invite you to join in.

Visit here for the content and guiding questions from the first three community conversations, including a meeting of 23 service organizations (yes, that many organizations working to support the field), a meeting of dancers and dance makers, and a meeting of dance managers. Help us to set the course for the future of Dance/NYC. Tell us what you think. Respond to the questions. Share your own experiences and your goals for the field. And stay tuned for the content from two other public discussions, Thursday, June 16 and Thursday, June 23 (click here to RSVP for 6/23).

Send all feedback to Emma Dunch at dance@duncharts.com.

Please check here for planning and community conversation updates. With thanks for all you do for dance. Onward.

Lane Harwell
Director, Dance/NYC

PS. Click here for the full release of these community conversations: This is what strategic planning should look like in the Internet era.

Cyberspace for dance

Dancing in a Vacuum: The NEA Says Get Online

by Jennifer Edwards, The Huffington Post, July 6, 2010

National Endowment for the Arts report -- Audience 2.0: How Technology Influences Arts Participation