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8 hrs ago | Pittsburgh City Paper

Dance Alloy presents a brand-new take on

Things get a little bit messy, literally and figuratively, in Dance Alloy Theater's latest production, Dirty Little Secrets .

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Related Topix: Arts, Dance, Theater, Opera, Ballet

Wed Dec 03, 2008

The Mankato Free Press

Closeup: MSU Theatre & Dancea s Bridge Project continues

"Moving texts" is the theme of the last installment of MSU Theatre & Dance's Bridge Project, which aims to connect dance to another discipline or idea.

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Related Topix: Arts, Dance

Tue Dec 02, 2008

Student Printz

115 Dance concert opens

The University of Southern Mississippi Repertory Dance Company will present its Studio 115 Dance Concert Dec.

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Related Topix: University of Southern Mississippi, Arts, Ballet, The Album Leaf, Indie, Classical, Edgar Meyer, Metairie, LA, Entertainment

Mon Dec 01, 2008

Now Toronto

Dialing in and out

Denise Clarke's Radio Play gets staticky near the end, but for most of its hour-long running time it's pitch-perfect. An ingenious blend of dance, theatre, biography and fiction, it features modern dance great ...

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Related Topix: Arts

Sat Nov 29, 2008

StarTribune

Spotlight: Lar Lubovitch

Friday: For 40 years, New York-based choreographer Lar Lubovitch has created the choreographic equivalent of a cashmere sweater -- lush, resilient, a bit extravagant.

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Related Topix: Arts, Dance, Entertainment

Thu Nov 27, 2008

City Newspaper

PREVIEW: Bill Evans Dance Company

It was in an Iowa City bar in 1973 that Bill Evans first heard a bluegrass band play the ballad "Hard Times," which was part of the inspiration for his modern dance of the same name.

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Related Topix: Arts, Dance, Bill Evans, Jazz, Rochester Metro, Rochester, NY, Entertainment

Wed Nov 26, 2008

Daily Record

Dance studio members share the 'Joy of Performing'

Kathie Kececi started the In Motion dance company in 2000 with the purpose of providing a place and venue for high school-age dancers in the area to express themselves through modern dance.

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Related Topix: Arts, Mendham, NJ, Columbia University, Ballet, Chester, NJ

Tue Nov 25, 2008

Central Jersey

Middlesex County College dance group concert nears

The Middlesex County College Dance Ensemble will present its fall dance concert on Friday and Saturday, Dec.

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Related Topix: Arts

Mon Nov 24, 2008

Democrat & Chronicle

A night of dance

The State University College at Brockport's nationally recognized modern dance program presents Danscore, which will showcase several world premieres by faculty and guest artists.

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Related Topix: Brockport, NY, Arts, SUNY Brockport

Sun Nov 23, 2008

MinnPost.com

Zenon and TU Dance: See them both

Theaters on both sides of the river will be busy this weekend presenting the Twin Cities' two most popular, dynamic modern-dance troupes: Zenon Dance Company and TU Dance .

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Related Topix: Dance

Sat Nov 22, 2008

San Diego Union-Tribune

'Lyrics,' 'Fall' ably stretch the limits of hip-hop dance

Is it hip-hop, modern dance, or fusion? Eveoke Dance Theatre's new 'Lyrics, Beats, & Bricks' promises to defy categorization.

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Related Topix: Dance, San Diego, CA, Theater, San Diego Metro

Fri Nov 21, 2008

TwinCities.com

Dance: Rigorous standards and personal commitment put two and Tu together

"We wanted to spread some dance energy east," says Uri Sands, artistic co-director of TU Dance, explaining why he and his co-director and life partner, Toni Pierce-Sands, decided to start a dance company in St.

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Related Topix: Arts, Dance, St. Paul, MN, Minneapolis, MN, Ballet, University of Minnesota

Thu Nov 20, 2008

STLtoday

Cunningham and Taylor: Dance Masters Keep in Step

Modern dance just wouldn't be the same without choreographers Merce Cunningham and Paul Taylor, who are both way past reaching the age necessary to receive AARP cards.

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Related Topix: Arts, Paul Taylor, Jazz, UC Berkeley

Wed Nov 19, 2008

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Step-by-step guide to dance: Sankai Juku

More a philosphy of movement than a dance style, butoh fuses traditional Japanese dance with Artaudian principles.

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Related Topix: Dance

Tue Nov 18, 2008

New Haven Register

Rebound Festival adds to city's dance card

When it rains it pours, or plies might be the better term. Right on the heels of one of the city's largest dance events, the Festival of International Dance at Yale, Judie Clark is back to continue the dance ...

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Related Topix: University of New Haven, Central Connecticut State University, Arts, Ballet, Brockport, NY, Entertainment

Mon Nov 17, 2008

Ashtabula Star-Beacon

A celebration of dance

AACS students perform modern dance at Lakeside, Five weeks of instruction, improvisation and fun culminated in a Celebrate Dance Artist in Residency performance Friday afternoon at Lakeside High.

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Related Topix: Arts, Ashtabula, OH, Austinburg, OH, Conneaut, OH

Sun Nov 16, 2008

HendersonvilleNews.com

ACDT: Celebrating 30 years of modern dance

Published: Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 14, 2008 at 2:37 p.m. This season Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre is celebrating 30 years of innovative professional modern ...

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Related Topix: Arts, Asheville, NC

Kansas.com

WSU hosts 11th annual Kansas Dance Festival

Wichita State dance honcho Nick Johnson figures it's the sour economy that has prevented several area universities from participating in the 11th annual Kansas Dance Festival at WSU this weekend.

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Related Topix: Kansas, University of Oklahoma, University of Kansas, University of Central Oklahoma, Arts, Ballet, Entertainment

Sat Nov 15, 2008

Idaho Entertainment

Review: Balance/Drop and Idaho Dance Theatre

Entertainment BY DANA OLAND - doland@idahostatesman.com Comments Balance/Drop * Nov.

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Related Topix: Arts, Dance, Entertainment

Fri Nov 14, 2008

Star-telegram.com

Arts rail: Modern Dance at the Will Rogers Poultry Barn; production...

Fowl Play: 300 Feet of Modern Dance at the Poultry Barn This particular Contemporary Dance Fort Worth production has everything to do with length - as in marveling how dancers move across the full length of ...

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Related Topix: Arts, Fort Worth, TX, Denton, TX, Ballet

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