Name: Emma Hometown: Manhattan Studying: Jazz with Courtney Jones, Hip Hop with Shakia Johnson, Modern with Karl Rogers, and Ballet with Shonach Mirk-Robles What brought you here? I came last year.…
Upon walking into the sunny studio for their placement class, the Young Dancers Workshop participants were greeted by not one, but four world-class dance accompanists prepared to play for them.…
2015 Season Preview The Festival kicks off its 2015 Performance Series, July 10 & 11 with DanceNOW featuring fresh voices from a new generation of Festival faculty and alumni. Next…
The dance going began in earnest Wednesday night with the opening performance of ICEhot by Heine Avdal & Yukiko Shinozaki in the Dansens Hus conveniently located behind our hotel. Artists…
I continue my adventures as a dance producer this winter in Olso, Norway where I have been invited to attend the Nordic Dance Platform, ICEhot along with other U.S. based…
In the Works Jennifer Nugent by Arthur Fink BDF is teaming up with New York City-based Gibney Dance and The Playground to host a BDF+Gibney Connect, a daylong dance immersion…
As the festival draws to a bittersweet end, it's about time to go behind-the-scenes. More specifically, let's give a round of cyberspace applause for our interns! BDF offers elite internships in technical…
A fun take on self-portraiture. Featuring Deborah Goff at BDF in 2011. Photo by Arthur Fink. 1. How does photography affect/influence/reiterate the story of dance Still photographs help us see the…
With a varied background in the arts as a presenter, arts manager, and administrator, Kim Konikow brings rich perspectives into our "Business of Dance" course. I was interested in joining…