by | Jan 16, 2014 4:43 pm | Comments (1)
On stage, Carlos Lopez stomped his feet and belted out, “Ha!”
The triumphant declaration during a workshop on urban dance delighted his teacher — and left staff grappling with a question: How can middle schools do better at engaging boys?
by | Jan 14, 2014 2:20 pm | Comments (0)
In auditions, you should be confident and be yourself, two professionals told a class of dance students at Co-op High.
In other words, “bring it on” and “do your own thing.”
by | Dec 25, 2013 9:28 am | Comments (7)
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In the face of mounting pain and fatigue from an autoimmune disease that is killing her, a 34-year-old Fair Haven schoolteacher and dancer packed years worth of hard work in 2013 to reach more young lives in the limited time she has left.
by | Oct 15, 2013 12:01 pm | Comments (3)
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Before leading a dance about indigenous women escaping their oppressors, Kesa Whitaker asked her students to summon the spirits of their grandmas.
Continue reading ‘Dance Of The Grandmas Connects Generations’
by | Aug 23, 2013 1:10 pm | Comments (1)
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Leader Price, at center.
Theresa Forbes deliberately “mushed,” or scuffed, her slippers so they wouldn’t, well, slip. Bob Cole tightened his ghillies. Leader Peter Price called out “Rights and lefts, figure eight, right hands cross above!”
Then he punched the music on his laptop and six couples commenced to dance the elegant “Jane LaTaille.”
by | Aug 22, 2013 10:29 am | Comments (0)
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The New Haven Ballet has appointed Lisa Sanborn (pictured) its new interim artistic director. Following is a release from the company:
by | Aug 13, 2013 2:56 pm | Comments (3)
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Doug Bethea had basked in the glory of a national drill team championship 13 times before. His Nation Drill Team’s just-earned 14th championship has added meaning — he dedicated the victory to his recently deceased sister, Michelle Reid, who encouraged him to start the team 26 years ago.
Continue reading ‘Nation Drill Team Captures Another Trophy’
by | Jul 25, 2013 8:29 am | Comments (0)
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Dozens of children dance at Stetson Library Wednesday.
Staff members at Stetson Branch Library told students to put down their books and to put on their dancing shoes Wednesday evening.
by | Jul 3, 2013 2:27 pm | Comments (2)
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The 18th annual International Festival of Arts & Ideas ended in a group hug onstage in the bandstand on New Haven Green — and rightly so.
Continue reading ‘At Arts & Ideas, New Haven Took Star Turn’
by | Jun 20, 2013 2:06 pm | Comments (0)
A physicist studying the motion of matter’s tiniest particles and a choreographer studying the motion of people across a stage discovered a common language — and unlocked the secret artistry behind scientist-speak.
by | May 2, 2013 11:51 am | Comments (21)
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The empty stage and classrooms of Fair Haven’s abandoned Strong School may come to life with dance and theater, according to a plan in the works by a coalition of arts groups.
by | Apr 17, 2013 2:39 pm | Comments (1)
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After the Independent highlighted the work of a public school teacher who is throwing all of her energy into teaching dance while “fighting very hard not to die” from a terminal illness, readers poured in donations.
by | Mar 29, 2013 3:03 pm | Comments (11)
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“Nobody said dance was easy,” Mnikesa Whitaker told two dozen ballerinas struggling to hold plank pose. She asked them to find their strength — just as she does every day, facing a terminal illness that leaves her “fighting very hard not to die.”
Continue reading ‘As Death Nears, She Passes Down The Dance’
by | Mar 4, 2013 12:54 pm | Comments (3)
“Let’s try that again from the ice cream scoop,” instructed Siyue Chen. Following her lead, most of the children swept their fans downward, starting above their heads, in an arc towards the floor. The minority not scooping found it challenging enough to keep their balance with this new toy in hand.
by | Feb 26, 2013 4:33 pm | Comments (2)
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A spirit of giving and fellowship enveloped a crowd of supporters who came to Westville’s Lyric Hall Friday, with the common purpose of raising funds for a modest health clinic in Ejemekwuru, Imo State, Nigeria. The project, sponsored by New Haven’s MaryCare organization, brought together Hartford and Westville communities, who were greeted at Lyric Hall by the African drum rhythms of Aly Tatchol Camara. A slate of performers and entertainers followed, with attendees enjoying foods, desserts, and fine wines donated by Amity Wines in the floral bedecked reception area.
by | Feb 25, 2013 9:10 am | Comments (3)
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New Haven’s most celebrated guerrilla street artist got his start in New Haven dodging Yale security as he painted illegally on university property. On Saturday, he made a surprise cameo appearance as an invited guest to a high-profile event with Yale’s name on it.
True to form, he was conspicuous by his absence.
Continue reading ‘Condoms, Genocide—& A “Believe”-able Cameo’
by | Feb 15, 2013 3:59 am | Comments (0)
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A retired New Haven detective is bringing dreams to the dance floor again — to help some other people’s dreams come true.