Interview Archives | Dance Dispatches

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Interview with Phil Chan: Final Bow for Yellowface

Whether you realized it at the time or not, you have probably been exposed to...

A smiling woman with gold bangles stands in front of a brick wall

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Interview with Joya Kazi: Bollywood Dancer & Choreographer

If you’re a Netflix fan, you probably know that Never Have I Ever is no longer...

Four adults dance on stage

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Interview with Raymond Sweetman: Purple A Founder

Raymond Sweetman is not your typical dance professional. He began dancing as an adult, transitioning...

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Joy Alpuerto Ritter Interview: On ‘UNDA’ and Isadora Duncan

Isadora Duncan is known as a pioneer of modern dance, but many theatre-goers haven’t seen...

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Women in Dance Leadership Conference: Addressing Gender Equality

Gender inequality is an important societal issue – that also needs to be rectified in...

A man looks into a camera on a tripod

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The Motion Dance Collective: Screendance Interview with Omari Carter

Director and choreographer Omari Carter founded The Motion Dance Collective (The MDC), a screendance production...

Sonny Blacks

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Caribbean Carnival Extravaganza: Interview with Sonny Blacks

London is a fantastic city, made more exciting by its willingness to embrace and promote...

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Interview with Genée 2019 Winners

The winners of this year’s Genée competition were crowned in Toronto, Canada on 29 August....

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London Dance Umbrella 2019: Interview with Artistic Director, Emma Gladstone

Dance Umbrella 2019, a festival celebrating 21st Century choreography, takes over London’s dance venues from...

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Dance and Technology: Interview with Another Kind of Blue

Thanks to both America’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent, dance group Another Kind of...

Dance teacher on stage with students at recital

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Teaching Dance in Okinawa: Interview with US Dance Teacher, Heatherly

In this interview, Heatherly shares her experience of teaching dance in Okinawa at the FootLoose...

Germán Cornejo tango fire dancers

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Interview with Germán Cornejo: Award-Winning ‘Tango Fire’ Choreographer

In this interview, award-winning choreographer Germán Cornejo talks tango, Buenos Aires and performing in 'Tango...