“could be worse” is a three-word kiss-off to four pandemic years that posed some of the most existential threats that the choreographer—and her art form—have faced.
Dance
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Learning to Salsa on a Friday Night in Durham
Rhythm is in the air every week at “Salsa Social.”
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A Collaborative Dance Troupe Takes Flight in Hillsborough
HIDA, Hillsborough’s fledgling new dance troupe, is collaborative and creative.
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Durham Studio Offers Refuge for Ukrainian Dancers
At Durham’s Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Ukrainian dancers focus on their craft to escape thoughts of the war.
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A Rundown of This Year’s Thrilling American Dance Festival Lineup
Over the next month and a half, its 15 programs encompass modern dance’s past, present, and future.
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ShaLeigh Dance Works’ Bold, Immersive Performance, enVISION, Opens the American Dance Festival in Durham This Week
“It’s about sharing an experience, and about stepping into the shoes of people that live in a world that’s not dominated by sight,” says artistic director ShaLeigh Comerford.
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Dance Film Meets Cringe Comedy in the Latest Chapter of Anna Barker’s Unfinished Autobiography
“I think there’s always some moment of realization of not wanting to be taken advantage of. Sometimes it happens slowly. I am not interested in putting a bow on any of this, right? Because life is not like that. The struggle never goes away.”
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The American Dance Festival Is Back. So Are the Joys and Complications of Live Dance.
The American Dance Festival’s weeklong series, “Together We Dance,” marks the organization’s first proscenium performances in over a year and the first festival since the summer of 2019.
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Meet the Dauntless Durham DJ behind Super Secret Dance Party, an Arcana Institution Now Heading for the Fruit
“It still has that dungeon vibe,” says Super Secret Dance Party co-founder Rang Rajaram.
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The Commons Crit: Anthony “Ay-Jaye” Nelson’s “Pain, Trauma, Triumph”
This is performance that should be viewed multiple times, as each viewing offers a bit more insight.