WPA-inspired National Initiative Artists at Work Launches with Pilot in Western Mass

IMPRESSIONS: Martha Graham Dance Company & Wild Up in the Premiere of "Immediate Tragedy" with "Deep Song" and Henry Cowell's "Intermediate Percussion," "The choreography is classic Graham: air-gobbling contractions, majestic kneels, and arms that twist around themselves like barber poles. Yet the dancers personalize the torqued gestures." — Erin Bomboy, Online

In Sue Hogan's "Dances in The Window Nook" — A Movement Haiku in Video,"I start intuitively with improvisation, then video, select, edit, and refine. The movement sketched at the beginning opens a pathway to 'in the moment' improvisatory choices. Video enables these moments to be captured and become part of a set work. This compression of time, space, and movement vocabulary within a video format creates a movement haiku." — Sue Hogan, New York

Artists across the world grieve cancelled performances and projects as the industry has come to a grinding halt. Over the past three months Clancy made peace with her loss. And yet, just yesterday, a colleague informed Clancy that The Met has cut together footage from a rehearsal filming of her final performance on March 10th. It will premiere July 5th on PBS.

The International Association of Blacks in Dance announces "Can You Hear Me Now?", an online and social media campaign dedicated to acknowledging and dismantling long-standing racial disparities within the American dance community.

In MOVING PEOPLE: Deborah Lohse on the Energy of a Room, Doug Elkins' "Fraulein Maria," and the Time a Drag Show Transformed her Life — Plus, a Special Appearance by TruDee, "The energy of a room, be it a classroom of third graders, a dance floor of nightlife dreamers or the tiny slice of stage at Joe’s Pub. I miss the electric connection to others so very much right now," says Deborah Lohse in response to what she takes for granted.

In Lincoln Center Honors Pride with Light Installation on Iconic Plaza and Fountain, "For the first time in its 60+ year history, Lincoln Center lights its iconic plaza with a rainbow design and flies the Pride flag in front of its campus."

In Juneteenth March: Call for 1 Million Demonstrators at City Hall and Further Discussion on the Role of Race in the Arts, "Tiffany Rea-Fisher of Elisa Monte Dance will be one of the hosts of the Juneteenth March, taking place at City Hall. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States."

In Rosas, the Concertgebouw Brugge, and De Munt Present Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s new "The Goldberg Variations, BWV988" for a Limited Audience, "Now that the government has announced that public performances may once again go ahead from 1 July 2020 under strict conditions, Rosas is adding a preview series allowing this new creation to be presented to the public as soon as it is permitted."

In The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Virtual Streets: Stephen Petronio Company's #LoveSpreadsFaster, Featuring the Premiere of #GimmeShelter, "#GimmeShelter packed the punch of a music video with its scintillating editing by Blake Martin. Although less than five minutes long, it gushed with images both searing and tender." — Erin Bomboy

In Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund: Freelance Dance Workers June Application Opens Friday!, "The Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund applications for June support to Freelance Dance Workers will open this Friday, June 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. and close on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 5:00 p.m."

In MOVING PEOPLE: Makeda Thomas on Losing Her Archives, Making Mas, and Mothering as an Artist during a Pandemic, "#iArt #iMother is a double hashtag I’ve been using for years that is most appropriate. Whatever schedule I sort of had was shot to shit with COVID. What remains is that I Art. And that I Mother." — Makeda Thomas