"The Devil Ties My Tongue" SKETCH Series 2013 | photo: David DeSilva
By Allison Yarrow
18 December 2017
As a woman in TV, Allison Yarrow describes the environment women who make it in TV are privileged to work in every day – if one can use that word to describe a job characterized by inappropriate judgments and emphasis on appearance.
Read more on Vox.
By Selma Hayek
12 December 2017
In an emotional OpEd for the New York Times, famed actress Selma Hayek recounts horror stories of her abuse by Weinstein and the silence that has plagued her for too long.
Read the piece in the New York Times.
By Robin Pogrebin
9 December 2017
Amidst claims of physical and sexual assault committed by Peter Martins, longtime Artistic Director of New York City Ballet, a team of four has taken over leadership at NYCB. One of these leaders is recently retired dancer Rebecca Krohn.
To learn more, read the full article in the New York Times.
By Wilhelmina Frankfurt
5 November 2012
In this short memoir, former dancer for Balanchine Wilhelmina Frankfurt recalls the days when dancers had numerous abortions to avoid career setbacks, when Peter Martins was a basher and Balanchine a charmer, and when the lines of professionalism were somewhat blurred.
Read more about her encounter with Balanchine on his deathbed in Psychology Tomorrow.
Read about the choreographer, dancer, and author, and trailblazer who was honored at the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors following the link below.
By Siobhan Burke
17 November 2017
In the year following the 2016 presidential election, Burke writes that she’s seen political resonance across the dance community. Dances without political agendas even seem to hint at the outside world.
Read more in the New York Times.
By Roslyn Sulcas
18 November 2016
This article explores the leadership of Tamara Rojo, the former Spanish star of the Royal Ballet, who left to pursue a leadership position with a near rival company across London. With her she took another star, Alina Cojocaru, and gave one of the largest opera houses in the world a run for their money.
Read more in the New York Times.
by Alastair Macaulay
12 January 2017
“Can ballet express a modern view of the sexes?” This questions guides Alastair Macaulay’s article for the New York Times. It is apparent in his writing that, no, Macaulay does not think this can be the case. But, he hopes the future will bring more Hermiones from “The Winter’s Tale” and more Martha Grahams.
Read more in the New York Times.
DDP reaction by Isabelle Vail
Led by Melissa Silverstein, Women and Hollywood is a nonprofit dedicated to women’s parity in film. Like the Dance Data Project, though ten years older and more established, the organization researches female involvement in a plethora of areas in the art form. Directorships, productions, attendance, award representation – you name it – Women and Hollywood sets the tone for 2018, a year of change.
On their website, the nonprofit includes a page with striking statistics. Its display is concise and to the point: women simply don’t get the opportunities that men do. Take a look below and see all the areas studied by the organization. With enough resources, DDP could too study such diverse areas of the dance field.
See Statistics on Women and Hollywood.
The New York Times: After Flood, Houston Ballet Returns With a Romantic Masterpiece
By Alastair Macaulay
24 September 2017
Houston Ballet performed “Mayerling” at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts this fall, following destruction in the city from Hurricane Harvey floods. Macaulay praised the company, describing this ballet as perhaps its best work yet.
Read more in the New York Times.
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"The Devil Ties My Tongue" SKETCH Series 2013 | photo: David DeSilva
