Author: Ann Haskins

Shuttering With Signs of Life On-Line

With performance venues and dance studios closed, here are this week’s SoCal dance events that won’t happen due to the Coronavirus. Why list dance events that have been cancelled or postponed? As a reminder of the investment of work, time, money, and heart from dancers, choreographers, creative and technical staff, who now are without work or pay.

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Shuttered, But Not Forgotten

With performance venues and dance studios closed, here are this week’s SoCal dance events that won’t happen due to the Coronavirus. Why list dance events that have been cancelled or postponed? As a reminder of the investment of work, time, money, and heart that dancers and choreographers put in and who now are without work or pay. While many events hope to reschedule, some are shifting to on-line performances. For now there are links for information and connection.

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Moving In, Moving On

Drawn to New York City in the 1950s and 60s, dancers, musicians, writers, actors and visual artists found little about their prevailing artistic elders that spoke to them, so they started speaking to each other. In coffee houses and cafes, dancers found visual artists and writers asking similar questions and began exploring answers in ways that crossed traditional artistic borders…

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Stepping Up By Stepping Back

In the wake of last week’s last minute cancellation or postponement of all announced dance performances due to the Covid-19 virus, this week continues the trend. As of publication, only one event has not been confirmed as cancelled. First an alphabetical listing of cancellations and postponements, then the only event whose status could not be confirmed by press time, so possibly the only event left dancing. The photos are a reminder of what will be missed, for now. Ticket holders are advised to contact the venue, presenter or ticket issuer for a refund, and also to consider making a donation of the ticket to the performers who now will not otherwise be paid.

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