Today's Dance Edit: A new residency for Black dance artists

August 17, 2020

"Working with dancers is so much more interesting than working with models."
—photographer and filmmaker Patrick Fraser on shooting dance

Johnnie Cruise Mercer, Leslie Cuyjet, and Angie Pittman are the recipients of New Dance Alliance's inaugural Black Artists Space to Create Residency, a two-week residency in Upstate New York that comes with a $2,000 stipend and no expectation of a finished project. (The New York Times)
Longtime Royal Ballet star Edward Watson will retire and become a repetiteur at the end of this season following the premiere of Wayne McGregor's The Dante Project. (The Guardian)
The UK government gave theaters the go-ahead to resume indoor performances with socially distanced audiences as of this weekend, though arts leaders—including Sir Matthew Bourne—caution that this remains economically unfeasible. (Variety)
American Ballet Theatre dancers Calvin Royal III and Courtney Lavine reflect on what it was like to perform live after five months away from the stage. (The Washington Post)
Meet Taylor and Reese Hatala, the teenage sisters currently winning both TikTok and the commercial dance scene. (Dance Spirit)

The dreamiest #MondayMotivation courtesy the dancers of San Francisco Ballet.

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