Today's Dance Edit: Bessie nominees announced

November 20, 2020

"I believe that old ballets, reconstructed by contemporary choreographers and performed by living dancers, are fair game for updating. The 'original?' What was it? Would recreating it even be possible? Or desirable?"

—renowned dance critic Deborah Jowitt on "the offending classic"

The New York Dance and Performance (Bessie) Awards, which will not give individual prizes this year, announced their 2020 nominees, each of whom will receive $500. (The New York Times)
Cable arts network Ovation TV is offering to produce free PSAs for arts organizations shuttered due to COVID, aiming to help fundraising and awareness efforts. (PR Newswire)
A new social media campaign by the Dance Data Project will spotlight the pandemic's outsized effects on women in dance and the broader arts sector. (dancedataproject.com)
Watch the trailer for singer-songwriter Sia's directorial debut, Music, starring dancer Maddie Ziegler and featuring choreography by Ryan Heffington. (ScreenCrush)
Ballet's character dances used to have deep cultural significance. Why did they fade from prominence? (Dance Spirit)
Go inside Arabesque-2020—one of Russia's most prestigious ballet competitions, reconfigured for the pandemic. (Pointe)

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