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Full Radius spins toward tipping point with Gone Too Far This Time

Sydney BurrowsFebruary 4, 2019

On March 28, 1941, Virginia Woolf, a literary genius and pioneer of stream-of-consciousness writing, filled her pockets with rocks and committed suicide by walk...

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Announcing the 2019 ArtsATL Luminary Award nominees for Outstanding Leadership

Van JensenOctober 2, 2018

On January 27, 2019, ArtsATL will recognize the best of the best in Atlanta arts during the third-annual Luminary Awards ceremony, which will be held 6–8 p.m. a...

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Modern Atlanta Dance Festival kicks off, honors Lee Harper with Pioneer Award

Amanda SieradzkiMay 8, 2018

Douglas Scott, creator of Full Radius Dance and the Modern Atlanta Dance Festival (MAD), fears losing the historical first person voice in Atlanta dance. For th...

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Review: Full Radius Dance defies physical limits to create a masterwork “Tapestry”

Vanessa AlamoMarch 13, 2018

When Douglas Scott founded Full Radius Dance in 1998, he was motivated by a partnership with the Shepherd Center and the unique power he discovered in the effor...

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Remembrance: Ruth Mitchell — “Miss Ruth” — Atlanta dance icon who touched the lives of many

Scott FreemanJuly 26, 2017

Ruth Mitchell, who studied under Atlanta Ballet founder Dorothy Alexander and later became herself one of the icons of Atlanta dance, died July 18 at the age of...

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Preview: Pink suits and kazoos featured in duet by Catellier and O’Neal at MAD Festival

Rachel HellwigMay 11, 2017

Art, life and humor will converge in Nostalgia for a Future Past, a duet cocreated and performed by Gregory Catellier and Kristin O’Neal. The work will appear d...

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Preview: Full Radius Dance celebrates its 25th birthday with “Silver” and its NYC debut

Rachel HellwigMarch 9, 2017

Full Radius Dance, a physically integrated company featuring both disabled and nondisabled performers, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with Silver at 7 Stag...

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Breaking news: the Modern Atlanta Dance Festival announces its 2017 lineup

ARTS ATL StaffJanuary 18, 2017

The Modern Atlanta Dance (MAD) Festival, which annually casts a spotlight on local choreographers and dancers, has announced its lineup for the festival’s 23rd ...

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Preview: As it reaches its 21st year, Modern Atlanta Dance Festival offers a weekend of firsts

Rachael ShawMay 20, 2015

Daniel Gwirtzman performs The Oracle with his dance company. (Photo by Anna Kuzmina) The Modern Atlanta Dance Festival (MAD), running May 22-23 at the Balzer ...

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ArtsATL’s “Creative Juices” series: a library of six profiles

ARTS ATL StaffJanuary 27, 2015

Creative Juices, a series that ran during December 2014, profiled six diverse metro Atlanta creatives with particular emphasis on what makes them tick. Our tha...

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