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Q&A: Angela Harris talks about new works, Dance Canvas’ upcoming showcase

Rachel HellwigMarch 18, 2019

The expression "relatable" has long been a buzzword for Dance Canvas, an Atlanta-based organization that gives emerging choreographers a platform for showing th...

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Raianna Brown spotlights social justice with multifaceted “Skid”

Candice ThompsonJanuary 22, 2019

During a recent rehearsal for Komansé Dance Theater’s Skid, artistic director and choreographer Raianna Brown exuded a calm command over the 29 cast members buz...

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Year in Review: From myth to the political, Atlanta dance found new expression in 2018

ARTS ATL StaffDecember 27, 2018

Early in 2018, Lauri Stallings’ group glo led viewers to Atlanta’s Zero Mile Post, which marked the point where the city began, encased in a building inside a d...

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Dance Canvas will celebrate 10 years as showcase for emerging choreographers

Amanda SieradzkiMarch 20, 2018

In a Midtown studio, dancers are straddling ballet barres, clumped in hushed semi-circles, eyes alive or closed with headphones plugged in. The bonds of the dan...

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Review: The winner takes it all in Aurora’s fun-packed version of “Mamma Mia!”

Jim FarmerMarch 14, 2018

It may not be profound, but it’s hard to think of a production as eager to please as the jukebox musical Mamma Mia! Based on the hits of ABBA -- with a book by ...

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What to see, hear and do this week, March 5–11

Andrew AlexanderMarch 5, 2018

ART + DESIGN Landon Nordeman Artist Talk. The photographer speaks about his work capturing surreal moments backstage at high-profile fashion shows. March 8 at 6...

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What to see, hear and do this week, February 26–March 4

Andrew AlexanderFebruary 26, 2018

DANCE July 13, 2016: 4:10 PM. Choreographer D. Patton White unveils a new work for CORE company about the sudden unexpected death of his brother. March 1–3. B-C...

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What to see, hear and do this week, February 8–14

Andrew AlexanderFebruary 8, 2018

ART + DESIGN Portfolio 2018. An annual juried photography exhibition includes new work by Vanessa Filley, Michael W. Hicks, Kasey Medlin, Dale Niles, Erin L. Sc...

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Preview: Concert for America brings Broadway stars together for a progressive cause

Andrew AlexanderAugust 25, 2017

Has the state of the world got you in the doldrums? Feeling down? Hopeless? May I suggest a show tune? Broadway has always projected a spirit of communal, can-...

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Review: Dance Canvas offers an often intriguing look at the new generation of choreographers

Bianca SchemankewitzMarch 28, 2017

A window into the possibilities of dance as the art form as it embraces modern technology was the overriding theme of last weekend’s “Introducing the Next Gener...

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