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EDD'S monthly newsletter designed to share our 30 years of expertise, advice, and resources $$PLAIN_TEXT_PREVIEW$$
EDD’s monthly newsletter designed to
share our 30 years of EXPERTISE, ADVICE
and RESOURCES with dancers &
parents of ALL ages!
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Seeing Dance with a Critic’s Eye
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In this Pro-Tip, hear from professional dance critics, Kathryn Boland of Dance Informa and DIYDancer and Lauren Warnecke of The Chicago Tribune and See Chicago Dance to see how they approach writing their dance critiques! What *is* dance criticism?
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What do dance critics see and look for?
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Movement quality: tempo/rhythm, expansiveness vs something more internal, technical or more “pedestrian”, particular style/technique or more eclectic “Stage picture”: formations, use of the performance space, entrances/exits, number of dancers Structure: beginning/ending, length, overall energy/tone/“vibe” of a work; sequencing of sections and transitions between them Supporting technical elements: music, costuming, lighting/projections, props, scenery (a work’s “atmosphere”)
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Considering movement quality, “stage picture,” structure, and supporting aesthetic elements, is there an evident meaning, message or theme in the work? Is the work “successful” in its apparent intent? What response does it elicit in you as a human? How does the work fit into a wider context (locally, nationally, socially, politically, historically, etc.)?
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Missed out on the last few ProTips? No worries! Look back on past ProTips at anytime here!
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PROTIP ADVISOR KATHRYN BOLAND |
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Kathryn Boland is a writer, dancer, movement educator, and non-profit administrator based in Rhode Island. She holds a BA in Dance from The George Washington University and an MA in Dance/Movement Therapy from Lesley University, and is also a certified yoga instructor. She enjoys having connections in dance circles in Boston, New York City, Washington DC, Rhode Island, and beyond. Professionally, she writes mainly about dance and yoga (Dance Informa, YogaU Online). She also offers communications consulting for performing artists, and has a YouTube show called "Move for a Movement", that spotlights various artists doing great work at the intersection of dance and social justice. She's also currently working on a book about dance forms evolving in the context of "othering"
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PROTIP ADVISOR LAUREN WARNECKE |
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Lauren Warnecke is the editor of See Chicago Dance and dance contributor to the Chicago Tribune. She covers dance across the Midwest and writes regularly for Dance Magazine and Pointe. Lauren holds degrees in dance and kinesiology. Her academic writing has been published in Agenda and presented at the National Dance Education Organization and the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science. Lauren co-facilitated dance writing intensives in Chicago and Durban, South Africa. Writing residencies include the National Center for Choreography, Bates Dance Festival and JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience.
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