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It Happened in Texas: A New Take on Inherit the Wind at DTC

Manuel Mendoza·May 19, 2017

It’s difficult to imagine a time when all professional theater in the country emanated from New York. It might be even harder to believe this centralization of theatrical production first began to change in Dallas, Texas.

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Doing Well By Doing Good: Dallas Black Dance Theatre at 40

Manuel Mendoza·January 31, 2017

Forty years in the business – that fact has quietly crept up on Dallas Black Dance Theatre founder Ann Williams. “You don’t see what you’ve accomplished because every day you’re trying to make it happen,” says Williams, who has spent half of her life making it happen at the longest-running dance company in North Texas.

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Paul Taylor Company Connections at SMU and Eisemann Center

Manuel Mendoza·January 20, 2017

When they were students at Southern Methodist University in the 1990s, Michael Trusnovec and Annmaria Mazzini would hole up in the basement of the library obsessively watching videotapes of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.

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Avant Chamber Ballet: Look How Far They’ve Come

Manuel Mendoza·March 29, 2016

Katie Cooper didn’t expect success to arrive so quickly. “I’m surprised how fast it has all happened,” says the artistic director of Avant Chamber Ballet, “especially getting permission to do the Balanchine pieces… My wish list for the company is getting shorter for sure.”

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Willy Shives at the Helm: Ballet San Antonio’s Next Chapter

Manuel Mendoza·March 23, 2016

The timing couldn’t have been better. Retired dancer Willy Shives had been working his way up the chain of command at Joffrey Ballet and was looking for his first job as an artistic director when the position came open at Ballet San Antonio.

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Three Premieres & Fresh Energy: Dallas Black Dance Theatre Moves Forward

Manuel Mendoza·January 19, 2016

Though it has been without an official artistic director for several months, Dallas Black Dance Theatre appears to be humming along just fine.

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Moving Forward: A Revival & New Works at Bruce Wood Dance Project

Manuel Mendoza·October 20, 2015

In the midst of its fifth season, Dallas' Bruce Wood Dance Project is about to premiere two new works and revive a decade-old piece by its namesake choreographer.

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Dallas DanceFest Returns

Manuel Mendoza·August 10, 2015

The second Dallas DanceFest will again bring together 20 troupes and soloists for three days of performances, but this year more are coming from outside of North Texas.

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