Whether you and your students took the summer off or you’ve been busy with camps and intensives, back-to-school season is special. It’s a time to return to beloved and comfortable routines. It’s also a time to plan for the year ahead—to outline new goals and to implement new initiatives. Starting strong in September can set you up for success through spring recitals and beyond. To inspire you this month, we’re sharing interviews with Tai Jimenez, director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem School; Endalyn T. Outlaw, dean of the School of Dance at the University of North Carolina School of […]
How the Sanskrit treatise Abhinaya Darpanam continues to influence Indian classical dance
Abhinaya Darpanam, which stands out for its granular focus on movement, gesture and expressive technique, lives on vibrantly in practice halls, classrooms and memories of dancers.