The Dance Edit Podcast
1) Ephraim Sykes on Rest and Rising
Today’s episode features Dance Magazine’s November cover star, Ephraim Sykes, who lights up Broadway stages and screens with his triple-threat talent. In this episode, Sykes reflects on staying ground...Show More
2) Hope Boykin Has Room
The Dance Edit Podcast returns! As a publication of Dance Media, we’re kicking off this season with Dance Magazine’s October cover star, Hope Boykin. Beyond her legacy career dancing with Alvin Ailey,...Show More
3) Melissa M. Young on Leading from the Middle
Melissa M. Young is a Dallas Black Dance Theatre lifer. Now in her 29th year with the company, the former dancer has held a range of leadership roles at DBDT, and served as its artistic director since...Show More
4) Tragic Shootings, Appointments and Awards, and Streaming Cutbacks
Our headline roundup includes two mass shootings that have impacted the dance community, and a collection of leadership appointments and award announcements. As in-person shows and classes resume, dan...Show More
5) Phil Chan on Reimagining Problematic Classics
For years, Phil Chan—writer, educator, consultant, choreographer, and Final Bow for Yellowface co-founder—has been fighting to improve Asian representation in dance. His latest book, "Banishing Orient...Show More
6) "DWTS" Shake-up, Equity's PAC, and Turning Dance into Data
Our headline roundup includes Actors' Equity's new political action committee, Tyra Banks' exit from "Dancing with the Stars," and a Smash musical aiming for Broadway. Two recent articles consider how...Show More
7) Akram Khan and Malavika Sarukkai on Bringing the Inherited into the Present
This special episode in partnership with The Kennedy Center features Akram Khan and Malavika Sarukkai, renowned choreographers and performers who both have roots in Indian classical dance traditions. ...Show More
Akram Khan and Malavika Sarukkai on Bringing the Inherited into the Present
34:30 | Mar 30th, 2023
8) Informed Consent in the Studio and Forgotten Dance History
Mailbag episode! The hosts discuss two topics suggested by listeners: the dance world's belated but significant incorporation of intimacy directors, and some of our favorite forgotten moments from dan...Show More
9) Kathleen Moore and Linda Murray on Agnes de Mille's Legacy
Choreographer Agnes de Mille, whose narrative works were often driven by multifaceted female characters, changed the course of American dance. As we approach the 30th anniversary of de Mille's death, ...Show More
10) Gender Equity, the Season Ahead, and Seeing Ballet Clearly
Our headline roundup includes a plethora of season announcements and the release of Dance Data Project's Gender Equity Index. Alice Robb's book "Don't Think, Dear" and the new season of the podcast "T...Show More