With all the production budget cuts and unemployed dancers and choreographers, not to mention the generally sorry state of the economy, you may be finding it difficult to get into the holiday spirit this season. Well, despite the gloomy financial scene, dance lovers have plenty of reasons to celebrate. Here are a few.Come January, a former prima ballerina of Dance Theatre of Harlem, the beloved Virginia Johnson, will be taking over the reins as artistic director of the history-making company. Founded and directed since 1968 by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Arthur Mitchell, Dth was the first ever African-American classical ballet troupe and achieved world-class status before fiscal difficulties forced the professional company to go on hiatus in late 2004. The dance community is looking to Johnson, founder and former editor in chief of Pointe magazine, to revivify this treasured troupe. It was at this time last year that...
- 12/9/2009
- backstage.com
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