Courtney Escoyne

She/Her. Dance(r,) Writer, Nerd, Bibliophile. Senior Editor @dance_magazine and @dance_teacher. Editorial Consultant @dance_edit. Tweets are mine.

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TBT: A Chorus Line Opens Off-Broadway

2 days ago | dancemagazine.com | Courtney Escoyne

In the June 1975 issue of Dance Magazine, then–managing editor Richard Philp spoke to director and choreographer Michael Bennett about his latest musical, an off-Broadway production titled A Chorus Line that had recently begun previews. “I wanted to do something on dancing,” Bennett said. “I started thinking about the days when my life was really the simplest—when I was very young and I was in the chorus, and I was very happy. I started wondering why I got out of dancing.
News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in May 2025

4 days ago | dancemagazine.com | Courtney Escoyne

Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from May 2025. At Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Grace Rookstool has been promoted to principal. Soloist Corey Bourbonniere departed the company at the end of the season. San Francisco Ballet principal Aaron Robison will rejoin Houston Ballet as a principal for the 2025–26 season.
News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in April 2025

1 month ago | dancemagazine.com | Courtney Escoyne

Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from April 2025. Plus, a new scholarship opportunity for dance students and educators. Cara Hagan has been named executive director of Dance on Camera. Christine Rocas has been appointed rehearsal director at The Joffrey Ballet.
9 Performance Picks at the Top of Our Lists This May and June

1 month ago | dancemagazine.com | Courtney Escoyne

Premieres, two festivals, major tours, unexpected collaborations—there are more exciting shows happening in the next two months than anyone could hope to keep up with. Here are our top picks. SAN FRANCISCO Continuing its “IN DIASPORA: I.D. for the New Majority” theme, San Francisco International Arts Festival returns with a bevy of local and international artists.
Jennifer Archibald’s Maslow’s Peak, for BalletX, Considers Civilization and Savagery - Pointe Magazine

1 month ago | pointemagazine.com | Courtney Escoyne

Jennifer Archibald has had an uncommonly busy year, with nine separate commissions set to premiere by the end of this season. Next on the docket is Maslow’s Peak, a full-length for Philadelphia’s BalletX inspired by the themes of Lord of the Flies, William Golding’s 1954 novel about a group of boys stranded on an uninhabited island. Having presented a 23-minute preview of the ballet in March 2024, BalletX will premiere the completed work May 2–3 during its annual Festival at the Mann.
News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in March 2025

2 months ago | dancemagazine.com | Courtney Escoyne

Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from March 2025. Plus, a new residency opportunity for dance artists. At New York City Ballet, Gilbert Bolden III has been promoted to principal. At Houston Ballet, Harper Watters has been promoted to principal. At Oregon Ballet, Theatre, John-Paul Simoens has been promoted to principal, Charlotte Nash and Benjamin Simoens to soloist.
TBT: Tanaquil Le Clercq in the "Young Dancer" Section

2 months ago | dancemagazine.com | Courtney Escoyne

In the March 1950 issue of Dance Magazine, a profile of ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq opened the “Young Dancer” section. Though described by writer Walter E. Owen as “another of these dancers whose career has no glamorous highlights, no exciting episodes,” the then-20-year-old New York City Ballet dancer had already performed leading roles “in most of the company’s ballets,” among them Balanchine works like Symphony in C, The Four Temperaments, Ondine, and Bourrée Fantasque.
Dance Teacher News You Might Have Missed in Winter 2024-25

Mar 5, 2025 | dance-teacher.com | Courtney Escoyne

Educator Moves: Shifts in the Dance Education Landscape From Winter 2024–25 From director shifts to faculty appointments and beyond, here are the major dance educator moves you should know about from winter 2024–25. Nicole Haskins was named artistic director of San Jose Dance Theatre. Dexandro Montalvo stepped down from his post as ODC Dance Jam’s co-artistic director at the end of 2024.
News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in February 2025

Feb 28, 2025 | dancemagazine.com | Courtney Escoyne

Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from February 2025. Lourdes Lopez will step down as artistic director of Miami City Ballet at the conclusion of the current season in May. Sofiane Sylve resigned from her post as artistic director of Ballet San Antonio. She has been succeeded by Rafael Ferreras. Boris Charmatz will step down as director of Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch at the conclusion of the current season.
TBT: Lawrence Rhodes at the Height of His Performance Career

Feb 13, 2025 | dancemagazine.com | Courtney Escoyne

The cover star for the February 1975 issue of Dance Magazine was Lawrence Rhodes, then 35 years old and a leading dancer with both Pennsylvania Ballet and Eliot Feld Ballet. “Within the relatively small galaxy of major American male dancers,” John Gruen opened the cover profile, “Lawrence Rhodes offers singular and ambiguous rewards…. Dancers admire Rhodes, because, without seeming effort, he unwittingly shows the complexity of dance.