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In Case You Missed It

If you missed the live performance by Misnomer Dance, on Sunday, here's your chance to catch the action. Click on Misnomer Dance for the video archives. Enjoy!

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tags Ballet, Modern, Teacher, Enthusiast, Studio, Performance, dance technology (all tags)

Misnomer Dance Theater: Live Webcast

Misnomer Dance Theater

Misnomer Dance Theater

Hey dancers! So, it's finals week at Stanford, and I'm up to my neck in papers, multi-media projects, and of course, studying. But, I thought I'd take a little break to let you know about a really cool event. Contemporary dance company Misnomer Dance Theater is presenting a World Premiere production this weekend at the Joyce SoHo. Their show runs from today, December 11th, through the 14th. Tickets are $25 ($18 for seniors and students). Visit Misnomer Dance for more info.

Here's the really exciting part: If you don't live in the New York area, you can always catch Sunday's performance live right here on the web at 8pm Eastern Standard Time. Dancer Universe will link up with Misnomer to present the live video and chat. We hope to see you there!

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tags Ballet, Modern, Teacher, Enthusiast, Studio, Performance, dance technology (all tags)

Robot Dancer

Kerry Bircett from the English National Ballet and the robo-snake perform for awed audiences at the Streetwise Robots event in London.

Kerry Bircett from the English National Ballet and the robo-snake perform for awed audiences at the Streetwise Robots event in London.

A ballerina from the English National Ballet poses gracefully next to a...robot snake? That's right. A two-meter tall snake-bot was on display at the Streetwise Robots event on May 6 at the London Science Museum's Dana Center. The work of Merlin Robotics, Nottingham Trent University, and the Edinburgh College of Art, the slithery mechanical snake mimics the dexterous movements of a ballerina, sliding up her arm as she performs a por de bras.

Pretty soon, we may see dancing robots onstage alongside prima ballerinas! An exciting development, if you ask me.

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tags Ballet, Enthusiast, Performance, dance technology (all tags)