Siobhan Burke
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Amidst an unprecedented attack on our constitutional rights, New Yorkers are looking for clarity, courage and conviction from their leaders.
But all Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams have to offer is cowardice.
But all Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams have to offer is cowardice.
March 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Amidst an unprecedented attack on our constitutional rights, New Yorkers are looking for clarity, courage and conviction from their leaders.
But all Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams have to offer is cowardice.
But all Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams have to offer is cowardice.
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I had the honor of speaking with the razor sharp Julia Wong about Enemy Feminisms, & she really gets it. Writers are not always so lucky to receive such care in journalism. Thank you Julia for putting so much thought into this offering which frames EF rightly as an antifascist strategy intervention
This is a challenging book at a challenging time, but for feminists like me who tend to repudiate TERFism as "not real feminism", it's an important push to grapple honestly with history and be clearsighted about the nature of our current opponents.
It is, Sophie says, "a love letter to feminism".
It is, Sophie says, "a love letter to feminism".
‘I won’t cede the ground’: Sophie Lewis wants feminists to know their enemies – even if they’re other feminists
In a new book, Enemy Feminisms, the scholar traces a line from reactionary tendencies in history to anti-trans feminists enabling the far right today
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February 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I had the honor of speaking with the razor sharp Julia Wong about Enemy Feminisms, & she really gets it. Writers are not always so lucky to receive such care in journalism. Thank you Julia for putting so much thought into this offering which frames EF rightly as an antifascist strategy intervention
On the one hand it feels trivial to go on posting "I wrote about ___" on the other I've never felt so viscerally that we can't take art for granted, so here's my piece on Danspace Project's 50th anniversary www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/a...
‘Sanctuary Always Needed’: A Home for Dance Risk-Takers Turns 50
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February 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
On the one hand it feels trivial to go on posting "I wrote about ___" on the other I've never felt so viscerally that we can't take art for granted, so here's my piece on Danspace Project's 50th anniversary www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/a...
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The grotesque.
February 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The grotesque.
My review of Camille A. Brown’s “I AM” at the Joyce. I think this is extremely sold out but get yourself there if you can www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/a...
Review: Getting to the Essence of Camille A. Brown’s Artistry (Gift Article)
With “I AM,” Brown takes her signature interweaving of African diasporic dance forms to new heights.
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February 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
My review of Camille A. Brown’s “I AM” at the Joyce. I think this is extremely sold out but get yourself there if you can www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/a...
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“…if our field is a garden, every part of the garden needs to be watered. If you water just one plot, the other will die. Cultural institutions and artists are collaborators. […]How can the whole be irrigated and thought of as a system?”
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Curating in Motion
with Ali Rosa-Salas of Abrons Arts Center
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February 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
“…if our field is a garden, every part of the garden needs to be watered. If you water just one plot, the other will die. Cultural institutions and artists are collaborators. […]How can the whole be irrigated and thought of as a system?”
open.substack.com/pub/dancelet...
@sioburke.bsky.social
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@sioburke.bsky.social
One thing that's sustaining me rn is the part of my work where I just get to talk to really smart thoughtful people, like Ali Rosa-Salas, who I interviewed for my newsletter. This one is unpaywalled through Feb. 4: danceletter.substack.com/p/ali-rosa-s...
Curating in Motion
with Ali Rosa-Salas of Abrons Arts Center
danceletter.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
One thing that's sustaining me rn is the part of my work where I just get to talk to really smart thoughtful people, like Ali Rosa-Salas, who I interviewed for my newsletter. This one is unpaywalled through Feb. 4: danceletter.substack.com/p/ali-rosa-s...
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Beautifully written review of Miguel Gutierrez's very, very good new work "Super Nothing" at New York Live Arts by SiobhanBurke
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#dance #dancewriting #dancecriticism
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#dance #dancewriting #dancecriticism
Miguel Gutierrez’s ‘Super Nothing,’ a Critic’s Pick
Miguel Gutierrez’s “Super Nothing” at New York Live Arts asks how dance can confront the steady stream of life’s troubles.
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January 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Beautifully written review of Miguel Gutierrez's very, very good new work "Super Nothing" at New York Live Arts by SiobhanBurke
@sioburke.bsky.social @nytimes.com
#dance #dancewriting #dancecriticism
@sioburke.bsky.social @nytimes.com
#dance #dancewriting #dancecriticism
Also new from Danceletter: Dance List 16, with shows coming up through Jan. 26, including the very busy stretch of APAP-adjacent festivals that starts next week danceletter.substack.com/p/dance-list...
Dance List 16
Dec. 30-Jan. 26 + an extended special offer
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January 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Also new from Danceletter: Dance List 16, with shows coming up through Jan. 26, including the very busy stretch of APAP-adjacent festivals that starts next week danceletter.substack.com/p/dance-list...
For my newsletter, I spoke with Sofia Engelman of Queer Body Pilates about her approach to making Pilates supportive, playful, and accessible for all. Post unpaywalled through today (Jan 2): danceletter.substack.com/p/sofia-enge...
Sensing Through the Back Door
with Sofia Engelman of Queer Body Pilates
danceletter.substack.com
January 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
For my newsletter, I spoke with Sofia Engelman of Queer Body Pilates about her approach to making Pilates supportive, playful, and accessible for all. Post unpaywalled through today (Jan 2): danceletter.substack.com/p/sofia-enge...