Hangar B at Floyd Bennett Field, NY, was the stage, and vintage military aircraft were the props, for “Breaking Ground: A Dance Charrette” last week.

With the third anniversary of the hurricane Katrina disaster approaching on Aug. 25, Terpsicorps dancers’ recent presentation of “Hurricane & other forces of nature” at the Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville, NC, was a timely performance of a powerful piece.

Aside from the monumental challenge of actually creating movement, choreographers face an additional, ongoing challenge with each piece they create. They must protect their work.

All artists–writers, painters, filmmakers–work to protect their creations. But the nature of choreography makes it a little more difficult to capture and copyright.

As a dancer, you may branch into the field of choreography someday. In this post, we talk about the basics of copyrighting choreography.

We hear about the performances and the work of dancers from around the world, and we want to share what we find!

Today, we’re featuring the choreography of Christine Hassid.

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