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The Art of Movement
REVIEWS | Robert Steven Mack

The Art of Movement

In San Diego, a surprisingly robust number of ballet companies compete for a relatively small audience. While two such companies, City Ballet of San Diego and Golden State Ballet, present mixed repertoire programs, San Diego Ballet performs almost exclusively the work of director-choreographer Javier Velasco.

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Wandering
REVIEWS | Cecilia Whalen

Wandering

Julie Mehretu’s current exhibition at the Marian Goodman Gallery is astronomical. Our Days, Like a Shadow (a non-abiding hauntology) is a series of large, new, multicolored paintings that seem to float like planets, inviting viewers to walk around and in between them as if orbiting through a cosmic labyrinth.

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Perpetual Motion
REVIEWS | Rebecca Deczynski

Perpetual Motion

An insistent electronic beat suffuses the dark-wood auditorium while people are milling about and locating their seats.

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Something Old, Something New
REVIEWS | Karen Greenspan

Something Old, Something New

Doug Varone and Dancers celebrated its 40th anniversary at the Joyce this final week of May with a time-honored formula—“something old and something new.” 

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Ballet Fantastique

Ballet Fantastique

The world premiere of Remi Wörtmeyer's "La Bohème" marked a seminal moment in the history of BalletMet. The two-act production was unlike any that the 48-year-old Columbus, Ohio-based company has...

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BalletMet: "La Bohème" by Remi Wörtmeyer

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Davidson Theatre, The Riffe Center, Columbus, OH, May 13, 2026

Words

Steve Sucato

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Get Lost
REVIEWS | Eoin Fenton

Get Lost

Where do you go when you’re at the theatre? Are you looking for escape or confrontation? Do you want to weep for the world or tap your toe? In their latest tour to London for A Festival of Korean Dance, Korea National Contemporary Dance Company straddles somewhere in the middle.

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Next Gen
REVIEWS | Rebecca Deczynski

Next Gen

Around the corner from the crowds, billboards, Bubba Gump Shrimp and the Hard Rock Cafe, one can now find a decidedly more refined respite in the midst of midtown Manhattan.

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A San Francisco Ballet Season
FEATURES | Rachel Howard

A San Francisco Ballet Season

San Francisco Ballet delivers one of the most intense home seasons in the dance world, a scheduling crucible that artistic director Tamara Rojo, in her four years of leadership, has tried to change without success.

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Bespoke Cinderella

Bespoke Cinderella

Cleveland Ballet's new “Cinderella,” choreographed by artistic director Timour Bourtasenkov, was the culmination of the company's steady growth in size, quality, and stature since its founding in 2014.

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Cleveland Ballet: “Cinderella” by Timour Bourtasenkov

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Mimi Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square, Cleveland, OH, May 15, 2026

Words

Steve Sucato

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Imaginary Seatmate
MEMOIR | Michael Quinn

Imaginary Seatmate

At the memorial for Joan Acocella, held at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, in the fall of 2025, I was drawn to the only red chair in the auditorium.

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The Rest is Silence
REVIEWS | Eoin Fenton

The Rest is Silence

“Hamlet” for many brings about fear. Not for its ghosts or its bloody end, but rather nightmarish memories of English classes where Shakespeare’s longest play was the source of ire for students across the English-speaking world.

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Rebel Rebel
REVIEWS | Kris Kosaka

Rebel Rebel

23-year-old Napoleon Bonaparte was a bystander in the streets of Paris during the August 10th assault on the Tuileries Palace.

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Firing the Canon
REVIEWS | Eoin Fenton

Firing the Canon

The Thai classical dance form khon to most westerners brings about images of gilded and ornate centuries old dances, but there is a great deal of science to it.

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Lord of the Dance

Lord of the Dance

The Spring is Blooming festival, by Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, now in its fifth year, has become a highlight of the spring dance circuit.

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Spring is Blooming festival: “Untitled (Romance for Rockefeller Center)” by Pam Tanowitz / “MotorRover” and “to be seen” by Kyle Abraham

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Rockefeller Center, New York, NY, May 2026

Words

Faye Arthurs

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Wall Flowers
REVIEWS | Victoria Looseleaf

Wall Flowers

If there’s anything Shu Kinouchi can’t do—dance-wise, that is—nobody’s told him yet. Indeed, this endlessly fascinating artist who was with Houston Ballet and Tulsa Ballet before joining L.A. Dance Project in 2020, again proved a compelling presence in the first of four solo performances seen at LADP’s black box space last weekend.

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Men at Work
REVIEWS | Sara Veale

Men at Work

It’s been 25 years since William Trevitt and Michael Nunn swapped the Royal Ballet for the contemporary scene, building an imaginative portfolio across the stage and screen in step with choreographers like Russell Maliphant, William Forsythe and Christopher Wheeldon.

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A New Angle
DANCE FILM | FEATURES | Eoin Fenton

A New Angle

Dance on film is undoubtedly an integral element of the dance ecosystem, legendary works like Trisha Brown’s Watermotor or Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker’s Fase still capture the consciousness of contemporary dance fanatics and arty Instagram pages.

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Running Start
REVIEWS | Rebecca Deczynski

Running Start

Within the ranks of American Ballet Theatre, 76 dancers—who will be appearing onstage at the Metropolitan Opera House in just a few weeks—share a common background: they’ve matriculated from ABT Studio Company, where they found their footing in between their training and their professional careers.

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Jack of Hearts

Jack of Hearts

As the audience come to their feet at the end of this ballet there is a noted difference to be seen on stage. Three women stand with joined hands, taking their...

Performance

Northern Ballet: “Gentleman Jack” by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

Place

Sadler's Wells, London, UK, May 19, 2026

Words

Eoin Fenton

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