Too Good to be True
When we think of countries that have shaped the world of dance our mind will often drift to the United States, Russia, or Germany. But what of Luxembourg?
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Looking Forward
In times of rapid change, predicting the road ahead can seem to be a fool’s errand. But on a spring afternoon at Lincoln Center, I feel confident in this assertion: the future of dance is very bright.
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Happy Days
The programme of the Paris Opera Ballet School’s annual show for 2026 is shaped by a return to origins. Compared with recent editions, what stands out is its pronounced tendency to look backwards, less through canonical classics than through the recreation of an idealised past.
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Here's to You, Morricone
Aterballetto, the main contemporary company in Italy (now a national choreographic centre), made a hit two years commissioning a new creation by Marcos Morau: “Notte Morricone” (Morricone Night). The Spanish director and choreographer has become one of the most in demand dance
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Crossing the Cultural Divide
Growing up in British Columbia’s Okanagan region with two mothers, the Canadian choreographer Cameron Fraser-Monroe learned about the European side of his heritage, participating in Ukrainian folk dance from age six.
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A Dream Life
March in Hong Kong concluded with an extraordinary week of flowers. In Victoria Park, the annual Hong Kong Flower Show was pitched.
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Hearts and Arrows
The work of the late Frederick Ashton is less often revived in the United States than it is in Great Britain.
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Dance on their own Terms
For its upcoming New York City Center season (April 23-26, 2026), Ballet Hispánico will present “Mujeres: Women in Motion,” programming that centers on Latina women who are shaping the language of dance.
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Bright Stars
Misty Copeland makes an observation. “I see,” she says, looking into the audience packed with attendees in formalwear, “a lot of people who care about ballet.”
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Strings Section
Chamber music can be fun, too! That, at least, is the apparent message that violinist Johnny Gandelsman is trying to spread in his two-hour program, “Johnny Loves Johann.” He’s certainly not wrong.
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For Old Times’ Sake
What makes a story stick across not just decades, but millennia? The longevity of ancient Greek drama points to an innate essentiality, but the variations of these works, too, have played a critical role in its durability.
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Stepping on the Right Path
“We are in a shambles.” This is the headline statement for Catherine Young’s touring work “Ciseach | An Embodied Manifesto” which will make its way through Ireland at a time when it is perhaps needed most.
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Tranquil Intrigue
The title of this dance interpretation of The Tempest highlights a notable departure from canon. In “We Caliban,” Shobana Jeyasingh imagines Shakespeare’s titular native in the collective sense—a tribe, a spirit and a place at once.
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Firebird Rising
Long before the dancers take the stage, Dance Theatre of Harlem’s season at New York City Center feels like one of the most energizing cultural events of the spring.
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It is rare for George Balanchine’s grand, bedazzled “Symphony in C” to open a program. Its champagne-popping finale for 52 dancers tends to be a nightcap.
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Too Good to be True
When we think of countries that have shaped the world of dance our mind will often drift to the United States, Russia, or Germany. But what of Luxembourg?
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Looking Forward
In times of rapid change, predicting the road ahead can seem to be a fool’s errand. But on a spring afternoon at Lincoln Center, I feel confident in this assertion: the future of dance is very bright.
Plus