The Women who Dance with their Demons
Martha Graham’s short ballet from 1947 “Errand into the Maze” takes inspiration from the epic Greek legend of the Minotaur’s Labyrinth.
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Anniversaries in the Open Air
The New York City Ballet's summer residency at Saratoga Performing Arts Center captured a year of company anniversaries.
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Nora Chipaumire Moves to Break Boundaries
It may seem like a stretch to go from being a lawyer to making one’s mark in the world as an acclaimed dancer, director, and choreographer, but that’s precisely what Nora Chipaumire has done.
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Under the Milky Way
Look up at the night sky, and the stars can tell you when to seed, harvest, and fish. The overhead knowledge system heralds seasonal change, and allows you to read the weather forecast.
Continua a leggereIf You’re Hot Shit, Do You Even Need to Try?
Ambitious. That was the mot du jour at the Southbank Centre press night reception for (La)Horde's “We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon.”
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Opportunity Cost
After a decade spent in Los Angeles, Danielle Agami, who founded Ate9 in Seattle in 2012, abruptly decamped for Europe in 2023, leaving somewhat of a gap in the local dance community.
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No Time for a Tango
Two men enter the stage and hang suit jackets on the backs of chairs. They begin with a short movement phrase in staccato unison—an elbow juts over the shoulder as if an arrow sticking out of a quiver, then an arm slices cross-body like a sword.
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Going Solo with Lar Lubovitch
“I never set out particularly to be a creator of solos,” says Lar Lubovitch. “But after 60 years in the dance world and 120 dances, I will have made a number of solos.”
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Freedom to Fly
In the canon of classical ballet, star-crossed love is an integral theme. With its US debut of “The Butterfly Lovers”—a new full-length work inspired by a Chinese folktale that dates back to the Tang Dynasty—Hong Kong Ballet brings an artfully rendered addition to this tradition
Continua a leggereBy the Sea
They begin to move without warning, slowly, as if awakened from some eons-long slumber. A mass of 18 dancers, all dressed in varying bright tones, moves just at the edge...
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Catching the Moment with Paul Kolnik
For nearly 50 years the legendary dance photographer, Paul Kolnik, helped create the visual identity of the New York City Ballet.
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Emergent Summer
Tushrik Fredericks walks as if in a trance, arms floating forward and pushing back with each step. Fog transforms the air into a tangible element.
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Wonderstruck
Houston Ballet is the fourth largest ballet company in the United States, but when it comes to the talent of its top dancers, they are the equal of any American company.
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Paul Taylor, Past to Present
The height of summer has arrived to New York’s lush and idyllic Hudson Valley. Tonight, in addition to music credited on the official program, we are treated to a chorus of crickets and tree frogs in the open-air pavilion of PS21 Center for Contemporary Performance.
Continua a leggereFever Dream Logic
Eschewing a conventional film narrative, Labyrinth of the Unseen World created in collaboration by French filmmaker Amelie Ravalec and Scots/Irish dance artist Paul Michael Henry, instead fuses visual poetry with...
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The Enduring Appeal of Giselle
Why does “Giselle,” a ballet that premiered in 1841, still captivate audiences today? At first glance, the story feels outdated: a peasant girl, Giselle, is deceived by the nobleman Albrecht and dies of heartbreak.
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Lula Washington's Master Plan
It’s been a banner year for Lula Washington Dance Theatre, as the Los Angeles-based troupe celebrates its 45th anniversary.
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Stepping Up
Time to step on the moving staircase once more—“Escalator,” an evening showcasing new choreographic work curated by the Stephanie Lake Company, in association with the Abbotsford Convent, is back.
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Tiler Peck's Suite Steps
Tiler Peck is wending her way through the airport with a smile on her face. She’s on her way from the Vail Dance Festival to New York to rehearse for the Jerome Robbins festival she’s curating and performing in this August at the Joyce Theater, a beloved, bijou downtown dance venue.
Continua a leggereGetting the BAAND Back Together
The BAAND Together Dance Festival was created in 2021 to reintroduce dance to New York City after the pandemic.
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