Every era has its balletic superstars. From the early 18th century rivals, Marie Sallé and Marie Camargo, through the Romantic period’s Marie Taglioni (the world’s first “La Sylphide”), who was so adored that a male fan allegedly ate her slipper, ballet has mostly been about feminine mystique, beauty and allure.
Rambert’s newest bill promises a lot of excitement: it kicks off with the London debut of Alexander Whitley’s 2015 work...
In a March 2015 interview with the New York Times, Paul Taylor spoke with dance critic Gia Kourlas on the...
Batsheva showed its mettle through 21 “sadehs,” Hebrew for fields—of study, action, grace, muscularity.
She’s twitchy, she’s testy, she’s Twyla! In this, her fiftieth year of dancemaking, Twyla Tharp barely needs a last name. And instead of...
On the eve of Mother’s Day, it is altogether possible that the mother of modern dance, Martha Graham, would be looking down and beaming at the latest incarnation of Martha Graham Dance Company, originally founded in—gasp—1926. To say that the 16-member troupe looked and moved beautifully is almost an understatement. Their very beings seemed infused with the spirit—and essence—of Martha herself.