Few choreographers made work which endures and resonates like the mighty Pina Bausch. She wasn’t just an iconoclastic presence, she...
In May of 1913, the choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky premiered a ballet that culminated in a riot. The ballet, “The Rite...
Long before statistics and news, murder ballads were a staple of European folk songs and traveled here with immigrants. Dylan,...
For the 71st edition of the prestigious Holland Festival, which took place at various venues around Amsterdam for three weeks...
When Pina Bausch embarked on her World Cities series in the ’80s, striking up temporary residencies in locales as far-flung...
Under Tamara Rojo’s direction the English National Ballet have become a strong, ambitious company. Alongside the classical ballets, Rojo has made contemporary works a feature of the company’s repertoire and their latest triple bill comprises the signature works of three of modern dance’s key choreographers—William Forsythe, Hans van Manen and Pina Bausch.
