In Young Jean Lee’s play, with choreography by Faye Driscoll, dance is a way for characters to repair relationships and communicate with one another.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:12AMWhat does tap mean in musicals these days? It’s often used as a sparkly outfit — a symbol of Broadway’s past, danced by nostalgists and drama nerds.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:24PM“Petra,” by the director-choreographer Dean Moss, riffs on a Fassbinder film and sadomasochistic relationships.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:10PMMs. Ellsworth is a performer whose ambivalence about performing is baked into the title of her new work, “The Rehearsal Artist.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:49PMThe staging is the star in Matthew Bourne’s pass-the-popcorn adaptation of the movie.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:06PMIn “Arlington,” a dance segment takes us into the subtext: “the pressure put on a body in confinement.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:06PMThe show, a hybrid of physical theater and cinema directed by Lars Jan, at New York Live Arts, offers a musical window on a silent couple.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:37AMMr. Glover is joining the cast of this musical, but it has no role for a star dancer, unlike “Jelly’s Last Jam” or “Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:18PM“Return to Absence” and its companion, “Ebb,” at New York Live Arts, took a silent-movie approach to adapting “Molloy,” “Malone Dies” and “The Unnamable.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:19PMThe musical, mostly forgotten since the 1940s, will be choreographed by Camille A. Brown for the Encores! series at City Center.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:34AMMr. Hines, who has been performing for most of his life, uses his autobiographical show to teach the next generation and to keep memories alive.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:25PMHofesh Shechter had never choreographed for a Broadway show, but his childhood experience led him to embrace the challenge of adjusting the work of Jerome Robbins.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:12PMThis HBO documentary on the Bolshoi Ballet, directed by Nick Read, tells the story of the 2013 acid attack on its artistic director, arranged by a soloist in the troupe.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:52PMSettling into a six-week run at West Park Presbyterian Church, the troupe has found ways to subtly mirror and amplify the emotions of its star.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:16PMChen Shi-Zheng, who created the pop-opera “Monkey: Journey to the West,” encourages his troupe of young acrobats to goof off in his new production.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:36AM“Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games” is your last chance to watch Mr. Flatley dancing. And with him, you’ll get flames, fog-banks and explosions.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:33PMNelson George’s documentary delves into the talent and drive — and the career-threatening injuries — of American Ballet Theater’s first black female principal dancer.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:33AMAs director and choreographer of “An American in Paris” at the Palace Theater, Mr. Wheeldon proves the power of wordless storytelling.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:26PMAmerican Dance Machine for the 21st Century, a repertory company for musical-theater dance, made its debut at the Joyce Theater on Tuesday.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:58PMIn a mix of happenstance and connections, three members of New York City Ballet will soon perform in major musicals.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:32PMIain Webb, a former dancer with The Royal Ballet, was first appointed to the position in 2007 on a four-year contract.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:28PMThe only way virtuosic jazz tap has made it onto Broadway this century is in a vehicle that purports to jump back eight decades.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:11PMBrian Rogers’s “Hot Box,” at the Chocolate Factory, uses video projections and noise for its impact.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:32PMThe choreographer and style setter Jack Cole is celebrated in “Heat Wave,” a musical revue.
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