By giving large sums to some arts groups you may not have heard of, the philanthropist links culture and social progress.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:42AM“In leadership, that door was closed”: Black dancers have long faced racism, but recent front-office hires in previously White-led groups show progress. Will it last?
SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:42AMIn these films, dance feels more dangerous, and the open sky and open energy bring us even closer to the dancers.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:12AMZoom technique classes, rehearsing with masks and then, at last, “Back to work!” for a performance at Kaatsbaan in New York
SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:06AMMichael Pastreich’s exit and the season cancellation arrive on the heels of covid-19 cases after the ballet’s June gala.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:48PMIn the absence of live performance, the competition show offers insights into the art — especially its human side.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:32AMThe fallout is a lesson for other arts groups. They must build trust to reopen.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:18PMKent’s announcement comes in the wake of the ballet’s in-person gala after which multiple attendees were diagnosed with the virus.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:42PMThe joy of social dancing is now tempered by the fear of contagion.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:24AMThe holiday staple alone can help keep a company afloat all year long.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:48AMTo survive this pandemic and beyond, dance, theater and opera need to get online fast, according to the new streaming platform for the arts.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:06AMKrumper’s in-your-face stomping forges an unlikely connection with the LAPD.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:32PM“It was exhausting,” the Russian ballerina recalls of her overhaul of “La Bayadere” for ABT in 1980.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:48PMIn southern India, a commune devoted to Odissi dance keeps a 2,000-year-old art alive despite the pandemic.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:54AMA new documentary explores the savvy showman behind the art form’s most famous choreographer
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:32AM“The dancer’s fate is in the hands of the conductor,” one ballerina says of the hidden heroes of the art form.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:03AMHow the band Thao and the Get Down Stay Down created “Phenom,” helping us get down while staying home.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24PMThese digital outlets offer the joys of organized, musical humanity.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18AMThe dancemaker retools himself as a filmmaker as his dancers rehearse in their hallways, making entrances and exits through bathroom doors.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:32AMThe magical properties of a ramen spoon, a tennis ball and a yoga mat.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:42AMIn “EVE Project,” the empowerment theme would have been better served by focusing on choreographer’s very best works.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:24PMWashington Ballet’s Sona Kharatian creates an indelible, sophisticated character in Balanchine’s “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.”
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:42PMThe French Algerian choreographer takes on toxic masculinity and gender cliches in “Boys Don’t Cry,” coming to Dance Place on Feb. 29 and March 1.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:42AMAt the Kennedy Center, Hee Seo shines in American Ballet Theatre’s production.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PM“Anything to avoid the thought of the 3,000 people,” says one dancer, explaining why superstitions persist backstage.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:03AMJamar Roberts’s “Ode” somehow manages to show the depth of loss to gun violence, as well as communal unity.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:54PMOur dance critic reviews the pop stars’ dazzling halftime performance.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18AMRudolf Nureyev’s opulent and deeply moving production dazzles at the Kennedy Center.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:12PMMixed bill includes Ratmansky’s meditation on Soviet society, “Piano Concerto #1,” the finale of his Shostakovich Trilogy.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PMMatthew Bourne’s Windsor-inspired take on the classic ballet returns, with a snarling corgi, cellphones and all the thunderous, shirtless male swans of his 1995 original.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:36PMWorks by Mark Morris, Pam Tanowitz, Monica Bill Barnes and more.
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