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"Yatkin, who opens the program with a preview of What dreams may come, performs an exquisitely calibrated solo that excavates the tension between persecution and autonomy." Erin Bomboy, New …
"The solo female figure has always balanced on a high wire of totem and delicate flower. Jäntti gets this." Chris Dohse, Charleston, SC.
"People in Lite Feet, this movement, couldn't start teaching this style without the foundation, or history... without the fundamentals, it's all wrong. So it's important that I s…
"Almost no one gets through life without chastening “Elena’s Aria”-type spells of loneliness and melancholy. And the dancers’ emotional commitment and their brilliant…
This summer, The Dance Enthusiast hosted a photo contest inviting dance lovers to share their best snapshots of anything and everything dance-related. Fellow dance enthusiasts were also urge…
 “I wasn’t given an award,” she said, “they only made me into one.” Bessie Schoenberg.
"The piece features reverse theater-in-the-round seating; the audience sits in a square formation in the center as four solos rotate. No audience member sees exactly the same show..." Theo B…
"This programming of deconstructionist works mixed with beloved classics accentuates the paucity of new pieces that one gets to experience by the major New York companies." Henning Rübsam, …
“Growing up during many wars, he found solace in dance, music, and art. He states, “The Middle East is not just about conflict. There is beauty and passion, and it’s my goa…
David Hallberg, famed principal of American Ballet Theater, joined the Bolshoi in 2011 becoming the first American to dance as premier danseur in the Moscow company’s more than two-hun…
"But just as Giselle is a story of love, it is also one of deception, ghostly revenge, and redemption... American Ballet Theatre sends a different cast of principals on the boards of the Met…
"As in the driftwood-inspired opening, Sigman and her fellow dancers often appear more like animals or plants than humans." Garnet Henderson, New York, NY.
"Working with choreographers José Navas, Iratxe Ansa, Sidra Bell, and Alex Ketley, Derry treats the audience to a series of chapters displaying agility and remarkable humanity." Gianna Merc…
"Forgoing stealth and suspicion, Surveillance is incongruously brash and energetic." Erin Bomboy, New York, NY.
"Consisting of 56 dancers and representing 19 nationalities, Boston Ballet unites these varied backgrounds with technical conviction and artistic gusto as the company celebrates fifty years …
"Dorvillier then enters with a welcome burst of energy, performing a bouncing dance of precise footwork, reminiscent of folk dancing. In this study of endurance and precision Dorvillier'…
"Creating her singular contemporary style in the fantastical world of Thirst, Choy also brings together a diverse cast of collaborators in her latest endeavor." Trina Mannino, Brooklyn, NY.
"Celebrating Gibney 280’s impressive renovation, they physically broke down the wall between two studios, which will become a 50” X 50” white box studio theater." Trina Man…
“We have a tagline here, ‘Do what you can do,move what you can move.’ Whatever we bring to this is a success. From week to week we’re thrilled.” Eleanor Dennis.…
Happy Anniversary! June 2014 marks the one-year anniversary of the conception of Dance/NYC’s “New Yorkers for Dance” video campaign.
"In celebration of the company’s milestone 20th anniversary, RIOULT is presenting a special program -- one that is close to the artistic director’s heart. Program A, Martha, May …
" I always ask for feedback, and everybody’s voice is important. I work with dancers who...want to be authors in the dance.” Laura Peterson, Long Island City, Queens.
"Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet has developed a reputation for introducing spectators to innovative, European-based choreographers, and their BAM schedule features a feast of works by dance-…
"This April, dancemakers Belinda McGuire and MADboots joined forces to showcase their work at the Gallim Dance space in Brooklyn...It was a beautiful example of artistic collaboration and cr…
Photographer Bill Hebert goes behind-the-scenes with Stacey Tookey and her Still Motion Dance Company on the eve of their NY debut.
