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In IMPRESSIONS: Jennifer Tipton "Our Days and Night" at Baryshnikov Arts Center: "The star of veteran lighting designer Jennifer Tipton's show Our Days and Night is a star of her own maki…
THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Lynn Parkerson on the Origins of the Brooklyn Ballet's "Nutcracker" : "The story originally comes from E.T.A Hoffman, but I tell you, that narrative never was …
In IMPRESSIONS: Split Bill #38 at Triskelion Arts with Jendaya Dash and Julia Antinozzi: https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Triskelion+Arts&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-…
In IMPRESSIONS: LaTasha Barnes Presents The Jazz Continuum, an Ebullient Cornucopia of Black Created Dance and Music at The Joyce Theater "The show, rousing and ebullient, a kaleidoscope…
 In IMPRESSIONS: Paul Taylor Dance Company "A New Era" at Lincoln Center :"Optimists will feel their chests swell reading the words "Taylor: A New Era" heading the announcement of the…
 IMPRESSIONS: Tere O'Connor "Rivulets" at Baryshnikov Arts Cente : "Sometimes (ok, often) ;it's hard to say what a dance is "about";or what a dance is meant to 'do' " Sarah Cecilia Bukows…
In IMPRESSIONS: "La Chute des Anges" ("When Angels Fall") by Compagnie L'Oublié(e) in Paris".. a poetic synthesis of circus, dance and theatre choreographed and directed by Raphaëlle Boi…
IMPRESSIONS: Felice Lesser Dance Theater's World Premiere of Trap Ist "...terps of all ages will appreciate the explanation for A.I.'s choice to bring dancers to the new planet: "they are ge…
 In THE BESSIES ANNOUNCE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2022 NY DANCE AND PERFORMANCE AWARDS The NY Dance and Performance Awards, the Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding…
"The arts can and should be of service to all New Yorkers. The Settlement's mission of providing pathways for opportunity will continue to shape Abrons's curatorial and programmatic vision."…
IMPRESSIONS: "PANORAMA" a Short Film by Gerard & Kelly Dances with Colonialism at Paris' Bourse de Commerce,"Seeing the dancers let loose to music by the late composer Julius Eastman…
DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: David Parker and The Bang Group in NUT/CRACKED at The Flea Theater"Parker's queer-friendly, Pop version made its American debut the following year at Dance Theater …
IMPRESSIONS: Dancing Without Steps: "The Art of Improvisation with Margaret Beals" - A Documentary"Artists of all genres will appreciate Beals's passion for authenticity." Henning Rübsam, N…
 "Mesher knew her goal was to dance for the Rockettes one day. The fact that she was born without a left hand due to a rare congenital condition called Symbrachydactyly did not deter her.…
DANCE FOR PD® AWARDS THE SECOND ANNUAL LUCY BOWEN AWARD FOR INCLUSIVE CHOREOGRAPHY TO CHOREOGRAPHER AND DIRECTOR ROBIN DEKKERS  Â
The annual $10,000 Award was developed to suppo…
IMPRESSIONS: HOMAGE! Three Legacy Works from the Repertory of Arthur AvileÌs Typical Theatre Based on Dances by Loïe Fuller, Martha Graham, and JoseÌ LimoÌnÂ
 "Acti…
In IMPRESSIONS: Neil Greenberg's "Betsy" at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club"Although a proper noun, "Betsy" is not a human being, but rather an accumulation of ideas and an analogy for dan…
In IMPRESSIONS: Camille A. Brown's Trilogy "BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play," "Mr. ToL E. RAnCE,"Â and "ink" Dances from The Joyce to The Apollo "How do you define the Black American experien…
In IMPRESSIONS: Garth Fagan Dance at The Joyce Theater Celebrating 52 Years "Garth Fagan Dance rejoices in the human body and spirit. " Cecilia Whalen, New York
A tradition dating back to 1954, the Dance Magazine Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the dance field.
In IMPRESSIONS: Christopher "Unpezverde" Núñez "The Circle or Prophetic Dream" at Danspace Project"When dance blurs the boundary between performance and ritual, artists emerge as embod…
In POSTCARDS: Gloria McLean,President of the American Dance Guild, on Returning, Renewing and Rejoicing -The ADG Performance Festival is back LIVE this Dec. 1 " Dec. 4"Finally, after three y…
In BalletCollective's The Fluidity of Time, "Artistic Director Troy Schumacher's  creation process undeniably unites artistic voices through collaboration. He specifically emphasiz…
"Art and activism merged to resounding effect in "Action Songs/Protest Dances" a powerful celebration of music and movement grounded in collaboration, community, and social justice. The culm…