"We can’t control what life puts in our path. But with the right framework: a trust in our abilities to bring order and meaning, an openness to insights and unexpected ways of seeing, and …
"An otherworldly hum overwhelms us for the opening and closing of Quinto Elemento, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana's 2026 scintillating offering at The Joyce Theater. With that sonic cho…
"The performance that follows is a combination of narration and choreography that plays like memory. The stage is strewn with objects: loose squares of fabric, empty frames, a ladder, a tabl…
"A master in immersive storytelling, Rosán Sensory Adventures is a physical theater company designed for neurodivergent audiences. Based in Galway, Ireland, the collaborative ensemble inter…
"Accolades for Tiffany Rea-Fisher’s dance company EMERGE125, celebrating its 10th year, were numerous. Filmed testimonials spoke of Rea-Fisher’s impact on the dance community, citing h…
"Since its inception in 1987, AXIS Dance Company, a pioneering integrated dance company, has advanced the field through artistry and innovation. AXIS collaborates with disabled, non-disabled…
"Two such performances this April catalyzed these reflections on effort and ease: Jonathan González’s multimedia group work, Swerve Fatigue, presented by The Kitchen in their loft at Wes…
"Though the exciting program of three ensemble works spotlights the varying talents of its Latina choreographers, the real stars of the show are the Ballet Hispánico dancers who, under the …
"As a child, choreographer Mythili Prakash questioned why they had to create a Goddess when there were already others able. Why must it be a Goddess made of male energy? In challenging the s…
"This performance marked the American Dance Guild and Clark Center's first joint presentation, uniting legacy institutions in a shared call for artistic and social engagement. Founded in 195…
"Stephanie Saywell and Helen Wicks shared an hour-long evening at Arts On Site, an intimate stage well-suited to their solo and duet program." — Catherine Tharin, New York City
"Steven Wendt and Wes Day’s Plato Caves: Screens vs Shadows was, on the sunny Sunday afternoon performance I attended, a massive delight for a rapt audience of children. The event is The C…
"I’ve been fortunate across my time here to be involved in a lot of different residencies and fellowships. But what I’ve found in New York City is that some of the residency opportunitie…
"What's bringing me the most joy in what I do in the dance world?' It's having a bunch of people walk into a room with zero expectations, no judgment, and leaving much happier than when they…
"As climate change accelerates and oceans rise, choreographer Gabrielle Lamb’s latest collaboration turns to water as both physical force and poetic metaphor [...] Lamb translates scientif…
"Walking past the enormous stage, the 1,200-person audience takes their places on risers facing the back of a glowing red sofa with a giant screen hovering behind it. The setting is impressi…
"Frisky and irreverent, choreographer Jane Comfort makes no secret of her contempt for America’s decadent political Establishment. The Gulf of America, the premiere that her Jane Comfort a…
"One of the most arresting moments occurs as Melnick and Mearns, in a meditative duet, envelop their bodies into looped sculptures of flowers. With this image, it is as if they become flower…
"Costumed by Isaac Mizrahi in loose-fitting, long-sleeved jumpsuits — white on the front, black on the back — MOON’s nine dancers suggest the light and dark sides of the moon, or per…
"As an aging, aged, old artist, the question I'm asking is around relevance. Can I be relevant? [...] That can't be the same relevance that younger artists have [...] When you've done work…
"What stood out from my observation of rehearsal, and from my conversations with Cook-Beatty and her company, was their passion for movement and their commitment to one another and to the wo…
"What captivates me about CLOSE UP from start to finish is the clarity and force of its images. Vignettes rush past, emerging from darkness; they shift across time and tell nonlinear stories…
"The New York Flamenco Festival programmed a series of events including Irene Morales in La Argentinita at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and RAW at Joe's Pub, Sara Bara…
"Susan Jaffe, the artistic director of American Ballet Theatre, has introduced a spring season to the company’s New York City schedule. Performed were dances: Raymonda, Mozartiana, N…
"Valentina Baché is a choreographer without inhibition. They take risks playing with violence and danger as they carry us on a journey through a hurricane. They hope this experience will jo…