"Our fractured society and compartmentalized lives yearn for practices that evoke wholeness and compassion, so I was drawn to explore the mandala and labyrinth through dance as an antidote t…
"A truly magnificent collaboration between the country's best musicians, dancers, and designers of sets, costumes, and lighting, the work fulfills all expectations." Theo, Boguszewski, B…
'The swan is an iconic animal, and just as Zeus couldn’t resist taking on its form to meddle with Leda, every artistic director wants to leave his mark and ruffle the poor creature…
"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…
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…
"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…
 “I wasn’t given an award,” she said, “they only made me into one.” Bessie Schoenberg.
"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, …
"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…
“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…
"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…
"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.
"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 …
"Forgoing stealth and suspicion, Surveillance is incongruously brash and energetic." Erin Bomboy, New York, NY.
"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.
"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'…
"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.