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In Martha Graham Dance Company at The Joyce Theater in Sacred/Profane with Premieres by Annie-B Parson and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, "Comely but hardy, they perform with no muss and no fus…
Last seen in 2013, Ballet Across America explores new directions in the art form through programs curated by two of the biggest superstars in the ballet world:Â dancer-choreographer Justin…
"I am excited about the potential and long-term effects this strategic gift will have on IABD and the Black dance community. For decades, Black dance companies, small to mid-sized, have been…
In Kelly Bartnik's Pilot Episode of Here in Previews, "It will satisfy your fix with scintillating characters, an enigmatic storyline, and a finger (at least) of whiskey to boot." Trina Mann…
Share a special moment in dance history as the first African-American prima ballerina turns 100!
In Impressions of: Michelle Dorrance with Nicholas Van Young in Works & Process Rotunda Project at the Guggenheim Museum, "Having already been treated to a feast of surprisingly sharp and…
In The Dance Enthusiast Asks Janaki Patrik about The Kathak Ensemble & Friends' WE SINFUL WOMEN at Danspace Project, "The glorious polish of the classical arts was created in par…
In Impressions of: Srinidhi Raghavan in Voices at Dixon Place, "Raghavan moves her face, her shoulders, and hands, with the winning precision of a natural comic, a seductress whose eve…
In Impressions of: ABT Studio Company and The Royal Ballet School at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, "...solos, duos and trios succeed each other in starbursts of virtuosity …
In Impressions of Douglas Dunn + Dancers' Antipodes at Danspace Project, "There is a subtle eroticism in the way they crease and melt into one another, like colors merging and blending…
In Impressions of: Miro Magloire's New Chamber Ballet at City Center Studios, "Their partnering is gentle, graceful, yet subtly provocative " it's a rare sight in ballet for women to …
In Impressions of: New York City Ballet in Works by Peter Martins, Pontus Lidberg and Justin Peck, "Everything you know and love about ballet is on full display: ceiling-scraping leaps, six-…
A residency program that opens the doors of CUNY campuses to professional choreographers and dance companies, CDI supports local artists, enhances the cultural life and education of college …
In Impressions of: Batsheva Dance Company's Last Dance at BAM, "​The Company members have the flexibility of Cirque du Soleil gymnasts with the internal focus of Butoh dancer…
In Impressions of: Vim Vigor Dance Company's Future Perfect at Baruch Performing Arts Center, "Gillen's choreography blisters with volatility, and its most scintillating feats aris…
An exciting opportunity to perform on the Pillow's iconic outdoor stage, the Chance to Dance contest is a viewer-selected online competition that allows the public, peers, and fans of artist…
In Impressions of: BODYTRAFFIC at The Joyce Theater with Works by Anton Lachky, Richard Siegal & Arthur Pieta, "She commands him to transform into a dog, bubble bath, lemon, rotten avocad…
In TDE Asks: Choreographer Felice Lesser on 41 Years of Dance Making and her Company's Season at The Duke on 42nd Street, " I never consider myself a political choreographer, but, …
In Monica Bill Barnes and Company Celebrates 20 Years by Bringing Dance where it doesn't Belong from the MET to the Office, "We make a beeline past a row of ancient crumbling busts…
In Impressions of: Slavic Goddesses " A Wreath of Ceremonies by Artist Paulina Olowska with Ballez's Katy Pyle at The Kitchen, "She dazzles as she skitters across the stage, her hand fli…
In Impressions of: Bobbi Jene Smith's A Study on Effort at The Invisible Dog Art Center as part of the 2017 COIL Festival, "GoGwilt strokes and plucks strings to manipulate the sound wit…
In Impressions of L-E-V's OCD Love at The Joyce Theater, "Obsessive, repetitive gestures such as splayed, clawing fingers and punching fists convey the agony of love gone wrong."
In A Sneak Peek of Dance on Camera Festival 2017 at Walter Reade Theatre in Lincoln Center Plaza: A documentary about Brooklyn-born flex-artist Storyboard P, a short featuring an ice f…
In Impressions of: Mr Gaga -- A Documentary on Ohad Naharin and Batsheva Dance Company, "As with so many documentaries, archival footage are the jewels in MR. GAGA: the uncanny ease of Na…
In Impressions of: Netta Yerushalmy's Paramodernities (Work-In-Progress) at New York Live Arts, "Paramodernities, her latest work-in-progress, applies this directive toward the history o…