All posts tagged "choreography"

New York City Ballet announces 2022 Fall Fashion Gala

New York City Ballet (NYCB) will present its 10th annual Fall Fashion Gala on Wednesday, September 28, at 7pm at the David H....

Dimitris Papaioannou's 'Transverse Orientation'. Photo by Julian Mommert.

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Dimitris Papaioannou: Making dance theater with a painter’s eye

Dance Informa has had the wonderful opportunity to speak with world-renowned director Dimitris Papaioannou leading up to his show, Transverse Orientation, which will...

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Bradley Shelver on next steps and leading Joffrey Ballet Concert Group

Dance Informa had the opportunity to speak with Bradley Shelver, an acclaimed dancer, teacher, director, choreographer and master of all things dance....

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Jessica Doll: Dancers aren’t accessories; they’re the other side of the coin.

Jessica Doll didn’t start as a commercial style dancer, but you’d never guess it by looking at her career now. She’s worked...

Maria Ambrose and Devon Louis in Paul Taylor's 'Aureole'. Photo by Ron Thiele.

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What live art can offer: Paul Taylor Dance Company at The Joyce

The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.June 19, 2022. What is live art for, anyway: for entertainment, for catharsis, for provocation to action, for...

The 11th Young Choreographer's Festival. Photo by Jaqi Medlock.

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The eclectic and bold vision of a new dancemaker generation: The 11th Young Choreographer’s Festival

Symphony Space, New York, NY.June 18, 2022. Generation Z is rejecting a whole lot of what (they think) doesn’t serve them and...

Body Stories: Teresa Fellion Dance in 'Take Root'. Photo by Stephen Ronaghan.

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Body Stories: Teresa Fellion Dance and Kristin Hatleberg in ‘Take Root’: The dynamic meditation of dance art

Green Space, Queens, NY (and via Vimeo).April 8, 2022. “Mindfulness” is a buzzword of the modern world, as society explores different ways...

Trisha Brown Dance Company's Marc Crousillat, Amanda Kmett’pendry, Kimberly Fulmer, Stuart Shugg and Cecily Campbell in 'Foray Forêt'. Photo by Stephanie Berger.

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Dancing again: Trisha Brown Dance Company celebrates its 50th anniversary

The Joyce Theater, New York, NY. May 28, 2022. Trisha Brown Dance Company celebrated its 50th anniversary (delayed two years due to Covid)...

English National Ballet's 'Giselle'. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

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English National Ballet in Akram Khan’s ‘Giselle’: An epic and contemporary take on the classic

Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.June 8, 2022. In Akram Khan’s version of the classical story ballet for English National Ballet, rather...

Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project. Photo courtesy of RIWCP.

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Live art for the here and now: Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project 2022

Festival Ballet Providence Black Box Theater, Providence, RI.May 22, 2022. I took my seat to take in Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project’s...

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Lauren Lovette in a new role at Paul Taylor and beyond: Choosing dance and learning why it matters

COVID hasn’t been sunshine and rainbows for anyone, really, and Lauren Lovette has certainly had her own deep difficulties through it all....

Island Moving Company in 'Resonant Visions'. Photo by Kim Fuller.

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Island Moving Company’s ‘Resonant Visions’: Dance for many purposes, in many places

Keats Theater, Barrington, RI.May 7, 2022. I was walking to a dance performance, and not through the sort of surroundings that are...

Chyrstyn Fentroy and Roddy Doble in William Forsythe's 'Blake Works 1'. Photo by Angela Sterling, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Boston Ballet’s ‘MINDscape’: Beyond outside the lines

Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston, MA.May 15, 2022. “Draw outside the lines,” they tell aspiring artists: an encouragement to find a unique...

Alison Cook Beatty Dance in 'Absurd Heroes'. Photo by Paul B. Goode.

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Alison Cook Beatty Dance in ‘Artists in Motion Mini 2022’: The drama of music and movement

KnJ Theater at Peridance Center, New York, NY.March 12, 2022. A big reach on a swelling upbeat, a vivavious group section with...

Young Choreographer's Festival. Photo by Jaqlin Medlock.

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The Young Choreographer’s Festival presents 11 emerging dance makers this summer

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Young Choreographer’s Festival is returning for its 11th season to present new dance works from emerging artists...

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Hugo Brument in the cast of ‘On Your Feet!’

Dance Informa spoke with Hugo Brument, ensemble member of On Your Feet! – La historia de Emilio y Gloria Estefan ¡en español! After two...

Festival Ballet Providence's Brenna DiFrancesco in Trey McIntyre's 'Blue Until June'. Photo by Dylan Giles.

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Music painted with moving bodies: Festival Ballet Providence’s ‘Blue Until June’

The Woodman Family and Cultural Center, Providence, RI.April 30, 2022. ”Dance is music made visible,” affirmed George Balanchine. Some dance artists would...

Sasha Waltz and Guests in 'In C'. Photo by Stephanie Berger.

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Sasha Waltz & Guests’ ‘In C’: Giving freedom to the individual

Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.April 29, 2022. Inspired by Terry Riley’s In C, Sasha Waltz & Guests’ dance piece of the same...

New York City Ballet in George Balanchine's 'Rubies', part of the 2022 Stravinsky Festival. Photo by Erin Baiano.

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New York City Ballet 2022 Spring Season opens April 19

New York City Ballet (NYCB)’s 2022 Spring Season will open on Tuesday, April 19, with a program featuring two works by the...

Mark Morris' 'L'Allegro'. Photo by Stephanie Berger.

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Mark Morris’ ‘L’Allegro’: In the space of timelessness

Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.March 25, 2022. Mark Morris choreographed L’Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato in 1988, in Brussels at age 32. Since...

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