Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "Contemporary dance"
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132Feature ArticlesBODYTRAFFIC: Everybody dance now!
BODYTRAFFIC wants to get the world up and moving. Artistic Director Tina Finkelman Berkett is committed to championing contemporary dance, educating audiences...
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102Feature ArticlesThe power of versatility: Dancer MaliQ reaches for the stars
MaliQ is a professional dancer/singer living and working in NYC. He is a powerful performer with a myriad of credits on his...
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106Feature ArticlesThe Bang Group’s ‘Nut/Cracked’: Not the usual holiday dance fare
Back by popular demand! The Bang Group’s Nut/Cracked is not the usual holiday dance fare. Shake off the tinsel as choreographer David...
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163Feature ArticlesCelebrating 25 years of Lydia Johnson Dance: A woman’s journey from New York’s loft studios to her original choreographic vision
Lydia Johnson Dance (LJD) is poised to unveil its highly anticipated 2024 season at the Graham Studio Theater in New York City,...
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136ReviewsDual Rivet in ‘Subscript’: Intellectual movement intention
The 92nd Street Y, New York, NY.October 18, 2024. Dual Rivet, the contemporary company directed by Chelsea Ainsworth and Jessica Smith, performed...
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145Top StoriesYuka Kawazu’s Danse En L’Air presents ‘Dreams’: An evening of dance, music and artwork
Yuka Kawazu’s Danse En L’Air brings Dreams, an evening of original dances and celebration of Danse En L’Air’s 11th anniversary, to the...
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199InterviewsMoving in, moving on up: Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre/Notes in Motion’s new Tribeca studio space
From cost to scheduling to storage, getting suitable studio space can be a true headache for dance companies that don’t own their...
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146Feature ArticlesMake your digital dance move
Take a dance class on Broadway during your lunch break, try a new style, follow an international teacher, soak up different approaches...
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116Feature ArticlesBlack Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago presents Black Arts Month
The nonprofit Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago, an organization that collectively advances excellence in the work of the Black arts and...
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168ReviewsConcert dance can be a party: The Choreography Project’s ‘Here and Now’
Ballet RI’s Blackbox Theater, Providence, RI.August 25, 2024. There’s an unfortunate stereotype of contemporary concert dance: erudite, insular, inaccessible to the average...
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9Feature ArticlesChoreographer Dominic Moore-Dunson announces national tour for ‘The Remember Balloons’
MooreDunson Co. announces the upcoming national U.S. tour for its latest stage production, The Remember Balloons. The Remember Balloons is a dance-theater...
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168ReviewsWoman in Motion: Transcending souls in season three
Ailey Citigroup Theater, New York, NY.July 28, 2024. Woman in Motion (WIM), the all-female company led by Rachel Thalman and Laura Kaufman,...
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548ReviewsThe mission continues, grounded in legacy: OnStage Dance Company Season 26
Boston University Dance Theater, Boston, MA (viewed virtually).June 22, 2024. Often when I review dance, I perceive a theme that connects the...
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281Dance Studio OwnerHelen Cox: ‘Creating the space for students to come into their full color’
As summer winds down, dance teachers may be starting to think about their lesson plans and how they can grow in their...
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233Feature ArticlesThe National Ballet of Canada brings ‘Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada’ to the UK
The National Ballet of Canada presents the UK premiere of Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada at Sadler’s Wells on Wednesday 2 – Sunday 6 October 2024. This triple bill includes works by...
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227Feature ArticlesTheatrical dance experience ‘Ain’t Done Bad’ comes to NYC this summer
Ain’t Done Bad is a hybrid theatrical dance experience conceived, directed and choreographed by Jakob Karr (So You Think You Can Dance) and featuring...
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473ReviewsAVID’s inaugural season: Taking the audience on a journey
The Theatre at St. Jeans, New York, NY.June 26, 2024. AVID, the new dance company of collaborative artists, premiered its inaugural season...
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285ReviewsYY Dance Company’s ‘SOMEWHERE’: A story of community
New York Live Arts, New York, NY.June 22, 2024. YY Dance Company (YYDC) premiered the evening-length SOMEWHERE at New York Live Arts in...
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362InterviewsGina Gibney and Gilbert T Small II talk Gibney Company: Infusing humanity
In the city of New York, every dancer knows the name Gibney. A studio with two locations, a professional contemporary company and...
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291Feature Articles2024 DUMBO Dance Festival showcases 50 companies
On June 27, WHITE WAVE Dance celebrates the 23rd anniversary season of the DUMBO Dance Festival (DDF) with a Gala Opening that heralds the...
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273Feature ArticlesPam Tanowitz to receive 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award
Jacob’s Pillow has announced that critically-acclaimed American choreographer Pam Tanowitz will receive the 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award. Tanowitz will accept this...
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393Feature ArticlesPaul Taylor Dance Company selects two newest members
At an audition attended by more than 370 women held on May 10, Gabby Barnes and Emmy Wildermuth were selected by Artistic...
