Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "modern dance"
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33ReviewsPaul Taylor Dance Company Gala: Dance portraying human emotion
David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY.November 6, 2024. “Love, resilience, guts, generosity and expansion” were the themes of the night at...
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175Feature ArticlesLimón Dance Company to showcase lost work and honor women at The Joyce Theater
José Limón, the founder of Limón Dance Company, once said, “We believe that we are never more truly and profoundly human than...
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111Dance HealthDancing at your desk: Mark Morris Dance Group and Breakthru create dance breaks for your workday
You’ve heard it before: most people don’t move their bodies enough these days. Office workdays are long, and the television calls once...
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132Feature ArticlesCarl Flink’s ‘Battleground’ at ADF: ‘Forever war’ in the dirt
The American Dance Festival (ADF) is a summer festival promoting and supporting modern dance via classes, performance, teaching, choreography and community outreach....
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93Feature 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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74Feature 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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215Feature ArticlesMartha Graham Dance Company begins second season of GRAHAM100
The world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company has begun the second season of GRAHAM100, a three-season 100th anniversary celebration of Martha Graham and her Company’s legacy. Curated under...
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301InterviewsGina 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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484InterviewsKevin O’Hare brings The Royal Ballet to the 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
“It’s the granddaddy of dance festivals,” says Kevin O’Hare, speaking of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. The Royal Ballet Artistic Director waxes...
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244Feature 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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287Feature 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...
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707Reviews‘Ailey Classics’ with Celebrity Series of Boston: The comfort of the classics
The Boch Center – Wang Theater, Boston, MA.May 5, 2024. I’ll admit it – I didn’t get a chance to browse the...
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304ReviewsGibney Company: Bringing to life the works before them
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.May 7, 2024. The Gibney Company performed a six-day season at the Joyce Theater in early May....
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307Feature Articles92NY’s season closes with Paul Taylor Dance Company celebrating modern dance
The 92nd Street Y, New York’s 150th anniversary dance season closes with the Paul Taylor Dance Company in a program celebrating the...
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226ReviewsMartha Graham Dance Company shines in spring season ‘American Legacies’
New York City Center, New York, NY.April 20, 2024. The Martha Graham Dance Company was founded in 1926, making it the oldest...
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321Feature ArticlesPaul Taylor Dance Company to establish new and expanded midtown NYC home
The Paul Taylor Dance Company and George Comfort & Sons have announced that they have finalized an agreement for the dance organization...
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199ReviewsMoving multiplicity: Ballet RI’s ‘Off the Charts’
The Woodman Family and Community Arts Center, Providence, RI.March 17, 2024. One could explore the possibilities within dance art for a lifetime...
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284ReviewsMark Morris’ ‘The Look of Love’: Echoing the lyrics of the songs
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.March 21, 2024. In Mark Morris’ world, The Look of Love is packaged in brightly colored, nostalgic,...
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272Feature ArticlesDancing in a second company but not feeling like a runner-up: DCDC2’s Fara Ling Shu Sean
The word “second” can have negative connotations – not first, not the best, runner-up, almost there. But it can also mean being...
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405Feature ArticlesFinal bow ahead, decades of memories behind: A talk with Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Christina Lynch Markham
It might be the cliché of all clichés, but it really can be about the friends we make along the way. That...
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432InterviewsVail Dance Festival welcomes duo Artists-in-Residence Sara Mearns and Jamar Roberts
Each year, Vail, CO, known primarily for its ski and snowboard prowess, becomes a summer camp for dance stars when it hosts...
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300Feature ArticlesLaying foundation: Stefanie Batten Bland’s CONCRETE Immersive Theatre Intensive
Watching dancers turn and leap in a darkened theater, removed at a distance – that’s one thing. Being fully immersed, performers working...
