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All posts tagged "modern dance"
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286Feature ArticlesCelebrate Black History Month with dance
February is Black History Month, a time to honor the contributions of and pay tribute to the generations of African Americans who...
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373ReviewsPaul Taylor Dance Company: The complexity of being human
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY.November 4, 2023. The Paul Taylor Dance Company’s 2023 and 11th season at the...
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1.1KReviewsBook review: Dana Tai Soon Burgess’ ‘Chino and the Dance of the Butterfly’
Book: Chino and the Dance of the Butterfly: A MemoirAuthor: Dana Tai Soon Burgess, University of New Mexico Press, September 2022. Good...
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1.8KFeature ArticlesRobert Battle resigns as Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Board of Trustees of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation have announced that Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Ailey since 2011, has informed...
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903Feature ArticlesDancing in the streets and beyond: 10 years of Brooklyn’s STooPS Art Crawl
“My grandma says that I was always enthralled by dance. When I was rambunctious, she’d put on ballet videos and I’d be...
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393Feature ArticlesAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates 65 years during City Center season
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has announced a much-anticipated 65th anniversary season at its New York City Center “home” from November 29-December 31. The engagement...
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432Feature ArticlesEverything is alive: Mark Morris on MMDG’s Joyce debut
The Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) makes its Joyce Theater debut in August of 2023. The MMDG, formed in 1980, has performed...
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435Interviews100 years of a dance for America: Artistic Director Janet Eilber on Martha Graham Dance Company’s Centennial Celebration
Aaron Copland’s iconic score rings through the theater, and one can hear it in their head: “dance, dance, wherever you may be….”...
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281Feature ArticlesRhode Island Women’s Choreography Project celebrates 5 years and looks ahead
The Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project (RIWCP) proudly commemorates its fifth anniversary this summer with live performances and a special fundraising initiative...
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310ReviewsHistory through the lens of dance: Celebrity Series of Boston presents Paul Taylor Dance Company
Shubert Theater, Boston, MA.April 16, 2023. Paul Taylor is undeniably a giant in classic American modern dance. His work has inspired generations...
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469ReviewsSpace for joy and heart: Parsons Dance at The Joyce
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY March 23, 2023. The easeful effervesance of Esplanade, the communal vibrancy of the concluding section in Revelations,...
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552ReviewsPaul Taylor Dance Company in its ‘New Era’
David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, New York, NY.November 3, 2022. Paul Taylor Dance Company, under the direction of Michael Novak,...
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635InterviewsPaul Taylor’s Austin Kelly on the upcoming Lincoln Center season
We sat down with Paul Taylor Dance Company (PTDC)’s freshman member Austin Kelly to talk about the company’s return to the David...
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511Feature ArticlesMark Morris Dance Group to premiere ‘The Look of Love’
The Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) will present the world premiere of an evening of dance to the music of Burt Bacharach...
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2.4KFeature ArticlesLydia Johnson Dance announces NYC Season 2022 with three premieres
Lydia Johnson Dance (LJD) is pleased to announce its New York Season 2022, from September 15-17, at New York Live Arts, with...
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489Feature ArticlesMartha Graham Dance Co 2022-2023 Studio Series
The Martha Graham Dance Company’s Studio Series offers audiences a behind-the-scenes look at the work of the Company in the intimate Martha Graham...
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316Feature ArticlesIlya Vidrin’s ‘More or Less’ premieres at the New Museum
Choreographer, artist and educator Ilya Vidrin and the New Museum’s Department of Education and Public Engagement present the world premiere of More or...
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1.3KReviewsWhat 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...
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876ReviewsDancing 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)...
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780ReviewsMark 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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1.2KReviewsThe treasure of tradition: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2021 City Center Season
New York City Center, New York, NY.December 8, 2021. Walking through the streets of Manhattan on my way to take in Alvin...
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2.0KDance Studio OwnerPina Bausch Foundation launches new online archives and website
On November 18, the Pina Bausch Foundation launched its new website. For the first time, materials from the extensive Pina Bausch Archives, which...
