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Two dancers, both in wheelchairs; one crawls forward and the other arches her back as she is dragged along the floor. A sunset appears behind them. Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson of Kinetic Light. Photo by MANCC/Chris Cameron.

Kinetic Light’s ‘DESCENT’: Aesthetic harmony, tension and ‘reckless abandon’

December 3-5, 2020.Via University of Minnesota’s Northrop, co-presented by Walker Art Center. Humans began to dance to connect with the natural world...

San Francisco Ballet in Helgi Tomasson's 'The Nutcracker'. Photo by Erik Tomasson.

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San Francisco Ballet’s virtual ‘The Nutcracker’: Returning to joy and connection

November 27-December 31, 2020.Accessible through sfballet.org. Music swells. Rhinestones shine. Glittery snow falls across stagelights. The scent of flowers for the dancers...

David Hallberg in Pam Tanowitz and Jeremy Jacob’s 'David'. Photo by Pam Tanowitz and Jeremy Jacob.

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Ballet moving forward and RISE-ing: American Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Future Starts Today’

November 23, 2020.Streaming on YouTube. At times, dance has been at the forefront of social change and innovation. At other times, we’ve...

Sara Mearns of NYCB in Justin Peck's 'Thank You, New York'. Photo by Erin Baiano.

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New York City Ballet’s New Works Festival: The energy of space

October 27-31, 2020. Streaming online, filmed in the Lincoln Center Plaza and other sites in New York City. Lincoln Center: there’s a...

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The Indo-American Arts Council’s Erasing Borders Dance Festival: Finding unexpected treasures

September 21-27, 2020.Streaming on YouTube. As a dance writer and someone deeply steeped in many different dance sub-communities, I hear about a...

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DANCE NOW’s 25th Anniversary virtual performances: All that art is worth

September 10, 2020.DANCE NOW’s web platform. A lot can happen in 25 years — particularly in the arts; it’s a bit mind...

Unity Phelan and Preston Chamblee in Justin Peck's 'Easy'. Photo by Paul Kolnik.

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NYCB Digital Spring Season: The show must go on

March, April and May 2020.Online (YouTube and Facebook, through www.nycballet.com) It’s sort of striking to think how years of planning can change...

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Performance Mix Festival, Online: ‘Remotely Yours’

May 2020.Online at newdancealliance.org. Pandemic times mean that in-person dance festivals are absolutely out of the question. Rather than fully give into...