America’s leading Latino dance organization brings its bold and eclectic brand of contemporary dance to The Joyce Theater with the world premiere of El Viaje by Edwaard Liang, the world premiere of Homebound/Alaala by Bennyroyce Royon, and a restaging of Sombrerísimo by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Ballet… Read More
Princess Zhaojun is a new dance drama performed by the China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater with a cast that includes over 50 dancers. Direct from China with traditional Chinese music, opulent costumes, and expressive choreography, Princess Zhaojun brings to life the real story of one of China’s… Read More
Works & Process at the Guggenheim presented the world premiere of Caleb Teicher & Co with Conrad Tao: More Forever. On a stage covered by a thin layer of sand, dancers explored American dance traditions such as vernacular jazz, tap, and Lindy Hop, set to Tao’s new contemporary… Read More
“Explore the past, present, and future of lighting for ballet with visual artist and Boston Ballet lighting director Brandon Stirling Baker. A frequent collaborator with choreographer Justin Peck and a diverse group of artists including Anthony Roth Costanzo, Benjamin Millepied, Sufjan Stevens, Jamar Roberts, Michelle… Read More
“Legendary choreographer Jerome Robbins was deeply connected to New York City, drawing inspiration for shows and ballets such as Fancy Free and West Side Story from the people and places around him. This vibrant relationship between the artist and his metropolitan muse serves as the… Read More
“Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from a now-fabled performance in March 1958 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Led by Alvin Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, that performance changed forever the perception of American dance. The Ailey… Read More
“Following the sold-out premiere of Battleground in 2016, Works & Process presents an encore of this one-of-a-kind “Cosplay-Battle-Ballet” made in and for the museum’s Frank Lloyd Wright–designed theater. Three squads of performers—the Red Choir Loft, the Green Balcony, and the Blue Stage—battle for dominance with… Read More
Tap dance company Dorrance Dance, founded in 2011 by Artistic Director and 2015 MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance, announces the World Premiere of Myelination at New York City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival. Myelination (2017) was commissioned, in part, by Cal Performances, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California and by New… Read More
“Commissioned by Works & Process and created by American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal Dancer Daniil Simkin, Falls the Shadow is a new production featuring Simkin, ABT soloist Cassandra Trenary, Ana Lopez from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and dancer Brett Conway; choreography by Alejandro Cerrudo; projection… Read More
Photographs by Corrado Serra. “The South Street Seaport Museum and Kinesis Project dance theatre present Secrets and Seawalls aboard the restored 1885 full-rigged cargo sailing ship Wavertree. Secrets and Seawalls is an evening of dance in two distinct acts. Inspired by hurricane Sandy and New York’s strength and susceptibility, Melissa… Read More
Choreographer, dancer, and multimedia artist Jonah Bokaer will open Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival’s 85th Anniversary Season in the Doris Duke Theatre, June 21-25. This aesthetically-refined, contemporary program includes Bokaer’s newest work, Rules Of The Game, set to an original, first-time-dance score by ten-time Grammy Award winning artist Pharrell Williams,… Read More
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