10 Reasons to Have Attended Shaping Sound's NYC Show

posted Tuesday, Jun 18

Shaping Sound—the company created by Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance, and Kyle Robinson (see "Who Needs the Drama" in your July issue)—brought its loud and darkly-lit That's Where I'll Be Waiting production to the Beacon Theater in Manhattan last night. (One reviewe… Read More >

 

Global Hip-Hop Comes to the Apollo

posted Monday, Jun 17

At first I was worried, because why would NYC need hip-hop to come from London? But the Breakin’ Convention, which has been happening annually at that enterprising dance house of London, Sadler's Wells, brought its … Read More >

 

Happy 36th and a couple months, Annie!

posted Friday, Jun 14

Annie is 36 years old! It opened on Broadway April 21, 1977 at 6:15 at the Alvin Theatre. Here are members of the original cast performing the number "Easy Street." From left are Barbara Erwin, Robert Fitch, and Dorothy Loudon as Miss Hannigan. We used this same photo in our… Read More >

 

More Than A Statistic

posted Friday, Jun 14

Former Bill T. Jones dancer Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo is embarking on an ambitious project—to raise $30,000 through an Indiegogo campaign to fund a documentary about Jones’ D… Read More >

 

Twyla Tharp Moves in the Pacific Northwest

posted Thursday, Jun 13

Kicking off Twyla Tharp's new position as Pacific Northwest Ballet's first artist in residence, 12 students in the school's Professional Division will present her work Sweet Fields as part of their end-of-year performance this Saturday, June 15. (Stay tuned for a… Read More >

 

It's Time to Vogue

posted Thursday, Jun 13

Are you ready to express yourself? The Queen of Pop is holding auditions for a chance to dance with her to promote her new tour film Madonna: The MDNA Tour, premiering on Epix, June 22 at 8pm. First step: justify your love. Apply Read More >

 

Support Tornado Victims!

posted Wednesday, Jun 12

Four dance companies are coming together to support those affected by recent tornados in Oklahoma. Hartel Dance Group, Oklahoma City Ballet, Perpetual Motion Dance, and Race Dance will give a concert benefit, called Dance United, on June 15 at 8 PM at the Hudson Perfo… Read More >

 
 

The Tonys Put Dancing Out Front but Hide the Choreographer

posted Monday, Jun 10

I get frustrated when dancing is used to pump audiences up, but the actual award in choreography is given off camera. The Tonys began with a big show of dancing last night. After all, that’s what gets people jazzed. But if y… Read More >

 

Who is this Nikiya?

posted Friday, Jun 07

 

We know you can't get enough of vintage Sylvie Guillem. Here she is as Nikiya in The Royal Ballet's La Bayadère

 

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Giant Screen. Kondaurova. Swan Lake. We're There.

posted Thursday, Jun 06

We're theater-bound tonight—the movie theater, that is—to see the Mariinsky's glorious Ekaterina Kondaurova in Swan Lake. And what makes tonight's broadcast extra special is that her performance (happening in St. Petersburg right now) is being captured in 3D, with the help of … Read More >

 

Happy 30th, Peridance!

posted Thursday, Jun 06

The Peridance Capezio Center will mark its 30th anniversary with a bang this Saturday, June 8, hosting a gala at the NYU Skirball Center for the Arts. It promises to be a fun evening—performances include the Peridance Contemporary Dance Company in Dwight Rhoden's Read More >

 

Cojocaru and Kobborg Bid Farewell to the Royal

posted Wednesday, Jun 05

Tonight in London, Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg, one of the Royal Ballet's star couples onstage and off, will take their final bows at Covent Garden as members of that company in MacMillan's Mayerling. In an announcement made just two days ago, the company stated that the pair is leav… Read More >

 

Astaire Awards Awarded!

posted Tuesday, Jun 04

Last night the dance community converged on the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts for the 2013 Fred & Adele Astaire Awards.  Charlotte d'Amboise won the award for Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show for her work in Pippin. Eric LaJuan won the award for Outstanding … Read More >

 

Is Ratmansky Changing Our View of the Soviet Union?

posted Monday, Jun 03

Ratmansky’s Shostakovich Trilogy turned out to be that rare thing: a new full-evening ballet not tied to a story, but with enough emotional weight for the audience to feel stimulated and satisfied. It’s a thought-provoking work of art, and it was great to see the audience at t… Read More >

 

Free Limón classes in Bryant Park!

posted Friday, May 31

Today's archive photo is Lucas Hoving and José Limón in Limón's The Traitor (1954). It's perfect timing because starting tomorrow you can take FREE classes with the Limón company every Saturday this summer in NYC's Bryant Park (last week's class was cancelled b… Read More >

 

What DNA's Bankruptcy Filing Means for Dancers...

posted Thursday, May 30

Nothing!

 

Many of us hear the word "bankruptcy" and shudder at the memory of our siblings' maniacal laughter as they repossess all of our hard-earned green houses and red hotels in Monopoly. But i… Read More >

 

Justin Peck's Star In-Creasingly Rising

posted Wednesday, May 29

Justin Peck's In Creases for New York City Ballet makes its highly anticipated NYC premiere tonight. The ballet, which bowed in Saratoga Springs last summer, was his first for the company—the fact that it's his third debut in less than a year is a testament to his runaway success. (… Read More >

 

Ailey at Lincoln Center! Yes!

posted Tuesday, May 28

 

Starting June 12, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Lincoln Center for the first time in over a decade! It feels like they just wrapped up their winter season, but we're still ready for them to turn up the summer heat. There will be a new Ronald K. Brown piece (Four … Read More >

 

Osipova & Vasiliev: Beyond the Thrills

posted Monday, May 27

Natlalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev upped the ante on Don Q Saturday night, reaching a level of virtuosity that one might label superhuman. Her turns were ultra speedy and her balances breathtakingly long; his leaps brought him near the flies, with newfangled splitting of his legs midair. … Read More >