Liam Scarlett uses Hee Seo to demonstrate a lift. Liam Scarlett defies all the clichés about “genius at work” and “artistic temperament.” Constructing an intimate pas de deux for American Ballet Theatre’s Hee Seo and Marcelo Gomes last fall, he conceived quietly attentive lifts and intricate steps with the […]
The DTH dancer’s joy and phrasing stand out. Stephanie Rae Williams and Anthony Savoy in Robert Garland’s Return. Photo: Matt Murphy, Courtesy DTH One hour before curtain, Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Stephanie Rae Williams was recruited to replace an injured Michaela DePrince when the company performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center last April. She danced Balanchine’s […]
We would all like to feel free to express ourselves without feeling endangered. I just hope that Goecke-gate motivates the dance world to engage in efforts to promote understanding among different sectors of the dance ecology.
Survivors of sexual assault and harassment are pulling back the curtain on a pernicious problem in the dance world. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, several have come forward in the past few years to share their stories. Now, there are two major cases in the mainstream news: In a federal lawsuit filed September […]
Breakout stars, paradigm shifters, game changers. Our annual list of the dancers, choreographers and companies that are on the verge of skyrocketing has a knack for illuminating where the dance world is headed. Here they are: the 25 up-and-coming artists we believe are ready to take our field by storm. Jayme Thornton Gabrielle Hamilton It’s […]
At a moment when our field feels ripe for reinvention, the artists on our annual list of dancers, choreographers and companies poised for a breakout year are brimming with possibilities. Here they are: the 25 movers, makers and multi-hyphenates we believe are shaping the dance world of tomorrow. Keerati Jinakunwiphat Jayme Thornton For Keerati Jinakunwiphat, […]
If there’s one thing that dancers know well, it’s The Nutcracker. From the minutiae of the plot to the choreography to Tchaikovsky’s timeless score, we’ve got it down. Disney’s new holiday film, The Nutcracker and The Four Realms, released in theaters November 2, is not a retelling of the ballet’s story, and it’s not a […]
When American Ballet Theatre announced yesterday that it would be adding Jane Eyre to its stable of narrative full-lengths, the English nerds in the DM offices (read: most of us) got pretty excited. Cathy Marston’s adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel was created for England’s Northern Ballet in 2016, and, based on the clips that […]
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