After a 24-hour travel day, I stepped off the plane with the rest of Trey McIntyre Project’s touring company in Manila, Philippines. Closing my eyes and breathing in the humid air, I prepared to embrace the experience of a lifetime. Opening my eyes, I saw billboards in English. English? Having never been to Asia before, […]
Just when I was wondering why his music choices work so well, Trey McIntyre sauntered in to my office yesterday and gave me a clue. I had just seen his Leatherwing Bat, to music by Peter, Paul & Mary again at the Joyce. (I saw it at Jacob’s Pillow last summer and reviewed it […]
What will the dance world of tomorrow be like? An answer—or several—might be illuminated by our annual list of dancers, choreographers and companies on the brink of skyrocketing.
The past several years have brought momentous change to the Paul Taylor Dance Company: a new director, a wave of new hires, a pandemic, the naming of a choreographer in residence, all since 2018. It seems that the company has emerged from the pandemic with a new sense of mission, though with its core of fundamental values intact.
There’s much to celebrate in May’s packed performance calendar, from previously postponed premieres to big anniversaries to collaborations pulling artists out of their usual haunts.
What’s next? Our annual list of dancers, choreographers and companies on the verge of breaking through offers several answers to the question of where our field is headed. We’re betting we’ll be seeing—and hearing—more from these 25 artists not just this year, but for many more to come.
Retiring from the stage can feel like you’re suddenly abandoning something you’ve dedicated the better part of your life to, leaving behind the person you’d worked so hard to become. But that’s not actually the case. There are plenty of skills and lessons learned in the studio that can be brought into any workplace. Being […]
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