Ever dreamed of dancing in the companies of modern or post-modern dance giants like José Limón, Paul Taylor or Trisha Brown? Then it might be time to enter a dance competition. Yes, you read that right. Probably the last genre of dance you’d ever expect there to be a competition for now has its own […]
If you studied at the American Dance Festival in the last 84 years, you may be in for a major treat—and an incredible career opportunity. As part of its 85th-anniversary season, ADF is seeking choreography submissions from alumni of its Six Week School and Three Week School (formerly the Four Week School for Young Dancers). […]
Summer festival season has arrived! From Bill T. Jones to Michelle Dorrance, Monica Bill Barnes to Marcelo Gomes, we got the inside scoop on where your faves will be appearing this year. American Dance Festival Mark Dendy Projects. Photo by Stephen Donovan, Courtesy ADF. It begins with Monica Bill Barnes & Company’s Museum Workout at […]
From Fort Worth to Minneapolis to London, tango to contemporary to bharatanatyam, May is packed with unexpected premieres. Keigwin & Wolcott are Reuniting (and It Feels So Good) Keigwin and Wolcott. Photo by Christaan Felber, Courtesy DANCE NOW. You never quite know what you’re getting yourself into when you drop in on a DANCE NOW […]
Chalvar Monteiro saw his first Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performance at 12 and was smitten. Today, at 28, he’s a lithe, elegantly understated member of the company. But he’s experienced some happy detours along the way—namely as a dancer with MacArthur-winning choreographer Kyle Abraham, as well as Sidra Bell and Larry Keigwin. After a […]
The mythical faun, half human, half goat, has inspired many dance works. In Nijinsky’s 1912 Afternoon of a Faun, he created a role for himself with the vulnerability of a human and the sensual power of an animal. His love object, a beautiful siren, was unattainable, so he pleasured himself with her scarf, causing a […]
Broadway Dance Lab gives choreographers freedom to experiment. Dancers perform at a Broadway Dance Lab fundraising gala. PC Daniel Robinson, Courtesy BDL He calls it the Broadway Dance Lab, but Josh Prince doesn’t think parochially. The not-for-profit “dance incubator” he founded in the fall of 2012 has welcomed choreographers from the ballet world (American Ballet […]
Madelyn Ho, the most recent addition to the Paul Taylor Dance Company, could not have dreamed up a more exposing entrance during her first New York season. The curtain parted, and there she was, standing alone in the middle of the stage in a Victorian-inspired dress. The piece was Sullivaniana, a music-hall number set to […]
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