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Known for its spectacular art, architecture, music, and the gently lapping waters of its famed canals, Venice has recently joined the ranks of cities playing host to edgy European dance festivals. The dance portion of the Venice Biennale—the grande dame of contemporary art exhibitions founded in 1895, one that has also included a film sector […]

One of my favorite things about working at Dance Magazine is our massive photo archive. As you might imagine, after 90 years we have a pretty impressive collection, one where you might find black and white photographs of Maria Tallchief and Jerome Robbins dancing on the beach, or George Balanchine posing as Titania with the […]

Munich’s Bayerisches Staatsballett underwent unprecedented upheaval late last season: As new director Igor Zelensky prepared to replace Ivan Liška, the German company announced that no fewer than 29 dancers had either chosen to leave or been let go by their new boss, who came to Munich from Moscow’s Stanislavsky Ballet. Among the dancers moving on […]

Yesterday it was announced that former Paris Opéra Ballet étoile Laurent Hilaire will take over the artistic directorship of Moscow’s Stanislavsky Ballet effective January 1, 2017. He replaces Igor Zelensky, who has taken over Munich’s Bayerisches Staatsballett. (If that name sounds familiar: Yes, Zelensky is the director who took Sergei Polunin under his wing post-Royal […]

Yesterday, the Paris Opéra announced the death of Yvette Chauviré, a dazzling star of its ballet company in the 1940s through the 1960s. She was 99. Throughout her long career at the Paris Opéra Ballet, she was heralded as a muse of then director Serge Lifar, and his neoclassical Suite en Blanc was one of several works created on […]

Akram Khan is everywhere. Known for his invigorating fusion (he prefers the term “confusion”) of kathak and contemporary dance, he is one of the most sought-after choreographers on the international scene. A truly global citizen of the dance world, his intricate, whiplash dancing has led him on journeys far from his stylistic home base. In […]

Yesterday, Britain voted to exit the European Union, a historic decision that has already shaken the world. It’s impossible to imagine the full impact of this exit (colloquially called “Brexit”) over time. How will Britain’s independence from the EU affect British dance companies? Could it have larger implications for dance throughout Europe? It’s definitely possible. Prior […]

We’re not far along, but 2016 is already off to a busy start. Here’s what you should read to catch up. We’ve already said good-bye to Mats Ek’s muse Sylvie Guillem. Will Ek be next? (Guillem in Ek’s Bye. PC: Bill Cooper.)   1. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival named Pamela Tatge its new executive director. And […]