Three Swedish Choreographers Walk Into a Theater

Three generations of Swedish dancemakers—Mats Ek, Johan Inger and Alexander Ekman—pay tribute to filmmaker Ingmar Bergman this month at Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. The youngest, Ekman, will no doubt tear up the stage in a solo called Thoughts on Bergman. Inger, whose Walking Mad wowed Ailey audiences last year, has made a work for four […]

Shakespeare Wouldn't Recognize This Madcap Midsummer at The Joffrey

Bales of hay, black umbrellas, bicycles—this Midsummer Night’s Dream would be unrecognizable to the Bard. Alexander Ekman’s full-length, inspired by Scandinavian solstice traditions and set to music by Mikael Karlsson, is a madcap celebration of the longest day of the year, when the veil between our world and that of the supernatural is said to […]

Alexander Ekman's New Work for Paris Opéra Ballet is All Fun and Games

“What does it mean to play as an adult?” This is the question driving Alexander Ekman’s Play, a new work for Paris Opéra Ballet that marks Aurélie Dupont’s first big commission as ballet director. Though his witty, irreverent work has found a home with ballet companies worldwide, Ekman’s choreography has never before appeared on the […]

These Are The Performances Our Readers Loved The Most This Year

We asked you for nominations, compiled your suggestions and let you vote on your favorites. Here’s what you chose: Best Viral Video Winner : Andrew Winghart’s “Cry Me a River” Other Nominees: • Kyle Hanagami’s “Shape of You” • The Kennedy Center’s staff video for National Dance Day • Tiler Peck in Charlotte OC’s “Medicine […]

Vote for Our 2017 Readers' Choice Awards

It’s time! You submitted your nominations for the most memorable dance you saw this year. We narrowed down our favorites, and now it’s up to you to decide what will make it into our December issue. Voting will be open until September 25th. Only one submission per person will be counted. Loading…

Baring It All

What goes into a choreographer’s decision to use nudity onstage?   Photos from top left, clockwise: Ekman’s Triptych, by courtesy Ekman; Bell’s Beautiful Beast, by Jubal Battisti, courtesy Bell; Chouinard’s bODY_reMIX, by Marie Chouinard, courtesy Chouinard; Bokaer’s Filter, courtesy Bokaer. Seeing dancers perform naked can be shocking, exciting and uncomfortable. Yet onstage nudity can also […]