Dance Magazine

A female dancer moves through a back attitude in parallel, upper body twisting toward her working leg. Her outstretched arms are held by a partner who lunges beside and behind her, gazing in the same upward direction as her.

Two New Nutcrackers and a Half Dozen Other Performances Worth Catching This December

From annual staples returning with fresh surprises to thought-provoking new works, here’s what we’re excited to see this December.

Dance Magazine November 27th, 2023

Four women cluster together, leaning in disparate directions with their ribcages with hands planted on hips or resting on each other's shoulders. Pale grey paint splatters across skin and hair, from which nests of silver wire rise. Gold veins cut through the dark backdrop.

David Hallberg Curates a Never Before Seen Gathering of Australian Dance Artists for DanceX

An eclectic roster of Australian dance artists gathers together for the first time for DanceX. A new festival conceived and
curated by David Hallberg, artistic director of The Australian Ballet, it runs October 20–November 1 at the Arts Centre Melbourne.

Candice Thompson October 18th, 2022

5 Performances That Aren't The Nutcracker to Catch This December

We love The Nutcracker as much as the next person, but that perennial holiday classic isn’t the only thing making its way onstage this month. Here are five alternatives that piqued our editors’ curiosity. A Storm of Dancing MONTREAL Victor Quijada’s hypnotic style of gliding, floating urban dance has expanded into his largest work yet. […]

Dance Magazine December 4th, 2018

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 […]

Wendy Perron July 11th, 2018