7 Shows You’ll Want to Catch This June
The summer performance season is already kicking into high gear with works that take a look back, a pop musical’s long-awaited Broadway opening, an intriguing collision of big-name collaborators, and more.
2022–23 Season Preview: 13 Shows We Can’t Wait to See
A bevy of intriguing premieres, international companies debuting or returning stateside, Broadway-bound musicals that turn what’s expected on the Great White Way on its head—the 2022–23 performance season promises to be full of surprises.
From Choreo Cookies to Keone & Mari's Off-Broadway Hit, Selene Haro Knows How to Captivate
Selene Haro has the kind of star power that can carry a show. It’s not so much that she commands the stage, but that she warmly invites the audience to experience the performance through her. In off-Broadway’s Beyond Babel, for instance, Haro’s petite frame hit each beat with exactness, cutting jaggedly through space with Keone […]
Editor Faves: What We Loved This January
The editors of Dance Magazine are, admittedly a bunch of big dance geeks. Here are a few of the things we spent this month obsessing over: Center Stage is back on Netflix! media.giphy.com “I’m not ashamed to admit that I had a slumber party last weekend with a close dancer friend specifically to do a […]
Kick Off the New Decade With These Editor-Approved Performance Picks
The ’20s might just be beginning, but the dance world hasn’t lost any momentum. Here are five performances for a roaring start to the decade. The Air We Breathe Mariana Valencia in her Yugoslavia Ian Douglas, Courtesy Blake Zidell & Associates NEW YORK CITY In her new evening-length, Mariana Valencia pays homage to the Mexican […]
Britney Spears' Musical Replaces Michael Jackson's Show in Chicago
Just a few weeks ago, we were musing about which major pop stars might get a jukebox musical. As our team batted ideas back and forth, I hastily shared this thought over email: Will there someday be a (gasp) Britney Spears musical? A Britney show seemed so inevitable that we didn’t even mention it in […]
Keone and Mari Are Thinking Way Beyond the Fourth Wall
Grab a friend and get ready to spend some time together—with your smartphones. Why? The latest dance video from husband-and-wife choreographic duo Keone and Mari Madrid requires two devices to view. For the last several years, their heartfelt and nuanced hip-hop videos have racked up millions of views on YouTube. And since Dance Magazine profiled […]