A dancer costumed in bright yellow steps into a wide stance, legs crossed. Her arms are raised at the elbows, hair flying up as she begins to turn. In the foreground, a couple of dancers stride around her. Upstage are musicians.

A Sizzling Summer: The Shows to Catch as Festival Season Hits Its Stride

Summer festival season is underway, boasting a staggering number of must-see performances. Here are a handful of highlights, along with a pair of July premieres happening outside any festival umbrella. American Dance Festival DURHAM, NC  The modern dance festival’s 90th-anniversary season blazes on through July 22, with 32 performances featuring 13 festival commissions, 9 premieres, […]

Ever Dreamed of Showing Work at ADF? Here's How You Can.

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). […]

5 New Shows We're Curious About this Month

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 […]

On Broadway: Making It Up

Idina Menzel and company members. All photos by Joan Marcus, Courtesy If/Then. If there are any great tappers in the ensemble of If/Then, the audience can’t tell. If there’s anyone with a dazzling balletic line, no one will know. What’s clear is that there are eight triple threats singing the demanding score by the Pulitzer […]

10 Minutes With Larry Keigwin

The dancemaker dishes on  choreographing Broadway’s If/Then.     Though Larry Keigwin is best known for his work in contemporary concert dance, he’s no stranger to musical theater. After Keigwin choreographed the off-Broadway revival of Rent, director Michael Greif invited him to work on the Broadway production If/Then. Opening March 30, the musical stars Tony […]

New York Notebook

Earth Dancing Every year the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers hold a rousing powwow on the Lower East Side. A New York troupe founded in 1963 by a group of Native Americans, the Thunderbird dancers represent a variety of nations descended from Mohawk, Hopi, Winnebago, and San Blas peoples. They are not professional, but they’ve handed […]