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, […]

June 16th, 2023

Kyle Abraham and Emma Portner Are Choreographing for NYCB

Ever since New York City Ballet’s interim leadership team took over from Peter Martins, we’ve been curious whether they’d get a chance to try their hand at programming. (It was unclear how much Martins had done before he retired.) As it turns out, Martins left room for Justin Peck, Rebecca Krohn, Craig Hall and Jonathan […]

April 15th, 2018

The Latest: Creating a Contemporary Standard

Trey McIntyre and Matthew Neenan will coach dancers at the 2014 USA IBC.   2010 USA IBC contemporary competitors. Photo by Richard Finkelstein, Courtesy USA IBC. In the contemporary round at ballet competitions, dancers often perform wildly varying styles—it’s not uncommon to see neoclassical pointework followed by barefooted modern dance. But the USA International Ballet […]

May 31st, 2014