According to survey data from the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, more than half of all performing artists have faced canceled gigs during the pandemic. But a somewhat surprising array of university presenters have found creative ways to honor contracts they inked with dance companies, helping the troupes create new work and reach larger audiences […]

Given the devastating effects of COVID-19 on the dance field, it can be easy to get caught up in all that’s been taken away from us. But just focusing on the loss doesn’t offer the full picture of what’s actually happened. Recently, I hopped on a Zoom call organized by Harkness Dance Center director Taryn […]

In late March, The Joyce Theater’s annual gala performance included a last-minute substitution: Blueprint, by choreographer Pam Tanowitz. The trio took the place of Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Faun, after two Paris Opéra Ballet dancers were unable to secure visas to appear onstage in the U.S. “It was a shock,” says Linda Shelton, executive director at […]