Stuart Hodes, a Force in the Graham World and Beyond, Dies at 98
A tribute to the life of dancer, choreographer, writer, and teacher Stuart Hodes
Molissa Fenley on Climate Change and Dancing into Her 60s
“We find ourselves in a situation now with global warming where extreme storms, hurricanes and rising sea levels are happening throughout parts the world, and water is scarce or wasted in others,” says choreographer Molissa Fenley. A comment on the current global threats to our environment, Fenley’s dance series Water Table explores the patterns of […]
What It's Like To Accompany Dance Classes…When You're Also a Dancer
My name is Jonathan Matthews, and I wear a lot of hats. One is being a dancer; another is being a musician. A third is attempting to call myself a professional at both in New York City. Accompanying dance classes is one of those attempts. Some accompanists scramble into the studio with disintegrating folders, barely […]
Connecting Today's Diversity with Yesteryear's
One reason I love to teach is that sometimes students come up with great ideas. The original Susan Landor photo of Ceremony of Us workshop from 1969 In the six-minute video below, you’ll see how an exhibit at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts prompted Branden Kazen-Maddox, an MFA student in my […]