Four dancers in matching cerulean blue costumes in an interlinked counterbalance on the wet sand of a beach. A crowd behind them watches.

7 Shows Worth Catching Before Summer Comes to a Close

Eclectic festivals and outdoor offerings, a Broadway transfer and a rare London tour—and, of course, more than a handful of brand-new works pulling from an intriguing array of source material. Here’s what we’re looking forward to as summer winds to an end.

Rashaun Mitchell, Silas Riener and Patti Smith Celebrate Gerhard Richter

Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener perform in Gagosian gallery’s latest episode of Gagosian Premieres. Available on Gagosian’s website and YouTube channel, the short film celebrates the work of abstract expressionist painter Gerhard Richter. Gagosian is one of the foremost art galleries in the world, with 17 branches spanning the United States, Europe and Asia. Mitchell […]

Editor Approved: 7 Dance Shows to Catch This October

As the fall performance season kicks into high gear, we’ve been cramming as much excellent dance on our calendars as possible. But if you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the options, we’ve got you covered: From rare U.S. appearances by one of our 2018 “25 to Watch” to an autumn mainstay for New Yorkers, Romeo and […]

A 3-D Cunningham Movie? Yes, Please!

What would it be like to view a Merce Cunningham piece from the inside? CUNNINGHAM, a new dance film utilizing 3-D video technology, will allow audiences to find out, putting them in the midst of numerous dances ranging from iconic classics such as Summerspace (1958) and RainForest (1968) to early works like Totem Ancestor (1942). […]

This Week You Can Watch a NYC Downtown Fave Rehearse in a Public Park

It’s easy to think of sculpture as a static form, but what happens when you place it in the midst of a public park and invite performing artists to inhabit it? Passerby have been finding that out since Josiah McElheny’s Prismatic Park arrived in Manhattan’s Madison Square Park this June. Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Mad. […]

The Merce Effect

What happens when one of America’s most iconic modern dance companies closes? Six former Cunningham dancers reflect on how the experience led them to where they are today.   When the Merce Cunningham Dance Company gave its final performance on December 31, 2011—the culmination of its two-year, international Legacy Tour—many people wondered what would happen to Cunningham’s vast, pioneering body […]