Libraries, rightly or not, are frequently designated in the public consciousness as places that are silent, stuffy and still. This has never really been the case when it comes to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Last Wednesday, as dance world luminaries and patrons alike gathered […]

Justin Lynch is surprisingly nonchalant about the struggles of being a full-time lawyer and a professional dancer. “All dancers in New York City are experts at juggling multiple endeavors,” he says. “What I’m doing is no different from what any other dancer does—it’s just that what I’m juggling is different.” While we agree that freelance […]

In 2013, a few days before The Bang Group left for a tour to Italy, a dancer pulled out of the company’s production of Nut/Cracked. The reason? A callback for another gig. “We were left high and dry. We somehow pulled it off, but it wasn’t the show I hoped it would be,” says David […]

Working with guest artists is an integral part of the college dance experience. Visiting choreographers expose students to new styles and ways of working, and give them a glimpse of life as a professional. But with a relatively short amount of time to make an impression, forming a relationship with a visiting artist can feel […]

At one performance of David Parker’s Nut/Cracked in 2005, three-quarters of his audience walked out prematurely. But the same moment that caused the offense—a duet between two men with their thumbs in each other’s mouths—earned Parker hearty laughs from the remaining crowd, and eventually an enthusiastic standing ovation. Humor is subjective, and it can be […]