There are four clusters of three dancers, all wearing red unitards. In each cluster, a male dancer lunges with one arm extended side for a female dancer to hold as she penchés, ducking her head below the supporting arm. Backs to the audience, the other women are seated before the men, heads resting against the men's bent knees.

9 Performances to Catch This May and June

An American company crossing the pond for the first time, festivals centering Asian dancemakers, premieres responding to colonization, transgender identity, audience relationships, and more—the performance landscape over the next two months is overflowing with possibility. Here’s what’s at the top of our lists.

“7:30/7:30” by Ashley Laracey and Troy Schumacher

Raising twins is never easy. But doing it during a pandemic? That’s a challenge that requires a special kind of grace. This short film, created by New York City Ballet dancers Troy Schumacher and Ashley Laracey earlier this summer, captures a day in their lockdown life with babies Willa and Charlie. Despite the constant busy-ness […]

Gabrielle Lamb Has Found an Ideal Stage for a Pandemic: A Carpet

What defines a stage these days? While dance artists are figuring that out, Gabrielle Lamb’s richly detailed movement has found a perfect home on a 5×8-foot Persian rug. The New York City–based choreographer/dancer and self-taught filmmaker has been taking her rug out and about in her Carpet Series, performing captivating solos with her company, Pigeonwing […]

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