Dance Informa Magazine
Feature Articles
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172Nurturing the flame and spirit: Dance Theatre of Harlem School’s Tai Jimenez
Watching Tai Jimenez dance was like witnessing a masterpiece come to life — each moment revealed new layers of depth and meaning....
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198Nothing trashy about this barre: Newest dancewear line Barre Trash
Barre Trash is the newest kid on the dancewear block, instantly recognizable for its humorous social media reels and oversized logo hoodies....
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125Dana Caspersen: Working with possibility
Watch a video of Dana Caspersen dancing. She makes millisecond shifts between performance images – pedestrian, quixotic and utopian. Just when you...
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136Big questions, universal themes, disparate dances: IMGE Dance’s ‘(no)man’
Speaking with dancemaker Ishita Mili feels like an encounter with a kaleidoscope of qualities: joy and the sadness of past experience, erudition...
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186NY International Dance Festival celebrates Celtic culture in ‘Soirée Celtique’
This March, NY International Dance Festival will present Soirée Celtique, an event featuring performers from across the world in celebration of Celtic...
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284Ashley Bouder to give farewell performance with New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet (NYCB) Principal Dancer Ashley Bouder will give her final performance with NYCB on February 13, following a 25-year...
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175ABT’s Herman Cornejo reimagines Nijinsky’s lost ballet
The Joyce Theater Foundation (Linda Shelton, Executive Director) celebrates the opening of its Spring/Summer 2025 Season with lauded dancer Herman Cornejo and Grupo Cadabra in Anima Animal. Completing a...
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141Life with Ann Reinking: Stories by Deb McWaters, Part 9
Dance Informa continues its series on stories about Ann Reinking, written by colleague and friend Debra McWaters. Chapter 12: The Tony Awards...
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278The complexities of concert dance on the ‘small screen’: Thoughts on changes to ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
Hot dog and cola in hand, seasoned dance critic Theodore Bale entered a packed stadium – full of people there not to...
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241American Dance Festival launches Planting Seeds: ADF and Modern Dance in China project
The American Dance Festival (ADF) has launched Planting Seeds: ADF and Modern Dance in China, an oral history project tracing ADF’s involvement in...
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263MODE Market: The best dance brands in one place
Só Dança, Capezio, Bloch, Eurotard, Wear Moi, Sugar and Bruno, Suffolk, Gaynor Minden, Barre Trash, Energetiks. Besides being some of the country’s...
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296Global dance brand Energetiks to expand into U.S. market
If a business idea is fueled by passion, it can evolve into a global movement. For sisters Gail and Lynda, the creation...
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332Starbound Success: An interview with founder Sandra Coyte
In the competitive dance world, Starbound National Talent Competition has earned a special place among the top names in the industry. Founded...
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370Christopher Scott: Dancing through life and onto the big screen of ‘Wicked’
Choreographer Christopher Scott was first exposed to dance after moving to Hollywood at age 13, where he attended Hollywood High’s Performing Arts...
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348BODYTRAFFIC: Everybody dance now!
BODYTRAFFIC wants to get the world up and moving. Artistic Director Tina Finkelman Berkett is committed to championing contemporary dance, educating audiences...
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326The power of versatility: Dancer MaliQ reaches for the stars
MaliQ is a professional dancer/singer living and working in NYC. He is a powerful performer with a myriad of credits on his...
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263Dual dancer: Finding passion and purpose outside of the studio
If you are a dancer, chances are you feel passionate about your work. We eat, breath and sleep our passion; we know...
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453Imani Gaudin of Gaudanse: Profound stories via art and inclusion
In 2020, Imani Gaudin founded Gaudanse, an organization of interdisciplinary artists ranging in form from dance, to film, to music, to visual...
