There is just something about dancing. Within it, we can find a unique harmony, connection and flow within ourselves and with others....
Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta, Georgia. March 24, 2017. Dance Canvas, Atlanta’s platform for emerging choreographers, recently presented its...
Dancer Theresa Ruth Howard recently announced the launch of Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet (MoBBallet), a groundbreaking legacy project documenting and transforming...
Saturday, February 18, 2017. The Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA. It’s February, or Black History Month in the U.S., and it’s time for...
One of my favorites things in the whole world is a great photography book. I remember going in to Borders or Barnes...
George Balanchine asserted, “I don’t want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance.” Many dancers of this...
This summer, three nights of encore performances from some of America’s best dance companies will return to cinemas across the U.S., presented...
If it were a more perfect world, Jeremy McQueen’s new Black Iris Project wouldn’t exist. And he’s excited at the prospect. “Yeah!...
The number 35 holds great significance for New York choreographer Elisa Monte. “I was 35 when I started the company in 1981,”...
The Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Ga. Thursday, February 11, 2016. Following its five-week New York holiday season and performances in Washington D.C., Alvin...
Now a Brooklynite and self-proclaimed lover of green tea, Canadian choreographer Aszure Barton’s work has made its way across the globe and...
There is a (thankfully growing) list of African-American females who have pioneered in the dance world, opening up the door for generations...
Dance diplomacy isn’t dead; it just took a 20-year hiatus. The idea – aimed at fostering cross-cultural understanding through dance – first...
A new dance-focused graduate degree program is coming to the midwest this year. Last month, the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts...
New York City Center, New York. December 9, 2015. One expects to see a combination of physicality, grace and expressiveness when at...
In light of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 45th season at New York City Center this December, Dance Informa spoke with company...
It’s that time of year when we reflect and give thanks. Dancers have a lot to be thankful for – their body,...
If someone were to lead a workshop on the art of choreographing, David Parsons would be a top contender. The choreographer and...
By Kathleen Wessel of Dance Informa. Black Swan and A Chorus Line notwithstanding, audition stress isn’t just for ballet dancers and Broadway...
New York City Center, New York December 7, 2014 By Katherine Moore of Dance Informa. Last Sunday at New York City Center,...
By Chelsea Thomas of Dance Informa. Thirty-year-old Jonathan Emanuell Alsberry was born and raised in Normal, Illinois – but for this professional...
By Deborah Searle of Dance Informa. Desmond Richardson may be a household name for many of us, as he has had such...