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Fall for Dance Festival makes a digital return

The 17th annual Fall for Dance Festival is offering its first-ever digital dance celebration this October, with the performances being filmed live on...

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State of the professional dance industry through COVID-19, Part II: Looking into the future

Concert dance means many people gathered together in a confined space — audiences, crew members, performers and front-of-house staff. That’s the simple...

Ashley Wheater. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.

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State of the professional dance industry through COVID-19: Adapting and continuing the mission

March 2020 — COVID-19 begins to spread across the U.S.. States begin shutting down businesses and imposing restrictions on gatherings of people...

A.I.M. in 'An Untitled Love'. Photo by Carrie Schneider.

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Jacob’s Pillow hosts ‘Dance We Must: A Virtual Event Supporting Jacob’s Pillow’

Jacob’s Pillow will host Dance We Must: A Virtual Event Supporting Jacob’s Pillow on June 20, at 7pm EDT. Co-hosted by Pillow Trustees Kyle...

Taylor Stanley and members of NYCB in George Balanchine's 'Apollo'. Photo by Erin Baiano.

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New York City Ballet announces digital spring season

New York City Ballet (NYCB) has announced that the company will launch a digital spring season on Tuesday, April 21, the date...

Abraham.In.Motion. Photo by Christopher Duggan.

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A.I.M. at The Joyce: The fruits of eclecticism and collaboration

The Joyce Theater, New York, NY. October 15, 2019. Kyle Abraham’s Abraham.In.Motion (A.I.M.) seeks to “create an evocative interdisciplinary body of work” and...

Chase Johnsey (second from right) in English National Ballet's 'The Sleeping Beauty'. Photo by Elliot Franks.

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What was your favorite highlight of 2018?

Can you believe that the end of another year is quickly approaching? Time can go so fast, and rather than let it...

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater sweeps Seattle

The Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington. April 27, 2018. It wouldn’t be spring in Seattle without Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual visit....

A.I.M. in Doug Varone's 'Strict Love'. Photo by Ian Douglas.

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Abraham.In.Motion’s discussion on America’s unobserved history

The Joyce Theater, New York, New York. May 5, 2018. “Study the past if you would define the future.” ― Confucius The entirety of...

Vanessa Long Dance Company in 'Urban Tumbleweed'. Photo by JNL Productions.

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Dance as protest: 10 interesting works

A fundamental part of true democracy is citizens’ right to stand up and speak up about our desires and concerns. Artists are...

On Stage Dance Comany. Photo by James Falvo.

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Third Life Choreographer Series: No frills, no fuss

Third Life Studio, Somerville, Massachusetts. September 15, 2017. Where and when was postmodernism born? Arguably, it was more than 50 years ago...

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Liz Lerman receives Jacob’s Pillow honor – A life of ongoing exploration

When one imagines a post-modern artist, it’s most likely that not the most social of creatures comes to mind. It’s more likely...

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Ailey stuns and moves Atlanta

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...

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Ailey presents diverse mixed bill at City Center

New York City Center, New York. December 9, 2015. One expects to see a combination of physicality, grace and expressiveness when at...

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Wendy Whelan’s ‘Restless Creature’ on tour

Rialto Center for the Arts, Atlanta January 27, 2015 By Deborah Searle of Dance Informa. Restless Creature is a show of four pas de...

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Spotlight on Success: Tamisha Guy

By Kathleen Wessel of Dance Informa. Black Swan and A Chorus Line notwithstanding, audition stress isn’t just for ballet dancers and Broadway...

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BODYTRAFFIC brings the world of international contemporary dance to L.A.

By Chelsea Thomas of Dance Informa. The award-winning Los Angeles-based repertory company BODYTRAFFIC is successfully putting the City of Angels on the...