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  • Alina Cojocaru: A Freelance Ballerina, Forging Her Own Path

    At 42, Cojocaru has no desire to stop dancing. Instead, she commissioned and is producing a...

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    A Frugal Opera Superfan’s Surprise Gift: $1.7 Million for the Arts

    Lois Kirschenbaum, who died in 2021, made the donations to cultural groups from unexpectedly large life...

  • Paul Taylor Dance Company to Move to Midtown in Major Expansion

    The renowned troupe will more than triple its footprint, growing its studio space and education programs.

  • In a Land of Primary Colors, Home Is Where the Bounce House Is

    As part of Under the Radar, Nile Harris resurrects his play that weaves together text, sound,...

  • Maurice Hines, Tap-Dancing Star With His Brother, Dies at 80

    He rose to stardom in an act with Gregory Hines and also performed on and off...

  • What if Dance Could Save the World?

    Over the past year, dance has shown its broader worth, from stage to film, #balletcore to...

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    Alexei Ratmansky Infuses ‘Coppelia’ With New Life

    At La Scala, Ratmansky’s original choreography makes details and nuances of the story pop, as if...

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    Review: A Haunting Koma Otake Dances With the Collective ‘You’

    The Japanese artist presents his latest solo (a triptych and a gradual striptease) at Danspace Project.

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    Who’s Afraid of a Tap Dance ‘Nutcracker’?

    Some conservative media took offense at a joy-filled holiday video shot at the White House. They’re...

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    ‘Barbie’ Didn’t Make Our Top 10. Readers Spoke Up.

    When our critics shared their top film, TV, pop music and theater picks, readers suggested “Billions,”...

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    Dancers of All Sizes Hope Change Follows a Discrimination Ban

    A law in New York City, a major dance capital, that protects artists against weight and...

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    The Breakout Stars of 2023

    These eight performers and artists broke away from the pack this year, delighting us and making...

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    All Together Now: Dance Takes Over the Perelman Arts Center

    “The March” explores unison, while “Is It Thursday Yet?” concerns a dancer’s struggle to understand herself...

  • BAM Announces a Dance-Heavy Season

    The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s winter/spring season will feature programs by Mark Morris and Alvin Ailey...

  • Joyce Season to Include Commemoration of Max Roach

    The Joyce Theater’s spring/summer season will feature a new work by Ronald K. Brown and a...

  • Alvin Ailey Presents Premieres by Garner and Roxas-Dobrish

    As part of its New York City Center season, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater presents premieres...

  • ‘Bzzz’ Turns Art Forms of Solo Virtuosity Into a Group Affair

    The tap dancer Caleb Teicher and the beatboxer Chris Celiz have expanded an earlier collaboration into...

  • Janet Panetta, 74, Dies; Admired Dancer, Choreographer and Teacher

    She overcame childhood polio to become a dancer with American Ballet Theater, then taught contemporary dancers...

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    Best Dance Performances of 2023

    New York City Ballet’s 75th anniversary celebration and Dance Reflections from France delivered some of this...

  • She Has the Attention of Dance Companies, and She Is Prepared

    Amy Hall Garner is readying the new work “Century” for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, on...

  • In a Gender-Flipped Production of Cinderella, a Princess Rescues

    For the Scottish Ballet production of Cinderella, titled “Cinders!,” some performances flip the traditional gender roles....

  • Review: At ‘Dancing With Glass,’ the Spotlight Rests on the Composer

    The five dance selections that are part of the Dance Reflections festival take varied approaches to...

  • Review: At the Armory, Calm Awaits the Fury of ‘The Rite of Spring’

    In a Dance Reflections program, Malou Airaudo and Germaine Acogny’s duet “common ground[s]” precedes Pina Bausch’s...