Modern Dance

Monitoring modern dance in general, and contemporary experimental dance in particular.

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The New Yorker - Everything

Mikéah Ernest Jennings, Prince of a Lost World

The actor, a fixture of New York’s experimental-theatre scene, did not “become” his characters; he stood, somehow, next to them,…
Dance View Times

Miami at the Pillow

“Diversion of Angels,” “Geta,” “Antique Epigraphs,” “Serenade” Miami City Ballet Ted Shawn Theater, Jacob’s Pillow Beckett, MA…
NY Times - Arts

Review: Black Grace Dances Out a Different Kind of Buzz

This New Zealand company returns to the Joyce Theater with two New York premieres, but neither are as penetrating as “Handgame,”…
Vulture

29 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See This Summer

From ‘Richard III’ at Shakespeare in the Park to Taylor Mac’s in-progress work at Joe’s Pub, our critic’s most anticipated…
NY Times - Arts

Yuriko, Keeper of Martha Graham’s Flame, Is Dead at 102

A choreographer and dancer, she was associated with Graham for more than 50 years, and founded and directed the Martha Graham…
NY Times - Arts

The Joyce Theater Plans to Welcome Back the World

The spring-summer season is to include groups from abroad, as well as performances by the Paul Taylor company, Dormeshia and…
Contemporary Dance Blog

Oct 28, Contemporary Dance Companies USA.

Contemporary Dance Companies USA. Choreographers, web sites, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mails.
Dance View Times

Two Premieres at New York City Ballet

“Sky to Hold,” “Suspended Animation,” “Western Symphony” David Koch Theater, Lincoln Center New York, New York October 2, 2021 by…
Dance View Times

Resurrection Time

Denishawn Dances by Ruth St. Denis & Ted Shawn The Theatre at St. Jean's, New York October 2, 2021 -- By Tom Phillips Copyright…
NY Times - Arts

Review: After Merce, the Dances Go On, and Go On to Inspire

“In Conversation With Merce,” a virtual program, features Merce Cunningham’s “Landrover” and responses to it, by Liz Gerring and…
dance bloggers

Where’s the Jazz?

December 4, 2011 by Dance Informa Magazine By Emily Yewell Volin. Where’s the jazz?  Literally.  Where’s a concert jazz dancer to…
dance bloggers

Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company celebrates its 25th season

January 1, 2011 by Steven Weisz Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company (AMM & DCO) celebrates its 25th season in 2011 with…
dance bloggers

The tricky craft of curation, the worldviews in dances, and other…

October 10, 2010 by We critics have grown rather grouchy about City Center’s annual smorgasbord, the Fall for Dance…
Dance View Times

The Grand Union

“The Grand Union: Accidental Anarchists of Downtown Dance: 1970-1976” Wesleyan, 2020 by Wendy Perron by Gay Morris copyright 2021…
NY Times - Arts

Best Dance of 2020

Theaters shut down, but dance didn’t. There was dancing in the streets and dancing on screens. Old treasures spilled out of the…
NY Times - Arts

Review: A Dystopian ‘Swan Lake’ Bridges Ballet and Modern Dance

Even as coronavirus cases rise in France, the Comédie de Clermont is presenting the first major dance premiere since the pandemic…
Contemporary Dance Blog

Oct 1, BEST EXPRESSIVE CONTEMPORARY DANCE SCHOOL

HI, I'M Haritha H. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE BEST CONTEMPORARY DANCE SCHOOL, ON WHICH I CAN LEARN SOULFUL DANCE…
DanceBeat

David/Valda Over the Years

I sit at my laptop, looking out the window into a green world far from New York City. The screen announces “The Philadelphia…
Contemporary Dance Blog

Sep 11, SoundFORMovement: NEW Music for Modern Dance Mix 3

The Contemporary Dance Blog keeps you up to date with our announcements and all additions and changes to contemporary-dance.org.…
NY Times - Arts

When Merce Cunningham Took On a New Collaborator: The Computer

In his 70s, Cunningham, the modern dance innovator, started a new creative period, discovering new possibilities for human…
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