Sunday, March 2, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
Royal Opera House, London The Royal Ballet’s dazzling interpretation of Crystal Pite’s triptych sends our emotions soaring and swooping An accidental Crystal Pite festival sprang up last week, following Figures i n Extinction , the...Saturday, March 1, 2025 from NYT > Dance
He brought his elegance and power to boundary-pushing ballets in the 1960s and ’70s, and he was a presence at the storied company for 13 years.Saturday, March 1, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
An anniversary show for the pride of Disney, a secret meeting of wartime leaders and a very modern Antigone are among this month’s highlights Talk about the circle of life: past stars of the leonine juggernaut’s stage and screen versions...Saturday, March 1, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
Pamela Anderson dazzles in a new Vegas drama, and the Taylor-supporting soft-pop practitioner gets ready for some arena-sized gigs The Last Showgirl Out now Pamela Anderson plays Shelly, a veteran performer in Las Vegas whose show is set...Friday, February 28, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
The beloved tale got Turks applauding and Saudis cheering. How will it be received in Britain? We meet the team behind a high-flying, dance-circus rejig After the Bible, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the world. Antoine...Friday, February 28, 2025 from NYT > Dance
The Academy Award-nominated actress discovers her inner dancer in “Emilia Pérez” with the help of the choreographer Damien Jalet.Friday, February 28, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
Sadler’s Wells, London With quiet choreography and a focus on solos and duos, there is some incredibly tender movement in a captivating show that gives a sense of rippling through water The dancers in Wayne McGregor’s Deepstaria are...Thursday, February 27, 2025 from NYT > Dance
Douglas Dunn + Dancers’ season at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan includes a pastoral premiere and an experimental opera.Thursday, February 27, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
Dancing in the dark can restore a sense of fun in your body without anyone watching, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith . You’re never too awkward or sober to start Read more Leading questions I am in my early 30s and happily...Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from NYT > Dance
“Tango After Dark” at the Joyce Theater feels like an extended nightclub floor show, low in imagination and musical subtlety.Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
The Place, London Carlos Pons Guerra turns Puccini’s tragedy into the story of a Cuban sex worker who completely transforms himself to win the love of a sailor This reimagining of Madame Butterfly turns Puccini’s orientalist opera into a...Tuesday, February 25, 2025 from NYT > Dance
Miriam Miller, newly promoted to principal at New York City Ballet, is set to make her debut in “Swan Lake.”Tuesday, February 25, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
The standup and presenter on preshow prayers, blending dance with comedy and the night he bombed at the BBC How did you get into comedy? I feel like comedy got into me. At university, I hosted talent shows as part of the African and...Monday, February 24, 2025 from NYT > Dance
For the Oakland dance troupe Bandaloop every surface is a stage. Now its vertical choreography and environmental ethos have come to Broadway in “Redwood.”Monday, February 24, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
Stanley and Audrey Burton theatre, Leeds Witty compositions and appealing performances win over a young audience but the traditionally grisly tale gets lost in the woods Traditionally, Hansel and Gretel is a tale of tasty delight and...Saturday, February 22, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
As the Austrian capital honours the legacy of its dance king, the race is on to attract the most punters The music of Johann Strauss streams through Vienna like the stately Danube. Even the syllables of the composer’s name beat out the...Saturday, February 22, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
Aviva Studios, Manchester The choreographer and director’s urgent trilogy, a co-production between Nederlands Dance Theater and Complicité, reaches its hugely moving conclusion One of Crystal Pite’s most distinctive qualities as a...Saturday, February 22, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
The harrowing Brazilian story of political disappearance could be on for multiple Oscars, and the larger-than-life art renegade gets a Tate Modern retrospective I’m Still Here Out now A triple Oscar nominee (best picture, best actress,...Friday, February 21, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
John Neumeier’s ballet about the life and torment of ‘god of dance’ Vaslav Nijinsky is searing, passionate and defiantly queer Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Ballet often seems burdened by cultural associations that are hard...Friday, February 21, 2025 from Dance Spirit
When it comes to choreographing their viral Irish dance routines, the rules merely exist to be broken for The Gardiner Brothers. Professional dancers and content creators, Michael and Matthew Gardiner, 29 and 26, hold five world...Friday, February 21, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
Sadler’s Wells East, London There is a cartoonishness at play, but a coldness too, in this shadowy tribute to the ‘weirdo’ outsider Birdboy is billed as a show for audiences aged from seven upwards, but plenty of seven-year-olds (and...Thursday, February 20, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
Aviva Studios, Manchester Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney’s three-act dance work on the state of the world turns the stage into a living thing and morphs between sorrow, humour, fear and relief It’s a state of the nation piece. Actually,...Tuesday, February 18, 2025 from NYT > Dance
A letter signed by 463 playwrights, poets, dancers, visual artists and others pushes back against new grant requirements that bar the promotion of diversity or “gender ideology.”Tuesday, February 18, 2025 from NYT > Dance
Onstage, Denzel Washington is Othello, and Paul Mescal is Stanley Kowalski as stars illuminate the theater marquees. Plus: FKA twigs takes “Eusexua” on tour. Bang on a Can, Twyla Tharp, and much more.Tuesday, February 18, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
From Matilda to Dear England, she is the movement director everyone wants to work with – and her work has lit up hit after smash hit. But, she says, it’s time this under-appreciated art received proper recognition Ellen Kane is on a...Monday, February 17, 2025 from NYT > Dance
Danspace in Manhattan celebrates its anniversary with a festival that honors artistic transmission, passing down and reinventing older works.Sunday, February 16, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
Sadler’s Wells, London With its off-kilter comedy and flirtatious touches, this show is Bausch at her most accessible – and beautiful There is some absolute beauty in Vollmond, one of the last pieces made by pioneering German...Sunday, February 16, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
Sadler’s Wells East; Sadler’s Wells, London The elegant new Sadler’s Wells East opened with an inclusive love letter to clubland, while its sister theatre hosted a more abstract spectacle “You Are Welcome,” reads the sign, in bright red...Sunday, February 16, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
The annual competition to discover outstanding new critical writing on the arts is open for submissions until 28 February Are you a budding culture reviewer? Do you come out of a new show or finish the last page of a book and itch to...Saturday, February 15, 2025 from NYT > Dance
It’s still called the Kennedy Center. But after President Trump’s takeover, drag performers protested outside while audience members inside worried about what might be in store.Saturday, February 15, 2025 from Dance | The Guardian
Anthony Mackie dons the Lycra as Marvel’s shield-chucking superhero in new instalment Brave New World, and Mike White’s resort-hopping black comedy returns for a third season Captain America: Brave New World Out now In the latest...Friday, February 14, 2025 from NYT > Dance
The performance portion of “Edges of Ailey” at the Whitney Museum of American Art was best when it stepped away from tradition.Friday, February 14, 2025 from NYT > Dance
The acclaimed troupe will relocate to a Times Square tower, more than doubling its footprint, and building six new studios.Thursday, February 13, 2025 from NYT > Dance
Lourdes Lopez, who championed contemporary ballets and elevated the company’s profile, is departing two years before her contract expires.Thursday, February 13, 2025 from NYT > Dance
“Gigenis,” drawn from a tale in the Mahabharata, is the choreographer Akram Khan’s most potent work in years.Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from NYT > Dance
As the National Endowment for the Arts adjusts to comply with President Trump’s executive orders, “gender ideology” is out and works that “honor the nation’s rich artistic heritage” are in.Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from NYT > Dance
Ashley Bouder, the longtime New York City Ballet principal, is leaving with a final performance in “Firebird.”Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from Dance Spirit
I’ve been an anxious person and a perfectionist for as long as I can remember. I was devastated over an A-minus on a test, I would stretch until I cried, I would go over a dance I knew well a million times consecutively before going...Tuesday, February 11, 2025 from NYT > Dance
The choreographer Akram Khan’s “Gigenis,” based loosely on a character in the Mahabharata, represents a kind of homecoming for him.Monday, February 10, 2025 from NYT > Dance
“Everything in the show moves,” said Ruthlyn Salomons, whose job for 25 years has been to oversee all the parts, people and puppets of this kinetic musical.Friday, February 7, 2025 from NYT > Dance
Alexei Ratmansky creates a joyful new “Paquita” for New York City Ballet, giving the dancers a classical frame in which to find new versions of themselves.Friday, February 7, 2025 from NYT > Dance
With “I AM,” Brown takes her signature interweaving of African diasporic dance forms to new heights.Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from Dance Spirit
Many competitive dancers are eager to land coveted convention scholarships. But why are these awards so sought-after? How can dancers increase their odds of winning them—and who might they not be right for? The Scholarship Advantage One...Tuesday, January 28, 2025 from Dance Spirit
Summer intensives offer endless opportunities—to fortify your training, to connect with teachers and other dancers, and to prepare for a professional career. But how do you know if you’re ready for your first intensive? And how can you...Monday, January 27, 2025 from Dance Spirit
As a lively 6-year-old, Alejandro Vargas had an abundant energy his parents hoped to channel into sports. After cycling through all the conventional options, nothing seemed to stick. Then, to connect Vargas and his sister with their...Thursday, January 23, 2025 from Dance Spirit
Even after the whirlwind of Nutcracker season and finals dies down, summer break can feel very far away. Still, because applications for intensives, internships, and jobs open in winter, now is the time to start planning for...Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from Dance Spirit
Choreographer David Dorfman, a professor at Connecticut College, says students who attend summer dance festival intensives return to campus with something in common: They’ve gone through an artistic growth spurt. “You won’t realize what...Tuesday, January 21, 2025 from Dance Spirit
On January 17–19, college dance teams from around the country gathered in Orlando, Florida, to attend the Universal Dance Association 2025 College National Championships. Teams competed in three divisions (D1A, D1, and Open, based on the...Thursday, January 16, 2025 from Dance Spirit
Fans of college dance teams are eagerly anticipating the rematch in Division 1A between the University of Minnesota and Ohio State University at this year’s UDA Nationals. Last year, U of M took first in Division 1A Pom and OSU took...Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from Dance Spirit
If you’re a dancer who uses social media, you’ve almost certainly seen videos counting down to the 2025 “dance Super Bowl.” For those of you who aren’t familiar, these videos are referring to UDA Nationals, a competition marking the end...