• Cinderella review – Royal Ballet fairytale is a shiny sugar-rush
    Tuesday, March 28, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Royal Opera House, London Ashton’s three-act ballet combines escapism, clever classicism and panto, and this new version gets better as it goes along A newly designed production celebrates the 75th anniversary of Frederick Ashton’s...
  • ‘I’ve been spat at’: half of UK theatre staff consider quitting over audience behaviour
    Tuesday, March 28, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Bectu launches safer theatres charter as survey reveals 45% of workers may quit due to shocking levels of antisocial behaviour by drunken theatregoers UK theatre staff have been attacked, sexually harassed and abused by drunken audience...
  • ‘I saw lightning between their fingers’: DJs on the magic of unusual dancefloors
    Tuesday, March 28, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    As new book Dance Your Way Home explores dancing beyond nightclub confines, A Guy Called Gerald, Eliza Rose and more reveal their favourite unexpected places to get down – from Welsh quarries to Croatian beaches Smuggled booze, awkward...
  • Review: A South Korean Troupe’s Physical Risks and Daunting Tasks
    Monday, March 27, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    The contemporary dance group Bereishit performed two works by its founder, Park Soon-ho, at NYU Skirball.
  • From Infinity Pool to Succession: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
    Saturday, March 25, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Whether it’s an icky shocker from a body-horror scion or a warring dynasty of uber-rich media scumbags, our critics have you covered for the next seven days Infinity Pool Out now This weird and wonderful film confirms that director...
  • Review: In ‘Alma,’ the Flamenco Star Sara Baras Warms Up
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    Baras’s show, the only dance production in this year’s Flamenco Festival New York, was looser than usual, with soothing moments and good times.
  • 92nd Street Y, a Storied Home of Dance, Gives It More Space
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    With a renovation, new studios and the return of dance to the Kaufmann Concert Hall, an institution once central to dance in New York invests in its future.
  • You shall go to the ballet! Cinderella at the Royal Opera House – in pictures
    Friday, March 24, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    As the Royal Ballet celebrates the 75th anniversary of Frederick Ashton’s fairytale, we go behind the scenes and take a first look at the magical production Continue reading...
  • Tom Dale Company review – a mesmerising union of sound and movement
    Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    The Place, London Jemima Brown excels in a cleverly assembled, four-way collaboration between choreographer, dancer, music and design There are dancers who execute movement. And there are dancers who simply are the movement – Jemima...
  • Want to dance more? Just follow our lead | Letters
    Tuesday, March 21, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Sue Bingham helps organise a charity event where people of all ages can dance their cares away in a village hall, while Dave Mcglade worries about the loss of spaces for all forms of dance I couldn’t agree more with John Harris ( In an...
  • Stuart Hodes, Who Danced With Martha Graham, Is Dead at 98
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    Devoting his long life to dance, he was also a choreographer, an educator and an author, and was still onstage in his 90s.
  • Catching Up With Hillary Clinton at “Bob Fosse’s Dancin’”
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    The former secretary of state celebrated the opening on Broadway and shared her thoughts on those drag show bans.
  • Celebrity Choreographer Sean Bankhead Is Bringing Back The Music Video
    Monday, March 20, 2023 from Dance on Huffington Post
    Bankhead says he has a "love-hate relationship" with how TikTok has impacted choreography and the dance world.
  • Review: In Bob Fosse’s ‘Dancin’,’ a Wiggle Is Worth a Thousand Words
    Sunday, March 19, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    A revival of the 1978 dancical has been substantially revamped to argue for Bob Fosse’s pure dance cred. It’s a joy anyway.
  • Review: A Dance Gushes With an Outpouring of the Inner Self
    Sunday, March 19, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber seem to have had a thousand ideas for “Pit.” All of them appear to have been included.
  • In an isolated world, humans need to dance together more than ever – but we're running out of places to do it | John Harris
    Sunday, March 19, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    The demise of clubbing isn’t just a cultural loss, it’s an existential deprivation for generations who are coming of age Over the last 10 years, the UK has suffered a huge cultural loss. To some extent, it is part of the great shrinking...
  • Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi: Broken Chord review – fascinating story comes alive in song
    Sunday, March 19, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Sadler’s Wells, London A 19th-century South African choir’s journey to the west is dramatised in this powerful show, Maqoma’s last as a performer In 1891, a group of singers named the African Choir sailed from Cape Town to Britain to...
  • The best free spring culture in Britain, chosen by Observer critics
    Sunday, March 19, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Don’t let the economic crisis hold you back, here are 25 inspiring events to enjoy, from the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery to free gigs in Manchester. Plus, our guide to new free TV streaming sites Arts insiders’ top tips...
  • Seeta Patel Dance: The Rite of Spring; Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends – review
    Sunday, March 19, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Sadler’s Wells, London Patel and Peck push the classical forms of bharatanatyam and ballet in joyous and inventive new directions How do you honour classical dance technique while making it seem relevant and fresh? That’s the question...
  • On my radar: Ivo van Hove’s cultural highlights
    Saturday, March 18, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    The Olivier-winning theatre director on Paul Mescal’s star turn in Streetcar, an ideal Saturday in south London and the best composer he’d never heard of Belgian theatre director Ivo van Hove , 64, has been the artistic director of...
  • From Rye Lane to Resident Evil 4: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
    Saturday, March 18, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Fancy a heatwarming London-set romcom? Or running for your life from chainsaw-wielding, parasite-infected wrong ‘uns? Our critics have your cultural needs covered for the next seven days Pearl Out now Last year, Ti West gave us X, a...
  • Céilí in Kampala: why Irish dancing is proving popular in Uganda
    Friday, March 17, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Schools in the country’s capital are celebrating St Patrick’s Day after Irish dancers brought a touch of the Emerald Isle to east Africa Facial expression is key, says young dancer Winnie Zainabu Amaso, 12, giving a demonstration. “You...
  • Review: Parsons Dance Is an Enjoyable Ride, as Usual
    Thursday, March 16, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    The company’s run at the Joyce Theater in Manhattan, featuring a premiere set to the soulful music of Bill Withers, is fun and clever in spots.
  • Lynn Seymour, Acclaimed Ballerina and a Dramatic Force, Dies at 83
    Thursday, March 16, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    Considered one of the greats of her era, she partnered with Nureyev, Baryshnikov and others, bringing a passionate style to roles in dance, both ballet and modern.
  • Finding a Voice (and Bodies) for an Untold South African Story
    Thursday, March 16, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    In “Broken Chord,” the choreographer Gregory Maqoma and the composer Thuthuka Sibisi consider the journey of a South African choir that traveled to England in the 19th century.
  • Don Quixote review – Australian Ballet returns to Nureyev in a sumptuous, exuberant showcase
    Wednesday, March 15, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Arts Centre Melbourne The company worked with Rudolf Nureyev and Robert Helpmann for the legendary 1973 film – which it has now recreated for the stage Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email At first glance, Miguel de Cervantes’ Don...
  • Vail Dance Festival’s Season to Feature New Work by 10 Choreographers
    Wednesday, March 15, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    A group of eclectic performers will gather to perform new and old dances. Adji Cissoko, a member of Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet, will be the artist in residence.
  • Why Is Bronislava Nijinska Still Waiting in the Wings?
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    With a new biography and a production of “Les Noces,” the time has come to reconsider the choreographer, whose work and reputation have languished in the shadows.
  • 10,000 kazoos and body-horror ballet: Rising festival 2023 invites Melbourne to get involved
    Monday, March 13, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    The winter festival will feature an immersive First Nations exhibition in an old grand ballroom, and a participatory performance by a virtuoso recorder player Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Ten thousand kazoos will vibrate,...
  • Lynn Seymour obituary
    Sunday, March 12, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Ballerina who inspired new works from Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick Ashton and loved to dance with Rudolf Nureyev Lynn Seymour, who has died aged 83, was one of the greatest dramatic ballerinas of the 20th century. In addition to her...
  • Turn it Out with Tiler Peck & Friends review – pure dance at its breathtaking best
    Sunday, March 12, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Sadler’s Wells, London A virtuoso lineup join the New York City Ballet principal for an eclectic programme celebrating the shared pleasure of music, rhythm and athleticism Tiler Peck is a stupendous mover. In her London debut, the New...
  • Ballet Black: Pioneers review – an uplifting tribute to Nina Simone
    Sunday, March 12, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Barbican theatre, London Mthuthuzeli November’s passionate new work celebrating the musician is paired with Will Tuckett’s fine piece inspired by the poet Adrienne Rich Two powerful women, each with a unique voice, are the inspiration...
  • ‘Anyone can dance’: first wheelchair users’ professional troupe begins UK tour
    Saturday, March 11, 2023 from Dance | The Guardian
    Propel Dance hope their Snow Queen challenges stereotypes, amid rumours Strictly may invite a contestant who uses a wheelchair The founder of Britain’s only all-wheelchair-user professional dance company hopes that the company’s first...
  • Review: In This Dance, Even the Nose Scratches Are Choreographed
    Friday, March 10, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    “Blackbare in the Basement,” Jordan Demetrius Lloyd’s first evening-length commission, shows a distinct voice still developing.
  • The Joyce Announces Its Summer Season
    Thursday, March 9, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    The eight-week season will feature the Mark Morris Dance Group making its Joyce Theater debut, as well as Caleb Teicher’s big band swing and Pilobolus.
  • A Dancer and Chaplain Illuminates the Invisible With Patience
    Thursday, March 9, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    In “The Invisible Project,” a premiere at NYU Skirball, the choreographer Keely Garfield’s work as an end-of-life and trauma chaplain informs the dance.
  • Dance’s Communal Ethos Is Moving Into the Office and Boardroom
    Tuesday, March 7, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    Several nonprofit dance groups have embraced collective leadership. “Dancing together taught us more about leading together,” said a co-director of Bridge Live Arts.
  • Review: Awilda Sterling-Duprey Summons Dancing Forces of Nature
    Sunday, March 5, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    The New York debut of her performance “Lacks Criticality” coincides with an exhibition at the Whitney Museum that explores how artists have responded to Hurricane Maria.
  • Review: A Pina Bausch Trip to Brazil Overstays Its Welcome
    Sunday, March 5, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    Tanztheater Wuppertal returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for the first time in six years with “Água,” a long, whimsical work from 2001.
  • Review: Ohad Naharin Is More Than the Sum of His Imitators
    Thursday, March 2, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    Batsheva Dance Company brings Naharin’s “Hora” to the Joyce Theater, showcasing his idiosyncratic, often-emulated style.
  • ‘Create, Share, Unite’: A French Choreographer’s Vision
    Tuesday, February 28, 2023 from NYT > Dance
    Mehdi Kerkouche, who comes from the commercial dance world, has been tapped to run an important public institution, the National Choreographic Center in Créteil.
  • Introducing ICON Arts Academy, Iowa’s Brand-New Performing Arts Boarding School, Features an Interdisciplinary Pre-Professional Dance Curriculum
    Thursday, January 26, 2023 from Dance Spirit
    Over the 23 years that Leslie Nolte has run her Iowa City–based performing arts school, Nolte Academy, she has noticed a trend: During their teenage years, many of her most dedicated students moved out of state to attend residential,...
  • Dance Magazine Has Just Announced Their 2023 “25 to Watch”!
    Wednesday, December 21, 2022 from Dance Spirit
    Dance Magazine has announced who’s included in this year’s “25 to Watch!” This annual feature showcases dancers, choreographers and companies on the brink of skyrocketing. Take a look at the trailblazers and breakout stars...
  • Hollywood Connection Celebrates 20 Years of Creating Meaningful Relationships in Dance
    Monday, December 19, 2022 from Dance Spirit
    In a dance industry where events come and go on the competition and convention circuit, Hollywood Connection stands out because dancers keep coming back. According to general manager and faculty member Jacquelyn Sutkowi,...
  • I Was Struggling To Cope With Perimenopause. Then I Bared My Middle-Aged Boobs On Stage.
    Friday, December 16, 2022 from Dance on Huffington Post
    "I had told no one what I was doing. Good wives, responsible mothers, did not undress in public."
  • This '90s Dance Group Blazed A Trail For USC's First Black Majorette Team
    Wednesday, December 7, 2022 from Dance on Huffington Post
    Dance teams at the Southern California school have historically been full of slim white women. Here’s how two Black women created the Fly Girls and set the way forward.
  • Harlequin’s 2022 Gift Guide Is Sweeter Than the Sugarplum Fairy
    Friday, November 11, 2022 from Dance Spirit
    ’Tis the season for dancers to be busier than ever: End-of-yearrecitals, competitions, auditions for summer and college programs, and, of course, The Nutcracker are taking center stage in the lives of the movers you know. As their dreams...
  • World Of Irish Dancing Jolted By Competition Fixing Scandal
    Thursday, October 6, 2022 from Dance on Huffington Post
    The world’s oldest Irish dancing body is investigating claims of results being rigged for years.
  • USC's First All-Black Majorette Dance Team Doesn't Care About The Outrage
    Friday, September 30, 2022 from Dance on Huffington Post
    With the Cardinal Divas, Princess Isis Lang wanted a safe space for other Black students at the LA school. She didn’t expect so many people to be mad about it.
  • Announcing Pointe+, the New Digital Subscription for Ballet Dancers
    Monday, September 26, 2022 from Dance Spirit
    Dear Dance Lovers, If there’s one word to describe ballet dancers, it’s passionate. We are a devoted bunch, whether it means committing to a heavy training schedule, watching endless ballet clips on YouTube or reading up on...
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