Highlights include a photography exhibition on female leaders in public housing and a contemporary play about the life of Mary Shelley, the author of “Frankenstein.”
The arts — Broadway, nightclubs, museums, concert halls — are coming back to life after the shutdown. Getting it right will be vital to the city’s comeback.
The German-British composer explains why his new album, Exiles, addresses the refugee crisis – and is played by an orchestra who break all the rules When Max Richter sat down to compose a new ballet score in 2015 he knew what he wanted...
What is a high school prom, if not bittersweet? If you're Olivia Rodrigo, the whole event can turn downright sour. After releasing music videos for "drivers license," "deja vu" and "good 4 u," Rodrigo collaborated with directors Kimberly...
Mitchell Taylor Button was accused of abuse, and his wife, Dusty Button, a dancer with a large Instagram following, was accused of participating in some of it but not named as a defendant.
Sometimes our dance bags feel like portals to another dimension—we have no idea what half the stuff buried in our bags even is . (Note to self: Clean out dance bag.) But have you ever wondered if there's a method to the madness? We're...
The festival, which runs from Aug. 11 to Sept. 5, features a flurry of music, dance, and comedy performances from both established and emerging artists.
Dance, fitness and fierceness. When former Miami HEAT dancer Janet Jones found herself missing the magic of movement while working at her corporate job, she created VXN, a hip-hop cardio workout class. With lights dimmed low and the...
The live-wire choreographer has certainly not been wasting his, as he works on a new production of Carousel, a Take That film, his first ballet, and starting a family Choreographer Drew McOnie talks a-mile-a-minute. His cogs are...
Is your heart racing? We know why. Adrenaline Dance is returning for its 19th season, and it's ready to bring the excitement of its live dance convention/competition experience to a city near you. The Adrenaline team believes that growth...
Sadler’s Wells, London Under the aegis of choreographer Alesandra Seutin, this year’s NYDC cohort perform with attitude, vulnerability and masses of energy The National Youth Dance Company is an inspiring outfit. A pre-performance film...
In new documentary Ailey, the acclaimed public persona and troubled private life of the dance icon are explored When Jamila Wignot was a sophomore at Wellesley College, the Black student group on campus scored tickets to the Alvin Ailey...
Archie Burnett, dancer, teacher and a grandfather of the House of Ninja, has a show at Jacob’s Pillow. With his cast, “it’s like a family love affair.”
Milton Keynes international festival Inspired by formal portrait photography of black Victorian Britons, Jeanefer Jean-Charles’s sensual dance work restores life and humanity to its forgotten subjects The frame – both scenographic and...
Norwich Theatre Royal and touring; live stream There’s so much love in the room for Acosta that a variable programme becomes more than the sum of its parts, while Rambert’s cool virtual beauty is full of interest Carlos Acosta is 48...
Empty seats contained potent symbolism as the sensitive and stylish ceremony focused on hard graft, failing better and trumping the odds Rather than turning its face away from the struggles of the past year to put on an all-smiling,...
London Wonderground From basketballs to B-boys to BMXs and unicycles, everything spins at speed in this dizzying show that melds street culture with circus spectacle to make your seat shake 360 Allstars is a show all about rotation:...
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of about two dozen dancers got the rare opportunity to work on an upcoming Apple TV+ series —one devoted entirely to celebrating, and spoofing, classic 1940s and '50s musicals from the...
While pirouettes from fifth position are not the flashiest turns in the ballet toolbox (we see you, fouettés), they are still one of the most technical. Turning from a tighter base—fifth position as opposed to fourth—makes it challenging...
Available online Marianela Nuñez’s irresistible Aurora, a Wayne McGregor pas de deux and one soloist’s swansong are highlights of the Royal’s 90th anniversary show As dance shakes out its post-lockdown limbs, one thing is clear: the...
Revive Dance Competition and Convention is returning for its sixth (and largest!) season yet with their "Discover the Difference" national tour. What started as an offshoot of Adrenaline Dance has firmly established itself as a unique...
Walk into any dance convention, audition or class, and you'll see a vast variety of dance bags lining the walls. But can the style of bag you use (and how you wear it) have an impact on your dancing? Don't worry—you won't have to...
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Ever feel the exciting rush of landing your first gig, only to have your stomach drop when you realize you won't be paid? If you haven't found yourself in this tricky situation yet, you might've still heard the warning stories from other...
A new documentary looks at a contemporary restaging of D-Man in the Waters, a defining 1989 performance piece about defying a devastating epidemic The movements in D-Man in the Waters are big and sweeping. In it, dancers run, slide or...
When it comes to summer training opportunities for ballroom, there really is no industry standard. Whether hunkering down with your hometown educator or traveling to global competitions, you've got options. We spoke with three A-list...
You've done the hard part: You got into a college dance program. And that, in and of itself, is a major achievement (pun intended). But what comes next? How can you best use the summer before your freshman year to get your mind and body...
Born in the gay clubs of LA, waacking was popularised by the TV show Soul Train and picked up by John Travolta and Donna Summer. Now it’s an LGBTQ+ hit across Asia When Cheryl Song stepped on to the all-black set of Soul Train in 1976,...
Local styles such as pantsula and bhenga burst from the screen in a glossy new series featuring real dance crews The townships of South Africa are a fertile ground for dynamic new moves, from the pantsula dance popularised in the 80s to...
Kings Place, London Spitalfields Music festival’s combination of chamber music, dance and lecture showcased the lyricism of violinist Sara Trickey’s playing and made for a thought-provoking concert Part of Spitalfields Music festival,...
Deansgate, Manchester; available online Boris Charmatz gets Manchester’s communal toes tapping, while Akram Khan partners with hand-drawn animation to stylish effect The French choreographer Boris Charmatz opened this year’s Manchester...
A decade after his defection to the west, the dancer and his sex appeal continued to fascinate Alexander Bland profiled Rudolf Nureyev for the Observer Magazine of 2 July 1972 (‘Nureyev: the Leap that Lasted’) on the eve of the London...
Royal Ballet choreographer Wayne McGregor had no access to elite ballet schools growing up. But he did have John Travolta and disco to spark a lifelong obsession. Now he wants to make dancers of us all Long before Wayne McGregor became a...
Your heart is racing, your adrenaline is pumping, and your friend is zipping up your costume while cheering you on. It must be a quick-change! From shoes to hairpieces to makeup, costume changes between dances have a lot of moving...
Congratulations to Amaya Joseph, our June Cover Model Search Editors' Choice video winner and 2022 CMS semi-finalist! Watch her solo below, and be sure to enter the Cover Model Search here .