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What's New This Season at Paul Taylor American Modern Dance

By SUSAN REITER

Tuesday, March 06, 2018 • Choreography • 0 comments Share This

Tue Mar 6, 2018 • Choreography • 0 comments Share This

The stalwart company presents three world premieres, two by outside choreographers --- Paul Taylor American Modern Dance kicks off its annual three-week run at Lincoln Center with a diverse program that mixes company classics with exciting world premieres. In addition to presenting 14 enduring Taylor dances, the choreographer is debuting his 147th...

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How This Series Is Recontextualizing Dance

By SUSAN REITER

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 • Choreography • 0 comments Share This

Tue Feb 27, 2018 • Choreography • 0 comments Share This

Danspace Project's Platform 2018 touches on race, religion, and NYC history --- How do you frame new work in dance and link it to larger cultural concerns? That's what groundbreaking presenter Danspace Project set out to do with its innovative Platforms series, which launched in 2010. Each installment has a distinctive focus and emphasizes connections...

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What Can One Dance-Maker Learn From Another?

By LAUREN KAY

Thursday, February 15, 2018 • Choreography • 0 comments Share This

Thu Feb 15, 2018 • Choreography • 0 comments Share This

Choreographer Bebe Miller explores the creative process in The Making Room --- Choreographer Bebe Miller always prioritizes the investigative process. Even in the throes of creating, she likes to zoom out to consider how she actually makes the art. Does she prepare material before rehearsals? How does she engage the dancers in helpful dialogue? If...

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Shining a Spotlight on Mature Female Artists

By PIA CATTON

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 • Choreography • 0 comments Share This

Tue Jan 23, 2018 • Choreography • 0 comments Share This

Lumberyard's fest features three artists long absent from NYC stages --- When the leaders of Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts were planning their multidisciplinary Winter Festival at New York Live Arts, their first priority was simple. "We wanted to do a season of women," says artistic adviser Dan Hurlin, adding that a second guideline soon...

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This Is Not Just a Dance Festival

By LAUREN KAY

Tuesday, January 09, 2018 • Choreography • 0 comments Share This

Tue Jan 9, 2018 • Choreography • 0 comments Share This

Roxy + Company's new fest showcases multidisciplinary collaborations --- Growing up in Los Angeles, Roxanne Gordon never considered a career as a dance-maker. Yet she was always fascinated by movement and often used it as a mode to communicate when words failed her. At Kenyon College, she started studying dance as well as philosophy. Pursuing such...

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How Neuroscience Inspired Michelle Dorrance

By LAUREN KAY

Wednesday, December 20, 2017 • Choreography • 0 comments Share This

Wed Dec 20, 2017 • Choreography • 0 comments Share This

The lauded tapper revises Myelination for darker times --- Science might seem like unusual fodder for a dance-maker, but while reading Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code Michelle Dorrance started musing about myelin, the fatty white substance that surrounds the axon of some nerve cells. "I'm not a neuroscientist, but conceptually I was inspired by...

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Alvin Ailey Unveils New Works This Holiday Season

By SUSAN REITER

Wednesday, December 06, 2017 • Choreography • 1 comment Share This

Wed Dec 6, 2017 • Choreography • 1 comment Share This

Two longtime dancers discuss the company's evolving repertoire Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater just kicked off its annual holiday run at City Center, a five-week gift to modern dance lovers showcasing the company's ever-expanding repertory. Yes, Ailey's beloved 1960 classic Revelations is still on the lineup, but artistic director Robert Battle...

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