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On the Menu at Flamenco Fest, Tradition With a Side of Nuttiness
At City Center, performers like Olga Pericet and Manuel Liñán knew the rules they were bending.
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American Ballet Theater Names Dance Veteran as Executive Director
Barry Hughson, a leader at the National Ballet of Canada, will join the company as it tries to get beyond…
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Why Is There No Oscar for Best Choreography?
Imaginative dance abounds in Hollywood, but its creators remain unheralded at awards time.
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In Justin Peck’s ‘Illinoise,’ Dance On and Feel It
Justin Peck was around 17 when he first heard the Sufjan Stevens album “Illinois,” an epic paean to the state,…
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Dancing on the Rooftops of New York in a Rediscovered Short Film
OpinionSupported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENTDancing on the Rooftops of New York in a Rediscovered Short Film Feb. 27, 2024, 5:00 a.m.…
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Steve Paxton, Who Found Avant-Garde Dance in the Everyday, Dies at 85
With Judson Dance Theater and elsewhere, he expanded the possibilities of what dance could be, developing works around basic tasks…
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Review: Flowing Along in Alonzo King’s Current
“Deep River,” featuring the choreographer’s company, Lines Ballet, has a meditative flow without much grit.
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Sara Mearns and Jamar Roberts to Be Resident Artists at Vail
The summer’s Vail Dance Festival features Mearns, the New York City Ballet star, and the choreographer Roberts.
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Alonzo King Wants to Wake Up the World With Ballet
The choreographer Alonzo King sees ballet differently. A dance is never just a dance. It’s a kind of faith, and…
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Three Dancers and Three Traditions Converse, United by Rhythm
Soles of Duende, a percussive dance trio appearing at the Joyce Theater this week, situates tap, flamenco and Kathak in…
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