As with all art, dance has long been a vehicle for political and social expression and commentary. And in times when we most need a voice to speak to and a mirror to reflect upon our own existences, we look to our artists. Paul Lightfoot, Artistic Di …Read more

In Company XIV’s latest “baroque burlesque ballet” Paris, Charlotte Bydwell plays a dual role (quite literally) as Zeus the emcee and his other half Fifi, a shy, tuba-playing showgirl. The inventive role requires the actress to wear a half tuxedo, ha …Read more

If the subject of Sarah L. Kaufman’s The Art of Grace sounds almost too subjective and ephemeral to capture, the book’s success lies not only in how it defines grace, but how it contains it in such a way that we feel it’s a possibility within our rea …Read more

Jérôme Bel’s provocative work has been taking the dance world by storm since he made his debut two decades ago. Working on the fringe of the field, he constantly challenges preconceptions on what exactly makes a dance piece “a dance piece”, by using …Read more

In Dancer, Academy Award-nominated director Steven Cantor points his laser-focus on one of the most awe-inspiring creatures of the ballet world: Sergei Polunin. Considered by many to be this generation’s Nureyev, Polunin isn’t just fascinating as a d …Read more

Known for her intricate footwork and complex rhythms, Michelle Dorrance is one of the most sought-after tap dancers of her generation. So when she says, “I’m not the dancer I want to be because I don’t have any time to practice,” it comes as quite th …Read more

Derek Jarman might have passed away in 1994 but always the visionary, he left us behind the film we would need in the aftermath of the Pulse mass shooting; his 1984 Will You Dance With Me? is an exhilarating paean to the sacredness of the dance-floor …Read more

Hollye Bynum and Sam Owens of the Brooklyn-based dance film company of bones || hollye bynum will be kicking off the first annual Boundless in Brooklyn 48-hour dance film contest July  29 at Videology Bar and Cinema. The Boundless Screening Gala will …Read more

Choreographer Bryan Arias will be premiering a rather lovely thing, his first full-evening show for Jacob’s Pillow on July 27, a long way for the man who first gained attention for his explosive yet tender work as a dancer in pieces from Kidd Pivot a …Read more

Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer of Bridgman|Packer fuse dance with video technologies in what they call “video partnering.” They’ll be performing two pieces using this technique July 13-16 at the Sheen Center. We spoke with Packer about Edward Hopper p …Read more