Ashley Bouder, a principal dancer with New York City Ballet known for her daring musicality and breathtaking technique, has a rich and varied repertoire with the company. She’s performed 19th-century ballets like Swan Lake, danced in more than 30 ba …Read more
Co-artistic directors of Ballet NY (and married couple) Judith Fugate (Répétiteur) and Medhi Bahiri (Choreographer) have created a small, yet substantial company of accomplished dancers who take on works by renowned choreographers and emerging artist …Read more
Life offers many opportunities to see masterpieces. It offers far fewer opportunities to watch masters at work. Within the intimate white walls of the Peter B. Lewis Theater at the Guggenheim Museum, the Works & Process series allows us to see th …Read more
Ballet Hispanico’s New York season, running April 14-26, includes the acclaimed full-length contemporary work CARMEN.maquia choreographed by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano. I spoke with the leads, Christopher Bloom and Kimberly Van Woesik, to find out more …Read more
When I spoke last week with Miro Magloire, a composer-turned-choreographer and the founder/artistic director of New Chamber Ballet, I loved hearing him refer to works of art as “things.” For Magloire, his art is not overly precious, nor is it casual …Read more
ZEST Collective, a contemporary performance art company founded in 2013 and comprised of dancers, visual artists, musicians, composers, theater-makers, and choreographers, will perform Thursday, March 19 at White Box Art Center as a part of Harlem Ar …Read more
Originally conceived by visual artist Brian Michael Reed, A Matter Of Heart is a performance-based installation that combines elements of nature, art, dance, and music. In January 2015, Reed commissioned ZEST COLLECTIVE Contemporary Performance Art’s …Read more
At 27 years old, Justin Peck is now Resident Choreographer of New York City Ballet, where he has set several acclaimed ballets on the company. (His newest, choreographed to Aaron Copland’s Rodeo premieres this week.) Commissions for new ballets are c …Read more
This winter, Stage Left Studio is hosting an encore engagement of Margaret Morrison’s critically acclaimed love story Home in Her Heart. Set in 1939, the play tells the story of American performers living in Nazi-threatened London. Claire Hicks, an A …Read more
The 43rd Dance on Camera festival, co-produced by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association, will be held January 30 through February 3, 2015. The dance-centric film festival will include narrative, documentary, and experimental …Read more
