61 stories by "Marina Harss"
After a season of saying farewell to cherished roles, the City Ballet principal Sterling Hyltin prepares to take her final bow in "The Nutcracker."
The return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, the tap wiz Michelle Dorrance, an unusual ballet by Alexei Ratmansky, and more.
Dance entered Steven Melendez's life when Diana Byer met him at the shelter where he was living as a child. Now he runs the company she started.
Bijayini Satpathy has been remaking herself as an artist with the help of a residency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Alexei Ratmansky, one of the most important figures in ballet, is supporting Ukraine by staging "Giselle" with a company made up of Ukrainian refugees.
Getting its delayed New York premiere, "Of Love and Rage," at Ballet Theater, is like a time capsule of a more carefree period of Ratmansky's life and art.
A program of early works at the Joyce Theater shows a different, more experimental side of the choreographer.
New ballets at American Ballet Theatre, the return of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, the tap artist Dormeshia, and more.
Despite an impressive roster, including Manuel Liñán's "Viva!," this year's edition, the 20th, represents a radically streamlined version of the festival.
The New York-based choreographer, who was working on a new ballet for the Bolshoi, said he doubted he would return to Russia to work "if Putin is still president."
It has taken Miami City Ballet six years to get the Alexei Ratmansky production " the biggest and most expensive in the company's history " off the ground.
"I was thinking about Balanchine a lot," said Roberts, Ailey's choreographer in residence, who is making his first work for New York City Ballet.
The spring-summer season is to include groups from abroad, as well as performances the Paul Taylor company, Dormeshia and others.
Thomas Forster, promoted to principal dancer during the pandemic, makes his New York debut in "Giselle" as the company returns to Lincoln Center.
The pandemic was disastrous for tango. But milongas are thriving around the city now, capped by the return of Queer Tango Weekend.
New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre return to Lincoln Center, the Joyce hosts Ragamala Dance and Caleb Teicher, and more.
The season features 18 companies, including some, like Malpaso from Cuba, whose shows were canceled last year.
A major figure in 20th-century dance, she was acclaimed for her directness and emotional naturalness onstage, especially in the title role of "Giselle."
Major companies return with outdoor performances at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Lincoln Center, and more.
One of the busiest choreographers in ballet is back in the studio, thanks to bubble protocols. "For what I do, and for the language I use, the stage is needed," Ratmansky said.
Streaming highlights: the New York Chorale Society, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence and City Ballet's 'Prodigal Son.'
Mr. Copes, along with his partner MarÃa Nieves Rego, helped take tango out of the social club and make it an international craze. He died of complications of Covid-19.
Marina Harss writes about Michelle Dorrance, a tap innovator working with the American Ballet Theatre who wants to bring a little noise to ballet.
Buck and Boogz are idealists who want to bring dance to new audiences. Their stage show, "Love Heals All Wounds," takes on contemporary social ills.
The musical puppetry of Mr. Twist's "Symphonie Fantastique," returning to HERE for a three-month run, blurs the line between eye and ear.
