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The London-based choreographer is on his final tour of this searing solo performance.
In "Dancing Is the Best Medicine," two neuroscientists examine why dance is good for heart, brain and soul.
Advocates see troubling signs that the art form, routinely under financial stress, may be shrinking and its structures drastically changing.
In "Grace" and "Mercy," love and connection are central in unexpected ways.
The fitness guru, who lacks a connection with his partner, could learn from the show's same-sex couple, Jojo Siwa and Jenna Johnson.
"Age doesn't matter if you keep evolving," says Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, founder of the Urban Bush Women dance troupe.
First in-person dance performance at the arts complex since the pandemic feels like a celebration of perseverance through deprivation.
"The pandemic sped up the process," Baltimore native Jessica Pinkett says of her decidion to leave Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to become a filmmaker.
Performers in such dance-centric shows as "The Lion King," "Chicago" and "Hamilton" are flexing an inner strength while they relearn the steps they haven't done in 18 months.
Paul Taylor's "Company B," Akram Khan in his D.C. debut and new dance films fill stages and screens.
By giving large sums to some arts groups you may not have heard of, the philanthropist links culture and social progress.
"In leadership, that door was closed": Black dancers have long faced racism, but recent front-office hires in previously White-led groups show progress. Will it last?
In these films, dance feels more dangerous, and the open sky and open energy bring us even closer to the dancers.
Zoom technique classes, rehearsing with masks and then, at last, "Back to work!" for a performance at Kaatsbaan in New York
Michael Pastreich's exit and the season cancellation arrive on the heels of covid-19 cases after the ballet's June gala.
In the absence of live performance, the competition show offers insights into the art " especially its human side.
The fallout is a lesson for other arts groups. They must build trust to reopen.
Kent's announcement comes in the wake of the ballet's in-person gala after which multiple attendees were diagnosed with the virus.
The joy of social dancing is now tempered by the fear of contagion.
The holiday staple alone can help keep a company afloat all year long.
To survive this pandemic and beyond, dance, theater and opera need to get online fast, according to the new streaming platform for the arts.
Krumper's in-your-face stomping forges an unlikely connection with the LAPD.
"It was exhausting," the Russian ballerina recalls of her overhaul of "La Bayadere" for ABT in 1980.
In southern India, a commune devoted to Odissi dance keeps a 2,000-year-old art alive despite the pandemic.
A new documentary explores the savvy showman behind the art form's most famous choreographer
