Choreographing a Cartoon: Ebony Williams on Making Movement for “Alma’s Way”
The multifaceted Ebony Williams has made dances for pop stars, movies, commercials, musical theater, and more. Now, she’s got a new credit: cartoon…
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Arts Funding Is in a Dangerous Free Fall
If you are a performing artist, I’ll bet that, like me, you feel beaten up, beaten down, slammed against many walls. You are…
Trans Artist and Activist Sean Dorsey on How Dance Can Meet This Political Moment
On his first day in office, President Trump issued a series of executive orders limiting the rights of transgender and nonbinary Americans, from…
Hip-Hop Dance Theater Company Boy Blue Is Bringing London Energy to New York City
Choreographer Kenrick “H2O” Sandy and composer-producer Michael “Mikey J” Asante met at school in East London when they were 12, bonding over hip…
Meet Radha Varadan, the Kathak Dancer Reinterpreting Classic Ballet Variations
Radha Varadan’s ingenious reimaginings of some of ballet’s most famous variations using kathak, a form of Indian classical dance, have earned her serious…
Ashley Bouder on the Ballets That Have Defined Her Career
The last few weeks have felt fairly routine for Ashley Bouder—morning class, rehearsal, picking up her daughter from school—until it hits her: Her…
How the Federal Funding Freeze Nearly Upended Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance’s Egypt Tour
The funding freeze that President Trump instituted earlier this week has had ripple effects in the dance community. Choreographer Jody Sperling, whose company…
For 101-Year-Old Vija Vetra, Dance Is a Symbol of Life Itself
“Dance is the art of movement, and therefore anything that is moving, breathing, growing, or feeling is part of the dance,” says Vija…
Op-Ed: Should Dancers Say Yes to Every Opportunity?
The reality of a dancer’s life is often more complicated than what we imagined as young students. We must become not just powerful…
Op-Ed: How to Save a Doomed Geisha
The UK’s The Spectator recently published a piece by the Japan specialist Lesley Downer, historical consultant for the Northern Ballet’s 2020 production Geisha.…