Category: dance

The installation at Manhattan’s New Museum, called (in exemplary political art fashion) P.O.L.E. (People, Objects, Language, Exchange), incorporates the original neon “Silence = Death” sign and has included pay-what-you-wish “open pole” sessions.

“‘It’s weird to think at 16 I will be on the other side of the world, living by myself and cooking and cleaning and washing up,’ says Lee. ‘It’s scary, but it’s what I’ve been training for.'”

“Juan Ramírez’s days begin and end with flamenco – the iconic, traditional form of folk music from Andalusia in Spain that emphasises percussive guitar, powerful singing, fierce dancing and, above all, potent emotion.”

“The images flash between the noble and the grotesque, as a Renaissance artist might put it–the polished and the rough, elegant and comic, masque and antimasque. Then as now, we’re fascinated by these contrasts, these irreconcilable parts of our essential humanness. It satisfies something innate to see opposites in play.”

“Technically, the performance is astonishing. The robot itself required a full four months of on-site programming and rehearsal. That most demanding and conspicuous technical element makes the hour-long performance’s lighting seem elementary by comparison, but it is similarly high-tech and essential to the piece’s sleek, minimalist aesthetic.”

The highest praise for a dancer these days is to call her “an athlete.” What is wrong with “artist”? Why prolong the inferiority complex about art?

Gustavo Ramirez Sansano was appointed in November 2014, alongside Paul Kaynes as chief executive, as National Dance Company Wales new artistic director and was due to begin his tenure in June. National Dance Company Wales’s previous artistic director and co-founder Ann Sholem stepped down in 2013 after 30 years in charge of the company.

“Tate Modern is to become a museum of dance for 48 hours as 75 performers take over the gallery spaces for displays and workshops, and the Turbine Hall is transformed into a nightclub.”

“The reason for the restriction is the threat of accidental damage to museum exhibits and art work, like potentially tearing through a rare Picasso painting at the Met. Stopping to position for a selfie can also lead to congestion in already crowded museums.”

The gifted young Ukrainian, who became the youngest principal ever at London’s Royal Ballet and then abruptly bolted from the company in 2012, is burning up the Web with a new video, directed by David LaChapelle, of Hozier’s hit “Take Me to Church.”