Category: dance

“The question now is what, if any, impact the television dance sensation is having on what might be called art dance, the more rarefied world of tutus and toe shoes, where angst can be every bit as important as acrobatics.”

“The company has had some artistic successes. But on the eve of its sixth season, a worrisome trend has become visible: The dancers are leaving, and being let go, at an exceedingly high rate.”

Alumni of the troupes include Matthew Bourne and Sadler’s Wells producer Emma Gladstone. An ACE spokesman said it was “with great regret” it was not able to continue funding the companies.

“The final visual artist to collaborate with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company – a list that includes heavyweights like Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol – will be Daniel Arsham.” His “‘clouds’ of colored spheres” will be used in the company’s farewell performances, at the end of this year.

Martha Graham’s father once told her, “Martha, never lie to me, for if you ever do lie I will know. Your body will tell me.” And even though “a single frame can only begin to intimate movement,” a great dance photo “can help us understand who is lying and who – like Miss Graham – was telling the truth.”

“The program, called Society NYCB, will be the same as it was last season for the Fourth Ring Society, which was discontinued. There will be a $20 annual membership fee, and tickets will cost $15 (plus a $2 facility fee). They can be purchased by phone or at the box office; … tickets will not be available online.”

Toni Messina, a “50-year-old suburban mom and lawyer from New Jersey” who has studied and danced flamenco for years, writes of her journey to Jerez – ground zero for flamenco – in search of duende.

“The Get Scotland Dancing initiative has been set up by the Scottish Government to encourage more people to take up healthier activities.”

“Classical ballet originated in the courts of Europe, but Agnes de Mille helped to democratize it.”