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American Ballet Theater unveils 'Crime and Punishment,' an ambitious, but listless new production by Helen Pickett and James Bonas. Having a woman play a man seems a trendy choice in [...]

It landed like a bomb. ''Discussing the Undiscussable,'' a 1994 New Yorker essay by the dance critic Arlene Croce, started off with a sentence that blew the minds of many: [...]

The fall season wrapped up with an excellent program featuring works by Balanchine and Ratmansky, as well as a celebration of Justin Peck's 10th year as resident choreographer. There is […]

Two dancers from the Ailey company perform part of “Night Creature” on the roof of the Whitney Museum, where the choreographer is the subject of a major exhibition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmLLjDVyhGk The [...]

New York City Ballet dressed up its fall fashion gala with a program of female choreographers. This was history, even if the results were mixed. The prospect of female choreographers […]

Olivia Bell, 20, a radiant member of New York City Ballet, reprises the role she knocked out of the park as a student: 'I want to do it right.' Olivia [...]

The company brought three New York premieres to the Joyce Theater. In many ways contemporary ballet is a wide-open frontier, brimming with possibilities. But with so many options, the work [...]

New York City Ballet opened its fall season with classics by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, along with a company premiere by Lar Lubovitch. It was like any matinee at [...]

The 10-day festival at City Center opened with a program of works by Alexei Ratmansky, Tiler Peck and Andrea Miller. The Fall for Dance Festival got its start at New [...]

In ''Edges of Ailey,'' a new exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the choreographer takes center stage. It's another revelation. The name Ailey is synonymous with dance. Alvin [...]

Byline: Gia Kourlas In 'Edges of Ailey,' a new exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the choreographer takes center stage. It's another revelation. The name Ailey is synonymous [...]

Byline: Gia Kourlas and Benjamin Malapris Beneath the soaring dome of the Panthéon, performers, dressed in black, spilled across a vast stage. Suddenly their bodies stopped and with it, the [...]

Faye Driscoll uses the ocean as her collaborator in a sunset dance celebrating the 10th anniversary of Beach Sessions. Faye Driscoll has been spending a lot of time at the [...]

Faye Driscoll uses the ocean as her collaborator in a sunset dance celebrating the 10th anniversary of Beach Sessions. Faye Driscoll has been spending a lot of time at the [...]

Breaking, the dance form created more than 50 years ago in the Bronx, has made its Olympic debut. It's not a sport, but does that matter? By the time the [...]

Breaking, the dance form created more than 50 years ago in the Bronx, has made its Olympic debut. It’s not a sport, but does that matter? By the time the [...]

Beneath the soaring dome of the Panthéon, performers, dressed in black, spilled across a vast stage. Suddenly their bodies stopped and with it, the breeze in the air. Now still [...]

Under the gentle radiance of golden chandeliers stood dancers, rows and rows of them, gleaming onstage. The scene was like a painting steeped in mist, its width diffused by shards [...]

A program of arts events shown in conjunction with the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games looks at the relationship between art and sport. In dance and in sports, there is […]

After a tremendous ''Swan Lake'' performance, Chloe Misseldine was promoted onstage at the Metropolitan Opera House. The audience went nuts. It was an extraordinary performance from Chloe Misseldine on Wednesday [...]

The rise of the soloist Chloe Misseldine is part of the artistic director Susan Jaffe's master plan: Start them young and give them time to grow. ''I grew up with [...]

The rise of the soloist Chloe Misseldine is part of the artistic director Susan Jaffe’s master plan: Start them young and give them time to grow. “I grew up with [...]

Whales, Black bodies, the ocean, climate change, protest movements -- over the past few years, they have all made their way into work by Mayfield Brooks, a choreographer, dancer and [...]

Whales, Black bodies, the ocean, climate change, protest movements — over the past few years, they have all made their way into https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/arts/dance/mayfield-brooks-whale-fall.html by Mayfield Brooks, a choreographer, dancer and [...]

Byline: Gia Kourlas New York City Ballet wrapped up its 75th anniversary celebration at Lincoln Center this spring with a look to the future. But it didn't always speak to [...]

New York City Ballet wrapped up its 75th anniversary celebration at Lincoln Center this spring with a look to the future. But it didn't always speak to it. Ballet may [...]

Byline: Gia Kourlas Mira Nadon, the rising New York City Ballet principal, is coming off her best season yet. And it's only the beginning. Mira Nadon was 5 when she [...]

As Ballet Tech, a tuition-free public school, prepares for its Joyce season, Dionne Figgins teaches the students to see the big picture of their art form. She put up with [...]

Leading off the summer season at Little Island in Manhattan, the choreographer presents ''How Long Blues,'' with T Bone Burnett and David Mansfield. Last year, Twyla Tharp immersed herself in [...]

Mira Nadon, the rising New York City Ballet principal, is coming off her best season yet. And it's only the beginning. Mira Nadon was 5 when she took her first [...]

As Ballet Tech, a tuition-free public school, prepares for its Joyce season, Dionne Figgins teaches the students to see the big picture of their art form. She put up with [...]

Tamara Rojo, the company's new artistic director, has a vision of ballet as for the people -- all the people -- with dances that reflect our world. Coming from Tamara [...]

Byline: Gia Kourlas Tamara Rojo, the company's new artistic director, has a vision of ballet as for the people - all the people - with dances that reflect our world. [...]

A couple with deep ties to the popular Brooklyn festival and its founder and longtime artistic director, Chuck Davis, recall when their wedding was part of the show. Not every [...]

A couple with deep ties to the popular Brooklyn festival and its founder and longtime artistic director, Chuck Davis, recall when their wedding was part of the show. Not every [...]

For its Joyce season, the company unveils ''Juke,'' a spiky premiere by Jamar Roberts, along with dances by David Parsons and Penny Saunders. The combination of the choreographer Jamar Roberts [...]

For its Joyce season, the company unveils “Juke,” a spiky premiere by Jamar Roberts, along with dances by David Parsons and Penny Saunders. The combination of the choreographer Jamar Roberts [...]

Eduardo Vilaro celebrates his 15th year as artistic director of Ballet Hispánico with a premiere exploring the life of the Afro-Hispanic artist. Eduardo Vilaro's latest dance for Ballet Hispánico is [...]

The spring season at New York City Ballet opened with an all-Balanchine program and a vintage miniature from 1975: ''Errante,'' staged for a new generation. With certain dancers, there is [...]

Once a young bunhead, the acclaimed musical artist is taking the stage with the Martha Graham Dance Company. For her, it's holy grail territory. The rebellious spirit of Martha Graham [...]

Once a young bunhead, the acclaimed musical artist is taking the stage with the Martha Graham Dance Company. For her, it’s holy grail territory. The rebellious spirit of Martha Graham [...]

The company performed its first New York City Center season under the direction of Robert Garland in a program including George Balanchine's ''Pas de Dix.'' It was, as Robert Garland [...]

In ''Nail Biter,'' a New York City premiere, this exacting choreographer explores her ballet roots and how to be in her body now. Beth Gill watches her dancers rehearse. She [...]

In “Nail Biter,” a New York City premiere, this exacting choreographer explores her ballet roots and how to be in her body now. Beth Gill watches her dancers rehearse. She [...]

The choreographer Dianne McIntyre presents ''In the Same Tongue,'' a dance she calls ''an artistic history of myself,'' at the new Apollo Stages at the Victoria Theater. It was the [...]

The choreographer Dianne McIntyre presents “In the Same Tongue,” a dance she calls “an artistic history of myself,” at the new Apollo Stages at the Victoria Theater. It was the [...]

Under the artistic leadership of Emily Molnar, Nederlands Dans Theater returned to New York City Center with a less than stellar triple bill. Emily Molnar, the artistic director of Nederlands [...]

The Trisha Brown Dance Company returned to the Joyce Theater with an enthralling premiere by the French choreographer Noé Soulier. As the Trisha Brown Dance Company continues on without Trisha [...]

Mark Morris's ''The Look of Love'' at the Brooklyn Academy of Music is uneven, but you can't fight its swing. In most parts of the world, it's true that love [...]

Mark Morris’s “The Look of Love” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music is uneven, but you can’t fight its swing. In most parts of the world, it’s true that love [...]