Professionals and amateurs can leave their living rooms behind as dance studios make a cautious comeback. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Dancing”
Lauren Lovette and Jamar Roberts Pivot From Dance to Choreography
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
Two stars, Lauren Lovette of City Ballet and Jamar Roberts of Alvin Ailey, are retiring from the stage to focus on making dances. Source: New York Times
7 Events in New York Honoring 9/11
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2021
On Saturday, performances and memorials around the city and online will mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks. Here’s how to find them. Source: New York Times
Ailey II Names a New Artistic Director
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2021
For the dancer, choreographer and director Francesca Harper, an “Ailey baby,” this new role is also a homecoming. Source: New York Times
How Misty Copeland and Robert Garland Are Uniting Black Dancers
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
A rare gathering of Black dancers from different companies meet to discuss a new production on Little Island, curated by Misty Copeland and Robert Garland. Source: New York Times
American Ballet Theater to Return to Lincoln Center in October
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2021
The full-length ballet “Giselle” will open the company’s season at the David H. Koch Theater Oct. 20. Source: New York Times
Aunts Is Back, Turning City Blocks Into Dance Floors
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2021
This creative performance experiment presents a roving adventure through space with Aunts Goes Public! Source: New York Times
Review: Jacob’s Pillow Is Back, With a Tapping Tour of the Grounds
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2021
Rain interfered with Dorrance Dance’s evening program, but the ensemble’s matinee was a playful, inviting reintroduction to the festival. Source: New York Times
At Ailey’s Spring Gala, Different Kinds of Hope
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2021
The gala features five new pieces, including one by Jamar Roberts, whose recent work confirms his importance. Source: New York Times
All Her Life Studies: A Downtown Dancer Finds Her Voice
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2021
In her evolving exploration of identity, Leslie Cuyjet is breaking out as a choreographer, making work that is both conceptual and personal. Source: New York Times
Review: Bill Robinson’s Rags-to-Riches Tap Tale
By Gotham Rex on May 22, 2021
“The Mayor of Harlem,” a streaming Tap Family Reunion production, features period-style dance numbers by an adept cast of hoofers. Source: New York Times
From the Lindy Hop to Hip-Hop in One Improvising Body
By Gotham Rex on May 12, 2021
To watch LaTasha Barnes dance is to watch historical distance collapse. Source: New York Times
Review: Mark Morris Live(ish) Seems Almost Like Old Times
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2021
The Mark Morris Dance Group livestreamed a performance that featured a new work of substance, set to Brahms waltzes. Source: New York Times
Nancy Lassalle, Longtime Promoter of Ballet, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2021
In 1941 she studied at George Balanchine’s fledgling dance academy. She was not destined to be a ballerina, but she dedicated her life to Balanchine’s legacy. Source: New York Times
Jacques d’Amboise, 86, Dies; Early, Charismatic Star of City Ballet
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2021
A product of Washington Heights, he embodied an all-American style, combining the nonchalance of Fred Astaire with the nobility of a classic male dancer. Hollywood came calling, too. Source: New York Times