MERCE CUNNINGHAM DANCE COMPANY DANCE COVERAGE

Rebecca Lazier's COMING TOGETHER/ATTICA to Debut at The Invisible Dog, 6/13

On Thursday, June 13 (7 + 9 pm) at The Invisible Dog in Brooklyn, choreographer Rebecca Lazier and indie-classical ensemble Newspeak present the first US performances of Coming Together/Attica, a site... (more...)

PBS's Great Performances Showcases Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris Tonight

Paul Taylor is the last living member of the pantheon that created America's indigenous art of modern dance. At an age when most artists' best work is behind them, Taylor continues to win acclaim for ... (more...)

Rebecca Lazier and Newspeak's COMING TOGETHER/ATTICA Set for Invisible Dog, 6/13-15

On Thursday, June 13 (7 + 9 pm) at The Invisible Dog in Brooklyn, choreographer Rebecca Lazier and indie-classical ensemble Newspeak present the first US performances of Coming Together/Attica, a site... (more...)

Regional Dance Company of the Week: Repertory Dance Theater, UT

Utah's Repertory Dance Theatre was founded in 1966 as a fully-professional modern dance company through a cooperative effort involving the Salt Lake City community, the University of Utah and a major ... (more...)

Faye Miller, Bill Young and More Celebrate Barnard Women Through Dance at Miller Theatre, 4/12-13

Brains, spirited beauty and dancing feet, that's what Barnard women are made of. And the choreographers commissioned to create new works for them - Faye Driscoll, Bill Young, Francesca Harper and Heid... (more...)

Jacob's Pillow Dance Award Goes to Michelle Dorrance

Jacob's Pillow announces today that Executive and Artistic Director Ella Baff will soon present the seventh annual Jacob's Pillow Dance Award to Michelle Dorrance, an acclaimed tap dancer, choreograph... (more...)

Alan Gilbert and the NY Philharmonic to Present A DANCER'S DREAM in Collaboration With Giants Are Small

The New York Philharmonic will present A Dancer's Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky, a multidisciplinary, theatrical reimagining of the ballets The Fairy's Kiss and Petrushka, created by Giants Are Small... (more...)

New World School of the Arts Dancers Perform Work of Merce Cunningham at 92Y Tonight

New World School of the Arts(NWSA) college dancers will perform a Cunningham MinEvent as part of the Todays At Noon series entitled: Merce Cunningham: New Perspectives, A Living Legacy, in New York Ci... (more...)

New World School of the Arts Dancers to Perform Work of Merce Cunningham at 92Y, 4/5

New World School of the Arts(NWSA) college dancers will perform a Cunningham MinEvent as part of the Fridays At Noon series entitled: Merce Cunningham: New Perspectives, A Living Legacy, in New York C... (more...)

Faye Miller, Bill Young and More to Celebrate Barnard Women Through Dance at Miller Theatre, 4/12-13

Brains, spirited beauty and dancing feet, that's what Barnard women are made of. And the choreographers commissioned to create new works for them - Faye Driscoll, Bill Young, Francesca Harper and Heid... (more...)

PBS's Great Performances to Showcase Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris, 5/3

Paul Taylor is the last living member of the pantheon that created America's indigenous art of modern dance. At an age when most artists' best work is behind them, Taylor continues to win acclaim for ... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Chen Center Hosts Laura Pawel's Multi-Faceted Dances

In five recent dances, Laura Pawel and her troupe experimented with gesture, dialogue, and group formation. Lots of quiet humor on display-but also a lot of understated intelligence and passion. (more...)

John Scott Dance's THE WHITE PIECE Receives U.S. Premiere at La MaMa, Now thru 3/24

John Scott's 2005 production 'The White Piece' receives its American premiere at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, tonight, March 14-24. 'The White Piece' is presented by La MaMa in association with Ir... (more...)

Chen Dance Center Presents H.T. Chen & Dancers in A TRIBUTE TO REMY CHARLIP, 2/28 & 3/1-2

As the culminating event of the Lunar New Year, H.T. Chen's Lantern Festival Performances will present A Tribute to Remy Charlip (1929-2012), one of the dance world's best-loved artists, in the intima... (more...)

MN's The O'Shaughnessy and Northrop Dance Present Bebe Miller Company Tonight

The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University and Northrop Dance at the University of Minnesota present Bebe Miller Company tonight, Feb 12 at 7:30 pm at The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University.... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Endangered Species, WORKING WOMEN at the Joyce

WORKING WOMEN released some of the strongest artistic voices of the hardest working women choreographers in the dance community and in the nation. These endangered species can scream at the top of the... (more...)

New York Theatre Ballet Debuts BARK! IN THE PARK, 2/5 & 2/23-24

New York Theatre Ballet's (NYTB) 2012-2013 season will debut an all-new ballet, BARK! IN THE PARK with choreography by Chase Brock of Broadway's hit SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, and story and music ... (more...)

Chen Dance Center to Present H.T. Chen & Dancers in A TRIBUTE TO REMY CHARLIP, 2/28 & 3/1-2

As the culminating event of the Lunar New Year, H.T. Chen's Lantern Festival Performances will present A Tribute to Remy Charlip (1929-2012), one of the dance world's best-loved artists, in the intima... (more...)

MN's The O'Shaughnessy and Northrop Dance to Present Bebe Miller Company, 2/12

The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University and Northrop Dance at the University of Minnesota present Bebe Miller Company on Tue, Feb 12 at 7:30 pm at The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University. (more...)

BWW Reviews: MARTHA SWOPE: THE REHEARSAL EXHIBITION By Trudy Garfunkel

For nearly four decades (1957-1994), Martha Swope was America's pre-eminent photographer of theater and dance, her discerning eye chronicling hundreds of classical ballets, modern dance, and Broadway ... (more...)

New York Theatre Ballet To Debut BARK! IN THE PARK, 02/05 & 02/23 - 02/24

New York Theatre Ballet's (NYTB) 2012-2013 season will debut an all-new ballet, BARK! IN THE PARK with choreography by Chase Brock of Broadway's hit SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, and story and music ... (more...)

John King's KOSMOS Plays Brooklyn's Roulette Tonight

Featuring a concert version of King's Bessie-nominated piece Astral Epitaphs that was commissioned by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company for its final shows at the Park Avenue Armory in Dec. 2011, the... (more...)

Green Space Welcomes Take Root and Fertile Ground, Dec 2012

Green Space offers a diverse roster of new/emerging artists in December. Fertile Ground will present new work by various artists on December 2nd, and Take Root will present an evening of work by Chris... (more...)

John King's KOSMOS to Play Brooklyn's Roulette, 12/7

Featuring a concert version of King's Bessie-nominated piece Astral Epitaphs that was commissioned by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company for its final shows at the Park Avenue Armory in Dec. 2011, the... (more...)

Green Space Welcomes Take Root and Fertile Ground, Dec 2012

Green Space offers a diverse roster of new/emerging artists in December. Fertile Ground will present new work by various artists on December 2nd, and Take Root will present an evening of work by Chris... (more...)