The experience of exile, whether literal or symbolic, is inevitably reflected in an individual’s body. Feeling cut off from one’s roots, or viewing yourself as a stranger in a foreign land, influences ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Jean-Paul Montanari’s career as the head of Montpellier Danse has been entwined with the rise of contemporary dance as a force in France. By Roslyn ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The jeweler’s generously funded Dance Reflections program is having a major influence on the city’s scene. How much impact is too much? By Brian ...

Africa’s most celebrated dancer and choreographer, Germaine Acogny, turns 80 on 28 May. I have had the privilege of meeting the Senegalese artist, learning from her, and interviewing her as part of my ...

In 1929 an American critic, Henry McBride, observed that “the centre of the world has shifted” from Paris to New York. America did not just have cultural capital—it was becoming the West’s cultural ...

Dancer, choreographer and dance educator Shirley Mordine has died. Her five-decade career in Chicago included founding the dance department at Columbia College Chicago and originating the college’s ...

IU Contemporary Dance Theatre students tapped, twirled and glided across the stage of Ruth N. Halls Theatre on Friday night as part of the “Faculty Dance: Body to Body” concert. The two-hour ...

I've learned a lot about the local performing and visual arts scene in recent weeks while filling in as interim editor of The Entertainer. I had never heard, for example, of Modern Dance Technique ...

“What is happening here?” said one friend to another (unsurprisingly) during a moment of complete silence in the contemporary dance work being performed on stage. We were in the audience at the 7th ...

“Border Crossings: Exile and American Modern Dance 1900-1955” opens at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum and dance performances by the Jose Limón Dance Company, Santa Barbara Dance Theater and ...