“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 ...

"Contemporary Dance in Four Colleges" is a 1952 Perry-Mansfield production that captures the innovative spirit of mid-century American dance education. The film presents dynamic performances and ...

When Contemporary Dance Theater founder Jefferson James first moved to Cincinnati with her husband in 1964, there was no real dance scene in the city. “There was sort of a society of ballet studios ...

Ballet is for rich white folks. Interpretive dance is for freaky hippie types. Those are the myths that visual artist Lee Berger, professional choreographer Candy Jimenez, and composer Jimmy ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Don’t be fooled by its relatively small size. This calendar of Cleveland-area dance events this season only scratches the surface of what’s actually taking place. What’s listed here ...

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 ...

Today, Italian contemporary dance is searching for itself through choreographic processes of transmission and reconstruction of its recent past, striving to keep alive the actuality of dance works ...

Alvin Ailey’s performing arts transcend the traditional boundaries of dance. The seminal dancer and choreographer created a living history of movement imbued with cultural memory and personal ...

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 ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Through movement, Carmen de Lavallade shifted culture. Her ...

The 2025 Breaking Ground Contemporary Dance Festival showcases innovative works by 15 choreographers and filmmakers, performed by over 50 dancers from across the country. Held at the Tempe Center for ...