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Robert Battle Had a Wide Vision of What Alvin Ailey Could Be
When Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opens its annual season at New York City Center on Wednesday, it will be…
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Pina Bausch’s ‘Rite of Spring’ Takes Root in Africa
Toward the end of Pina Bausch’s “Rite of Spring,” a woman in a wispy white shift walks up to a…
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Derek Hough, America’s Ballroom Ambassador, Hits the Road
A judge on “Dancing with the Stars,” Hough has become one of the country’s most visible dancers. Now his “Symphony…
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Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey Company, Resigns
Battle is stepping away after running the company for 12 years, citing health concerns.
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Kevin Wynn, Choreographer of Complex Movement, Dies at 67
He became known for his “layered movement dialogue” and was an uncommonly dedicated teacher who mentored students over decades.
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Hear the Dance: Audio Description Comes of Age
Recent experiments in describing dance, like the film “Telephone,” approach it not just as an accessibility service but as a…
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(La)Horde: Dancing Out Primal Impulses and Resistance
In two programs, (La)Horde and the Ballet National de Marseille introduced New York to work that taps into a youthful,…
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After a Long Intermission, a New Act for a Flagship Paris Theater
The Théâtre de la Ville, now named for Sarah Bernhardt, reopened after a seven-year renovation. But its once-radical approach to…
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Pushing the Body to Extremes to Find Serenity
Why do some people put their bodies through extreme acts? Why cross the Seine on a wire or climb a…
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Jack Anderson, Longtime Dance Critic for The Times, Dies at 88
He brought an all-embracing enthusiasm to about 4,000 articles for The New York Times on modern dance, tap, ballet and…