Dance
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Alice Teirstein, Who Introduced Youths to Dance, Dies at 93
She taught for decades at the Fieldston School and founded a free summer dance program open to all students in…
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Review: Gibney Dances Ohad Naharin, Minus the Inner Drive
The Gibney Company presents Naharin’s “Yag,” but the dancers lack the stage presence to fully inhabit it.
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Review: In ‘Folds,’ Caught Between Laughter and Grief
Ivy Baldwin’s defiant and poignant work for four dancers at the Chocolate Factory Theater is the outcome of deeply considered…
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Review: Ailey Rages in ‘Survivors’ and Finds Humor in ‘Roy’s Joys’
At Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s current season at New York City Center, Twyla Tharp’s insouciance shines through, while anger…
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The Wednesday Dance Is an Invitation. Be Weird.
Jenna Ortega’s dance for her Addams Family character is a viral sensation, but why? It is disarming and defiant: the…
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The Joyce Announces a Diverse Spring Season
The 16 weeks of programming will feature new and returning dance companies from the United States and around the world.
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‘Are You in Your Feelings?’ Review: The Ups and Downs of Love
At Kyle Abraham’s premiere for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center, dancers find intimacy in songs…
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Best Dance Performances of 2022
After a few slow, sad years, the dance calendar returned to something like abundance, with standout shows that leaned into…
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Beyond Ballroom: Twyla Tharp’s American Classicism
In “Nine Sinatra Songs,” recently revived at City Center, Tharp captured elusive strains in the country’s DNA.