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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Thanks to government support — and a collaborative spirit among dance companies — the medium is thriving across the country. By David Belcher ...

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 story of this season is built around 92NY's anniversary theme "Inspired by the past, transforming for the future." During the season, 92NY will host iconic companies creating new works inspired by ...

Coming to Virginia Commonwealth University as a young dancer, Starr Foster’s first class with Frances Wessells had an unconventional start: Her new teacher asked everyone to lay on the floor. “If ...

EUPHORIA AT UPHORA: As a woman of color owning a business, Maui Vang, front row, left, has made equity a central mission of Uphora Dance Fitness. The studio uses a revenue-sharing model among Vang and ...