Sir Richard Alston, choreographer, teacher, artistic director and tireless advocate for dance, died on 7 September 2026 at the age of 77.
Mikhail Baryshnikov, one year after the death of his friend and collaborator, the director Robert Wilson, is working on completing their last project.
Marta Mele sees Dancing with Bob – Trisha Brown and Merce Cunningham and the encounter between dance, visual art, and the legacy of Robert Rauschenberg.
Graham Watts sees Yorke Dance Project’s mixed programme that took him on a fascinating journey through some Modern Milestones.
Graham Watts sees the seventh iteration of the Ballet Nights brand – inevitably a mix of hit and miss but the hits are well worth it.
Graham Watts sees Lyon Opera Ballet dance two pieces by Merce Cunningham – Beach Birds and Biped – part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels festival.
Graham Watts sees ‘Sakinan Göze çöp Batar’ and ‘g r oo v e’, part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels festival.
The Lions of Biennale Danza 2025 go to Twyla Tharp (Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement) and Carolina Bianchi (Silver Lion).
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival returns to London with 10 premieres, 15 productions, 38 performances and more than 350 dancers.
Sadler’s Wells has announced seven new Associate Artists who represent a wide range of dance styles and are among the most exciting talents working in dance today.
New Movement Collective’s Les Noces – The Departure: “The real deal. They bring such experience and expertise that one can only respect whatever they do.”
Alvin Ailey company: “…tremendously committed to everything it performs, dancing with an inspirational sense of dignity, joy and accomplishment.”
Kammerballetten is a platform for new work by Trio Vitruvi. 2023 choreographers are Ella Rothschild, Tobias Praetorius, Laura Arend and Paul Lightfoot.
Review and photo album of The Royal Ballet’s triple bill with a new Wayne McGregor premiere: “Untitled, 2023”, Wheeldon and MacMillan.
Pam Tanowitz with The Royal Ballet is a winning combination: Everyone Keeps Me, the world premiere of Secret Things, and Dispatch Duet delighted the critics.
Matthew Paluch sees Julie Cunningham & Company in two works: m/y-kovsky and fire bird, both created through queer questioning and embodiment.
The Vail Dance Festival has announced plans to return in-person for its 32nd season running from 30 July 30 to 9 August 2021
MILANoLTRE, Milan‘s festival of contemporary dance, now in its 33rd edition, presented 24 works at Teatro Elfo Puccini this year, and 19 were by Italian companies. I saw three productions of outstandingly quality during the 17-day event, which also includes masterclasses, interviews, and lessons. Susanna Beltrami, who runs the company, academy and performance space, DanceHaus…
The Royal Ballet and Dance Umbrella celebrate the legacy of choreographer Merce Cunningham with heritage works, international dance companies and a world premiere by Pam Tanowitz Programme 1 – The Royal Ballet Thursday 10 – Friday 11 October, Linbury Theatre Cross Currents / Monotones II / Pam Tanowitz Programme 2 – Dance Umbrella: The Future…
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, usually referred to as as The Trocks, return to Milan‘s Teatro Arcimboldi for two performances on December 26 and 27. Founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts for the purpose of presenting a playful, entertaining view of traditional, classical ballet in parody form and en travesti, Les Ballets Trockadero de…
As “In Paris” arrives in Tel Aviv for nine performances, Mikhail Baryshnikov talked to Elad Samorzik of Haaretz: On age and repertoire “Listen, I am 63 years-old. It depends what you’re dancing. The piece we did with Anna Laguna we played ourselves, our age. We are not dancing ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ You know, pas de deux….
Stephen Sondheim is to receive New York City’s highest honour for achievement in the arts. The award is given by the City of New York for contribution to the city’s intellectual and cultural life. Previous recipients include Leonard Bernstein, John Lennon and choreographer Merce Cunningham. The Handel Medallion will be presented by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and actor…
Mikhail Baryshnikov has donated his personal archive to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. It contains letters as well as rare photographs and 650 video recordings, including footage of Baryshnikov rehearsing with the great George Balanchine and Merce Cunningham. In an interview with the New York Times, the dancer said the archive…
Debra Craine in today’s Times comments on the new collaboration between the National Gallery and the Royal Ballet: The idea of artists and choreographers collaborating isn’t new. Pablo Picasso worked with Léonide Massine and Robert Rauschenberg inspired Trisha Brown; Jasper Johns advised Merce Cunningham; Isamu Noguchi joined forces with Martha Graham; David Hockney designed for…
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