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The Original Downtown Dance: 10 Historic Photographs Taken at Henry Street Settlement
Henry Street Settlement, the non-profit organization I work for, has a rich past that stretches back to 1893. Many New Yorkers know of the Lower East Side institution’s pioneering work in social services and healthcare; far fewer are familiar with … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Dance, Abrons Arts Center, Photos
Tagged Abrons Arts Center, Alwin Nikolais, Arthur Fielder, Boston, Boston Conservatory of Music, Boston Pops, downtown dance, early 20th century dance, Folk Festival, Gluck Sandor, Gluck Sandor's Dance Center, Grand Opera Company of Cologne, Hans Wiener, Henry Street Playhouse, Henry Street Settlement, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jacques Dalcroze, Jan Veen, Jerome Robbins, Johann Strauss, Lillian Wald, Lisa Parnova, Martha Graham, Mary Wigman, Merce Cunningham, modern dance, New York dance, Paul Taylor, Robert Rauschenberg, Rudolf Von Laban, Sol Hurok, The New York Times, Weib und Gesang, Wein
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Playing Her Own Worst Enemy: 12 Questions for Mark Morris Dance Group’s Amber Star Merkens
Next week, the Mostly Mozart Festival revives Mark Morris’s acclaimed production of the Purcell opera Dido and Aeneas, which had its Brussels premiere in 1989. At the center of the work are Dido (the Queen of Carthage) and the Sorceress … Continue reading
From Ballet to Bare Feet: 12 Questions for Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Jamie Rae Walker
The Paul Taylor Dance Company member discusses what Taylor has taught her, the joys and challenges of her roles, and why she gave up her ballet slippers to dance in bare feet. Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Lincoln Center, Modern Dance, Paul Taylor
Tagged Arden Court, ballet, Ballet Academy East, Black Tuesday, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Company B, David Koch Theater, Edward Villella, Esplanade, George Balanchine, House of Cards, House of Joy, Jamie Rae Walker, Lila York, Lincoln Center, Miami City Ballet, modern dance, Oh, Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Paul Taylor School, Speaking in Tongues, Sysygy, Taylor 2, You Kid!
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A Series of Exits, One of Them Final: The Last Performances of Merce Cunningham Dance Company
A rock concert with enraptured fans crowding the side of stage. A three-ring circus featuring acts of superhuman daring. A series of Olympic competitions accompanied by brassy fanfare. The activity inside the Park Avenue Armory might have resembled any of … Continue reading
Posted in Merce Cunningham, Modern Dance, Park Avenue Armory, Postmodern Dance
Tagged Anna Finke, Brandon Collwes, Brooklyn Academy of Music, contemporary dance, Cross Currents, CRWDSPCR, Daniel Arsham, Daniel Madoff, Enter, eyeSpace, Fractions I, Jamie Scott, Jennifer Goggans, Marcie Munnerlyn, Merce Cunningham, modern dance, Nearly Ninety, Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue Armory Event, postmodern dance, Rashuan Mitchell, Rune, Silas Riener, Takehisa Kosugi
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