The glories of nature blended with the glories of dance in DRA’s Fire Island Dance Festival, now celebrating its 20th year. It’s hard to resist letting your eyes rest on the waves of the bay behind the stage. And when the dancing embraced the setting—whether by intention or chance—you felt like you didn’t want to […]
A gleaming white stage sitting directly on the water; visible rays of sunlight streaming through the clouds; a hugely talented group of performers from various corners of the dance universe, all united in one cause—in a word, the Fire Island Dance Festival is idyllic. We were lucky enough to be guests at last weekend’s festival, […]
The dance industry is no stranger to queerness, or the diverse, overlapping populations whose sexual orientation, gender identity, or some combination thereof fall under the vast umbrella of the LGBTQ+ community.
Maybe even more than most industries, the dance field is obsessed with youth. We fawn over prodigies, we love to predict the next big thing. Yes, Dance Magazine itself is 100 percent guilty of this, with features like “25 to Watch” and On the Rise. But just because a performing career can be short doesn’t […]
On a sunny July weekend, hundreds of Seattle-area dance fans converged on tiny Vashon Island, a bucolic enclave in Puget Sound about 20 miles from the city. They made the ferry trek to attend the debut performance of the fledgling Seattle Dance Collective. SDC is not a run-of-the-mill contemporary dance company; it’s the brainchild of […]
This week’s dance news ranges from Hollywood scandals to downtown dance celebrations to #BlackLivesMatter protests. It’s a bit overwhelming, but don’t worry—we’ve got you covered. Here’s what you need to know this week: Pam Tanowitz Dance. Photo by Christopher Duggan. The New York Dance and Performance Awards, known as The Bessies, announced their nominees for […]
In our 2009 cover profile of the utterly gorgeous Yuan Yuan Tan, Christopher Wheeldon spoke about the San Francisco Ballet principal: “YY’s physical gifts are exceptional, and like any great dancer, she has a distinct perfume. But she’s also an artist who can transcend those physical attributes.” Wheeldon might have a similar sentiment on the […]
DRA extends upstate. If dance companies are families, as it’s often said, the benefit concerts helmed by Dancers Responding to AIDS are like giant weddings. “It’s a community experience, a moment where all these different kinds of artists come together as one company,” says Denise Roberts Hurlin, founding director of DRA, which produces the wildly […]
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