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Kyle Abraham Is Dance Magazine’s Guest Editor This Week

During my first year at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, there was a grad student in my ballet class who mystified me. At the end of almost every across-the-floor combination, he’d drop the classical positions and improvise for an additional count of eight, mixing hip-hop swagger with contemporary abandon. In ballet class! As a […]

Meet the A.I.M Dancer Whose Choreography Kyle Abraham is Investing In

Kyle Abraham’s powerhouse A.I.M has recently been expanding its model. Last spring, the company invited Andrea Miller to create a work, A.I.M’s first commission by a guest choreographer. The program also included pieces by Bebe Miller and Doug Varone—marking a shift from all-Abraham repertory shows. This fall, for its Joyce season, A.I.M is again trying […]

Listen to the Music that Gets Kyle Abraham Hype to Choreograph

Choreographer Kyle Abraham makes captivating, dynamic dances. But did you know that he makes just as many captivating, dynamic playlists? Abraham creates a custom playlist for every piece he makes. They don’t include songs that are actually in the piece; rather ones that capture the atmosphere or energy of it. His 2011 work Live! The […]

Kyle Abraham and Emma Portner Are Choreographing for NYCB

Ever since New York City Ballet’s interim leadership team took over from Peter Martins, we’ve been curious whether they’d get a chance to try their hand at programming. (It was unclear how much Martins had done before he retired.) As it turns out, Martins left room for Justin Peck, Rebecca Krohn, Craig Hall and Jonathan […]

Ailey's Chalvar Monteiro on Kyle Abraham's New Work

Nothing says wintertime in New York like the start of the Ailey season. It begins at New York City Center next Wednesday, and features a host of exciting revivals and premieres, including one by Kyle Abraham. Chalvar Monteiro, who danced with Kyle Abraham’s Abraham.In.Motion for four years before joining Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater this […]