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Let’s talk about some of my favorite things: dance, fashion, handsome men… Put them together and you have the full monty. That’s the gist of rag & bone’s latest menswear video, which features Mikhail Baryshnikov and Lil Buck busting out some smooth moves. In it, the pair twist, slither and jive with an energy between […]

Lil Buck is on a roll. His mix of high and low art has made him the media darling of the moment, and whether you’re a Fox News watcher, a PBS devotee, or a New York Times subscriber, you can’t miss him. The latest? An interview with Yahoo’s global anchor, Katie Couric for her digital […]

First it was Yo-Yo Ma. Then it was New York City Ballet. Now, it’s Wynton Marsalis.   It seems the whole world wants to collaborate with Lil Buck. This morning, viewers of CBS’s This Morning were treated to a clip of the Memphis jooker dancing alongside Marsalis’ trumpet playing. Take a peek:  

The larger-than-life energy that Lil Buck brings to any space—an outdoor masterclass in Vail, CO; onstage at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center; and in front of the camera at a photo studio in downtown Manhattan—is totally infectious. At just 25 years old, he’s still at the beginning of what we predict will be a […]

  Lil Buck, photo by Alex Pitt   Lil Buck, the Memphis jooker phenom, opens a new program at Poisson Rouge tomorrow night. He was a smash hit at Vail in 2011 when he danced The Swan to Yo-yo Ma’s cello playing, leading to being named a 2012 “25 to Watch.” Damian Woetzel, who brought […]

Kaitlyn Gilliland has never been the kind of dancer who cares about taking the usual route. The former New York City Ballet dancer shocked the ballet world when she left the company just as her star was rising. Since then, she’s been an in-demand freelancer, and most recently, a dancer with former colleague Benjamin Millepied‘s […]

Summer festival season is underway, boasting a staggering number of must-see performances. Here are a handful of highlights, along with a pair of July premieres happening outside any festival umbrella. American Dance Festival DURHAM, NC  The modern dance festival’s 90th-anniversary season blazes on through July 22, with 32 performances featuring 13 festival commissions, 9 premieres, […]

As we head into August, here are seven outdoor festivals, series and shows bringing summer to a close with a bang. American Ballet Theatre’s Calvin Royal III Erin Baiano, Courtesy Vail Dance Festival VIPs in the Valley VAIL, CO Vail Dance Festival returns, headlined by a comfortingly familiar cast of characters. As the festival’s artist […]