Regardless of where you get your news, you’ve probably heard about the GOP’s controversial Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Many of the conversations surrounding the bill have been centered around what it could mean for individual taxpayers. But you may not have heard much about what the bill means for nonprofits, the institutions that make […]

Since George Balanchine first asked her to care for his dancers in the 1980s, Marika Molnar has helped heal icons as varied as Merce Cunningham, Trisha Brown, Natalia Makarova, Judith Jamison, Twyla Tharp, Chita Rivera and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Some patients call her their guardian angel. “Marika has always answered all my (sometimes ridiculous) questions with […]

It makes sense that Dance Magazine long ago dubbed Rennie (Lorenzo) Harris the “high priest of hip hop.” When the often shy, Philadelphia-born choreographer founded his company Rennie Harris Puremovement in 1992, he planted a prodigious seed in the dance world. Then and now, Harris’ mission has been to examine, preserve and share the culture […]

Yes, she’s small, but the word “mighty” doesn’t even begin to get to the root of Linda Celeste Sims’ startling magnetism. She joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1996 and now, at 41, it’s as if her luminous dancing has entered another realm. “I don’t feel tired,” she says. “I don’t feel like I […]

I love my BFA program, except for one class where the teacher only has eyes for the men—and even seems to flirt with them in class. The women, myself included, get zero attention, while the guys get loads of personal feedback. I know teachers have favorites, but this seems unfair. How can I stay motivated? […]

Ballet dancer Michael Maule recently passed away. Maule was born in Durban, South Africa, where he started his dance studies. He then continued them in England and the United States. He became a U.S. citizen in 1956 and married Joan Watson in 1965. He danced with Ballet Theatre, now American Ballet Theatre. He partnered Alicia […]

Since January, we’ve been tracking the possibility that the U.S. government may reduce funding for or completely eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts from the federal budget. Earlier today, President Trump released the proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year, and needless to say, we’re feeling frustrated. The drafted budget cuts the NEA, along […]