I choreograph because it is the only language in which I feel completely uninhibited. I have been fortunate to learn to speak four languages over the course of my life, yet words remain fragile. They can be misinterpreted or fail to capture the depth of what we truly mean. Movement, however, transcends the invisible barriers […]

Our performance picks for March and April cover an intriguing couple of months in the concert dance scene—including the debut of one company, the final shows of another, and over half a dozen highly-anticipated premieres.

Premieres, anniversaries, international tours, movies, and more—buckle up for a jam-packed season.

Some of the largest financial awards a dance artist can win are the ones you can’t even apply for. You’re simply told one day that you’ve won, say, up to $550,000, in the case of the Doris Duke Artist Award, or $800,000, in the case of the MacArthur “genius grant.” And those two grants are […]

From major tours to noteworthy premieres to Hollywood-inspired musicals (and one movie musical), here are 28 shows on our contributors’ must-see lists.

The spring performance season is moving full steam ahead with literary-inspired ballets, a queer reimagining of Carmen, and premieres drawing from everything from the upcoming solar eclipse to contemporary American politics. Here’s what’s grabbing our attention.

Check out the performance highlights our contributors are most looking forward to this month, from historic recreations to brand new works.

Unexpected collaborations, women-led ballets, superstar choreographers turning their talents to opera and musical theater, singular dancemakers wrestling with issues of labor, environmental justice, and more—here’s what our contributors are looking forward to most as the 2023–24 season gets underway.