Giant beach balls, glowing air-traffic batons, a rock quarry, references to Irish dance sensation Michael Flatley, a paleobotanist, and the Venus de Milo: These things make up the wildly imaginative world of SISSY, a new dance-theater play written, directed, and choreographed by Celia Rowlson-Hall, which runs April 24–26 at Baryshnikov Arts.

When it comes to her dance career, Ida Saki lets intuition lead the way. “I try to follow whatever I’m interested in at the present moment,” she says. “Every job opportunity has opened up another door for me and shifted my career in ways I never could have imagined.” Originally from Dallas, Saki, a graduate […]

The award-winning immersive-theater experience Sleep No More, which has haunted Manhattan’s McKittrick Hotel since 2011, will welcome its last guests in January 2025, after initially scheduling its closure for January 2024 and repeatedly extending performance dates. Created by British theater company Punchdrunk and produced by Emursive, the show uses dance and minimal dialogue to shape […]

There are a lot of decisions to make during audition season—and many factors to consider about each potential job beyond whether the dance style is a good fit. Even if you’re sure a choreographer or company is perfect for you, it’s smart to do some additional research before the audition. Going in prepared can help you land on your feet.

Dancing across a hotel ballroom in small-town America seems a world away from performing on Broadway, but for some students, competitions and conventions are an important step toward realizing that dream. Skills honed at these events—the ability to quickly learn choreography in a wide range of styles and perform it immediately afterward—are valuable in securing work in musical theater.