Justin Lynch is surprisingly nonchalant about the struggles of being a full-time lawyer and a professional dancer. “All dancers in New York City are experts at juggling multiple endeavors,” he says. “What I’m doing is no different from what any other dancer does—it’s just that what I’m juggling is different.” While we agree that freelance […]

“Auditions are weird anyway,” says Zach Morris, co-artistic director of Third Rail Projects. “So let’s double down on the weirdness.” It’s mid-October, and Then She Fell, the company’s wildly successful immersive theater production riffing on Victorian hospital wards and Lewis Carroll’s Alice books, is looking for one male performer to fill a very specific role. […]

When Rashaun Mitchell danced with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, he yearned for an alternative to the isolation he felt onstage. “Many times, the experience as a performer in a theater was lonely,” says Mitchell. “The lights are blinding. You look out into the blackness and don’t see anyone’s face. The show ends, and you […]