Critic's Notebook
Enhancing Broadway, by Any Bodily Means Necessary
The choreographers nominated for Tony Awards this year have a broader vision than usual of the possibilities of dance in theater.
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: Parsons Dance Spins and Darts Through Miles Davis
For its Joyce season, the company unveils “Juke,” a spiky premiere by Jamar Roberts, along with dances by David Parsons and Penny Saunders.
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CreditJulieta Cervantes for The New York Times What Does ‘Post-Emerging’ Look Like in Today’s Dance Landscape?
Fresh Tracks, at New York Live Arts, showcases early-career dance makers. This year’s talented crop wonders about next steps.
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CreditLanna Apisukh for The New York Times A Master of ‘Subtle Dazzle’ and a Quiet Force in Downtown Dance
Carol Mullins, who has been lighting boundary-pushing shows at Danspace Project since the 1970s, will be honored at its 50th anniversary.
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For her 26-minute improvised solo, “the way in is to honor what you’re hearing,” Ayodele Casel said.
CreditFletcher Wolfe for The New York Times Click through as Joseph Gordon performs a section from Alexei Ratmansky’s new dance for New York City Ballet, a reaction to the horrors of the war in Ukraine.
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CreditStephan Alessi for The New York Times Watch Martha Graham’s Dance of Empowerment
In 1936, Graham choreographed this scorching response to the rise of fascism.
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CreditMohamed Sadek for The New York Times Where Subway Dancers Practice Their Art
“You are the center of your own world. Any space is important,” the Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula told members of It’s Showtime NYC.
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CreditShawn Brackbill for The New York Times Rugged, Physical Work With Durability
In Abby Zbikowski’s “Radioactive Practice,” a dancer says, “You’re seeing survival and community in real time.”
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My TenBebe Neuwirth on the Part of a Stage That Feels Like Home
“I love older theaters in particular,” said the actress, who is up for her third Tony for “Cabaret.” “The new ones don’t have as many ghosts.”
By Sarah Bahr
Review: Need Good Dances? Try Tharp
The Gibney Company’s program at the Joyce Theater includes two Twyla Tharp dances from the 1970s.
By Brian Seibert
Gayle McKinney-Griffith, Dance Theater of Harlem Star, Dies at 74
A founding dancer with the groundbreaking company, she served not only as a principal dancer but also as its first ballet mistress.
By Alex Williams
Review: At New York City Ballet’s Gala, the Usual With a Twist
The two premieres — one by Justin Peck, one by Amy Hall Garner — were gala-style pieces that felt more fresh than rote.
By Brian Seibert
‘Message in a Bottle’ Review: Sending Out an S.O.S., Dancing to Sting
With choreography by Kate Prince and 27 songs by Sting, this story of refugees has impressive dance moments, but handles narrative and emotion tritely.
By Brian Seibert
A ‘Skate Migration’ Is Changing How Atlanta Rolls
As Black roller skaters from around the country bring their styles to the city, some locals look for space to preserve the moves Atlanta is known for.
By James Thomas and Gem Hale
Love, War and the Refugee Crisis, Set to the Music of Sting
In “Message in a Bottle,” a dance show opening at City Center, Sting’s songbook helps tell the story of a family fleeing conflict.
By Javier C. Hernández
Review: Turning a Dance Spotlight on the Painter Juan de Pareja
Eduardo Vilaro celebrates his 15th year as artistic director of Ballet Hispánico with a premiere exploring the life of the Afro-Hispanic artist.
By Gia Kourlas
Critic’s NotebookA Wanderer, Ravel and Suzanne Farrell: Life Is Good at City Ballet
The spring season at New York City Ballet opened with an all-Balanchine program and a vintage miniature from 1975: “Errante,” staged for a new generation.
By Gia Kourlas
Critic’s PickReview: Noche Flamenca, Raising the Dead With Goya
In “Searching for Goya,” at the Joyce Theater, the troupe uses the painter’s images as frames for flamenco dances.
By Brian Seibert
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