December 11, 2024
Today's Stories
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Best Dance Performances of 2024
nytimes.com Dec 11, 2024
Once-in-a-generation ballerinas, topical works that transcended politics and a voguing “Cats” were highlights of the year....
Ballet legend Peter Wright: ‘Margot Fonteyn was cold as ice. Rudi Nureyev was a bit of a pain’
theguardian.com Dec 10, 2024
At 98, the choreographer has lost none of his love for dance – or his scathing wit. As his famous Nutcracker is performed again, he talks about grit, the ‘rubbish’ classics and directing a historic du...
In the Spotlight
GUTS World Tour Backup Dancer Devan Aischa Smith Is Always Evolving
dancespirit.com Dec 11, 2024
If Devan Aischa Smith could describe working on pop star Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS World Tour in one word, it would be “evolutionary.” As dance captain, she transformed alongside the show, learning and te...
Ayodele Casel’s Diary of a Tap Dancer Returns With a New Format and New Perspectives
dancemagazine.com Dec 11, 2024
Tap artist Ayodele Casel has been inviting audiences to read her diary for almost two decades. This winter, she’s sharing a new entry at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The pr...
How Houston Ballet Academy Helped Jindallae Bernard Build the Career of Her Dreams
pointemagazine.com Dec 10, 2024
When Houston Ballet artistic director Stanton Welch commissioned corps de ballet member Jindallae Bernard to choreograph an original work for the company in 2022, she had been a member of the company ...
Reviews
Ruination by Lost Dog
seeingdance.com Dec 10, 2024
Beyond its generous offering of dance, sound and humour, Ruination feels much defined by its extremely lovable cast...
IMPRESSIONS: “while I was homegrowing” presented by slowDANCE and Lucia Gagliardone in association with The Tank...
dance-enthusiast.com Dec 10, 2024
"Colorful clothing, an extremely varied yet traceable soundscore, and evocative memories spoken by Gagliardone’s father contributed to this rich and nuanced process, but it was the performers’ palpabl...
Lydia Johnson Dance: Eau de Vie
criticaldance.org Dec 10, 2024
Lydia Johnson Dance Martha Graham Studio New York, New York December 5, 2024 Chapters, Summer House, Time…and again (excerpts), Legacy (premiere) Jerry Hochman I’m not a fan of minimalism, particularl...
Health and Science
Under the Weather? Here’s How to Decide Whether You Should Dance or Not
pointemagazine.com Dec 10, 2024
At the height of Nutcracker rehearsals this year, Charlotte Junge, a company artist with Madison Ballet, came down with a bad cold. She knew skipping rehearsal would mean extra work for her alternate,...
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