Dance has long been used as a powerful form of protest. So it’s all the more meaningful when that movement shifts from fighting oppression and […]

Without the regular bustle of the fall performance season, much of the dance community has a rare amount of free time on its hands—and it’s […]

When Michel Fokine’s ballet Petrouchka premiered in 1911, none of the (largely white) audience members in Paris objected to the big, dumb puppet being portrayed […]

As dance studios remain empty, some companies have found alternate uses for their buildings. By swapping slippers for aprons, two major dance organizations continue to […]

Hussein Smko premiered Ballade: The Rain Song at the 2017 Battery Dance Festival, on a platform with a view of the Statue of Liberty. There […]

At Jacob’s Pillow’s June gala, something happened that outraged me: A patron who identifies as black/biracial felt a white man seated behind her touch her […]

For ballet dancers, taking daily class is one of the most natural things they can do. But taking class in nature is an entirely different […]

Are you passionate about social issues, but unsure of how to incorporate them into your work? Yasemin Ozumerzifon, director of community action at Gibney in […]