Lavallade started her 70-year career in Los Angeles and soon became known for her gravitational pull while performing.

She helped lay the foundation for modern dance in the U.S., collaborating with Alvin Ailey as well as her husband, Geoffrey ...

ArtsEmerson is kicking off 2026 with a visually jaw-dropping performance that quite literally lifts dance off the ground.

Dance is a powerful art form that transcends mere movement. It is an expression without words that many utilize as a powerful stress reliever. Dance facilitates creative connections, grounds dancers ...

When Contemporary Dance Theater founder Jefferson James first moved to Cincinnati with her husband in 1964, there was no real dance scene in the city. “There was sort of a society of ballet studios ...

When Andrew Brader auditioned for Complexions Contemporary Ballet in New York three years ago, the company’s co-founder, Dwight Rhoden, was impressed. “I really liked him right away,” Rhoden said of ...

International Irish, ballet and contemporary dance troupes will join San Diego-based companies staging new work in an ...

Andrea Yorita danced on the Irvine Barclay Theatre stage for the first time as a young girl. “My very first show, when I was 3 years old, I was a ladybug,” said Yorita, “and it was on the Barclay ...

In a bare Manhattan studio last week ten very serious young women worked like demons night & day, flinging themselves into the air, jumping frogwise, stomping, crouching, twisting their torsos. All ...

One of the latest local arts groups to announce the coming 2022-23 season: Sarasota Contemporary Dance, entering its 17 th year with a theme of “Reclaim.” As with other organizations, the past two ...

Melanie Chisholm has collaborated with the choreographer Jules Cunningham on “How Did We Get Here?,” a dance piece exploring what the body holds. By Roslyn Sulcas Reporting from London The British ...

Indiana University is exploring a potential move of the Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance into the Jacobs ...