A look at Katy Pyle's reinventions of the ballet canon and ballet class: "What if we were all in a ballet and it was actually about us?" (Dance Magazine)
Take Me to Church and Let Me Dance →
A preview of Reggie Wilson's "Dancing Platform, Playing Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance" at Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church. (The New York Times)
When PS122 Became Performance Space New York →
More on the rebranding of PS122. To what extent does a name matter? What happens to the history it holds? (The New York Times)
Her Roots Are Tangled in Folk Dance and Israel →
An interview with Hadar Ahuvia about her work on Israeli folk dance, Everything you have is yours?, before its premiere at the 14th Street Y. (The New York Times)
In 'Bladder Inn,' Waiting for Dancers to Wander Away →
On Mina Nishimura's Bladder Inn (and X, Y, Z, W), a dance for the far reaches of St. Mark's Church. (The New York Times)
Body to Body →
On tracing/chasing dance histories, through the lens of recent works by ODC/Dance, Marc Brew, and Mike and Dr. Mique'l Dangeli. For Open Space's Limited Edition series.
Unveiling Performance Space New York →
On the long-awaited reopening of PS122 — now Performance Space New York. (The New York Times)
Framing Unruliness in a Black Box →
A preview of Jaamil Olawale Kosoko's Séancers at Abrons Arts Center. (The New York Times)
Making Dance in the Politicized World →
Some reflections on the political dimensions of dance, with a focus on recent works by Beth Gill, Jasmine Hearn, Mariana Valencia, and Tere O'Connor. (The New York Times)
Gillian Walsh: Taking Dance to a Still Place →
An interview with choreographer Gillian Walsh about Moon Fate Sin, her new "black metal liturgical dance" for St. Mark's Church. (The New York Times)
Misty Copeland's Tips and Inspiration →
A report from Harlem Stage, where Copeland and Carmen de Lavallade taught students from Harlem School of the Arts and Dance Theatre of Harlem School. (The New York Times)
Review: Preeti Vasudevan →
On Stories by Hand at New York Live Arts. (The New York Times)