Sara Veale first encountered modern dance, she writes, “as a teenager in the 2000s, an era of tight, toxic fashion that goaded girls into seeking out attention while insisting we hated ourselves for ...

A new book explores three generations of dancers who looked beyond the stage to turn movement into a tool of political activism. By Zuzanna Lachendro Modern dance has always been political – both an ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by An oral history project, “Planting Seeds,” considers the history and impact of an American Dance Festival program to train dancers in China. By Brian ...

Alvin Ailey’s performing arts transcend the traditional boundaries of dance. The seminal dancer and choreographer created a living history of movement imbued with cultural memory and personal ...

American actress, choreographer, dancer, Kennedy Center Honoree and fashion swan, Carmen de Lavallade was, as WWD wrote in 1983, “very beautiful.” The New Orleans native and first Black prima ...