Dance
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Arts
Robert Battle Had a Wide Vision of What Alvin Ailey Could Be
When Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opens its annual season at New York City Center on Wednesday, it will be missing an important person: Robert Battle, the company’s jovial artistic director. Citing health reasons, Battle, 51, abruptly resigned ...
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Arts
Pina Bausch’s ‘Rite of Spring’ Takes Root in Africa
Toward the end of Pina Bausch’s “Rite of Spring,” a woman in a wispy white shift walks up to a man and hands him a red dress, a look of terror in her eye. The woman has elected her destiny: To be the “chosen one,” the sacrificial victim who ensures ...
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Arts
Derek Hough, America’s Ballroom Ambassador, Hits the Road
A judge on “Dancing with the Stars,” Hough has become one of the country’s most visible dancers. Now his “Symphony of Dance” is touring to 60 cities.
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Arts
Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey Company, Resigns
Battle is stepping away after running the company for 12 years, citing health concerns.
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World
Kevin Wynn, Choreographer of Complex Movement, Dies at 67
He became known for his “layered movement dialogue” and was an uncommonly dedicated teacher who mentored students over decades.
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Arts
Hear the Dance: Audio Description Comes of Age
Recent experiments in describing dance, like the film “Telephone,” approach it not just as an accessibility service but as a space for artistic exploration.
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Arts
(La)Horde: Dancing Out Primal Impulses and Resistance
In two programs, (La)Horde and the Ballet National de Marseille introduced New York to work that taps into a youthful, rebellious spirit.
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Arts
After a Long Intermission, a New Act for a Flagship Paris Theater
The Théâtre de la Ville, now named for Sarah Bernhardt, reopened after a seven-year renovation. But its once-radical approach to dance is now less of a calling card.
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Arts
Pushing the Body to Extremes to Find Serenity
Why do some people put their bodies through extreme acts? Why cross the Seine on a wire or climb a mountain during a thunderstorm? The reasons are probably the opposite of what you imagine: Peace. Calm. Serenity. In his evening-length “Corps Extrêmes ...
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World
Jack Anderson, Longtime Dance Critic for The Times, Dies at 88
He brought an all-embracing enthusiasm to about 4,000 articles for The New York Times on modern dance, tap, ballet and practically every other genre.