The experience of exile, whether literal or symbolic, is inevitably reflected in an individual’s body. Feeling cut off from one’s roots, or viewing yourself as a stranger in a foreign land, influences ...

I've learned a lot about the local performing and visual arts scene in recent weeks while filling in as interim editor of The Entertainer. I had never heard, for example, of Modern Dance Technique ...

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 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Jean-Paul Montanari’s career as the head of Montpellier Danse has been entwined with the rise of contemporary dance as a force in France. By Roslyn ...

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 ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Through movement, Carmen de Lavallade shifted culture. Her ...

I think it’s fair to say that dance is grossly underrecognized as an artistic discipline. The most participatory of the arts, it deserves more than applause. Its history, intricacy and artistry are ...

IU Contemporary Dance Theatre students tapped, twirled and glided across the stage of Ruth N. Halls Theatre on Friday night as part of the “Faculty Dance: Body to Body” concert. The two-hour ...

Coming to Virginia Commonwealth University as a young dancer, Starr Foster’s first class with Frances Wessells had an unconventional start: Her new teacher asked everyone to lay on the floor. “If ...