Arianna Russ grew up dancing in Milwaukee. Between college and grad school at the University of Iowa, she returned for a short time to her home city to dance with the Milwaukee Bucks. She first ...

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 ...

“Border Crossings: Exile and American Modern Dance 1900-1955” opens at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum and dance performances by the Jose Limón Dance Company, Santa Barbara Dance Theater and ...

"Walklyndon" is part of the "Re:Creation" program Credit: Photo by Brigid Pierce, courtesy Pilobolus It’s been a half-century since the groundbreaking movement troupe Pilobolus first formed, and ...

The Ariel Rivka Dance Company’s spring season draws upon the experiences of its all-female dancers. (New York Jewish Week) — In June 2021, at the end of last year’s dance season, choreographer Ariel ...

As of exactly two weeks ago, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company could still drive audiences to a near-revolt, with a performance at Wolf Trap leading to cheering, a few boos and a shouting match ...

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 ...

I’ve seen my share of eccentric modern dance works. My experience as an audience member has included everything from watching a soloist discussing her fictional love affair with Ann Coulter while ...

Dancer, choreographer and dance educator Shirley Mordine has died. Her five-decade career in Chicago included founding the dance department at Columbia College Chicago and originating the college’s ...

“Border Crossings: Exile and American Modern Dance 1900-1955” opens at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum and dance performances by the Jose Limón Dance Company, Santa Barbara Dance Theater and ...

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 ...