Review: PASTORAL, Barbican Theatre
by Matthew Paluch - Oct 2, 2026
“A lot of dance is Disneyfied. But art has to be challenging.' These are the wise, and provocative words of choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Tanowitz returns to the Barbican with her latest work Pastoral. Premiered in June 2025, the piece uses Beethoven's 6th Symphony as inspiration, specifically ideas of the natural world and changing rhythms.
Paul Taylor Dance Company Will Return to Lincoln Center in November
by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2026
The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to the David H. Koch Theater for a three-week engagement featuring the company's repertory, world premieres by resident choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and a New York premiere by Pam Tanowitz.
The 41st Annual Bessie Awards Presented at Dixon Place
by Miranda Stück - Feb 13, 2026
Dixon Place, longtime home for innovative dance artists and work, proudly hosts this year's Bessie Awards. In addition to award categories: Outstanding Choreographer/Creator, Outstanding Performer, Outstanding Revival, Outstanding Sound Design or Music Composition, Outstanding Visual Design, Outstanding Breakout Choreographer, the Lifetime Achievement and Outstanding Service to the Field of Dance was presented for years 2024 and 2025.
Jacob's Pillow Unveils First Wave Of Programming For Festival 2026
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 18, 2025
Jacob's Pillow's beloved summer dance festival in the Berkshires, returning to a ten-week schedule next summer, will include week-long engagements in the Ted Shawn Theatre by Martha Graham Dance Company in the company's 100th anniversary year.
Review: ENCOUNTERS: FOUR CONTEMPORARY BALLETS, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Matthew Paluch - Oct 23, 2024
The Royal Ballet season continues with its first modern bill - Encounters: Four contemporary ballets. For some, like me, the four works presented are all new, but in actuality only two of the four are premières. And one of those is in fact a development of an existing (2022) pas de deux into a bigger scale work.
NYCBallet's 2024 Fall Season Opens This Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2024
New York City Ballet’s 2024-25 Season will begin with a four-week Fall Season that will open on Tuesday, September 17 with a program consisting of works by NYCB’s Co-Founding Choreographers George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, including Balanchine’s Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 and Duo Concertant, and Robbins’ Glass Pieces.
ILLINOISE Adds Three Matinee Performances To Broadway Run
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 18, 2024
The Tony Award-winning new musical ILLINOISE featuring Tony-winning choreography by Justin Peck has added three matinee performances to its strictly limited engagement through Saturday, August 10 at the St. James Theatre