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Mar 28

How An Affordable Artist Colony Plans to Survive In NYC’s West Village

Westbeth was the first and largest federally subsidized artist colony in the U.S. But with West Village rents reaching astronomical levels, and many residents in retirement, how should the community plan for its future?

By Margaret Carrigan

Jun 19

Martha, Merce and Some Others Launch the Summer Season

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the most interesting choreography I’ve seen in the last few weeks was by Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham.

By Robert Gottlieb

Mar 24

Together for the First Time, Paul Taylor, Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham

The Paul Taylor season, now in its third and last week at the Koch, reached a remarkable climax on Sunday, March 18, with a one-time-only performance of works by Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Taylor himself—the first time these three giants of modern dance have ever been presented together in a single program.

By Robert Gottlieb

Nov 19

Bridge Closure Spells Art Basel Traffic Nightmare, ICP Nabs Mellon Grant, and More

By Alanna Martinez

Apr 11

High Art at the Joyce, Flexing at the Armory

By Robert Gottlieb

Jun 2

From Anybodys to Somebody: The Uber-Versatile Pat Birch Gets a Well-Deserved Award

By Harry Haun

Feb 21

My Beautiful 19th-Century Gothic Revival Fantasy

By Michael H. Miller

Dec 8

Merce Cunningham Dance Company Reflects on Its Founder

By Michael H. Miller

Aug 10

Artist Daniel Arsham Will Design Décor for Merce Cunningham Dance Company’s Final Performances

By Andrew Russeth

Jul 18

Sale Date Set for Final Merce Cunningham Dance Company Shows

By Andrew Russeth

Mar 9

From Merce to Martha to Morris, the Spring Dance Performances You Won’t Want to Miss

By Robert Gottlieb

Mar 9

The Last Dance: The Merce Cunningham Troupe Unearths a Rare Work

By Guelda Voien

Mar 12

Moody Merce, Chipper Cage: A Memoir of Movement

By Nancy Dalva

Jul 25

Cunningham’s Boundless Ocean; A First Giselle, and a Last

By Robert Gottlieb

Jul 25

Cunningham’s Boundless Ocean; A First Giselle, and a Last

By Robert Gottlieb

Apr 25

Sampling the Very Worst From a Sadly Mixed Season

By Robert Gottlieb

Dec 27

Crowd-Pleasing Alvin Ailey, High-Minded Merce Cunningham

By Robert Gottlieb

Aug 26

The Triumph of the Trocks, The Shame of New York Magazine

By Robert Gottlieb

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