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Contemporary dance

An image shows four women in light blue outfits dancing energetically in unison on stage with bright spotlights.

The 2025/26 Harkness Mainstage Series Is Amplifying Women’s Artistry Across Genres

The program, which runs from September through May, is "as much a statement as it is an artistic offering," co-executive director Alison Manning tells Observer.
By Caedra Scott-Flaherty
A dancer leads a trio through hanging mica and silk panels during Echoes on the Wall, as they move in synchrony within a reflective, semi-transparent sculptural environment.

Live Performance in the Art World: Genuine Cross-Pollination or an Aesthetic Accessory?

CARVALHO’s performance series dissolves artistic hierarchies in favor of shared authorship and spatial dialogue.
By Cynthia Dragoni
Four dancers, including one woman being supported in a reclining pose, engage in an intense, physically entangled moment during a performance by Tabula Rasa Dance Theater.

“I Become a Human When I Consume Art”: A Conversation with Choreographer Felipe Escalante

His Tabula Rasa Dance Theater is bringing dances centering the experiences of Mexicans in their homeland and abroad to El Museo del Barrio.
By Caedra Scott-Flaherty
A male dancer in white briefs and an open white shirt lifts another male dancer over his shoulders on a dark stage with dramatic lighting.

La MaMa’s Radical Dance Festival Turns Twenty

By Caedra Scott-Flaherty
An image showing two dancers onstage: a male dancer in a black mesh shirt and shorts leans toward a female dancer in a corset-style bodice and long red skirt, both holding an intense pose from Deaths and Entrances during a rehearsal by the Martha Graham Dance Company.

Deaths, Entrances and Memory at The Joyce

By Caedra Scott-Flaherty
A group of dancers leap midair in athletic poses on a dark stage, each dressed in colorful casual clothing that highlights the energy and individuality of the choreography.

Gauthier Dance Brings an Innovative European Energy to New York

By Caedra Scott-Flaherty

Spring Preview: Fight Doom and Gloom as Dance and Opera Speak Truth to Power

By David Cote
An image of a male ballet dancer in a white costume executing a grand jeté with arms outstretched, leaping across a stage with a brick wall and faded signage in the background.

Inside London’s Vibrant New Dance Theater

By Simon Coates
An image of a male dancer mid-jump with arms and legs fully extended, while a female dancer in a black leotard stands in the background, her posture suggesting movement.

Cuban Contemporary Dance Comes to The Joyce

By Caedra Scott-Flaherty
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