Dance

At 85, the Choreographer Lucinda Childs Still Has a Full Dance Card

At 85, the Choreographer Lucinda Childs Still Has a Ful...

NYT > Dance, Feb 17, 2026 - 16:29

The choreographer has a busy spring: early works at the Guggenheim’s swirling ro...

Taylor Stanley Makes Their Presence Known in NYCB’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’

Taylor Stanley Makes Their Presence Known in NYCB’s ‘Sl...

NYT > Dance, Feb 12, 2026 - 16:54

Taylor Stanley debuts as Carabosse, the glamorous, evil fairy in “The Sleeping B...

Broadway’s Great Imitators, Now on TikTok

Broadway’s Great Imitators, Now on TikTok

NYT > Dance, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:53

TikTok is the new home for musical theater fans who want to put themselves in th...

Like Fireworks: When Masters of Tap and Kathak Dance Meet

Like Fireworks: When Masters of Tap and Kathak Dance Meet

NYT > Dance, Feb 9, 2026 - 17:27

American tap greats collaborating with kathak dancers discover how to communicat...

At City Ballet, Alexei Ratmansky’s Morality Tale Is Wrapped in Farce

At City Ballet, Alexei Ratmansky’s Morality Tale Is Wra...

NYT > Dance, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

“The Naked King,” based on “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” debuts Thursday. “I’ve b...

‘Bridgerton’ Is Built on Romance. But Its Backbone Is Dance.

‘Bridgerton’ Is Built on Romance. But Its Backbone Is D...

NYT > Dance, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

“There’s so much in the pomp and circumstance and the rules of the world that co...

Alvin Ailey Company to Get $10 Million Endowment to Fund Top Job

Alvin Ailey Company to Get $10 Million Endowment to Fun...

NYT > Dance, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

The gift from Daria Wallach, a retired leader in the financial services industry...

Review: Alexei Ratmansky, Ballet’s King of Comedy, Fights Back

Review: Alexei Ratmansky, Ballet’s King of Comedy, Figh...

NYT > Dance, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

At New York City Ballet, Alexei Ratmansky exposes the current moment with a poli...

The Utah High School Drill Teams Who Dance With Intense Precision

The Utah High School Drill Teams Who Dance With Intense...

NYT > Dance, Feb 2, 2026 - 15:54

Two traditions, military dance and a game resembling Simon Says, make drill team...

Review: In Justin Peck’s New Ballet, Beethoven Gets Sporty

Review: In Justin Peck’s New Ballet, Beethoven Gets Sporty

NYT > Dance, Jan 30, 2026 - 16:23

Peck’s “The Wind-Up,” set to the first movement of the “Eroica” symphony, doesn’...

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, on the (Bumpy) Road to Reconciliation

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, on the (Bumpy) Road to Recon...

NYT > Dance, Jan 26, 2026 - 14:55

The Indigenous choreographer Cameron Fraser-Monroe is taking his ballet on tour,...

At New York Performance Festivals, Finding the Dance in Theater

At New York Performance Festivals, Finding the Dance in...

NYT > Dance, Jan 21, 2026 - 16:55

January is not a dry month for performance in New York, and this season, there w...

How a Shoe Invented by a Dancer Might Be a Game Changer

How a Shoe Invented by a Dancer Might Be a Game Changer

NYT > Dance, Jan 19, 2026 - 16:27

Ballet evolves slowly, and that includes footwear. But a new shoe with sneaker t...

Martha Graham Dance Company Won’t Celebrate Centennial at Kennedy Center

Martha Graham Dance Company Won’t Celebrate Centennial ...

NYT > Dance, Jan 16, 2026 - 16:53

The oldest dance troupe in the United States decided not to perform at the Washi...

In ‘Sons of Echo’ Male Dancers March to Female Choreographers’ Beat

In ‘Sons of Echo’ Male Dancers March to Female Choreogr...

NYT > Dance, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:53

“Sons of Echo,” in which standout male dancers perform work by women, proves tha...

Dance Moves From the Street, City Edition

Dance Moves From the Street, City Edition

NYT > Dance, Jan 5, 2026 - 16:00

Dancers from Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia demonstrate the fundamentals of t...

Georgian National Ballet Brings Country’s Folk Dance to New York

Georgian National Ballet Brings Country’s Folk Dance to...

NYT > Dance, Jan 5, 2026 - 16:00

The Georgian National Ballet Sukhishvili brings its blazing version of the count...

In ‘Ann Lee,’ Dance Is the Fuel for a Godly 18th-Century Rave

In ‘Ann Lee,’ Dance Is the Fuel for a Godly 18th-Centur...

NYT > Dance, Dec 30, 2025 - 14:24

“The Testament of Ann Lee,” starring Amanda Seyfried, tells the story of the Sha...

‘Try/Step/Trip’ Is a Story of Hip-Hop Rehabilitation, Told in Step

‘Try/Step/Trip’ Is a Story of Hip-Hop Rehabilitation, T...

NYT > Dance, Dec 29, 2025 - 13:54

Dahlak Brathwaite’s “Try/Step/Trip,” part of the Under the Radar festival, uses ...

Review: ‘The Seasons’ Jumbles Warnings About Climate Crisis

Review: ‘The Seasons’ Jumbles Warnings About Climate Cr...

NYT > Dance, Dec 23, 2025 - 13:44

An operatic Vivaldi pastiche, with a new story by Sarah Ruhl, offers an ambivale...

The Rockettes, at 100, Need a Kick in the Right Direction

The Rockettes, at 100, Need a Kick in the Right Direction

NYT > Dance, Dec 23, 2025 - 13:44

This year, “Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes” pays homage...

Hans van Manen, Celebrated Dutch Choreographer, Is Dead at 93

Hans van Manen, Celebrated Dutch Choreographer, Is Dead...

NYT > Dance, Dec 20, 2025 - 08:11

He rose from poverty to become one of the Netherlands’ most revered dance makers...

He Smeared Dog Feces on a Critic. Now, He’s Back in the Spotlight.

He Smeared Dog Feces on a Critic. Now, He’s Back in the...

NYT > Dance, Dec 20, 2025 - 08:11

Two years after the assault, Marco Goecke is staging a nontraditional “Nutcracke...

Out From Russia’s Shadow: Lithuania’s National Ballet at 100

Out From Russia’s Shadow: Lithuania’s National Ballet a...

NYT > Dance, Dec 17, 2025 - 11:54

The national company has a new leader, Jurgita Dronina, and a desire to raise it...

Fall for Modern Dance With This Masterpiece

Fall for Modern Dance With This Masterpiece

NYT > Dance, Dec 8, 2025 - 07:09

Joyful, melancholy, heroic: Paul Taylor’s “Esplanade” celebrates its 50th annive...

In a Reimagined ‘Our Town,’ Dance and Poetry Run for the Woods

In a Reimagined ‘Our Town,’ Dance and Poetry Run for th...

NYT > Dance, Nov 20, 2025 - 07:32

In “My Town,” Jack Ferver’s one-person take on the Wilder classic with hints of ...

Oprah, Gayle King and More Attend Misty Copeland’s Final Performance

Oprah, Gayle King and More Attend Misty Copeland’s Fina...

NYT > Dance, Nov 19, 2025 - 12:08

The trailblazing ballerina returned to the stage after five years for one final ...

Ballet Dancers Are Starting to Prioritize Their Mental Health

Ballet Dancers Are Starting to Prioritize Their Mental ...

NYT > Dance, Nov 17, 2025 - 08:07

Dancers are famous for buckling down and getting through it. But a new openness ...

Review: To Cure the Sick, ‘Le Grand Bal’ Prescribes a Rave

Review: To Cure the Sick, ‘Le Grand Bal’ Prescribes a Rave

NYT > Dance, Oct 30, 2025 - 14:13

The French troupe Compagnie Dyptik is making its United States debut with a show...

‘Larsen C’ Review: Grand, Dark and Inhumanly Cold

‘Larsen C’ Review: Grand, Dark and Inhumanly Cold

NYT > Dance, Oct 19, 2025 - 12:30

At the new Powerhouse: International festival in Brooklyn, Christos Papadopoulos...

A Tyrant for Our Times: Reviving José Limón’s ‘The Emperor Jones’

A Tyrant for Our Times: Reviving José Limón’s ‘The Empe...

NYT > Dance, Oct 13, 2025 - 14:03

Limón’s dance, based on the play by Eugene O’Neill, has long been something of a...

Review: Paris Opera Ballet Unrolls a Lackluster ‘Red Carpet’

Review: Paris Opera Ballet Unrolls a Lackluster ‘Red Ca...

NYT > Dance, Oct 10, 2025 - 13:05

The esteemed company presents a full-length contemporary work by Hofesh Shechter...

Paris Opera Ballet Brings Hofesh Shechter Work to America, Leaving Tutus at Home

Paris Opera Ballet Brings Hofesh Shechter Work to Ameri...

NYT > Dance, Oct 1, 2025 - 06:07

The company will perform the contemporary choreographer Hofesh Shechter’s “Red C...

Powerhouse: International Festival Opens Its Dance Floor. First Up, Skateboarders.

Powerhouse: International Festival Opens Its Dance Floo...

NYT > Dance, Sep 19, 2025 - 15:55

Mette Ingvartsen’s “Skatepark” will inaugurate the new Powerhouse: International...

Review: At Fall for Dance, War, Persistence and a Slow Tap of Love

Review: At Fall for Dance, War, Persistence and a Slow ...

NYT > Dance, Sep 17, 2025 - 14:14

The annual festival, popular for its take-a-chance-priced tickets, opened with a...

For Many Cuban Ballet Dancers, Forging a Path Forward Means Leaving

For Many Cuban Ballet Dancers, Forging a Path Forward M...

NYT > Dance, Sep 12, 2025 - 06:34

As the country’s economy falters, members of the storied Cuban National Ballet h...

Dance Performances and Festivals to See This Fall

Dance Performances and Festivals to See This Fall

NYT > Dance, Sep 6, 2025 - 05:32

Season standouts include a new festival at the Powerhouse in Brooklyn, a Ballet ...

Trajal Harrell on Staging a Runway Show at the Park Avenue Armory

Trajal Harrell on Staging a Runway Show at the Park Ave...

NYT > Dance, Sep 6, 2025 - 05:32

The choreographer takes over the Park Avenue Armory with “Monkey Off My Back or ...

At Japan Society, the Unsettling Darkness and Surprising Light of Yukio Mishima

At Japan Society, the Unsettling Darkness and Surprisin...

NYT > Dance, Sep 1, 2025 - 05:15

At Japan Society, Emergences celebrates Mishima’s centennial. “One of the things...

At the Rockaway Beach Sessions, a New York City Dance

At the Rockaway Beach Sessions, a New York City Dance

NYT > Dance, Aug 21, 2025 - 06:05

The choreographer Kim Brandt brings “Wayward,” an expansive new dance, to Rockaw...

Tiler Peck Knows Jerome Robbins, and Knows What She Wants

Tiler Peck Knows Jerome Robbins, and Knows What She Wants

NYT > Dance, Aug 7, 2025 - 07:27

The New York City Ballet principal brings together dancers from four companies t...

The Moves That Make ‘Chicago’ and ‘A Chorus Line’ So Special

The Moves That Make ‘Chicago’ and ‘A Chorus Line’ So Sp...

NYT > Dance, Jul 18, 2025 - 06:06

To celebrate the shows’ golden anniversaries, the Broadway star Robyn Hurder dem...

Gillian Murphy, a Ballerina With Joy and Aplomb, Steps Down from ABT

Gillian Murphy, a Ballerina With Joy and Aplomb, Steps ...

NYT > Dance, Jul 17, 2025 - 05:06

After 29 years, the American Ballet Theater principal bids farewell with “Swan L...

At Jacob’s Pillow, a High-Tech Theater Rises From the Ashes

At Jacob’s Pillow, a High-Tech Theater Rises From the A...

NYT > Dance, Jul 8, 2025 - 14:00

The Doris Duke Theater, which burned down in 2020, has been rebuilt as a hub for...

‘Pastoral’ Review: Sampling Beethoven at Bard

‘Pastoral’ Review: Sampling Beethoven at Bard

NYT > Dance, Jul 7, 2025 - 09:36

The latest work by the choreographer Pam Tanowitz combines music and design in f...

In Ashton’s ‘Sylvia,’ Ballerinas Get to Be Like Wonder Woman

In Ashton’s ‘Sylvia,’ Ballerinas Get to Be Like Wonder ...

NYT > Dance, Jun 30, 2025 - 05:34

Hunting bows in hand, a new generation of dancers takes on the multifaceted role...

Amie Donald Has the Moves as the Killer Robot in ‘M3gan 2.0’

Amie Donald Has the Moves as the Killer Robot in ‘M3gan...

NYT > Dance, Jun 27, 2025 - 05:33

The sunny 15-year-old dancer-turned-actress is about as far as you can get from ...

Does It Matter How a Cello Is Held? It’s a Centuries-Old Debate.

Does It Matter How a Cello Is Held? It’s a Centuries-Ol...

NYT > Dance, Jun 17, 2025 - 05:33

Historical response to the cello endpin, which anchors the instrument to the flo...

Lexee Smith, Dancer and Addison Rae’s Creative Director, Finds Her Way

Lexee Smith, Dancer and Addison Rae’s Creative Director...

NYT > Dance, Jun 13, 2025 - 05:31

Lexee Smith, who works closely with Addison Rae, is an outlier: a commercial dan...

Misty Copeland Changed Ballet. Now She’s Ready to Move On.

Misty Copeland Changed Ballet. Now She’s Ready to Move On.

NYT > Dance, Jun 11, 2025 - 23:23

The American Ballet Theater’s first Black female principal dancer on everything ...