Gia Kourlas
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Four Dancers Promoted to Principal at New York City Ballet
Signaling the arrival of ballet’s next generation, the soloists Emilie Gerrity, Isabella LaFreniere, Roman Mejia and Mira Nadon move up. → Read More
Dancing With the Stairs: From Vaudeville to TikTok
Who needs a stage when you have stairs? On film and in life, each step is more than a step: It’s the potential for a dance of daring. → Read More
Review: At Ailey, Love Is a Battlefield, Film Noir Style
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Lincoln Center with an anniversary and a premiere by its resident choreographer, Jamar Roberts. → Read More
Review: Witching Up ‘Giselle.’ (The Horror, oh the Horror.)
English National Ballet brings Akram Khan’s “Giselle” to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, a production that prizes style over substance. → Read More
Review: Dancing the Night Away With Brazil’s Cia Suave
The choreographer Alice Ripoll and 10 dancers from Rio de Janeiro combine youthful abandon with an exploration of social injustice in “Cria” at BAM Fisher. → Read More
‘Release. Joy. Love.’ A Dance Festival at Little Island.
Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard have organized a festival that celebrates percussive dance and artists of all ages. → Read More
Madeline Hollander’s ‘Review’ at Performa Is Apt for the Moment
Madeline Hollander’s “Review” at Performa, in which performers will mark dances that have been canceled or postponed, seems an apt response to our moment. → Read More
Ailey II Names a New Artistic Director
For the dancer, choreographer and director Francesca Harper, an “Ailey baby,” this new role is also a homecoming. → Read More
At Rockaway, Dancing for the Sea, the Sky, the Sand and the Birds
This season Beach Sessions has just one dance: “Repose,” a meditative, durational work by Moriah Evans. → Read More
She’s the Dancing Force Behind Nia Dennis’s Viral Gymnastics Routines
Bijoya Das, a former gymnast with a deep relationship to dance, is training U.C.L.A. team members to let their personality light up the mat. → Read More
Catch the Vibe: Club Culture Comes to Life at Lincoln Center
The choreographer Ephrat Asherie unveils her short film “UnderScored,” which pays homage to the history of the underground scene and its veterans. → Read More
The Election Brings Dance to the Streets for a Collective Roar
On Saturday, after Joe Biden’s victory was announced, what spilled out of bodies and into cities was an expression of churning emotion. → Read More
Chirping Birds, Dancers and an Audience That Tops Out at 10
New York Theater Ballet presents LIFT Lab Live, a series of solos and short works at its intimate East Village space. Don’t forget your mask. → Read More
Ballet Finds Itself on Higher Ground, Overlooking Lincoln Center
Six short works, including three premieres, were unveiled on a rooftop to benefit the new organization Dancers of N.Y.C.B. → Read More
‘Beau Travail’ Finds the Rhythm of Life (and Dances Away the Pain)
Claire Denis’s film about legionnaires, ends with a fearless, thrilling dance by Denis Lavant, but that’s not its only choreographic beat. → Read More
Trading the Ice for New York City Pavement
Under the summer sun, Ice Theater of New York finds its way back to gliding. “I go wherever my wheels take me,” one skater says. → Read More
David Gordon Digs Into His Archives for a Dance That Matters
The choreographer’s “The Philadelphia Matter — 1972/2020” is a video work for a virtual company of more than 30 performers. That’s a lot of Dropbox. → Read More
Aesha Ash Takes Her Place at the Head of the Class
This former City Ballet dancer becomes the first Black female member of the School of American Ballet’s permanent faculty. Yes, it’s a big deal. → Read More
What Is It Like to Watch Live Dance Again? Amazing
Kaatsbaan hosts a welcome summer festival in the Hudson Valley, where nature and dancers join forces to put on a show. → Read More
Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’: Let’s Discuss
Six critics on the visual album rooted in her “Lion King”-inspired record “The Gift,” a grand statement of African-diaspora pride and creative power. → Read More