"Contemporary Dance in Four Colleges" is a 1952 Perry-Mansfield production that captures the innovative spirit of mid-century American dance education. The film presents dynamic performances and ...

Choreographer Akram Khan on his all-female show inspired by the Saudi desert - British choreographer Akram Khan does things ...

Amplifying the camaraderie, creativity, strength and vision of Black female choreographers is the foundation of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company’s presentation of “Power & Presence,” coming March 1 ...

You may not have heard of Zikr Dance Ensemble, but the Denver-based company, which celebrates its 15 th anniversary this year, is well worth noting. Its artistic director, David Taylor, founded the ...

The Dance Theatre of Harlem will perform a mix of classical and contemporary ballet that celebrates African American culture and history this Friday and Saturday at the Belk Theater. Dance Theatre of ...

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, the world renown African-American modern and contemporary dance organization, has named Debbie Blunden-Diggs as its chief executive and artistic director.

Dance Brigade will present the premiere of Match Girrl, a fractured fairy tale about class struggle exploring the drug and ...

If you want to talk about contemporary dance in Nashville, be prepared to hear a lot about Banning Bouldin and Becca Hoback. The two dancers — whose stories intertwine intricately as if they’d been ...

They say a classical ballet isn’t over until the female protagonist dies. Tchaikovsky’s popular 1870s Swan Lake is a prime example. Turned into a white swan by Baron Von Rothbart, Odette perishes in ...

Dancer, choreographer and dance educator Shirley Mordine has died. Her five-decade career in Chicago included founding the dance department at Columbia College Chicago and originating the college’s ...

Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Vol. 22, No. 2 (June 2007), pp. 52-57 (6 pages) Little information is available about the frequency and type of injuries that occur in modern dancers at a ...