Modern Dance News

Rambert Dance Company is, at 87, the UK's oldest dance troupe, and founder Marie Rambert nurtured some of Britain's foremost choreographers, including Frederick Ashton and the creator of the Royal Ballet, Ninette de Valois.

Next week Israeli audiences will have a rare opportunity to get a glimpse of cutting-edge contemporary dance from China.

Everything is dark except for the truck-sized monolith. Two female figures emerge from the shadows, their bodies athletically twisting and spinning and stomping to the electronic beat, which sounds like someone drumming on crystal stalagmites.

Britains Got Talent act Twist & Pulse with street dancers during their workshop at Studio Jam, Villiers Street, Sunderland.

There is nothing quite like sitting in a theatre, not knowing what is about to be shown: one might liken this to opening presents - some are bright and sparkly, some are a bit odd and others might as well be thrown in the bin.

At 11:30 a.m., there will be an informational meeting for small business owners on the Affordable Care Act at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.

"Keeping it real" has become an elusive goal for hip-hop artists, whose art is increasingly threatened by mainstream acceptance.

Lauren Putty White has been named the winner of the 2013-2014 Ellen Forman Memorial Award.

New York Theatre Ballet presents a Summer Intensive for ages 9-12 from July 8-19, 2013at The New York Theatre Ballet studios 30 East 31st Street, 5th Floor, NYC.

Fairfax Academy dance students Katie Davidson, Anna Marie Tiss, Rachel Fallavollita and Alisha Dwivedi practice for a performance of “3 Epitaphs,” a modern dance by legendary choreographer Paul Taylor.

WHEN YOU STUDY Southern literature, it sometimes feels like all roads lead to William Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County, even if you had no intentions of going there.

Fairfax Academy dance students Katie Davidson, Anna Marie Tiss, Rachel Fallavollita and Alisha Dwivedi practice for a performance of “3 Epitaphs,” a modern dance by legendary choreographer Paul Taylor.

This week's dance events include speed dating musicians and dancers, the latest from Ryan Heffington and Los Angeles Ballet continues to paint the town Balanchine Red.

Last week, Tel Aviv was covered in a thick layer of fog. Unusual for this time of year, the strange weather cast a moody, dreary cloud over local denizens.

Name of the Italian-French choreographer Clotilde Tiradritti is widely known in the artistic world in Europe and beyond.

Every year, dozens of emerging choreographers vie for a spot on Moving Current's New Grounds program.

The Charleston Broadway Dance Ensemble is a regional student dance company presenting the most recent performance genre to hit Broadway, the “Dansical.” The Dansical is an in depth choreographic project by which dancers take a story based on the musical theatre format and translate it entirely into dance vocabulary.

Once a year, since 2009, dancer Yaelisa has brought flamenco to the stage of Pacifica Performances, each time sending her thrilled, whistling audience to their feet in applause.

Kevin O'Hare as Edward II and Leticia Muller as 'Queen Isabella' in Birmingham Royal Ballet's production of 'Edward II' which opens in front of Princess Margaret at the Hippodrome tonight .

This Sunday evening, participants in a large-scale interactive performance will hoist programmable umbrellas outfitted with LED lights skyward in a shimmering spectacle of red, green, and blue.