Modern Dance News

Matthew Bourne's Early Adventures is a triple bill of the dance-maker's work, created between 1988 and 1991.

Dancers from the "Unost" troupe representing the Ukraine stretch in the foyer of the theatre ahead of their performance at the 10th World Dance Championships in Modern Dance Sport, in Eastbourne on May 25, 2012.

Robert Battle is the new artistic director of Alvin Ailey, only the third in the company's lifetime after Judith Jamison and Alvin Ailey himself.

Tickets: Advance at www.knoxtix.com $13 general admission, $8.50 military personnel, senior citizens or students; at door $15 & $10 The collaborating dancers of the local Circle Modern Dance troupe had first thought of something light, seasonal and happy for their spring show in June.

The circus has come a long way from the horse and chariot races of ancient Rome or the traveling freak shows of the late 19th century.

Modern dance masterpieces by choreographer Bill T. Jones, one of the most innovative and powerful forces in the world of modern dance and the artistic creator of Broadway hits Spring Awakening and Fela! , will come to SPAC's Amphitheatre Stage on Thursday, June 7 @ 8 p.m. The mixed repertory program features avant-garde and classic works, including ... (more)

When it's no longer clear where individual arms end and legs begin, instead of something grotesque, the cluster of dancers appear as one strong force writhing to a racing-heartbeat rhythm pulsing from five traditional Haitian drums.

MORE than 1,000 dancers from around the world are in Eastbourne for an international dance competition this week - and the council believes they will bring 1.5 million revenue to the town.

Special guest and former Let's Dance student Laura Battcock wowed the crowd with a piece she performed from a project she designed for her Contemporary Dance program at Concordia University entitled "It's Not Linear." Each year, students in the Let's Dance program take to the stage to show parents, friends and the community what they have ... (more)

Special guest and former Let's Dance student Laura Battcock wowed the crowd with a piece she performed from a project she designed for her Contemporary Dance program at Concordia University entitled "It's Not Linear." Each year, students in the Let's Dance program take to the stage to show parents, friends and the community what they have ... (more)

A EA lizabethtown's e-dance center offers a wide variety of courses in dance instruction, including hip-hop, jazz, tap, ballet and modern dance.

Try flexing one glute muscle at a time. That's right, each individual butt muscle: Left.

The following article was posted on May 24th, 2012, in the New Times - Volume 26, Issue 43 [ Submit a Story ] Dancers are rolling heavily across the floor like seals making their way toward the ocean.

Sitting on a sunlit stoop near his lower Pacific Heights studios, the genial Scott Wells looks more like a regular guy out for a cup of coffee than the freewheeling choreographer whose works have sent dancers swooping on skateboards, pitted balletic Baryshnikovs in a boxing match with Rocky Balboa, and melded the physicality of contact improv with ... (more)

In a time when funding for arts programs is threatened in the face of budget cuts, fourth- graders at Boulevard Elementary School were given the opportunity, thanks to grant funding and a donation, to take 10 workshops with professional dancers from a Capital Region troupe.

THE PHILADELPHIA Live Arts Festival has announced the lineup for its 2012 show, which will once again feature a mix of international and homegrown performers.

The long-awaited Soweto Theatre opens on Friday built on remarkable legacies of music, theatre and dance.Picture: Boxer Ngwenya The complex had its sod-turning ceremony in Jabulani on February 10, 2009, and is built on a legacy created in the South Western Township from the 1960s, in halls, classrooms, churches, courtyards, Gibson Kente's famous ... (more)

Mt. San Jacinto College Dance Department produced a spectacular array of movement expressions within the Surfacing Dance Concert.

The small repertoire company in Herzliya composes a diversifies program designed to please any audience - the result is rather lukewarm.

The Boston Ballet closed out their season with a triple-whammy program entitled "Fancy Free" at the Boston Opera House.