379 stories by "Gia Kourlas"
For her second commission at New York City Ballet, the principal dancer is leveling up. “Symphonie Espagnole,” with a nod to the company’s Balanchine heritage, has a cast of 40.
New York City Ballet opens its spring season with classic works by George Balanchine and more. Here are some dancers who will surely stand out.
The violinist Johnny Gandelsman wanted his music to move. In the overly winsome "Johnny Loves Johann," he performs Bach's cello suites alongside four dance artists.
At the School of American Ballet's new health and wellness center, bodies and minds share equal billing and everyone gets the help they need.
Her dance company, the oldest in the United States, celebrates its centennial in a series of mixed bills. But why aren't all the dances by Graham?
And so does the company, which revives its lush, fantastical, large-scale production, set in the Caribbean.
In "Superbloom," the latest work by the ballet dancer Sara Mearns and the postmodern choreographer Jodi Melnick, women are at the forefront.
American Ballet Theater opened a short spring season at Lincoln Center with a full-length work by Lar Lubovitch from 1997. Time hasn't freshened it up.
This art form is alive, and Chalamet, who comes from a dance family, knows it. But what value does ballet have for the world at large?
The free-spirited figure skater spoke to our dance critic about her approach to performing, the role of music and more.
Benjamin Millepied's "Romeo and Juliet Suite," with its unusual approach to dance coupling and live performance, comes to the Park Avenue Armory.
The Trisha Brown Dance Company is presenting a stellar double bill of Rauschenberg-designed works by Merce Cunningham and Trisha Brown.
Dance Reflections, a festival that pushes contemporary dance brought performances to Manhattan and Brooklyn last weekend.
Competition can wreck a figure skater, but Liu and other Olympians shed the pressure and delivered transcendent performances focused on artistry.
The choreographer has a busy spring: early works at the Guggenheim's swirling rotunda, a new appointment at Gibney Dance and a robust program at Bard.
Taylor Stanley debuts as Carabosse, the glamorous, evil fairy in "The Sleeping Beauty." He is the first male-identifying person to take the role at New York City Ballet.
At New York City Ballet, Alexei Ratmansky exposes the current moment with a political satire based on "The Emperor's New Clothes."
January is not a dry month for performance in New York, and this season, there were wide-ranging views of how bodies " more than words " can tell stories.
Ballet evolves slowly, and that includes footwear. But a new shoe with sneaker technology is giving dancers support from the heel up.
"The Testament of Ann Lee," starring Amanda Seyfried, tells the story of the Shakers and their feminist leader. Dance and music are its vital, mystical language.
This year, "Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes" pays homage to the legacy of the group, but its future seems to be more about sisterhood than dancing.
Twyla Tharp led the way with her distinct brand of American classicism, along with other artists who stepped it up.
Joyful, melancholy, heroic: Paul Taylor's "Esplanade" celebrates its 50th anniversary and the extraordinariness of ordinary movement.
The first week of the company's annual season at City Center featured "Jazz Island," an earnest premiere by Maija GarcÃa, and a treasure by Alonzo King.
At New York City Ballet, two boys from the School of American Ballet get to play a coveted role: Fritz, a terror of a little brother.
