A dancer, choreographer, curator, and advocate, Gabriel Mata has become well known to readers of MD Theatre Guide over the last several years, as a solo artist and the organizer behind the L…
“A heist for the revolution.” That is how Co-Director Michelle Dorrance described “The Center Will Not Hold” during a post performance discussion Saturday at Center for the Arts. I w…
As a dance lover who lives in Maryland, the opportunity to see Hubbard Street Dance Chicago twice in one season is a genuine pleasure. Featuring two repeats from their October appearance at …
"TEXTURES," presented by Textures Dance Theatre, marked the closing performance of the 17th annual Intersections Festival at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Prepared for the stage in only …
"Lineage" Thursday night at the Gordon Center was a one-night-only performance with the Ballet Theatre of Maryland and the modern dance-based Full Circle Dance Company at the Gordon Center. …
It was one of the most enthusiastic audiences of the Intersections Festival that greeted "We Are Somebody's Ancestors." Featuring the work of choreographers Ishanathan Guteng, Lauren DeVera,…
 Kids should be allowed to be kids without having to worry about dance critics. However, public artistic statements by youth performers about the condition of being a kid in this world d…
 Choreographer and producer Kyoko Fujimoto's concept for "Urban Steps" was perfectly suited for the Atlas Intersections Festival. Fujimoto presented three choreographic projects in works…
There was hardly an empty seat for the opening performance of The Washington Ballet's new production of "Giselle" at STC's Harman Hall. With choreography by TWB's Artistic Director Edwaa…
Neither rain or snow could keep a sold out audience from "My Name Is Not Bin Laden" at Atlas Intersections Festival. It is a one man show written and performed by Osama Mahmoud Ashour and di…
An adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," "Beneath The Sun" was an ambitious offering from the promising new company, Moore Contemporary Theatrics. It was led by choreogra…
Moveius Contemporary Ballet celebrated Valentine's Day with the premier of Associate Artistic Director Alvaro Palu's "Love Language." A brilliant site-specific use of the Dance Loft on 14 sp…
Glade Dance Collective's Sampler Showcase from the NACHMO DC January Challenge 2026 opened the dance programming at this year's annual Intersections Festival at the Atlas Performing Arts Cen…
Last Saturday night was the closing performance of "Momentum: A Mixed Bill," Ballet Theatre of Maryland's annual mixed repertory production featuring work choreographed by BTM Company dancer…
It's a basic principle of directing theatre that when two people are on stage and one of them speaks, the audience will probably watch the one who is listening. The opposite is true of dance…
It was an enthusiastic audience who braved howling wind chills to attend the twenty-third appearance of the Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble at the George Mason University Center f…
Chamber Dance Project's performance at Arena Stage's Finchandler Theatre was a charcuterie board for dance lovers. The nine brief works, including two world premiers, offered glimpses into l…
José Limón (1908-1972) is one of the foundational figures of American modern dance. A student of Doris Humphrey, Limón went on to create his own dance technique, and the company he fo…
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's performance at George Mason Center for the Arts was a display not only of the wide variety of dance that exists under the moniker of "contemporary," but also o…
The LatinX Movement Festival premiered at Dance Place in 2024. This second iteration featured performances by artists including Armando Ibañez, Felipe Moltedo, Corazón Folklórico DC…
The Back Room at Glen Echo is one of the Park's smaller spaces. Tucked in a corner of the campus behind the Spanish Ballroom the Back Room's wood floors are more used to hosting social dance…
Gabriel Mata is one of my favorite DC-based choreographers. He deploys movement in sophisticated structures without falling into oblique or self-involved and inaccessible formulae. He has a …
There were ghosts in the Lang on last Saturday evening. The "Icons Choreographers' Collective" began with a tribute to the late George Jackson. Jackson was a dance writer and author contribu…
 "New Releases," a recurring annual performance at Dance Place in Washington, DC showcasing the work of emerging local choreographers, was two shows in one. The first half of the program…