For 35 years, dancers from around the world have traveled to North Hollywood seeking something that can’t be taught in a classroom: opportunity. They come to Millennium Dance Complex, a San Fernando ...

In the eyes of Ana Maria Alvarez, who heads up the dance program in UC San Diego’s Department of Theatre and Dance, art-making can be both enlightening and healing. “We’re in a time right now where ...

Martin Lloyd-Evans’s credible production roots the action in time and place. Amanda Echalaz is a richly drawn and touching Minnie and conductor Matthew Kofi Waldren adds colour and drama Opera Holland ...

Anyone who still remembers Opera Holland Park’s most recent staging (2014’s update to the atomic tests in Nevada) may be relieved that director Martin Lloyd-Evans leaves the gimmicks at home, playing ...

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If your TikTok feed recently served you a clip of seven dancers moving in uncanny synchronization to a 1979 new wave track, you’ve already seen the work of Molly Long. Her choreography has racked up ...

Cumbia is often something you hear before you know its name. It arrives early, at family parties, backyard gatherings, long afternoons that stretch into the night, folded into the background of daily ...

“I think I can say more with my body than with words,” Puerto Rican choreographer Kiani del Valle declares at the outset of an hour-long conversation about her practice, her past struggles — and what ...

Every year, the Super Bowl halftime show transforms football stadiums into creative stages where artists transport viewers into worlds far removed from football. And over the last two years, as fans ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra launched a dance festival this weekend, featuring choreographers from Garth Fagan Dance and the Rochester City Ballet. The festival kicked off ...

Los Angeles Rams star receiver Puka Nacua sparked a wave of controversy this week after he promised streamer Adin Ross that he’d do his “Jewish” dance as a touchdown celebration. At one point during ...

Alexandra Light, a former principal dancer with Texas Ballet Theater in Fort Worth, is now making her mark behind the scenes. Though retired from performing, Light remains at home in the rehearsal ...