Modern Dance News

It was a shock to hear that Pina Bausch, one of the iconic figures in the dance world, died today at age 68, five days after being diagnosed with cancer.

Lauded by Out Magazine, The New York Times, CBS News on LOGO and The Village Voice, the Fire Island Dance Festival returns to Fire Island Pines for a trio of outdoor party/performances on Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19, 2009.

Beautiful and strange, tragic yet hopeful, Pina Bausch's creations entranced the audience.

German choreographer Pina Bausch, whose work is credited with revolutionizing the language of modern dance, died on Tuesday after being diagnosed with cancer only days earlier.

Instructors Ryan and Monica Shen Knotts taught a class featuring moves made famous by Lindy Hop orignator Frankie Manning.

NEDERLANDS Dans Theater is in effect two companies, both of which have been seen here in previous years.

TAKE Dance Company, a contemporary dance ensemble known for its gentle blend of eastern and western sensibilities led by artistic director and choreographer Takehiro Ueyama, presents a program filled with exuberant play, human dancescapes and structural patterns that overflow the stage.

Guest blogger Danielle Marie Georgiou is a Dance Lecturer at the University of Texas at Arlington where she serves as the Assistant Director of the UT Arlingtona TMs Dance Ensemble.

Kerri-Ann Paradis Hutton and Michelle Grierson , seen during their improvisational performance during the Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival, have launched a new dance company dubbed the No.

Back about 100 years ago, when choreographers were busy trying to figure out what modern dance would be, they spent a lot of time throwing things out.

GENERATIONS apart got into the groove and danced side by side at a special class set up to bridge the age gap.

Capital Ballet Taipei raises its profile further with Ballet Pageant III, a compilation of short ballets by four choreographers By Diane Baker STAFF REPORTER Friday, Jun 12, 2009, Page 13 PERFORMANCE NOTES: WHAT: Capital Ballet Taipei, Ballet Pageant III WHEN: Tomorrow at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm WHERE: Metropolitan Hall , 25, Bade Rd Sec 3, ...

From left, Katie Hoff, Hope Voshell and Codie Muth dance in a oeJenny the Jaguara during a performance put on by Vickia s School of Dance and Gymnastics.

Cadbury "Modern Dance" June 10, 2009 The secret of Cadbury's Caramilk bar is finally explained... through the medium of modern dance.

The performing arts are taking a beating from advertising today. First, we had the Breathe Right nasal-strips guy who quietly snoozes through a pretentious theater performance.

Modern dance is more than old enough to have a history that ought to be preserved.

In his first solo dance performance on the Seacoast, Larry McCullough will debut a series of original solo modern dance works titled 'Endangered Species' at the West End Studio Theatre, June 19-21. McCullough, raised in the Midwest, spent teenage summers with a friend's family at Green Acre Bahai School in Eliot, and went on to dance professionally ...

REMIX Theater plans to bring a blend of hip hop and a classic love story to the stage with its upcoming original production of 'Romeo and Juliet Remixed.' The production, which director and choreographer Fred Vassallo describes as a mix of the stage shows 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'West Side Story' and dance-centered films 'Step Up' and 'You Got ...

Youths in the area will have another opportunity to dance this summer with the Introspect Dance Company, which was started by D.C. Everest graduate Lindsay Kujawa.

LIMASSOL/NICOSIA The 12th European Dance Festival, taking place from June 7-30, is organised by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto Theatre and considered one of the most important international dance meetings.