Bridging the East and West, American women have found Hinduism’s powerful divine feminine through the art of sacred dance.

Jacob's Pillow's 2026 festival salutes "mother of modern dance" Martha Graham with a new Hope Boykin work, a Tanglewood ...

Amplifying the camaraderie, creativity, strength and vision of Black female choreographers is the foundation of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company’s presentation of “Power & Presence,” coming March 1 ...

"Contemporary Dance in Four Colleges" is a 1952 Perry-Mansfield production that captures the innovative spirit of mid-century American dance education. The film presents dynamic performances and ...

Text by Imani Perry Photographs by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr. Videos by Caroline Kim and Alan Lee Jensen Every image here of the dancers Ayodele Casel, LaTasha Barnes and Camille Brown is strikingly ...

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) today announced a $50 million gift from Lynne and Richard Pasculano in support of an expansion of contemporary dance at Lincoln Center. The gift ...

By O’Dell Isaac Birthdays and anniversaries – particularly those ending in a five or a zero – often serve as opportunities for reflection. So when the Ormao Dance Company put together a concert to ...

Dance and performance have always been essential components of the world of art. Dance is a primordial form of expression that has existed conterminously with fine art practices around the world.

University of Kwa-Zulu Natal provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. This is a hymn to an African woman who has inspired not only African dancers but a global community of artists to ...

They say a classical ballet isn’t over until the female protagonist dies. Tchaikovsky’s popular 1870s Swan Lake is a prime example. Turned into a white swan by Baron Von Rothbart, Odette perishes in ...

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Painted with fluid brushstrokes, a Cantonese woman reclines on a bed of soft blues, strands of her dark hair melting into a plump white pillow. Are her eyes open or closed? It’s hard to tell, as she’s ...