When Contemporary Dance Theater founder Jefferson James first moved to Cincinnati with her husband in 1964, there was no real dance scene in the city. “There was sort of a society of ballet studios ...

The founder of Texas Christian University’s modern dance program, Jerry Bywaters Cochran, was a proponent of thumbing through fine art books for inspiration — especially ones that featured abstract ...

The discussion of merging ballet and contemporary dance into one department within Jacobs has been in the works since Wroth joined the ballet staff in 2017. The merger has been la ...

The experience of exile, whether literal or symbolic, is inevitably reflected in an individual’s body. Feeling cut off from one’s roots, or viewing yourself as a stranger in a foreign land, influences ...

Now that the season of dancing nutcrackers and waltzing flowers is in the rearview mirror, Portland’s dance scene takes a serious turn. As 2025 gets underway, dance presenter White Bird offers a ...

The Yale Modern Dance Collective plans to translate the concept of fame into movement for their upcoming fall showcase. The show, titled “Fame,” will be performed in the Crescent Underground Theater ...

IU Contemporary Dance Theatre students tapped, twirled and glided across the stage of Ruth N. Halls Theatre on Friday night as part of the “Faculty Dance: Body to Body” concert. The two-hour ...