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‘Edges of Ailey’: Alvin Ailey and the Making of Dance History

The Whitney fills a gallery and a theater with the past, present, and future of Black dance.

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Martha Graham dancers in 1926.

BOOKS

Martha Graham was ‘Where the Action Was’

Seminal dance critic Deborah Jowitt guides us on the icon’s journey through the American Century.

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Village Voice article on Halifu Osumare.

Dance

Doing the Intercontinental With ‘Dancing the Afrofuture: Hula, Hip-Hop, and the Dunham Legacy’

Halifu Osumare chases dance and dance culture around the world.

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The Village Voice reviews three books that probe the history of dance in the 20th century.

BOOKS

Dancers and Dance Writers Tell It Like It Was, Is, and Will Be 

A look at three books that explore dance life, history, politics, and “techno-dialogic feats for the animated bestiary.”

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Village Voice review of the dance performance by Jody Oberfelder Projects: Rube G.—The Consequence of Action.

Dance

Choreographer Jody Oberfelder Plays a Game of Telephone 

“Rube G. — The Consequence of Action” enlists the audience but misses the Rube Goldberg Machine mark.

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Village Voice article by Elizabeth Zimmer about the 2023 Dance On Camera festival at Lincoln Center.

VOICE CHOICE

Capturing Dance – and Dancers’ Lives – on Film

Merging cinematography and choreography requires a fine balance.

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The Village Voice reports on choreographer Michelle Dorrance's tap dance based work, which features alums from STOMP.

Dance

Dorrance Dance Stomps to Success

An “apocalyptic flock of birds” delights at the Joyce.

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Article in the Village Voice about Sally Silvers' dance performance.

Dance

Sally Silvers Puts New Wine in Old Bottles

The venerable choreographer concentrates 100 years of source material into a fervent performance.

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Village Voice article by Elizabeth Zimmer on cultural organizations demanding control of criticism

CULTURE

Mourning My Profession

It seems wildly counterproductive for producers to hamstring potential reviewers with lists of conditions and expectations

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Dance

Edie Dunn: The “Selfish and Generous” Dancer from London

"It’s not about how hard your legs go, it’s about ‘Can you tell the story?’ And Edie can.”

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