In light of the guaranteed stress awaiting us next #ElectionWeek, we recommend spending your weekend eating lots of candy you bought for yourself (hello, socially-distanced Halloween) and taking a blast to the much simpler past a la Irving Berlin’s 1935 movie musical Top Hat, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. To celebrate the 85th anniversary […]
You may have caught a glimpse of the mesmerizing movement on your Explore page, or you might’ve peeped the repost with over 1M views right on Chloe x Halle’s Instagram page. But if you haven’t watched it yet, you need to. The viral “bbygrl” video, highlighting 20 Black dancers of all shapes, complexions, and sizes […]
Patrick Fraser was a widely respected portrait and lifestyle photographer when he met his now-wife, ballerina Carla Körbes. Through Körbes, he discovered the visual richness of dance. Soon, he was shooting world-class dancers in promotional campaigns for Pacific Northwest Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Fraser also became a regular at the Vail Dance Festival, where […]
That old saying about limitations breeding creativity—hat tip to Orson Welles—has never felt more relevant than in these lockdown days. Here’s the latest brilliant dance project born (hatched?) of quarantine restrictions: “Swan Lake Bath Ballet,” a contemporary take on the classic featuring 27 A-list ballet dancers performing from their own bathtubs. The BBC commissioned the […]
The professionally-shot film of Hamilton is smashing streaming records on Disney+, transforming any computer or TV in America into the Richard Rodgers Theatre. And while we understand that not every Broadway show has gorgeously-filmed footage on file, we can still dream: Could this be a new way to experience live theater, at least while Broadway […]
Dancing alone at home during quarantine can make you feel trapped, in multiple senses. You’re probably in a small space, unable to use your full range of movement; you might also feel creatively stymied, unable to draw inspiration from the more varied experiences of non-quarantine life. This video from Cubique, a collective that creates art […]
Art can be a critical part of social justice activism. And the recent Black Lives Matter protests have given rise to all kinds of dance art, with Black dancers and choreographers using their bodies to speak important truths. Below are eight must-watch dance works by Black artists that address this moment of uprising. “This Is […]
“When our hearts break, WE Dance.” That’s the caption for this video, created by and featuring dancers from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Made in the midst of widespread protests over the death of George Floyd and so many other innocent Black people, it features poetic text written and performed by company member Hope Boykin, […]