Contemporary dance is a catch-all phrase used fairly indiscriminately, meaning many things to different dance communities across a wide range of cultures. In fact, it’s probably easier to say what ...

“Real art can never escape from life. In histrionic* terms, illusions are not false impressions or misconceptions of reality. The world of illusion which the audience expects from the artist is, in ...

Cleveland’s Ohio Contemporary Ballet (OCB) will open the 52nd Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival this weekend at Akron, Ohio’s ...

Unlike ballet, contemporary dance is not necessarily intuitively "understood" by the general public. So, which factors influence whether audiences enjoy a contemporary dance performance? The ...

Earlier this year, UChicago Maya took the Logan Center stage for the first time in two years with its winter conceptual showcase, “A Seat at the Table.” The dancers performed fourteen dynamic and ...

This holiday season I have the privilege of traveling to New York City to spend three weeks being inspired by different art forms. When in the Big Apple, I usually visit my ballet friends at American ...

Dance Dynamics earned the Open Contemporary Lyrical world title at The Dance Worlds 2026 with a powerful, unforgettable ...

Instructor: John Corsa, of Boulder, who has been a professional dancer (including in New York) for 11 years. Corsa also has experience in Bikram yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, the performing arts and the ...

Wednesday on the NewsHour: Trey McIntyre Project Finds a Dance Partner in Boise More from Jeffrey Brown's profile of choreographer Trey McIntyre. Watch more of the interview with Judith Jamison, ...

Santa Monica College's widely praised contemporary dance ensemble Synapse Dance Theater will present its spring 2019 performance of new, cutting-edge works created by professional guest artists, award ...