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Dance
December 18, 2019
Critical Mass
Rumaan Alam
Merce Cunningham’s Dance Out of Time
Two recent works offer a fresh look at the legendary choreographer.
December 7, 2018
Jo Livingstone
The Head and the Load
Is a Kaleidoscopic Tour of Africa’s Colonial History
William Kentridge’s new performance piece uses various media to tell the story of the unsung conscripts of World War One.
November 28, 2017
Megan Pugh
The Delightful, Rebellious Rise of The Ballets Trockadero
A new film documents the history of the world's leading all-male dance troupe across four decades.
October 31, 2017
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Terrance Hayes
American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin
January 15, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
Nerd dreams do come true.
November 20, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
You have to watch this Vine of a teen dancing exquisitely to a country song about a big green tractor.
November 17, 2015
Megan Pugh
Who Invented the Shimmy?
The history of tap dancing in America is a joyful and troubled story.
December 24, 2014
Alice Robb
Sorry, 'The Nutcracker' Is Racist
July 22, 2014
The New Republic Staff
This Sculptor Piles People on Top of Each Other to Make Art
October 14, 2013
Alice Robb
Ballet Is in Crisis Because It's Turning Into a Sport
October 5, 2013
Jennifer Homans
The Crisis in Contemporary Ballet
How emotion left dance
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