Thursday, November 5, 2026

Watching Two Very Different Dance Premieres

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SunMi Park and Thomas Forster in Trio Élégiaque . Photo: Steven Pisano. Sometimes when I’m watching dance, I wonder why. Why was this work c...
Thursday, October 22, 2026

New York Notebook, October 2026

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Oscar . Photo: Daniel Boud "Ballet is woman," said Balanchine, and indeed most of his ballets framed women in fierce solos and int...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

April Notebook: Graham, Gibney, Varone

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Canto Ostinato , with Zack Sommer, Tiare Keeno, Lounes Landri. Photo: Julieta Cervantes Seeing Gibney Company and Martha Graham Dance Compan...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Paul Taylor Dance Company's Fall 2025 Koch Season

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Speaking in Tongues . Photo: Ron Thiele Two of Paul Taylor’s stranger, more intriguing dances were performed the first week of the company’s...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Ultima Vez's Infamous Offspring—Physical Theater and High Camp

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Tijen Lawton, flying above the cast of Infamous Offspring . Photo: Flavia Tartaglia It’s good to know that the gods quarrel and nitpick amon...
Saturday, November 8, 2025

ABT Fine-tunes Its Programming

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Chloe Misseldine and Joo Won Ahn in   Have We Met?!   Photo: Steven Pisano. Assembling a New York ABT season is no simple matter, whether it...
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Random Summer 2025 Reading Trends & Recs

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Many of the novels I’ve read lately fall within odd groups. I especially recommend the starred titles: 1. Plots involving characters, nearly...