NEW YORK — Twyla Tharp threw down a gauntlet in 1973: She mixed classical and modern dance to make the first crossover ballet, “Deuce Coupe.” It was a revolutionary work, and to pull it off she needed ...

Ballet is for rich white folks. Interpretive dance is for freaky hippie types. Those are the myths that visual artist Lee Berger, professional choreographer Candy Jimenez, and composer Jimmy ...

San Francisco Ballet’s “Van Manen: Dutch Grandmaster” is an invigorating and accessible ode to contemporary ballet grandmaster Hans van Manen. This strikingly modern, technically stunning and ...

Dance Theatre of Harlem’s ballet company will perform a “crowd-pleasing,” classical ballet-based program Feb. 4 at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. The New York-based company, which tours ...

Ohio Contemporary Ballet will present Ballet Unbound at EJ Thomas Hall, showcasing a blend of classical and contemporary dance styles. This performance marks a significant return to the venue, ...

When choreographer Annalee Traylor began her collaboration with Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, she was immediately struck by the strong bonds between its dancers. “Two of the artists in particular ...

Ballet is pure and clean and visceral. And it is finely crafted, meticulously designed. When it works — as it does so well in Boston Ballet season opener Fall Experience (now through Nov. 3 at ...

MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters Life!) - Russian ballet troupes trying to wean themselves off the classic repertoire so loved by their countrymen and embrace the minimalism of modern dance, have embarked on ...

Call them dances to spring. The winter has been largely subdued, with some plants, trees and mosses never succumbing to the chill. That is the same sort of freshness, vitality and perseverance that ...