On these pages — the arts section of an American newspaper — “contemporary dance” is a label usually given to a certain aesthetic of Western concert dance. What we call “contemporary” is an amalgam of ...

Urmika Devi was an 18-year-old aspiring dancer when she first met Tucson schoolteacher Lydia Peera. "I had just given a performance in town," said Devi, a Philadelphia resident with Tucson ties. "She ...

The Festival of New Choreographies – Kala Yatra 2026 will showcase classical dance works reflecting India’s cultural heritage in a contemporary context. Scheduled for January, it features 10 esteemed ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “It’s like breathing for me,” says Aakash Odedra of dancing. Odedra is calling from a train in the ...

“Ananya Dance Theatre is the leading creator of contemporary dance in the global arts and social justice movement. Invoking the dreams of BIPOC Women, Womxn, and Femmes, we radically reframe the ...

William Peterson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., presents “Uk’u’x Ulew: Heart of the Earth,” an original Mayan contemporary performance showcasing the xajoj q’ojom ...

When the curtains go up on the first edition of the four-day international contemporary dance festival, Movement Festival of Kerala (MFOK), on November 27, at the Kerala Fine Arts Hall, it would be ...

Two South Asian dance troupes, Nrityagram and Chitrasena, exemplars of different styles, team up for a program at the Joyce Theater. By Brian Seibert Bijayini Satpathy, a MetLiveArts artist in ...

Terence Lewis is a prominent choreographer known for his work in various Bollywood films. In addition to his film contributions, he has also choreographed numerous stage productions, Indian ...

Recently, at the Joyce Theatre, I attended a war. The war was a dance, “Gigenis: The Generation of the Earth,” directed by the British dancer and choreographer Akram Khan, loosely inspired by the ...