NEW YORK — Isadora Duncan wrote in her autobiography: “I am an enemy to the ballet, which I consider a false and preposterous art, in fact, outside the pale of all art.” What would she have made of ...

Say the words "Jewish dance" and what springs to mind is either the hora, the traditional circle dance set to klezmer music at the root of Israeli folkdance, or the iconic Russian-Jewish "Bottle Dance ...

This book chronicles one hundred years of dramatic developments in ballet, modern, and experimental dance for stage and screen in Europe and North America. The volume is magisterial in scope, ...

In the evolution of dance in the 20th century, such dancers as Isadora Duncan, Vaslav Nijinsky and Anna Pavlova were revered as artists and... Feb 17, 2004 — In the evolution of dance in the 20th ...

Samuel Barber's Souvenirs Ballet Suite was inspired by the elegance and fun of early-20th-century dance halls. Pianist Lara Downes captures that carefree spirit Barber intended. Hear her performance ...

Continuing its 70th Anniversary programming, The Joffrey Ballet presents American Icons, a program of dynamic works by four trailblazing artists of the 20th century: The Joffrey Ballet co-founders ...