Dance Magazine

⭐ Join us for the 2024 Dance Magazine Awards! ⭐ Monday, December 2, 2024, at 7 pm Baryshnikov Arts, Jerome Robbins Theater 450 W 37th St, New York We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 67th Annual Dance Magazine Awards. This year, it is our privilege to honor these best in our field, on the stage and beyond: ⭐ George Faison ⭐ Joanna Haigood ⭐ Liz Lerman ⭐ Mavis Staines ⭐ Shen Wei  ⭐ Chairman's Award: Mikhail Baryshnikov ⭐For the second time ever, we will also give Posthumous Dance Magazine Awards to Carmen Amaya, Talley Beatty, Michaela Mabinty DePrince, ‘Iolani Luahine, Raven Wilkinson, and Yuriko. A ceremony to recognize this year's honorees will be held in New York City at Baryshnikov Arts on Monday, December 2, at 7 pm, with performances and presentations for each recipient. For tickets and more information about this year’s awardees, head to https://lnkd.in/gc8fW8Ak #DanceMagazineAwards #DanceMagazine 📸: Clockwise from top left: George Faison; photo by Hollis King. Joanna Haigood; photo by Charlie Formenty. Liz Lerman; photo by Christine Johnson. Shen Wei; photo courtesy Shen Wei. Mavis Staines; photo by Johan Persson. Media description: A composite of the 2024 Dance Magazine Awardees’ headshots and the event logo in white, laid over a navy blue background with gold speckles. 

🔥 8 Performances Heating Up Stages This January 🔥 Festivals, revivals, premieres, tours—the weather might be chilly, but performance calendars are anything but this January. Head to https://lnkd.in/e7-DRiwX to learn what’s on tap. 📸: Marco da Silva Ferreira’s “CARCAÇA.” Photo by José Caldeira, courtesy Sadler's Wells. 📝: Courtney Escoyne #onstage #dancenews #danceperformance

The award-winning immersive-theater experience "Sleep No More," which haunted Manhattan’s McKittrick Hotel since 2011, will welcome its last guests in January 2025, after initially scheduling its closure for January 2024 and repeatedly extending performance dates. Created by British theater company Punchdrunk and produced by Emursive Productions, the show used dance and minimal dialogue to shape its interwoven narratives, primarily the story of “Macbeth,” in a film-noir setting. “Sleep No More,” which featured dreamlike choreography by Maxine Doyle, was also a home for dozens of contemporary dancers. Head to https://lnkd.in/dDrQemZS to learn how the show will live on in those performers. 📸: Brandon Coleman. Photo by Umi Akiyoshi for The McKittrick Hotel, courtesy Coleman 📝: Catie Robinson #SleepNoMore #Immersive #ImmersiveDance Description: Brandon Coleman, wearing a tuxedo, his face bloodied, stares over his right shoulder on a dark stage. Text: “Sleep No More,” Soon to Be Put to Rest, Will Live On in Its Dancers

#newsofnote: Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from December 2024. Read: https://lnkd.in/e3yjZ_7n 📸 Gillian Murphy in "Swan Lake." Photo by Rosalie O’Connor, courtesy American Ballet Theatre. #dancenews #dancers

25 Years of “25 to Watch” ⭐ Part 1 In the January 2001 issue of Dance Magazine, the first “25 to Watch” list was presented as “the dancers, choreographers, troupes and trends we’ll be watching in 2001 and for years to come.” It wasn’t identified as a new annual tradition, at least in print. But here we are in 2025, presenting our 25th edition of “25 to Watch,” which has become, arguably, our most anticipated feature of any given year. Where is the dance field headed next? The dancers, choreographers, directors, and companies on our annual “25 to Watch” list offer heartening, imaginative, exciting possible answers to that question. You might not be familiar with these up-and-comers yet, but our editors and contributors from across the dance world predict that we’ll be hearing a lot more from these artists on the verge of a breakout in 2025 and beyond. Here is 2025's “25 to Watch” list: ✨Enzo Saugar ✨Ruby Lister ✨Kyle Sangil ✨Melisa Guilliams ✨Rachel Lockhart ✨Symara Sarai ✨Julia Antinozzi ✨Yoel Vargas ✨Brett Fukuda ✨Miguel Wansing Lorrio ✨Dava Huesca ✨Jainil Mehta ✨Mayfield Myers ✨Primera Generación Dance Collective ✨Joseph Markey ✨Kendall Ramirez ✨Jasmine Hearn ✨Gilbert T. Small II ✨Leïla Ka ✨Genna Moroni ✨Kayla Hamilton ✨Qwenga ✨Francisco Lemus ✨Loughlan Prior ✨Isaiah Day Learn more about these exceptional artists at our website! https://lnkd.in/eYA9Qgt #25ToWatch #DanceMagazine #Dance

In the January 2001 issue of Dance Magazine, the first “25 to Watch” list was presented as “the dancers, choreographers, troupes and trends we’ll be watching in 2001 and for years to come.” It wasn’t identified as a new annual tradition, at least in print. But here we are in 2025, presenting our 25th edition of “25 to Watch,” which has become, arguably, our most anticipated feature of any given year. Where is the dance field headed next? The dancers, choreographers, directors, and companies on our annual “25 to Watch” list offer heartening, imaginative, exciting possible answers to that question. You might not be familiar with these up-and-comers yet, but our editors and contributors from across the dance world predict that we’ll be hearing a lot more from these artists on the verge of a breakout in 2025 and beyond. Learn about them here: https://lnkd.in/eYgDhjSS #25ToWatch #DanceMagazine #Dance

Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s tumultuous year continues following the company’s decision to fire all 10 of its dancers this summer, which led to an unprecedented “Do Not Work” order by the American Guild of Musical Artists. This month, DBDT reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board, ahead of a scheduled hearing on multiple allegations of unfair labor practices that the agency found to have merit. Just a few days later, the company lost a critical revenue stream for the upcoming season when the Dallas City Council voted to cut nearly $250,000 in funding. Head to https://lnkd.in/eg3bVYX9 to read the full story. 📸: Getty Images 📝: Lauren Warnecke #DallasBlackDanceTheatre #dancenews Descriptions: 1) A black-and-white photo of an empty dance studio. Text: Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Future Remains Unclear as Labor Dispute Approaches Resolution

#TBT: In the December 1994 issue of Dance Magazine, John Gruen wrote of an 18-year-old American Ballet Theatre soloist named Paloma Herrera, “Here was a prodigy at work.” He was referring to her performances of Balanchine’s demanding ‘Theme and Variations’ that spring; to have been in the audience, he wrote, “was to be in the presence of a near miracle.” Read more at https://lnkd.in/dNVhsTjx 📸: A feature on Paloma Herrera that appeared in the December 1994 issue of Dance Magazine included this studio portrait of her in the peasant pas de deux from “Giselle” (by Jack Mitchell). From the DM Archives. 📝: Courtney Escoyne #PalomaHerrera #AmericanBalletTheatre #DanceMagazine Description: 1) Paloma Herrera is captured midair in a sissone, arms floating into a gentle first arabesque. She wears a puffy sleeved romantic tutu, with a dark burgundy bodice over a pale pink skirt. The on page caption reads, “Herrera in the Act I Peasant Pas de Deux from Giselle. Photo by Jack Mitchell.”

Why does Gillian Murphy dance? Here, the American Ballet Theatre principal writes on finding balance between control and abandon, her childhood memories, and what she continues to learn after 28 years as a professional. Read it at https://lnkd.in/e5rUaj5S 🧡 📸: Murphy in “Swan Lake.” Photo by Emma Zordan, Courtesy American Ballet Theatre. 📝: Murphy #GillianMurphy #AmericanBalletTheatre #SwanLake Descriptions: 1) Gillian Murphy on stage wearing a white feathered tutu. She arches back in a tendu derriere. Text: “Nothing compares to the daunting, exhilarating freedom of being onstage, of feeling the synergy with the orchestra, my peers, and the audience.”

When graduates of Pace University’s commercial dance BFA walk across the stage at graduation, they have a cap, gown, and amazing eye-high kicks. That’s because of their curriculum’s focus on multiple styles of jazz, including the precision jazz made famous by The Rockettes. There is no formal relationship between Pace and the Rockettes—in fact, the only thing all of this year’s new Rockettes have in common is having attended the Rockettes Conservatory, a weeklong intensive held at Radio City Music Hall. Still, the success of the Pace graduates speaks for itself. This year, 18 Pace graduates and one current student will take the stage in the “Christmas Spectacular” as Rockettes and members of the ensemble. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eAu3AY7A ✨ 📸: In class at Pace University. Photo by John Doyle, Courtesy Pace University. 📝: Catie Robinson #pacecommercialdance #therockettes #rockettes Descriptions: 1) Students in class at Pace University. They stand in parallel passe with their arms in first. Text: 18 Pace University Grads Take the Stage in the “Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes”