Given the challenges of the past 18 months, the opportunity to celebrate the living legends of our field feels even sweeter than usual. Today, we are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2021 Dance Magazine Awards. With the selection committee’s continued focus on diversity, we honor the artistry, the integrity and the resiliency that […]
Who would you like to see honored with a Dance Magazine Award this year? Since 1954, Dance Magazine has been recognizing those who’ve made an outstanding impact on our field with one of the most prestigious honors in dance. We’re currently accepting nominations for the 2021 Dance Magazine Awards, and would love to hear who […]
Thank you for celebrating this year’s incredible Dance Magazine Award honorees with us. Watch on demand here. As this year like none other finally draws to a close, I’ve noticed a familiar sentiment popping up: Everything that we’ve lost since COVID-19 hit has made many of us that much more appreciative of all that we […]
Since 1954, Dance Magazine has celebrated the living legends among us with the Dance Magazine Awards. This year, in light of deep reflections on racial equity inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the selection committee decided to take a close look at exactly who the magazine has honored over the past seven decades. Unsurprisingly, […]
Last night at Parsons Dance’s 2019 gala, the company celebrated one of our own: DanceMedia owner Frederic M. Seegal. In a speech, artistic director David Parsons said that he wanted to honor Seegal for the way he devotes his energy to supporting premier art organizations, “making sure that the arts are part of who we […]
The Dance Magazine Awards are almost here. As we look forward to the celebration on Monday night, we’re sharing an excerpt from the program—a letter written by our CEO Frederic Seegal: The 61st year of the Dance Magazine Awards represents a major step forward. It extends the reach of the awards and now marks the […]
How do you sum up an evening that includes performances of stage-shaking passion; heartfelt speeches that make you laugh and then make you ugly cry; and an inescapable sense of beautiful, joyful, warm-and-fuzzy #dancerlove? You can do it the way legendary Merce Cunnigham dancer Valda Setterfield did it last night: By declaring that there’s nothing […]
Last night, a verrrry impressive group of dance-world celebrities gathered at NYC’s Ailey Citigroup Theater for the Dance Magazine Awards, honoring Patricia Wilde, Mats Ek, Yuan Yuan Tan, Philip Glass and Martha Clarke. The DM Awards are always pretty extraordinary, and this year was no exception. Here are our top five highlights from the star-studded […]