Taylor photographed by Paul Palmaro What choreographers inspire you? My list goes on forever, but Paul Taylor has always been at the top of it. Taylor started out dancing for pioneers like Martha Graham and later became a visionary craftsman, making more than 100 dances and winning numerous awards. New Yorkers can catch the Paul […]
It’s fashion week in NYC! One of the things I love about this city is that all the glamorous fall runway shows, now held at Lincoln Center, overlap New York City Ballet’s winter season at the Koch Theater. Two of my favorite things in one beautiful plaza? Yes please! But as we’ve discussed before, there’s […]
You might not think of organ playing as dance-related. (Correction: You definitely don’t think of organ playing as dance-related.) But in this extraordinary clip, world-class organist Cameron Carpenter explains how his experience with ballet, tap and modern dance have improved his intricate pedal footwork on the organ. He also wears some blinged-out organ-playing jazz shoes, […]