Oh, the dance–fashion love affair: It’s absolutely epic, and tends to makes for absolutely fabulous collabs. The latest case in point(e)? British design house Cos‘ fashion show in Florence, Italy, which featured dancers clad in the line’s new collection performing striking choreo by dance-world darling Wayne McGregor. Streamed live this morning (Florence time), the show, […]
If there’s one thing that has the ability to make dance cooler than it already is, it’s technology. Case in point: The Chemical Brothers’ newest music video for their track, “Wide Open (feat. Beck),” choreographed by Wayne McGregor. This collaboration of artists is awesome to begin with, and as soon as the video starts, it’s obvious that […]
Attention #dancenerdz! You know Wayne McGregor? The uber-cool British contemporary ballet choreographer whose movement turns dancers into gumby superheroes? And maybe you’ve heard of Virgina Woolf, the British modernist writer who basically defined the genre and helped change the course of writing in the English language? Try to imagine those two towering artistic forces combined […]
Last night, basically the entire dance world got gussied up and headed to NYC’s Ailey Citigroup Theater for the 60th (!) Dance Magazine Awards. How did the DMAs celebrate the big 6-0? By honoring no fewer than SIX incredible artists: Brenda Bufalino, Tony Waag, Larissa Saveliev, Wayne McGregor, Luigi and Misty Copeland. Here are the top […]
Fall for Dance—one of the best offerings during NYC’s packed fall season—has ended until next year. The whirlwind festival presents some of the world’s best companies, first during two free evenings at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, and then through a series of $15 performances at New York City Center. It’s no surprise that […]
Move over “So You Think You Can Dance” (but not too far, because we still love you). The UK has a new dance reality show and it sounds awesome. The BBC’s Young Dancer 2015 premiered this fall, and there are a few things that set this competition apart. Entrance was open to anyone who could […]
Today, members of the Royal Ballet are performing an amazing mixed program during Deloitte Ignite, which is a month-long contemporary arts festival at the Royal Opera House in Lo—wait, what? You’re saying you can’t make it to England on such short notice? Well, do I have news for you. Today’s Royal Ballet performance will be […]
You probably heard a lot about the U.K.’s Big Dance project last year, when celebrations of dance were held all over the country as part of the Cultural Olympiad leading up to the Olympics. (Remember the London flash mob choreographed by Wayne McGregor?) Well, a friend of Big Dance has just announced a new world […]