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Caedra Scott-Flaherty

Caedra Scott-Flaherty

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Kyle Abraham On the Genesis of ‘Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful’

“Where will you be in five years?” This is the opening line of choreographer Kyle Abraham’s program note for his new evening-length work Dear...

04.12.2024 5

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Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Sparkling Gala Performance: Two World Premieres and a Classic

Paul Taylor Dance Company will be at Lincoln Center through November 24.

14.11.2024 5

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Limón Dance Company at The Joyce: Dances Lost and Found

All the works in this season reflect an overarching theme of the outsider looking in.

05.11.2024 4

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Bill T. Jones’ ‘Still/Here’ Transcends Time and Space

“Notions of mortality never change,” Bill T. Jones recently told Observer. “We’re born, we grow and some of us will reproduce, and we will...

30.10.2024 5

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‘The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S.’ Tells a Story Bigger Than Itself

In 2017, the Joffrey Ballet gave the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts close to a thousand bankers boxes overflowing with more than...

17.10.2024 3

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‘Edges of Ailey’ Brings Dance to the Whitney

At the edge of Manhattan, in an 18,000-square-foot gallery on the fifth floor of a bright asymmetrical building, is the first large-scale exhibition...

16.10.2024 9

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The Violent Beauty of Botis Seva’s BLKDOG

When the usher at the Joyce Theater handed me a program for the long-awaited U.S. premiere of British choreographer Botis Seva’s BLKDOG, he warned,...

12.10.2024 8

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‘John Lindquist: As of Today’ at Jacob’s Pillow Makes the Past Present

About two and a half hours northeast of New York City, atop a mountain in the Berkshires, lies Jacob’s Pillow. And on the grounds of this rustic...

21.08.2024 7

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The 2024 Paris Olympics: A Guide to the Art and Sport of Breaking

First, you need to know that 1984 was quite a year for what the media incorrectly called “breakdancing.” The movies Breakin’ and Beat Street...

09.08.2024 20

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‘Swan Song’ Takes Us Behind the Scenes in the Brutal and Beautiful World of Ballet

“Ladies and gentlemen,” says a disembodied voice, “this is your fifteen-minute call. Fifteen minutes, please, to the top of Act 1. The stage is...

02.08.2024 6

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What Not to Miss at the Biennale Danza 2024

We Humans, the 18th International Festival of Contemporary Dance, which is part of the larger Venice Biennale, starts today (July 18) and runs through...

18.07.2024 3

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India Week’s Dance Performances Explore Connection, the Self and the Sacred

Summer is here, and so is Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City festival, jam-packed with its hundreds of free and choose-what-you-pay events...

10.07.2024 6

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ABT’s Summer Season Dances Great Works of Literature

This summer, American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is bringing five stunning ballets to the Metropolitan Opera House stage. Four are based on great works of...

18.06.2024 6

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Could Camille A. Brown Become the First Black Woman to Win a Tony for Choreography?

In the history of Broadway, there have been only seven Black female choreographers: Katherine Dunham, Mabel Robinson, Debbie Allen, Dianne McIntyre,...

07.06.2024 4

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‘Little Africa’ Comes to BAM for DanceAfrica 2024

“They did a thing for the ancestors,” Abdel R. Salaam told Observer, “and then the rains came.” He was talking about his recent trip to visit...

22.05.2024 50

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At NYCB’s Spring Gala, Two Premieres and a Classic Bloomed

Spring was in the air last week as the New York City Ballet held its Spring Gala at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater. The view from the...

07.05.2024 30

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Big Names and Ballet Slippers: Inside YAGP’s 25th Anniversary Gala

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a sold-out gala performance and black-tie dinner at Lincoln Center’s...

23.04.2024 10

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Martha Graham Dance Company Explores the American Experience, Past and Present

Martha Graham Dance Company is turning 100! Soon. In two years, to be exact. But it’s never too early to start the party, and the Company will...

16.04.2024 10

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Lorin Latarro Is Making Big Moves on Broadway

Lorin Latarro is having a moment right now. It’s not her first time in the spotlight—she’s performed in fourteen Broadway shows and been part of...

11.04.2024 8

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‘Illinoise,’ a Newish Kind of Musical, Is Headed to Broadway

Broadway is set to welcome Illinoise, the show inspired by Grammy and Academy Award nominee Sufjan Stevens’ acclaimed concept album Illinois from...

20.03.2024 10

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92Y Celebrates 150 Years With Spectacular Performances and a New Exhibition

Earlier this week, 92NY (formally the 92nd Street Y, New York) celebrated its 150th year with a lively evening honoring the center’s deep ties to...

15.03.2024 7

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Holding and Letting Go: A Review of Jean Butler’s New Ode to Irish Dance

The critically acclaimed 'What We Hold' was re-designed and re-staged for New York’s stunning Irish Arts Center.

27.02.2024 4

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Alonzo King, Jason Moran and Lisa Fischer On Deep River’s Lincoln Center Debut

“Every beginning starts with an idea,” Alonzo King told me when we talked through our screens from across the country. “It’s like Athena...

23.02.2024 8

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Dance on Camera 2024: A Festival of Love, Water and Kinesthetic Empathy Starts Today

Dance and film lovers, rejoice! The 52nd Annual Dance on Camera Festival is coming to Lincoln Center, starting today (February 9) and running through...

09.02.2024 10

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Tiler Peck Opens Up About Her Choreographic Debut at NYCB

Last week, after Justin Peck’s Rotunda (2020) and before Alexei Ratmansky’s Odesa (2017), Tiler Peck premiered her first choreographic work for...

07.02.2024 10

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The Performance Festival Centering LGBTQ and Feminist Voices

As I recently wrote in my article about The Joyce Theater’s eighth American Dance Platform, there’s a lot going on here in New York with the...

10.01.2024 4

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Melanie George Presents Jazz at The Joyce and More

The Joyce Theater’s eighth American Dance Platform runs from tomorrow through January 14. If you’re thinking, ‘Wow, there’s a lot going on...

08.01.2024 6

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Premieres Two New Works at City Center

On December 16, the audience around me was happily bustling about—waving, hugging—before the evening show, fully aware of what they were in for: a...

21.12.2023 10

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Dante Puleio and Hilla Ben Ari On Highlighting Women’s Voices

José Limón (1908-1972) is known for being a pioneer of American Modern Dance as well as one of the greatest male dancers of the twentieth century....

05.12.2023 20

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