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Photo: Paul Kolnik

Love Beyond the Grave: A “Giselle” Fan and a Neophyte Talk

Lynn Matluck Brooks

Two TD Writers at the ballet talk Petipa, Grisi, the romantic macabre and overcoming dance sibling rivalry.

Photo: Kate Kraczon

My Barbarian at the ICA: Grappling with Politics, Theater, and Art

Christina Gesualdi

For six full hours the group prepared for an interactive performance. They took their shoes off, practiced trust falling and yes, believe it, they even attempted levitation.

Photo: Megan Bridge

Anarchic Harmony: Cage’s Song Books

Carolyn Merritt

What if the creator’s role was to release into the world a never-ending set of possibilities, whose lives would surely outlive that of their originator?

Photo: Kate Raines

From the Studio: in Cyborg Ballet, Technique Meets Technology

Megan Bridge

The balletic body is often held up as an image of machinic perfection.

Letter to the Editor: Polish Solos Reconsidered by Eva Karczag

Eva Karczag considers our review of performers from Poland from an Eastern European perspective.

Photo: Andrea Flores

Dancing Giselle: A Family Perspective

Julie Diana

It’s been ten years and two children since I danced my first Giselle. Tonight, my husband and I step into the principal roles again – as parents.

Photo: Paula Lobo

Delicious: Lar Lubovitch Dance Company at the Annenberg

Lynn Matluck Brooks

Lubovitch exposes his strategy and follows its logic, responding closely to the music he chooses.

Getting Press Coverage

Lisa Kraus

An open letter to the community on how to maximize your chances of getting your show written about.