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Portrait of Alvin Ailey with Judith Jamison, Linda Kent, and Dudley Williams in dance studio, 1973. Photography by Jack Mitchell, © Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution, All rights reserved.
© A. Ailey Dance Foundation and Smithsonian

Parsing the Significance of a New Archive

Emma Cohen

A collection of Alvin Ailey photographs is made available to the public for the first time.

Photo: Mark Garvin

Mayhem and Laughter at People’s Light

Kristen Shahverdian

A Christmas Panto created a community for an afternoon and a chance to celebrate each other.

Photo: Vikki Sloviter

BalletX Reflects on Loneliness, Hope, and the Holidays

Christina Catanese

A Nutcracker-alternative, holiday-inspired dance, perfect for anyone who has ever felt isolated by holiday cheer.

Photo: Ani Gavino

Performing Activism at the Barnes Foundation

Anito Gavino

Works like Fleming’s inspire me to use art as a tool for protest.

Photo: Stephanie Berger

Mark Morris’ Life in Dance Lived “Out Loud”

Christina Catanese

"Because I'm me…": Morris is very much himself in his new wide-ranging memoir.

Photo: Stephanie Ramones

Sculptural Lines Straight Out of Chi Town

Kat J. Sullivan

Amid syncopated contemporary dance, Haun’s Chicago-based company offers a welcome respite of non-narrative, sculptural lines.

Photo: Shanel Edwards

Locating Black Liberation Through Time and Space

L. Graciella Maiolatesi

These artists investigate how Black individuals center justice in their work, and by doing so, commit to locating and living

Photo: James Claiborne

Dixon Gottschild’s Aunt Jemima, Out of Place

Barbora Příhodová

Performative lecture calls for black liberation.

Photo: Thomas Bouchard

Miss Hill: Creating the Dancers of the 21st Century

Kristen Shahverdian

Miss Martha Hill, a little-known powerhouse behind the scenes of modern dance, makes dance matter in Greg Vander Veer’s film.

Dance, Reanimated on the Page

Emma Cohen

Annie-B Parson’s recent book weaves the detritus of past performances into a newly generative artifact.