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Jennifer Jones, a middle-aged African American woman, smiles radiantly into the camera. Her arms are crossed, and she wears a white V-neck top.
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Jones

Blend In, Stand Out: The First African American Rockette Shares her Story

Megan Mizanty

“Becoming Spectacular” is an earnest memoir of illusion and perfection

A group of dancers wearing all black with old-fashioned wartime helmets pile over one another, leaning onto each other with eyes tensely closed. A red light encapsulates the space, as large black spikes climb upwards along the back wall.
Photo: Andrea Mecchi

earth as a woman’s body

desire amaiya

on the frontlines in France, there is an innocence as they talk about war.

pink backlight, three dancers, left most has right arm up and left arm down, middle has both arms bent upward, right has bent left arm and straight right arm, all in purple polos, two white set pieces frame the image with black curved lines.
Photo: Thomas Choinacky

i hold your towel just how you like it

desire amaiya

we are spectators in a typically unwatched game.

Photo: Mira Treatman

A COVID-Era Conversation with Thomas Choinacky

Mira Treatman

Grieving a performance amidst immeasurable international loss.