He claimed the ballet for modern art just as Cézanne was claiming the ... the world for an exhibition entitled “Degas and the Dance.” The show was organized by the American Federation of ...

Its subject is the life, art and what its promotional materials call “adjacencies” of dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), whose career in modern dance led him to international ...

As other modern dancers appeared on the scene ... They patronize concerts and art galleries, frown on the theatre. Their feet give them most trouble. The soles seem like leather but, if the ...

Humiston, who founded the nonprofit contemporary dance company in 2007, reassures that audience members don’t need to be art snobs to appreciate the references or performances. Megan Witte will ...

Modern dance precedes contemporary ... remembering the roots of it all will help the art form continue its effect on the world as we know it today.