BalletX presented their New York City season Wednesday September 24 through Friday September 28 at the Joyce Theater. The five-day, six performance series presented four effectual works that demonstrated the company’s range and proficiency. This Philadelphia based contemporary ballet company’s New York season can best described as sensual, sultry, and visceral. Continue reading
Excerpts from the Third Act of Swan Lake starring Rudolph Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn. Nureyev choreographed this 1967 version especially for film.
By Walter Rutledge
By Walter Rutledge
Out and About NYC Magazine (O&A NYC) will embed with the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project (CBDLP) for the Unbound: Shattered Frames, Endless Visions performance on Saturday, August 23, 6pm at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. The magazine has begun to document the artists from the ten dance companies performing in this unprecedented evening of Black dance excellence. The event is being documented with written commentary, video interviews and a review of the performance. The historic and cultural importance of this “consortium of the creative” needs to be brought to the attention of the theater going public. Not just in the great city of Chicago but to our international audience. Continue reading
Dance Theatre of Harlem in Lester Horton‘s 1949 masterwork The Beloved the duet (based on a true story) performed by Cassandra Phifer and Hagues Magen. Continue reading
Maya Plisetskaya, Prima Ballerina Assoluta of the Bolshoi Ballet, danced Maurice Bejart’s Bolero set to the famous Ravel score in 1975. Plisetskaya created a stunning theatrical experience. What makes the piece so compelling is that although Plisetskaya may be accompanied by dozens of other dancers mirroring her movement, the first and only focus is on the prima ballerina herself. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
The Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) presented their New York City season April 10th through April 14th at New York City Center. The four-day four-performance season featured works by George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Jodi Gates, and DTH Artistic Director Robert Garland. The evening presented four abstract works in the Contemporary Ballet, Neoclassic and Garland’s own Harem Swag styles. There was a lot of admirable dancing presented but little theatre offered. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
Houston, Texas native Micah Bullard is living his dream. The twenty-six-year-old dancer will perform with the Dance Theatre of Harlem April 10 through April 14 at New York City Center. This New York City season begins his fourth year with the company. Recently O&A NYC Editor-in-Chief Walter Rutledge and Bullock sat down to discuss the upcoming season, his early training and being an African American male who dances ballet. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
Keeping in the spirit of his credo, “create to communicate”, Kevin Iega Jeff has choreographed Homage for the Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet. Homage will be presented during Remembering, the company’s 30th anniversary season celebration February 13, 14, 15 at BAM Fisher Fishman Space in downtown Brooklyn. The intergenerational ensemble work highlights the artistry of three accomplished female performers Shirley Black Brown Coward, Bahiyah Sayyed and Thera Ward. Continue reading
Cardi B has launched a new series called Cardi Tries …., on Facebook Messenger and Instagram. In each episode, Cardi attempts to learn a new skill. In the premiere episode, world renowned choreographer Debbie Allen tries to teach Cardi ballet. At one point, Allen asks Cardi if she’s ever done ballet before. “Well, I used to be a stripper,” Cardi replies. Continue reading
Encounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn Museum
A dance and wellness classes design for Older Adults taught by Walter Rutledge
St. Philip Church 204 W 134th St, New York, NY 10030
To mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York Historical
Following a successful Off-Broadway season, A Taste of Ireland returns with its holiday spectacular, A Celtic Christmas! Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians bringing the spirit of Christmas to life, in a show that will make you laugh, cry, and sing into the night.
Sheen Center- 18 Bleecker Street , New York, New York, 10012
Playboi Carti brings the Antagonist Tour with Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, Homixide Gang & Apollo Red to Brooklyn
Barclay Center downtown Brooklyn
Following a successful Off-Broadway season, A Taste of Ireland returns with its holiday spectacular, A Celtic Christmas! Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians bringing the spirit of Christmas to life, in a show that will make you laugh, cry, and sing into the night.
Sheen Center- 18 Bleecker Street , New York, New York, 10012
Its Taylor Time! The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to Lincoln Center’s State Theater November 4 through 23. The company will present a total of eighteen works including the New York premiere of choreographer Hope Boykin and world premieres by resident choreographers Lauren Lovett and Robert Battle.
State Theater- Lincoln Center
World-renowned choreographer Andrea Miller returns to The Joyce with her company GALLIM to premiere her new full-length work, MOTHER. Miller conjures a fantastical universe beyond human myth, charged with mystical allure in a sensual, haunting physical reality.
Joyce Theater 175 Eight Avenue
Encounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn MuseumA dance and wellness classes design for Older Adults taught by Walter Rutledge
720 Nereid Ave, Bronx, NY 10466
To mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York HistoricalFollowing a successful Off-Broadway season, A Taste of Ireland returns with its holiday spectacular, A Celtic Christmas! Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians bringing the spirit of Christmas to life, in a show that will make you laugh, cry, and sing into the night.
Sheen Center- 18 Bleecker Street , New York, New York, 10012
Detroit Piston vs Brooklyn Nets the NBA Cup at the Barclay Center
Barclay Center- Downtown Brooklyn
Brooklyn Nets v. Detroit Pistons (Emirates NBA Cup Group Play) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
Barclays Center is 620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11217
World-renowned choreographer Andrea Miller returns to The Joyce with her company GALLIM to premiere her new full-length work, MOTHER. Miller conjures a fantastical universe beyond human myth, charged with mystical allure in a sensual, haunting physical reality.
Joyce Theater 175 Eight Avenue
Its Taylor Time! The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to Lincoln Center’s State Theater November 4 through 23. The company will present a total of eighteen works including the New York premiere of choreographer Hope Boykin and world premieres by resident choreographers Lauren Lovett and Robert Battle.
State Theater- Lincoln Center
Encounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn MuseumTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York HistoricalIts Taylor Time! The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to Lincoln Center’s State Theater November 4 through 23. The company will present a total of eighteen works including the New York premiere of choreographer Hope Boykin and world premieres by resident choreographers Lauren Lovett and Robert Battle.
State Theater - Lincoln Center
175 Eighth AvenueWorld-renowned choreographer Andrea Miller returns to The Joyce with her company GALLIM to premiere her new full-length work, MOTHER. Miller conjures a fantastical universe beyond human myth, charged with mystical allure in a sensual, haunting physical reality.
Joyce Theater 175 Eight Avenue
Following a successful Off-Broadway season, A Taste of Ireland returns with its holiday spectacular, A Celtic Christmas! Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians bringing the spirit of Christmas to life, in a show that will make you laugh, cry, and sing into the night.
Sheen Center- 18 Bleecker Street , New York, New York, 10012
Its Taylor Time! The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to Lincoln Center’s State Theater November 4 through 23. The company will present a total of eighteen works including the New York premiere of choreographer Hope Boykin and world premieres by resident choreographers Lauren Lovett and Robert Battle.
State Theater- Lincoln Center
Encounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn MuseumTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York HistoricalFollowing a successful Off-Broadway season, A Taste of Ireland returns with its holiday spectacular, A Celtic Christmas! Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians bringing the spirit of Christmas to life, in a show that will make you laugh, cry, and sing into the night.
Sheen Center- 18 Bleecker Street , New York, New York, 10012
175 Eighth AvenueIts Taylor Time! The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to Lincoln Center’s State Theater November 4 through 23. The company will present a total of eighteen works including the New York premiere of choreographer Hope Boykin and world premieres by resident choreographers Lauren Lovett and Robert Battle.
State Theater- Lincoln Center
Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden
4 Pennsylvania Plaza New York NY 10001
Following a successful Off-Broadway season, A Taste of Ireland returns with its holiday spectacular, A Celtic Christmas! Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians bringing the spirit of Christmas to life, in a show that will make you laugh, cry, and sing into the night.
Sheen Center- 18 Bleecker Street , New York, New York, 10012
Encounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn MuseumTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York HistoricalEncounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn MuseumTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York HistoricalThe Paul Taylor Gala featuring premieres by resident choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battel
State Theater at Lincoln Center
Following a successful Off-Broadway season, A Taste of Ireland returns with its holiday spectacular, A Celtic Christmas! Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians bringing the spirit of Christmas to life, in a show that will make you laugh, cry, and sing into the night.
Sheen Center- 18 Bleecker Street , New York, New York, 10012
Rennie Harris, praised by The New Yorker as "the most brilliant Hip-hop choreographer in America," returns to The Joyce with the New York premiere of American Street Dancer, a new commission that pays tribute to the profound influence of Street Dance on the arts.
Joyce TheaterToronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets at the Barclay Center
Barclay Center Downtown Brooklyn
Encounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn MuseumTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York HistoricalFollowing a successful Off-Broadway season, A Taste of Ireland returns with its holiday spectacular, A Celtic Christmas! Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians bringing the spirit of Christmas to life, in a show that will make you laugh, cry, and sing into the night.
Sheen Center- 18 Bleecker Street , New York, New York, 10012
Its Taylor Time! The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to Lincoln Center’s State Theater November 4 through 23. The company will present a total of eighteen works including the New York premiere of choreographer Hope Boykin and world premieres by resident choreographers Lauren Lovett and Robert Battle.
State Theater at Lincoln Center
Following a successful Off-Broadway season, A Taste of Ireland returns with its holiday spectacular, A Celtic Christmas! Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians bringing the spirit of Christmas to life, in a show that will make you laugh, cry, and sing into the night.
Sheen Center- 18 Bleecker Street , New York, New York, 10012
Rennie Harris, praised by The New Yorker as "the most brilliant Hip-hop choreographer in America," returns to The Joyce with the New York premiere of American Street Dancer, a new commission that pays tribute to the profound influence of Street Dance on the arts.
Joyce TheaterEncounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Brooklyn MuseumTo mark the centennial of The New Negro—the groundbreaking 1925 anthology of poetry, essays, and art edited by Alain Locke—The Gay Harlem Renaissance invites visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of Black LGBTQ+ life in the 1920s and 1930s.
The New York HistoricalFollowing a successful Off-Broadway season, A Taste of Ireland returns with its holiday spectacular, A Celtic Christmas! Prepare to be enchanted with some of the world’s finest Irish dancers and musicians bringing the spirit of Christmas to life, in a show that will make you laugh, cry, and sing into the night.
Sheen Center- 18 Bleecker Street , New York, New York, 10012
Rennie Harris, praised by The New Yorker as "the most brilliant Hip-hop choreographer in America," returns to The Joyce with the New York premiere of American Street Dancer, a new commission that pays tribute to the profound influence of Street Dance on the arts.
Joyce Theater