It's a simple photograph: a young man staring directly into the camera, arms folded. In the image captured in 1962, dance maestro Alvin Ailey looks defiant. Rhea Combs also sees something else when ...

If you want to talk about contemporary dance in Nashville, be prepared to hear a lot about Banning Bouldin and Becca Hoback. The two dancers — whose stories intertwine intricately as if they’d been ...

Dancer, choreographer and dance educator Shirley Mordine has died. Her five-decade career in Chicago included founding the dance department at Columbia College Chicago and originating the college’s ...

When Contemporary Dance Theater founder Jefferson James first moved to Cincinnati with her husband in 1964, there was no real dance scene in the city. “There was sort of a society of ballet studios ...

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As the director of the American Dance Festival, he oversaw the growth of diverse dance traditions, both in the United States and abroad. By Claudia Bauer Charles Reinhart, who as the longtime director ...

The origins and evolutions of Modern Dance in America. To Feel the Earth and Touch the Sky, Living the Legacy of American Modern Dance is a film highlighting the boundary breaking figures in the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Don’t be fooled by its relatively small size. This calendar of Cleveland-area dance events this season only scratches the surface of what’s actually taking place. What’s listed here ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio— DANCECleveland is bringing four dance performances to Cleveland for its 2025-2026 Performance Series. They range from modern dance pioneers to new choreographic voices. Before the ...

Prospective students with questions about Contemporary Dance: Please email [email protected]. Select a combination of one- and two-credit courses to fulfill this requirement (total 5 credits). One ...