Wednesday on the NewsHour: Trey McIntyre Project Finds a Dance Partner in Boise More from Jeffrey Brown's profile of choreographer Trey McIntyre. Watch more of the interview with Judith Jamison, ...

Contemporary dance is a catch-all phrase used fairly indiscriminately, meaning many things to different dance communities across a wide range of cultures. In fact, it’s probably easier to say what ...

NEW YORK -- As patrons wait in line outside the Joyce Soho Theater in Manhattan, a slender, barefoot blonde girl in Lycra tights and an apron stands nearby on the sidewalk. Suddenly she launches into ...

For six decades, the Paul Taylor Dance Company has been just that—a company devoted to the creative outpourings of one man. And that was enough, both for Mr. Taylor and for the dancers. He’s prolific ...

There may be no one in the arts with a harder job than that of a modern-dance choreographer. When a writer can’t figure out what to say next, she can turn off the computer and go take a nap. A ...

John Scott's irish modern dance theatre present two new dance pieces this Spring. Iconic choreographer Merce Cunningham's 'Four Solos', choreographic event of four solos performed by 3 outstanding ...

The modern dance troupe Pilobolus is known for its ability to manipulate the human form – connecting with each other to create gravity-defying feats that look fluid and nearly effortless. The company ...

Paul Taylor, one of the most prolific and influential choreographers in the world of modern dance, died Wednesday, Aug. 29. The cause was renal failure, the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation confirmed. He ...

Illinois-born Fuller became all the rage in Paris in the 1890s with her "Serpentine Dance," with flowing silks and colored lighting. She wrote her autobiography, in French, in 1908. With her husband, ...