Nina Dobrev and Ariana DeBose. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image New York City Ballet galas are always elegant affairs, and last week’s, chaired by Liz and Jeff Peek, Deborah Roberts and Diana Taylor, was no exception. Despite near-bursting clouds, guests in color palettes darker than usual for a spring event—NYCB principal dancers Tiler Peck and […]
Poetry in Motion: Monica Bill Barnes & Company Brings Dance to the NYPL
The site-specific performance leads small audiences through the Schwarzman Building, guided by music and live storytelling via headphones. NYPL/ Jonathan Blanc Lunchtime at the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building has gotten a little wild. Dance troupe Monica Bill Barnes & Company, whose motto is “bringing dance where it doesn’t belong,” is presenting […]
Gibney Company Brings Souls, Soles and a Prepared Piano to the Joyce
A moment in Roy Assaf’s A Couple, excerpted from his evening-length work Figure No. 16 (2020). Courtesy Gibney Company Gibney Company is back at the Joyce Theater. The dance troupe, founded in 1991 in New York City by artistic director and CEO Gina Gibney, is a creation-based repertory company, meaning it focuses on commissioning new […]