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Seán Curran Company's New Dances Look at the Big Picture

These rich and rewarding new concert works by Seán Curran, at the Joyce Theater, exhibit admirable if dense interplay of movement, music, lighting, text, and colossal ideas.

Playful Parsons Dance Troupe in Pleasing Program

The perky Parsons Dance troupe offers an evening of David Parsons’ accessible, solidly crafted, scrumptiously entertaining contemporary-dance pieces at the Joyce Theater.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Delights at City Center

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s artistic director, Robert Battle, is raising the choreographic caliber of the company repertoire to match that of its unparalleled dancers.

‘Stravinsky/Balanchine, The Collaboration’ Triple Bill Begins NYC Ballet Season

New York City Ballet opens its fall season with a Balanchine-Stravinsky program featuring the rarely seen “Orpheus,” a dynamic interpretation of “Apollo,” and a flawed performance of “Agon.”

Dance Review: 'Paris Opera Ballet: Giselle'

Paris Opera Ballet's enchanting performance of "Giselle" features humor, eloquent footwork, realistic acting, and a definitive interpretation of the Wilis.

Dance Review: 'Ballet Hispanico'

Ballet Hispanico presents a smart work by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, an uninspired premiere by Ronald K. Brown, and a flop by artistic director Eduardo Vilaro.

Dance Review: 'David Neumann/Advanced Beginner Group: Restless Eye'

In “Restless Eye,” modern choreographer David Neumann puts the responsibility for making meaning out of his dances squarely on the audience’s shoulders.

New York City Ballet: All Wheeldon

A hallmark event, this performance of three ballets by Christopher Wheeldon, including the premiere of the luscious "Les Carillons," marks the company's first-ever all-Wheeldon program.

Merce Cunningham Dance Company: The Legacy Tour

This polished performance of Merce Cunningham's evening-length work set to a John Cage score inspired by James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake" opens the famed modern dance troupe's penultimate U.S. engagement.

Ocean's Kingdom

Though its composer and librettist, Paul McCartney, was the biggest celebrity in the house at the premiere, the real star of this simplistically choreographed ballet is costume designer Stella McCartney.