Wednesday on the NewsHour: Trey McIntyre Project Finds a Dance Partner in Boise
More from Jeffrey Brown's profile of choreographer Trey McIntyre.
A Birthday Present to the World: A New Dance By Paul Taylor
Thursday marks the 80th birthday of Paul Taylor, one of America's most celebrated modern choreographers. Last week, the company visited the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, just outside metropolitan Washington, D.C, for a special debut.
Wednesday’s Art Notes
A roundup of arts headlines.
Wednesday’s Art Notes
A roundup of arts headlines.
Watch more of the interview with Judith Jamison, performance pieces and a 1990 segment about her by former NewsHour correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault.
Bill T. Jones has long been recognized as one of this country's leading contemporary dancers and choreographers, known for his mix of athleticism and his willingness to take on big subjects from the world around him.
Merce Cunningham, a dancer who is regarded among the most important and innovative American artists of the 20th century, died Sunday night at his home in Manhattan. He was 90.
Born and raised in the twentieth century, modern dance is often contrasted against ballet for definition.
Praised as a refreshingly irreverent master, sometimes derided as a gimmicky smart-alec, Mark Morris has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading modern dance choreographers.
