Like sedimentary rocks found on or near Earth’s surface or a tiramisu served in an authentic Italian restaurant, the dances crafted by contemporary choreographer Kyle Abraham are multilayered. In each ...

Legendary dancer Judith Jamison, who spent 21 years as the artistic director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, passed away this weekend at the age of 81. Harper's Bazaar is republishing this story in ...

This December, Park Avenue Armory presents the world premiere of a new Armory-commissioned work by celebrated choreographer Kyle Abraham, harnessing Abraham’s signature style—a blend of modern dance ...

Choreographer Kyle Abraham. Photo: Alex Sargent, Courtesy of Park Avenue Armory While much has changed during the creation of Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful, most notably the cast of dancers, those ...

His “Cassette Vol. 1” has a 1980s mix tape soundtrack and nods to postmodern American dance vocabulary. By Brian Seibert Twyla Tharp led the way with her distinct brand of American classicism, along ...

Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful. Just the title of choreographer Kyle Abraham’s most recent dance seen at NYC’s Armory on Park Avenue on December 9 is gripping. A glorious sweep of a dance that moves ...

“You can calm it down a bit,” he said to the dancer Sebastian Villarini-Velez, who was practicing a shoulder-brushing move. “Take your punctuation out. Let it be a flirt.” Calm down, let go, do less: ...

Kyle Abraham's dance company A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham returns to the Byham Theater this weekend. This is WESA Arts, a weekly newsletter by Bill O'Driscoll providing in-depth reporting about the ...