Please join us for a three-day symposium sponsored by the Harriman Institute and the Barnard College Department of Dance. The Cold War was fought on many fronts, with dance as a powerful weapon in its arsenal. The ballet wars of the 1950s and 1960s, including high-profile defections, captured international headlines, but numerous forms of dance from folk dance and modern dance to…
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Please join us for a three-day symposium sponsored by the Harriman Institute and the Barnard College Department of Dance. The Cold War was fought on many fronts, with dance as a powerful weapon in its arsenal. The ballet wars of the 1950s and 1960s, including high-profile defections, captured international headlines, but numerous forms of dance from folk dance and modern dance to…
In this conversation with Danish Dance Theatre Artistic Director Tim Rushton, the award-winning choreographer discusses his life and work, focusing most closely on his evening-length dance Black Diamond in advance of its U.S. premiere. This visually stunning work explores a futuristic universe of darkness and light, and will be performed by Danish Dance Theatre at The Joyce Theater from October…
Scandinavia House presents a special discussion with the Cullberg Ballet in relation to the guest performances of “Figure A Sea” by Deborah Hay and Laurie Anderson for the Cullberg Ballet at Montclair University. To relate to one’s legacy and to define that relation is an inevitable question for every dance company with a long history and a groundbreaking founder. That…