Visits: 23 The institution co-founded by George Balanchine celebrated at Lincoln Center on Monday night. When the choreographer George Balanchine co-founded the School of American Ballet in New York City in 1934, the last thing on many people’s minds was …
Party Like ‘Saltburn’ — Bathwater Optional
Visits: 5 On Friday night at 3 Dollar Bill, a queer club in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, partygoers danced and sang along to early 2000s hits by Fergie, Justin Timberlake and, of course, Sophie Ellis-Bextor whose “Murder on …
I Thee — Untz Untz — Wed
Visits: 33 As the popularity of electronic music at weddings grows, it’s out with the hotel ballrooms and in with the raves — grandparents included. When Stephen Le Duc posted on a Reddit forum proposing a meet-up at a music …
What Leotard Can Compare to This?
Visits: 37 More than 100 designer costumes from the New York City Ballet are featured in a new book photographed by Pari Dukovic. As a boy of 8, Pari Dukovic would pick up his camera, a gift from his father, …
Love Letter: Honoring O’Shae Sibley at the Stonewall Inn
Visits: 37 “He was just a beautiful spirit, a wonderful person, just exercising his freedom to be alive.” On Thursday evening, 80 mourners gathered at the Stonewall Inn, a New York City bar known for its pivotal role in the …
Preserving Hula, the Heartbeat of Hawaii
Visits: 47 HILO, Hawaii — The airy Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium in Hilo, Hawaii, was silent except for bird song and the low, steady chanting of Mapuana de Silva as she sprinkled a mixture of turmeric and saltwater along the perimeter …
Letting Go of Her Ballet Dream
Visits: 26 One recent Saturday morning at Steps on Broadway, a rehearsal studio on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, ballet dancers pirouetted to recordings of classical piano music while an instructor guided them. Some of the dancers were retired …
The Hottest Song at the Club? ‘The White Lotus’ Dance Remix
Visits: 21 Variations of the spine-tingling intro music have played at rave parties, Australian music festivals and Sundance. On a recent club night in Chicago, a high-pitched woman’s voice that sounded like a gobbling turkey — dropping acid — brought …
It’s the Coolest Rock Show in Ann Arbor. And Almost Everyone There Is Over 65.
Visits: 26 At the “Geezer Happy Hour,” the “silver tsunami” has been dancing for decades. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Every Friday night from September to May, at an off-campus nightclub in this thriving college town, a group of die-hard music …
Pop Stars Are Mugging for TikTok. Fans Are Loving It.
Visits: 17 Performers like Dua Lipa and Rosalía are peppering their tours with dance moves and gestures that can seem specifically engineered to go viral. In some cases, they are. By the time Dua Lipa announced that there would be …