The founder of Texas Christian University’s modern dance program, Jerry Bywaters Cochran, was a proponent of thumbing through fine art books for inspiration — especially ones that featured abstract ...

Yacov Sharir, who blazed trails for Austin modern dance and inspired University of Texas students for decades, died Friday from complications related to Parkinson's disease. He was 83. “Yacov Sharir ...

Most of the major companies in the small but vibrant Dallas dance scene are putting on shows this month. The concerts cover a gamut of styles from classical ballet to cutting edge contemporary work, ...

“Border Crossings: Exile and American Modern Dance 1900-1955” opens at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum and dance performances by the Jose Limón Dance Company, Santa Barbara Dance Theater and ...

Ballet is for rich white folks. Interpretive dance is for freaky hippie types. Those are the myths that visual artist Lee Berger, professional choreographer Candy Jimenez, and composer Jimmy ...

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(who uses lowercase lettering in the spelling of her name), is an assistant professor of dance at UC San Diego and the ...

The country’s experimental dance artists, independent and resilient, are using their skills in a new arena: war. Krystyna Shyshkarova, who has a dance school in Kyiv, is developing a system that she ...

Hofesh Shechter thinks we are confused by modern dance. “People are misguided,” he says. “English audiences, in particular, expect to come in, understand it, and have a good conversation about it ...

Two very different circuses by Jewish directors are coming to town, with acts that range from modern acrobatics to trained ...

What: Parsons Dance – “The Road” When: Thursday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m. Where: Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek Cost: Tickets start at $45, or $25 for students; with a four-pack option available ...