Ballet Dancers’ Next Move: Union Organizing Ballet Dancers’ Next Move: Union Organizing
Contract negotiations have brought higher pensions, mandated rest times, and increased wages for a job that requires intense schedules and years of training.
Oct 4, 2024 / StudentNation / Lucy Tobier
The Rise and Fall of New York Clubbing The Rise and Fall of New York Clubbing
Emily Witt’s memoir of Brooklyn's rave scene accomplishes something that even the cynical among us cannot deny: It will make you want to go dancing.
Sep 23, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano
In Poetry’s Church In Poetry’s Church
More than a half century of the Poetry Project
Jul 8, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Sasha Frere-Jones
Philip Glass, Solo Artist Philip Glass, Solo Artist
In his most recent album, the composer marks a new turn in his style.
Jun 5, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
The Worlds of Balanchine The Worlds of Balanchine
In the ephemeral realm of dance, the longevity of his influence is unique and shows no signs of waning.
Aug 30, 2023 / James Steichen
Martha Graham’s Movement Martha Graham’s Movement
A recent biography dives into the choreographer's role as both an artist and figure of early American modernism.
Jul 19, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Emily Hawk
The Creative, Collective, Queer Project of Raving The Creative, Collective, Queer Project of Raving
In an interview, McKenzie Wark offers insight on the rave as utopia, breaking through gender dysphoria, and her newest work of auto-theory.
Mar 14, 2023 / Q&A / Zoë Beery and Geoffrey Mak
The Costs and Contradictions of Ballet The Costs and Contradictions of Ballet
Alice Robb’s Don’t Think, Dear and Ellen O’Connell Whittet’s What You Become in Flight explore both the liberating sense of art and the domineering logic of ballet.
Mar 4, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Glory Liu
The Mythology of George Balanchine The Mythology of George Balanchine
A conversation with Jennifer Homans about the ballet master's literary influences, his complicated legacy, and the metaphysical side of dance.
Dec 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Dilara O’Neil
Wealth of Destruction Wealth of Destruction
Rich nations ignore reality and everyone pays.
Jul 8, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper