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    2. PhotoThe choreographers Jamar Roberts and Lauren Lovette.
      CreditPhotographs by Justin Kaneps for The New York Times (left) and Jingyu Lin for The New York Times

      Fall Preview

      What They Really Want to Do Is Choreograph …

      Two stars, Lauren Lovette of City Ballet and Jamar Roberts of Alvin Ailey, are retiring from the stage to focus on making dances.

      By Brian Seibert

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    Where Subway Dancers Practice Their Art

    “You are the center of your own world. Any space is important,” the Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula told members of It’s Showtime NYC.

    By Gia Kourlas

  4. PhotoLauren Lovette
    CreditMohamed Sadek for The New York Times

    When a Ballerina Gets to Be Goofy

    “Ballerinas never crash,” said Lauren Lovette, but, “I love falling to the floor.”

    By Gia Kourlas

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    CreditRudolf Costin for The New York Times

    Rugged, Physical Work With Durability

    In Abby Zbikowski’s “Radioactive Practice,” a dancer says, “You’re seeing survival and community in real time.”

    By Gia Kourlas

  1. ‘Release. Joy. Love.’ A Dance Festival at Little Island.

    Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard have organized a festival that celebrates percussive dance and artists of all ages.

    By Gia Kourlas

  2. Review: Passion Fruit Dance Company Brings the Club to the Stage

    The up-and-coming company tried to deliver energy to an audience in Brooklyn with “Trapped,” but the last thing we need onstage is more screen time, our critic writes.

    By Brian Seibert

  3. Fall Preview

    Not Just Going Through the Motions

    Madeline Hollander’s “Review” at Performa, in which performers will mark dances that have been canceled or postponed, seems an apt response to our moment.

    By Gia Kourlas

  4. Weekend Roundup

    5 Things to Do This Weekend

    Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.

  5. Fall Preview

    Impersonation? Yes. But With the Right Star, Something Richer.

    In new musicals about Princess Diana, Cary Grant and Michael Jackson actors get a chance to embody icons while spotlighting their individual talents.

    By Maya Phillips

  6. Frank Conversations About Making a Living in Dance

    The choreographer Miguel Gutierrez’s podcast “Are You for Sale?” looks at what he calls “the ethical entanglements between art and money.”

    By Siobhan Burke

  7. ‘The Doors Didn’t Open Easily’ on Her Path to ‘Cinderella’

    The choreographer JoAnn M. Hunter has quietly become an important figure in the world of musical theater, especially with her work for Andrew Lloyd Webber.

    By Roslyn Sulcas

  8. ‘The Nutcracker’ Returns, With New Rules for Children

    The surge of the Delta variant has prompted many dance companies to retool the holiday favorite. At New York City Ballet, there will be no performers under 12.

    By Javier C. Hernández

  9. Weekend Roundup

    5 Things to Do This Weekend

    Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.

  10. Moving Over: A Powerhouse of Black Dance Is Retiring (Mostly)

    Joan Myers Brown, the founder of Philadanco, is stepping back if not quite away from her duties. She still goes to the office every day.

    By Charmaine Patricia Warren