NEW YORK — On a recent afternoon, in a big studio at New York City Center, dancer Melissa Toogood presented her class with a puzzle. With the clear, direct energy of someone walking down the street, ...

Cunningham’s status within modern dance began to change when he and his company taught and performed for four summers, 1958-61, at the American Dance Festival at Connecticut College. Even so, Gordon ...

He’s been at this for a while, but even after more than 50 years before the public, there remains something weird and wonderful about Merce Cunningham’s dance pieces. His troupe rehearses without ...

The Trisha Brown Dance Company is presenting a stellar double bill of Rauschenberg-designed works by Merce Cunningham and Trisha Brown. By Gia Kourlas Dance Reflections, a festival that pushes ...

On the staff of The New Yorker for more than 60 years, he wrote about Duchamp, Rauschenberg and many others. His books include “Living Well Is the Best Revenge.” By William Grimes The Trisha Brown ...