Ndere Dance Troupe in Kampala, Uganda Since this past June, my older sister Jordan has been living in Uganda and working at a health and human rights non-profit organization. She has ample time on weekends to travel, and every Monday I look forward to an email that fills me in on her weekend adventures. [...]

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts While visiting some friends in Washington, DC this weekend, we swung by The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to attend the free nightly performance and take in the views from the balcony that overlooks the Potomac River. Every day at 6 PM, the Kennedy Center [...]

Image courtesy of Solar One The fourth annual Solar-Powered Dance Series, hosted by Solar One, kicks off today at 6 PM in Stuyvesant Cove Park. From today through July 26th, and July 31st through August 2nd, the Series will feature performances by thirteen emerging choreographers who work in a variety of dance styles. Solar electricity will [...]

I’m off to the Adirondacks this weekend for some more hiking, biking, and kayaking. On Saturday night, I’ll be heading to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center to see New York City Ballet’s summer Gala performance, which is an all-Jerome Robbins program including Brahms/Handel (co-choreographed by Twyla Tharp), Opus 19/The Dreamer, and West Side Story [...]

Photo by Tom Caravaglia, from Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company’s website Last night I headed to Dance Theater Workshop in Chelsea to see Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company’s Legacy Project and excerpts from ECHOES, a work in progress that weaves together Yiddish songs, text, and dance. The project celebrated Ms. Dorfman’s Eastern European-Jewish roots and closely examined themes [...]