Dance Magazine

In the October 1971 issue of Dance Magazine, which had a special focus on musical theater, writer Craig Zadan profiled Donna McKechnie, who he declared was both choreographer Michael Bennett’s and Broadway’s “secret weapon.” He explained: “For this dyna­mic burst of talent stops dead every show in which she appears.” After turning heads in the Bennett-choreographed “...

Dance Data Project is putting its money where its mouth is.

The nonprofit research initiative founded in 2019 has produced scores of reports analyzing the dance field, primarily illuminating gaps in female representation among artistic directors and choreogra...

Former Queensland Ballet artistic director Li Cunxin has penned his second memoir, picking up right where Mao’s Last Dancer left off. The Lucky Son (Penguin Random House Australia, October 6) follows Cunxin through becoming a father, the dec...

This year’s Dance Magazine Awards will honor Germaine Acogny; Ayodele Casel; Final Bow for Yellowface; Cleo Parker Robinson; and Alice Sheppard. The Lydia Joel Award—named in honor of former Dance Magazine editor Lydia Joel, and recognizing behind-the-scenes dance leaders—will go to Alicia Adams, formerly of the Kennedy Center. The Harkness Promise Awards, presented ...

Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from September 2026.

New York City Ballet has named Tiler Peck its first-ever choreographic associate, a role she will h...