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Pointe shoes have looked and functioned about the same since the early 20th century: typically satin-covered, with fortified insoles and boxes made from fabric, paper, and paste. Few designs have strayed too far from this basic look and structure, despite huge advances in technology and sports medicine. Why has the pointe shoe been so resistant to change?
The proces...
Payton Johnson’s dancing is a tempest of opposites. In a solo in Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber’s Seven Scenes at Little Island in New York City last summer, she moved seamlessly between pinpoint precision and breathtaking abandon. Her performance was at once elemental, like she was animated by forces of nature, and undeniably human—a young woman moving on instinc...
Onstage, the naked body can be powerful.
Nudity might convey intimacy between two performers, or become a plot point, or challenge expectations or norms about the body. For Urban Bush Women founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, nudity is a way of getting to the heart of a character, of “stripping away the artifice and coming to the literal naked truth of a person,” she sa...
On May 12, 2026, the beloved, spitfire ballet teacher Judy Fielman Rice passed away unexpectedly at the age of 65. Many of Rice’s current and former students flooded social media with memories of their favorite “Judy-isms,” funny anecdotes, and unforgettable tendu combinations. She leaves behind a positive legacy centered in her joyful approach to ballet.
Rice was bo...
Spending time with the Seaweed Sisters is like going on a playdate you wish would never end. The trio—Megan Lawson, Jillian Meyers, and Dana Wilson—has taken audiences on whimsical adventures for years. A five-minute performance started it all in 2013, followed by annual videos and occasional live appearances, during which they developed their inimitable blend of dance, theat...