Jacob’s Pillow Cancels Remainder of Festival After Death at Center

A production manager died at the dance center last week in what the district attorney’s office in Berkshire County, Mass., described as a workplace accident.

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A Breaking Musical Is a Fringe Hit. Just Don’t Mention Raygun.

The Australian breaker tried to shut down a musical about her. Now, it’s attracting dancing crowds at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Valery Panov, Ballet Star Who Fought to Leave the U.S.S.R., Dies at 87

Trying to move to Israel with his ballerina wife, he was harassed and jailed while becoming an international cause célèbre and a Cold War symbol of the plight of Soviet Jews.

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In Harlem, a Juneteenth Celebration Revels in the Rhythms of Jazz

Music and dancing filled the streets Thursday night as residents turned out for the fourth annual Big Band Jubilee.

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Belgian Nonprofit Papy Boom Is Helping Retirement-Home Residents Hit the Clubs

A group of Brussels retirement-home residents grooved to electronic music late one night as part of a program to fight loneliness among seniors.

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Demis Volpi to Leave Hamburg Ballet After Just 10 Months

Weeks after dancers accused Demis Volpi of creating a “toxic working environment” at the company, he has agreed to depart.

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Yuri Grigorivich Dead: Soviet Ballet Choreographer Was 98

Among the 20th century’s most significant choreographers, he led the Bolshoi Ballet for more than 30 years, creating epic ballets like “Spartacus.”

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Coming to City Center: A Flurry of Dance From Around the World

Fall for Dance will have its most international lineup since the pandemic; and the center’s 2025-26 season will feature Paris Opera Ballet and Dutch National Ballet.

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Trump’s Kennedy Center Comes Into Focus With Theater and Dance Plans

Some big shows and troupes will perform, while others will stay away. And in a shift, the center will present some Broadway shows with nonunion casts.

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At Theatertreffen Festival, Bodies Do the Talking

Choreographer-led works at the annual German theater event range from the transgressive to the melancholic.

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