dance

Anna Sokolow Way honors fierce Jewish dancer and choreographer

A pioneer of modern dance, Sokolow was famous in the neighborhood for drawing inspiration from the denizens of Christopher Street.

In Queens, a Jewish mourning ritual inspires a performance about memory

“Site: Yizkor” combines music, dance and readings at the Jamaica estate of a famed abolitionist.

A Rube Goldberg machine comes to life — literally — in a new dance piece

Choreographer Jody Oberfeld’s latest theatrical movement-based work, “Rube G.-The Consequence of Action,” draws upon the Jewish cartoonist’s signature contraptions.

Culture

How I learned to stop worrying and love an Israeli dance company

Politics

Jews can’t dance, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo jokes at a Harlem church

Watch

Take a different kind of Jerusalem tour with these Israeli modern dancers

Culture

When Modern Dance Got Caught in Israel’s Culture Wars

Global

British producer Brian Eno orders Israeli dance troupe to stop using his music

Global

2,000 Jewish dancers meet in Brazil

Culture

The Other Gaga

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