Close to the Vest

by Leigh Witchel Melissa Barak played her cards carefully at her company’s Joyce Theater debut. Where Ashley Bouder, after a … More

Two Cheers for Diversity

by Leigh Witchel The Ashley Bouder Project has female empowerment written into the mission statement. Does that make for good … More

by Leigh Witchel The Joyce’s Ballet Festival returned bringing out-of-town guests. Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami is a young company … More

By Leigh Witchel Of all the choreographers in The Joyce Theater’s Ballet Festival, Amy Seiwert bit off the most – … More

By Leigh Witchel The first thing you notice about Gemma Bond’s work is the chops of the group she assembled … More

By Leigh Witchel Building a better mousetrap doesn’t mean building one that runs more smoothly. It means designing one that … More

By Leigh Witchel In ballet, pedigree matters, far more than it should. Claudia Schreier has an impeccable one, only it’s … More

By Leigh Witchel Years ago in an offhand conversation, a foundation’s program officer explained its funding profile bluntly: “We fund … More