A column by Robert Battle about finding artistic stability in the midst of a financial crisis.

Countless pages have been written about advancements in the fields of technology, medicine, even sports. Is the same focus and attention being offered the arts, particularly the world of dance. A column by New York City Dance Alliance Director Joe Lanteri.

Mario Spinetti: How do you define a song?
Damon Donau: Well, “Happy Birthday” is a song. It stems from melody. It has a theme. It’s a melodic expression of ideas.
Brandon Intelligator: But then there are bands like Autolux that make melody out of noise.

and the conversation continues…

That’s what a great song is. Hell, that’s what great art is. If you want to be technical, a song should have a melody, and itmay or may not have a lyric, but the bottom line is that in order for it to be substantial it has to come from a place of truth and experience — otherwise why write it?

Rasta Thomas opens up in a rare column about his battles, as a dancer, now a company director, but over all, as an individual.

Dancer, choreographer, teacher, TV, film and Broadway star – Alisan Porter shares her experiences of being a child star and finding herself as a performer.

Mia Michaels’ 4th column for movmnt magazine: “Your reality is your reality. Your perception is your perception. Whatever your truth is, it is. Trying to understand the difference between your truth and the truth of others that has been embedded in your consciousness and being is a great challenge. How do we honestly know the difference?”

While in Montreal presenting a documentary about his career, choreographer Jiri Kylian sat down with David Benaym to share the process, the discovery, and the rewards of creating and presenting new works to the world from a seasoned perspective.
Do you ever prepare movement on yourself before coming to the studio, or do you do [...]

Hotels are the only real constant for the perpetual traveler, and as such, they thread a sense of continuity throughout the world.