Tag: yo-yo ma

The Spirit of Vail in New York City

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Damian Woetzel’s leadership at the Vail International Dance Festival, a new four-day event will be held in New York City, November 3–6. Vail Dance Festival: ReMix NYC brings three programs to New York City Center, along with a special lecture/demonstration focused on footwork, hosted by Woetzel. Featured performers include: […]

A Citizen Artist

Robin Becker Dance toured Vietnam with Into Sunlight. In our February issue’s Higher Ed column, we hear about how Hofstra professor Robin Becker brought Into Sunlight, her evening-length work about war, to Vietnam. “I tend to take on big topics,” says Becker. “I believe in an artist being relevant to their time. I heard Yo-Yo Ma describe […]