An opinion piece from CNN— Editor’s Note: Steven Melendez is artistic director of New York Theatre Ballet and a subject of the new documentary film “LIFT,” available on Apple and Amazon. He was born in the Bronx, New York, and

"Lift," the inspiring feature-length documentary film about New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) and its education / outreach program to disadvantaged youth 

will soon be at a theater near you.  And if there is no art house showing it, you can stream it!

Collage Dance – one of the largest Black-led performing arts organizations in the South and one of only a few professional ballet companies in the world with a roster of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) dancers – has announced that it will receive a two million dollar grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Red Shell Mgmt is pleased to announce that joining its roster of touring performances is The Effects of Gravity, an artful and innovative multi-media production that celebrates the human quest for understanding the universe and speaks of planetary stewardship.

Choreography by José Limón, Music Zoltán Kodály

Have you noticed that most conversations about concert dance these days emphasize the pleasurable experience of attending the performance.

April 29 and 30, Memphis-based Collage Dance Collective is set to premiere Their Eyes Were Watching God, a new ballet reimagining Zora Neale Hurston’s iconic 1937 novel of the same title.

Observers have described Nai-Ni Chen’s choreography as a combination of traditional Chinese dance with Western styles, or a merging of contemporary and Chinese influences, or Western contemporary movement with Asian forms.