News

I read with great interest the article concerning the recent alterations in the nomination process for the Lester Horton Dance Awards ("The Lester Horton Dance Awards Return, in Double Time," by ...
With photo archives, video and generative A.I., the latest exhibitions at Jacob’s Pillow invite visitors to reflect on the ...
After Horton died in 1953 at 47, Ailey took over as director of Lester Horton’s Dance Theater before starting his own company in 1958. At 27, Ailey began showcasing the wide range of Black ...
Here, photographer Michele Mattei has captured de Lavallade in mid-flight, dancing in her apartment. Nacida en Los Ángeles, California En 1949, a la edad de 17 años, Carmen de Lavallade se integró al ...
Lester Horton, one of the first choreographers to insist on a racially integrated company, established the Lester Horton Dance Theater here in 1946, a pioneering stage dedicated to modern dance.
A group of aspiring dancers are spending time in a dance studio at The Juilliard School. The dancers are learning more about the Horton technique, developed by legendary dancer and choreographer ...
At the age of seventeen, Carmen de Lavallade joined the Lester Horton Dance Theater in Los Angeles, one of the country’s first multiracial dance companies. Alongside her high school classmate and ...