At the start of her spirited musical memoir, Chita Rivera tells the audience, "Looking back doesn't have to be painful." The line is not really profound, but a simple fact: This dancer's life has been ...

MY LIFE—Isadora Duncan—Boni & Liveright ($5). The Book. “Before I was born my mother was in great agony of spirit and in a tragic situation. She could take no food except iced oysters and iced ...

S1: Welcome back. You're listening to Kpbs Midday Edition. I'm Jade Hindman. A new evening length dance theater production at La Jolla Playhouse from renowned dancer Jen Freeman and choreographer ...

New York — THE legs are the first thing you notice. Even when she’s sitting down -- in loose-fitting nylon workout pants -- Chita Rivera’s long, sturdy, eloquent gams demand to be noticed. There’s a ...

Unity Phelan, a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, says there's more than meets the eye to every performance. "What we do looks so beautiful and effortless, and there's so much work behind it ...

A new memoir traces the three-time Tony Award winner’s life and career working with Balanchine, Robbins and Fosse. “When you work with somebody like that,” the composer John Kander said of developing ...

After fighting for her life twice, Megan Stuart, 20, is using a personal victory as a springboard for giving back to the hospital that saved her. The Minneapolis woman has already faced her share of ...

The San Diego Ballet’s Stephanie Maiorano was set to perform as Giselle this weekend SDPD To Stop Using Carotid Restraint, SDSU And Black Community Groups Hosting Teaching, Healing Events, Claims ...

In the standout sequence of "Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life," in which the grande dame of Broadway gypsies pays tribute to the great choreographers that transformed her body into music, she distills ...