The Dance Lens Podcast

By WHERE DANCE MEETS ART, HISTORY, POLITICS & SOCIAL (RE)EVOLUTIONS

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Description

Dance exists at the intersection of fashion, history, art, politics, fashion, ritual and social evolutions. Through interviews, reviews, story times and behind the scenes we'll take a deeper look at the art form's history, industry and artists.

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Episode Date
INTERVIEW: Renaissance x Punk—Sophie Laplane and James Bonas on creating Mary Queen of Scots
May 27, 2026
INTERVIEW: Christine Cox—The BalletX Model
May 20, 2026
INTERVIEW: What It Really Takes to Become a Dance Maker
May 14, 2026
REVIEW: Firebird at Dance Theatre of Harlem
Apr 26, 2026
REVIEW: Kyle Abraham's Cassette Vol. 1
Apr 23, 2026
REVIEW: At American Ballet Theater, “Othello” Reasserts Its Power—and Its Limits
Mar 28, 2026
REVIEW: Hurlin Ignites Ratmansky’s Firebird at ABT
Mar 17, 2026
INTERVIEW: Choreography As Language With Serge Laurent
Feb 10, 2026
INTERVIEW: The Rhythm of Memory & Kathak in The Modern Age
Feb 04, 2026
INTERVIEW: A Critic's Eye: Alastair Macaulay on Dance, Criticism, and the Art of Observation
Dec 29, 2025
INTERVIEW: Is A Showgirl Changing The Face Of Politics?
Nov 19, 2025
INTERVIEW: Boots Off, Dance On—Tending to The Visible and Invisible Wounds of War
Nov 05, 2025
INTERVIEW: Ahmad Judeh—Stateless Refugee To International Ballet Star
Nov 04, 2025
INTERVIEW: Claudia Hilda Multidisciplinary Cuban Artist On Her New Work "Neither Here Nor There—The Migrant Body"
Oct 29, 2025
INTERVIEW: NYC Ballet's Alec Knight On Balanchine's Western Symphony
Sep 17, 2025
INTERVIEW: The Maestro In Motion—International Ballet Conductor Garrett Keast.
Aug 06, 2025
Swans of Harlem & other book recs
Jul 30, 2025
INTERVIEW: Yuan Yuan Tan Returns: From the Buddha's Coin Toss to Lady White Snake
Jul 24, 2025
Gillian Murphy: A Farewell, A Bridge, A Legacy
Jul 16, 2025
REVIEW: Paris Opera Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty at the Bastille
Jul 06, 2025
REVIEW: ABT’s Giselle with Olga Smirnova at the Met
Jun 22, 2025
Misty Copeland Announces Retirement as Gonzalo Garcia Takes the Helm in Miami
Jun 18, 2025
Dance & Politics Part 2: When Ballet Broke the Color Line—and Tango Defied the Dictators
Jun 12, 2025
Elegance & Empire: Dance and Politics Part 1
May 14, 2025
DANCE & FASHION SERIES PART 3: Black Style. Black Movement.
May 01, 2025
Dress the Women-Undress the Men: Dance and Fashion Series Part 2
Apr 23, 2025
Threads of Power: Dance & Fashion Series Part 1
Apr 20, 2025