Choreography

Kurt Andersen and choreographer David Dorfman explore the tactile and discover the significance of touch for dancers, sculptors, and musicians. Dorfman, an athlete turned dancer, is a choreographer, teacher, performer, and in 1985 founded David Dorfman Dance, a modern dance company which exuberantly combines fierce athleticism with humor and the stories of everyday life. Lauded […]

Through her pioneering dance performances at the turn of the last century, Loie Fuller magically captured the theatrical possibilities of light. (Originally aired: April 21, 2001)

From crashing into mats to diving through glass, choreographer Elizabeth Streb aims to expose the body’s vulnerability and its durability in her dances.

The 82-year-old modern dance master Merce Cunningham describes whathappened when he began choreographing on a PC. (Originally aired: June 9, 2001)