A theatrical performance unfolds on a softly lit stage, where three costumed performers stand before a projected waterfall backdrop, with a masked central figure posing beside a brightly painted chair under purple and blue lighting.

Following the Aesthetic

Pioneering New York City-based choreographer Douglas Dunn reflects on a lifelong career shaped by a love of movement, aesthetic exploration, artistic independence, and an enduring commitment to creating dance.

July 6, 2026  |  Read Article

The Dead White Men Choreographers Society

There’s a special society in heaven (or?) for the white male choreographers of yore. These special few shaped the lives of so many (women) and enforced the (hierarchical) systems of dance we all take for granted today. Who were these giants of the field? What were they really like? Stance […]

March 12, 2018  |  Read Article

Musings on Place and Space

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Leslie Satin is a New York-based choreographer and teacher at New York University who hails from the post-modern and downtown dance scene. She’s also a former Santa Fean who has returned to Santa Fe every summer for over 15 years. This summer, she created a piece, “Things […]

September 1, 2016  |  Read Article