Contemporary Lessons

Contemporary Lessons

Maria Kowroski As a 13-year-old ballet student in Michigan, Maria Kowroski was surprised to be cast in a jazz work set to Nine Inch Nails for a school show. “I liked that I wasn’t labeled a ballet dancer,” she remembers, “and that someone took...
Contemporary Lessons

Superman's Super Show

Senior editor Jenny Stahl recently called New York City Ballet principal Daniel Ulbricht “Superman,” and I can’t think of a better way to describe the phenomenally talented dancer and teacher, who seems to be everywhere at once these days. (We...
Contemporary Lessons

Less Cancer, More Birthdays–and More Dancing

On Monday night, “Dance Against Cancer” raised over $25,000 for the American Cancer Society. The event, held at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, was co-produced by Daniel Ulbricht, whose mother is currently battling uterine cancer. It featured several...