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    1. PhotoDarla Hoover, left, and Aesha Ash, who have been chosen to lead the School of American Ballet, starting with the summer session.
      CreditVictor Llorente for The New York Times

      School of American Ballet Appoints New Leaders

      Darla Hoover is to be chair of faculty and Aesha Ash will fill the newly created position of associate chair at the New York City Ballet-affiliated academy.

      By Gia Kourlas

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    CreditShawn Brackbill for The New York Times

    Where Subway Dancers Practice Their Art

    “You are the center of your own world. Any space is important,” the Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula told members of It’s Showtime NYC.

    By Gia Kourlas

  4. PhotoLauren Lovette
    CreditMohamed Sadek for The New York Times

    When a Ballerina Gets to Be Goofy

    “Ballerinas never crash,” said Lauren Lovette, but, “I love falling to the floor.”

    By Gia Kourlas

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    CreditRudolf Costin for The New York Times

    Rugged, Physical Work With Durability

    In Abby Zbikowski’s “Radioactive Practice,” a dancer says, “You’re seeing survival and community in real time.”

    By Gia Kourlas

  1. The Joyce Theater Plans to Welcome Back the World

    The spring-summer season is to include groups from abroad, as well as performances by the Paul Taylor company, Dormeshia and others.

    By Marina Harss

  2. Radio City Music Hall Cancels Its Remaining Rockettes Christmas Shows

    The show ended its run before Christmas after breakthrough virus cases were found in the company. Several Broadway shows continued to cancel performances because of the coronavirus as well.

    By Matt Stevens and Michael Paulson

  3. American Ballet Theater Plans a Return to Met Opera Stage

    After repeated delays caused by the pandemic, the company plans to perform at the opera house next summer for the first time in three years.

    By Javier C. Hernández

  4. The Breakout Stars of 2021

    In a year that offered glimmers of hope across the world of arts, these performers and creators rose to the occasion.

    By Maya Salam

  5. Weekend Roundup

    4 Things to Do This Weekend

    Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.

  6. A Spinning Acrobat Learns to Love Change

    The French circus company Libertivore makes its American debut, though its director had to give up her performing career.

    By Brian Seibert

  7. Nai-Ni Chen, Whose Dances Merged East and West, Dies at 62

    Ms. Chen, who founded the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company in 1988, died while swimming in Hawaii, where she was vacationing.

    By Neil Genzlinger

  8. Marjorie Tallchief, Acclaimed Ballerina, Is Dead at 95

    A versatile artist who performed with the Paris Opera Ballet, she was the younger sister of the famed dancer Maria Tallchief.

    By Anna Kisselgoff

  9. Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer

    His days as a ballet prince are in the past. Now this regal member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings his own drama to the stage.

    By Gia Kourlas

  10. New York City Arts Organizations Get a Welcome Windfall

    The Department of Cultural Affairs is awarding $51.4 million in grants to more than 1,000 nonprofit arts and cultural groups that are seeking to rebound from the pandemic.

    By Matt Stevens