At the Whitney in New York, an expansive exhibition six years in the making looks back at the visionary artist and choreographer

Cracking comedy, an eclectic mix of theatre – and aerial dance in an ice rink. Our critics share their picks for the August arts extravaganza

In new documentary Ailey, the acclaimed public persona and troubled private life of the dance icon are explored

With stages closed, dancers have thrived on Instagram and TikTok, given innovative online performances and found a huge new audience

The Little Angel theatre’s inspirational show uses dance, rap and puppets to tell real and fictional tales about trailblazing female astronauts

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s three-decade-old piece on homelessness takes on potent new meaning during Covid crisis

From Robbie Fairchild’s electric escape to Francesca Hayward’s head-spinning pirouettes, here are five joyful homemade clips

While Richard Alston’s company hang up their dance shoes, archivists and choreographers are grasping at ways to immortalise an inherently slippery art form