Dance

An East St. Louis museum dedicated to a renowned activist and dancer faces an uncertain future.The museum honoring the late Katherine Dunham owes $7,000…

On the third Wednesday of every month there’s a unique gathering in St. Louis during the lunch hour. Dozens of people gather for Lunch Beat St. Louis to…

The Whitaker Rehearsal Hall at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri St. Louis campus was filled last week with a sense of…

Lithe and assured, Amanda McKerrow dances with students in the Principia College studio with the same ethereal grace and authenticity that characterized…

his article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 2, 2013 - HeLa cells have been known to scientists since the 1950s. But the name Henrietta Lacks,…

Of the dancers who performed as part of the Muny Chorus in 1962, only one of them had their own security guard.Pelagie Green Wren made history that year…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 1, 2013: Rashad Rounds grew up Olivette and graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 24, 2013: Dear Beaconites --The regular symphony season has ended, but the Shakespeare Festival,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 22, 2013 - Like many artists, dancer Antonio Douthit hears a different drummer. But the drumbeat…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Like many artists, dancer Antonio Douthit hears a different drummer. But the drumbeat that changed…