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In an Opera About Civil War Spies, Dancers Help Drive the Drama

Houston Grand Opera, known for innovation, unveils Jake Heggie’s “Intelligence,” directed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and featuring Urban Bush Women.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Basketball Dancing Elephants Fans (Persons) Mascots New York Liberty

How Ellie the Elephant, NY Liberty’s Twerking Mascot, Electrifies Barclays Center

Ellie the Elephant, the mascot for the New York Liberty, has become a star as the team has played its way into the W.N.B.A. finals.

By Abigail Covington

Bars and Nightclubs Berghain Dancing Disc Jockeys Music

On Europe’s Dance Floors, Music Too Fast for Feet

Since the continent’s clubs reopened after pandemic lockdowns, young partygoers have been drawn to a hard, driving style of techno. It’s changing the way people dance.

By Thomas Rogers

Art Computer and Video Games Dancing Geffen, David, Hall (Manhattan, NY) Metropolitan Museum of Art Museums Satterwhite, Jacolby

‘A Metta Prayer’ Brings a High-Energy Beat to the Met’s Great Hall

Bucking the rules, and the canon, Jacolby Satterwhite remakes the Met’s Great Hall with his multimedia “A Metta Prayer.” It draws on Titian and video games.

By Ted Loos