We often hear that the golden age of modern dance is past, and that the genre hasn't cohered in any discernible way since the 1970s, but at this moment, we're able to enjoy the fruits of mature artists.

It’s kismet that Stephen Petronio’s recent Joyce Theater run, which ended last weekend, coincided with that of Trisha Brown Dance Company’s BAM engagement, but it proved an interesting scheduling twist. Mentor and protégé dancing across the river from one another—in Petronio parlance, recalling his memorable dance City of Twist of a several years back—you might [...]