Sarah Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman
Critic

Sarah Kaufman received the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism and has been The Washington Post’s dance critic since 1996. But after logging serious sit-time in opera houses, church basements, fairground tents and lawn chairs, what moves her most is seeing grace happen where she least expects it

Latest by Sarah Kaufman

‘Story/Time’: Bill T. Jones, in his own words

‘Story/Time’: Bill T. Jones, in his own words

The Bill T. Jones/Arne Zane Dance Company performed Jones’s new work, “Story/Time,” an homage to John Cage.

The Dance of Life: The Concert

The Dance of Life: The Concert

High in the rafters and below onstage, stagehands, carpenters and riggers work rhythmically to build thousands of pounds of equipment into a show worth watching.

Mack of Washington Ballet wins gold at International Ballet Competition

Mack of Washington Ballet wins gold at International Ballet Competition

Brooklyn Mack shares the senior men’s title with Ukrainian dancer at the venerable event in Bulgaria.

‘Marathon ’33’ in Arlington

‘Marathon ’33’ in Arlington

The little-known play about the dance marathons that some used as a means of survival during the Great Depression.