A Conversation with Dance Critic Marina Harss

We are excited to announce that CULTUREBOT will be launching our live event series in 2026, kicking off with a conversation between the editors of CULTUREBOT and the dance writer and critic Marina Harss.

Marina Harss is a writer, journalist, and critic based in New York City, writing on all aspects of dance and performance. Currently the dance critic of The Hudson Review, Marina's writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The Nation, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Ballet Review, Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine, Playbill, BAMBill, Dancetabs.com, the Fjord Review, and others. Her book on the choreographer Alexei Ratmansky, The Boy from Kyiv: Alexei Ratmansky Life in Ballet, was published by FSG in October 2023 and was recognized by NPR and The New Yorker as a 2023 Book of The Year.

For this event, we will discuss and demystifying the field of dance criticism: how to approach documenting an ephemeral art form, the specifics of Marina’s career trajectory and her approach to her work, as well as the the state of dance criticism and our hopes for the future of arts discourse and writing.

Hosted in partnership with Pluto’s Loft | 60 Thomas Street, NYC

Interview 4-6PM

Wine & lingering til 7P

Tickets $10-25*

Event revenue will directly support the future of CULTUREBOT! :)

*Tickets are sliding scale. This is designated by four different ticket price options.

NOTE: This is a shoes-off household and a dog (Pluto) will be present.

Header image features Marina Harss with Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky and dancer Sara Mearns at her book launch at the 92nd St Y in October 2023.