Alastair Macaulay, chief dance critic of The Times Literary Supplement and chief theater critic of The Financial Times, both in London, has been appointed chief dance critic of The New York Times. The announcement was made by Sam Sifton, the culture editor.
Mr. Macaulay, who will begin his new job on April 1, was the founding editor of the British quarterly Dance Theater Journal in 1983 and was a guest dance critic at The New Yorker in 1988 and 1992. He began writing dance criticism in 1978 and has taught dance history at various colleges and universities. He has contributed dance criticism to The Financial Times since 1988.
His books include a biography of Margot Fonteyn and a collection of interviews with the choreographer Matthew Bourne. He is writing a book on Merce Cunningham’s choreography.
Mr. Macaulay succeeds John Rockwell, the chief dance critic since 2005, who retired from The Times in December. During his career at The Times Mr. Rockwell had been chief rock critic, classical music critic, European cultural correspondent, Arts & Leisure editor and senior cultural correspondent.
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