''2wice'' is an interdisciplinary magazine dedicated to

contemporary dance Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in ...

, visual and performing arts. Patsy Tarr is the founder and editor in chief of ''2wice'' and president of the 2wice Arts Foundation. The 2wice Arts Foundation is based in New York City. The magazine is designed and co-edited by J. Abbott Miller of

Pentagram A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha, pentangle, or star pentagon) is a regular five-pointed star polygon, formed from the diagonal line segments of a convex (or simple, or non-self-intersecting) regular pentagon. Drawing a circle aroun ...

. The magazine debuted in 1997. Before ''2wice'', Tarr and Abbot had collaborated in similar roles to produce ''Dance Ink'', a quarterly journal that appeared from 1989 through 1996. The publishers of ''2wice'' have also produced other publications – ''Mah Jongg'', ''False Start'', ''Green World:

Merce Cunningham Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other discipl ...

'', ''Everybody Dance Now'', ''

Geoffrey Beene Geoffrey Beene (born Samuel Albert Bozeman Jr.; August 30, 1924 – September 28, 2004) was an American fashion designer. Beene was one of New York's most famous fashion designers, recognized for his artistic and technical skills and for creati ...

'' and ''John Kelly'' – and an iPad app, Merce Cunningham Event. ''Dance 2wice'', a book of essays collected from ''2wice'' was published in 2004. An exhibition, ''Everybody Dance Now'', was held at

AIGA The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) is a professional organization for design. Its members practice all forms of communication design, including graphic design, typography, interaction design, user experience, branding and identity ...

in New York City in 2009. The exhibition featured work resulting from the collaboration of Tarr and Miller. The publication was named "Magazine of the Year" by the Society of Publication Designers in 2006. The magazine is also in the collection of the

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is a modern and contemporary art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art, and was ...

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Website of 2wice Arts Foundation
Contemporary art magazines Dance magazines Magazines established in 1997 Magazines published in New York City Music magazines published in the United States