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Review: BALLET HISPÁNICO: DOÑA PERÓN at Kennedy Center
If you're going to do a history of Eva Perón based entirely on movement, you'd be sure to include that iconic pose of the Argentine First Lady hands aloft at the radio microphones before adoring thousands....
Review: Talmi Entertainment's NUTCRACKER! MAGICAL CHRISTMAS BALLET at Orpheum Theater
What did our critic think of NUTCRACKER! MAGICAL CHRISTMAS BALLET PRESENTED BY TALMI ENTERTAINMENT at Orpheum Theater?...
Review: Les Grands Ballets Canadiens' Presentation of THE NUTCRACKER at the National Arts Centre
What did our critic think of LES GRANDS BALLETS CANADIENS' PRESENTATION OF THE NUTCRACKER AT THE at National Arts Centre?...
Review: WADEintoACTIVISM EXPLORES THE POSSIBILITIES OF DANCE'S GREATER GLOBAL IMPACT
What did our critic think of WADEintoACTIVISM EXPLORES THE POSSIBILITIES OF DANCE'S GREATER GLOBAL IMPACT?...
Review: PNB'S “THE SEASONS' CANON” at McCaw Hall
What did our critic think of PNB’S “THE SEASONS' CANON” at McCaw Hall?...
Review: TRANSVERSE ORIENTATION at BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House
Athens arrived in Brooklyn and transported myth and magic interwoven with the beauty & grotesqueness of humanity. Conceived & directed by Dimitris Papaioannou, dialogue-free and comprised of non-linear vignettes, Transverse Orientation is a dynamic dance theater tableau that creates a veritable feas...
Review: EK/FORSYTHE/QUAGEBEUR, Sadler's Wells
Time for the annual treat that is an ENB mixed bill at Sadler’s Wells, on this occasion featuring a couple of lockdown greatest hits, and a bold new production of The Rite of Spring. ...
Review: MEN IN MOTION, London Coliseum
Ivan Putrov’s annual celebration of the male dancer returns to the Coliseum with a diverse programme of work, old and new. “Ballet conjures up an image of tutus and pointe shoes,” he says, keen to showcase what else the art form can offer since 2012....
Review: HUMAN MEASURE at Canadian Stage
In Human Measure, artist Cassils’ first piece of contemporary dance choreographed by Jasmine Albuquerque, trans and nonbinary bodies are highlighted. A rejoinder to Yves Klein's Anthropometries paintings, in which naked women were painted blue and then dragged across canvases as living brushes, th...
Review: THE LOOK OF LOVE at Eisenhower Theater
What did our critic think of THE LOOK OF LOVE at Eisenhower Theater?...
Review: Ballet Arkansas' DRACULA at PTC-CHARTS Takes Ballet to the Next Level Through Multimedia Effects
What did our critic think of DRACULA at PTC-CHARTS? It was amazing!...
Review: CLOUD GATE DANCE THEATRE OF TAIWAN: 13 TONGUES at The Kennedy Center
Cloud Gate Theatre of Taiwan’s '13 Tongues' is the perfect season starter for the Kennedy Center's wonderful international dance program....
Review: Twyla Tharp Puts Originality Center Stage at New York City Center
In an era where everything feels like a repeat -- or a remake -- Twyla Tharp’s “In The Upper Room” and “Nine Sinatra Songs” is that rare thing that would feel fresh no matter how many times it’s performed....
Review: FALL WORKS at Charlotte Ballet
Knight Theater should have been abuzz last Friday night. Yet somehow, a year after Charlotte Ballet's 50th-anniversary celebration - celebrated a year after the company's actual 50th anniversary - my own excitement wasn't reflected by the community at large. A night after Opera Carolina opened its 2...
Photos: Philadelphia Ballet's CINDERELLA at The Academy Of Music
The Philadelphia Ballet opened its 2022-23 season with their staging of Cinderella Thursday night at the Academy of Music in Center City. The Ben Stevenson version of Sergei Profokiev's score will grace the stage for the next two weeks. See our exclusive look at the final dress rehearsal from this p...
Review: ZOONATION: MIXTAPE, Sadler's Wells
A celebration of ZooNation and their greatest hits from the last 20 years was always going to pack a punch, but Kate Prince’s Company of charismatic hip-hop dancers can do wit, comedy, pathos and poignancy too....
Review: AN AUSPICIOUS BEGINNING TO PNB'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON at McCaw Hall
What did our critic think of AN AUSPICIOUS BEGINNING TO PNB’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON at McCaw Hall?...
Review: FALL FOR DANCE Thrills at New York City Center
Fall for Dance, one of NYC’s premier dance festivals, had performances from 9/21 to 10/2 at New York City Center....
Review: The City Center FALL FOR DANCE Festival Has Something For Everyone
The @NYCityCenter Fall for Dance Festival's diverse programming lets audiences 'choose their own adventure' through the arts, @lorastrum writes....
Review: UNITED UKRAINIAN BALLET'S GISELLE, London Coliseum
Comprising over fifty Ukrainian refugee dancers, the United Ukrainian Ballet’s debut in London was always going to be a moving and courageous showing....
Review: SARASOTA BALLET BRINGS THE DRAMA to The Joyce Theater
What did our critic think of REVIEW: SARASOTA BALLET BRINGS THE DRAMA TO THE JOYCE at The Joyce Theater?...
Review: MOMIX: ALICE at The Joyce Theater
Like a hallucination or fever dream, it's a feat of artistic achievement that seems unreal. The MOMIX cast are called dancer-illusionists for a good reason; what they pulled off in this show seemed superhuman. All of the magic is a product of visionary ideas, creative costuming and props, and bodies...
Review: Pacific Northwest Ballet Trades Timeliness For Timelessness at The David H. Koch Theater
To designate something as a “classic,” like a diamond, is to guarantee its significance forever. The Pacific Northwest Ballet is by this definition, wholly classic, @lorastrum writes.
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Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER Presents a Marvelous Season at Lincoln Center
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2022 Season at the David H. Koch Theater of Lincoln Center was a joy to behold. After a three-year hiatus, the company once again presented performances from June 15th to June 19th....
BWW Review: Transcendence Theatre's 'Let's Dance' Celebrates Diversity Through Dance
California Wine Country's award-winning Transcendence Theatre Company returned once again to the incomparable Jack London State Historic Park to celebrate its 11th season. And what better way to celebrate than through dance. Directed by acclaimed international director and choreographer Luis Salgado...
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