BWW Review: PHI Electrifies Edmonton
Virtual reality and the music of David Bowie come to life in Jean Grand-Maître's sci-fi ballet.
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BWW Review: Ailey II The Next Generation of Dance at Ailey Citigroup Theater-Bold and Beautiful
Ailey II, The Next Generation of Dance is now on stage at the Ailey Citigroup Theater and it’s a marvel for dance aficionados and many more.
BWW Review: PNB: PLOT POINTS at McCaw Hall
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Rep 4 for the 2021-2022 season is “Plot Points”, a quadruple bill of mesmerizingly inventive works that includes a PNB Premiere by Justin Peck and a World Premiere by Robin Mareko Williams.
BWW Review: ABT FORWARD at Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center's 50th anniversary (whose celebrations have largely been pushed back a year due to the pandemic) coincides with the golden anniversary of the annual residency there of New York's American Ballet Theatre, whose first performance there came the day after the venerable Washington Per
BWW Review: THE PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY USHERS IN NEW ERA IN THE ARTS at New York City Center
It’s clear that night three of the City Center Dance Festival will not be a carefree return to our yesteryears, but a step into what comes next in the arts.
BWW Review: WAVES ACROSS TIME: TRADITIONAL DANCE AND MUSIC OF OKINAWA at Kennedy Center
The combination of the music, dancing, acting, and exquisite colors displayed by attire of the company brought the show to life, telling the many different stories of Okinawa.
BWW Review: PROGRAM 4 at San Francisco Ballet Makes Everything Old Feel New Again
BroadwayWorld reviews San Francisco Ballet's richly-rewarding Program 4, which runs lives onstage at the War Memorial Opera House through Sunday, March 20th.
BWW Review: TRINITY IRISH DANCE COMPANY at The Joyce-Timely and Terrific
The internationally renowned Trinity Irish Dance Company opened at The Joyce Theater on Tuesday evening and the audience was wowed.
BWW Review: SWAN LAKE, Royal Opera House
Some nights at Covent Garden feel heavy with a sense of occasion and this particular performance of Swan Lake, taking place a week after opening night, was certainly one of them.
BWW Review: DANCE, Sadler's Wells
This rare revival of Dance is the epitome of Philip Glass' artistic ethos, combining minimalism and layered music with huge projections and skilful dancing.
BWW Review: Tiler Peck-Artists At The Center Thrills New York City Center Audience
The much anticipated dance production, Tiler Peck, Artists At The Center opened on Friday night to the sheer delight of the full-house audience.
BWW Review: DON QUIXOTE at San Francisco Ballet Celebrates the Joy of Dancing
BroadwayWorld reviews San Francisco Ballet's fizzy production of the classic 'Don Quixote' running live onstage at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House through March 6th.
BWW Review: PNB'S NOELANI PANTASTICO'S FAREWELL PERFORMANCE IN “ROMEO ET JULIETTE” at McCaw Hall
PNB’s mesmerizing production of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s contemporary interpretation of “Roméo et Juliette”, filmed live on February 13th 2022 at McCaw Hall in Seattle and streaming digitally from February 24th to February 26th, is the exquisite Noelani Pantastico’s farewell performance
BWW Review: L-E-V at The Joyce Theatre Captivates
L-E-V has returned to The Joyce Theater to perform the U.
BWW Review: SACRE BY CIRCA – ASTOUNDING AUSTRALIAN ARTISTRY at The Broad Stage
Presented Friday, February 4 and Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Broad Stage, in Santa Monica, CA.
BWW Review: PROGRAM 2 at San Francisco Ballet Surprises and Delights
San Francisco Ballet's remarkable new Program 2 features 3 terrifically enjoyable works, including a new dance by William Forsythe set to the music of James Blake, and Jerome Robbins' rapturously romantic classic 'In the Night.
BWW Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at The Kennedy Center
The pandemic changed the world and it changed art - most immediately in closing places where people would gather for it, for months on end.
BWW Review: San Francisco Ballet's PROGRAM 1 at War Memorial Opera House Literally Leaps for Joy
San Francisco Ballet fairly leaps for joy in the opening program of its 2022 season live onstage at the War Memorial Opera House.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Warms Up in Philly on First Tour Stop
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater heated up a subdued and snow-drenched Philly audience January 28 – 30 with an admirable, often stunning return to the stage at the Kimmel Cultural Campus’ Academy of Music, ending a long, pandemic-driven tour hiatus.
BWW Review: RAYMONDA, London Coliseum
Tamara Rojo doesn't go far enough in re-inventing Raymonda, its new story lacking the boldness of its new setting in the Crimean War.
BWW Review: CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL 2022: JAPAN + EAST ASIA at Japan Society
Four groups from Japan, Korea & Taiwan presented two epic evenings at Japan Society on January 14 & 15.
BWW Review: HARD TO BE SOFT — A BELFAST PRAYER at Irish Arts Center
You don't have to be from Belfast to appreciate the themes explored through raw physicality in Oona Doherty's Hard to Be Soft — A Belfast Prayer.
BWW Review: ROMEO AND JULIET, Royal Opera House
The opening night for MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet, a production much loved by the audiences of Covent Garden, saw another dubious opportunity for Artistic Director Kevin O’Hare to take to the Opera House stage and announce “significant changes” to the billed cast.
BWW Review: PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET'S GEORGE BALANCHINE'S THE NUTCRACKER® at McCaw Hall
‘Tis the season for Nutcracker performances.
BWW Review: LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO at The Joyce Theater
Nightcrawlers (NY Premiere) is a moody piece showcasing three couples in hot pursuit filled with passion, drama, and stunning choreography by Peter Anastos.
