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BWW Review: DIAVOLO: ARCHITECTURE IN MOTION at The Kennedy Center
Diavolo: Architecture in Motion is an impressive display of athleticism, acrobatics, and grace.
BWW Interview: A Season of Two Debuts for National Ballet's BRENDAN SAYE
'It's a dream come true,' says dancer Brendan Saye.
BWW Review: Nashville Ballet's Stunning Performance of Stephen Mills' LIGHT
Some 90 captivating minutes of creative, imaginative movement, Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project features the superb dancers of Nashville Ballet at their finest, bringing to life history in such a way that left their audiences rapt, riveted to the smallest of moments and the largest of themes a
BWW Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at The Kennedy Center
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater began its weeklong stay in D.
BWW Review: Brooklyn Ballet Spreads Holiday Cheer With NUTCRACKER at Irondale Center
The Nutcracker is the most popular ballet of the holiday season, and any troupe worth their tutus and pointe shoes stages a production.
BWW Review: NASHVILLE'S NUTCRACKER Dazzles at TPAC
The Nashville Ballet has a gift for delivering professional-grade productions with a Nashville twist, and the 2017 installment of Nashville's Nutcracker is a prime example of said talent.
BWW Review: The National Ballet's THE NUTCRACKER is a Dazzling Tradition for All Ages
His melodies are timeless.
BWW Review: FOREVER BALANCHINE: FAREWELL PERFORMANCES at Kennedy Center
When the opening night curtain rose on the final work of an emotional night - the last performances of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet that has been in residence at the Kennedy Center for 15 years - there was applause even before there was any movement.
BWW Review: PROJECT POLUNIN - SATORI, London Coliseum
Project Polunin is a mixed bag of dance and music, a showcase for the bad boy of ballet, Sergei Polunin, that succeeds intermittently.
BWW Review: NICOLE FONTE'S BEAUTIFUL DECAY at Wilma Theater
Nicole Fonte's Beautiful Decay performed at the Wilma Theater on November 29th, 2017 for BalletX is a wonderful depiction of the contradiction of emotions that come with working through the processes that are the beginning of the end.
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER Brings Traditional Holiday Cheer at the Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater
The Syracuse City Ballet has once again brought The Nutcracker ballet to the Crouse Hinds Theater.
BWW Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER 2017 Season at New York City Center
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's five-week engagement (November 29- December 31) at New York City Center is a highlight of the city's holiday season.
BWW Review: COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET CELEBRATES THE ARTISTRY OF DAVID BOWIE at The Joyce Theater
During its two-week engagement (Nov.
BWW Review: The National Ballet's NIJINSKY; The Dancer Trapped in the Man
The mind is a fascinating, terrifying and often incomprehensible place.
BWW Review: THE WIDOW'S BROOM at The Festival Ballet - Too Lovely for Words!
I have not been to a ballet since I took my daughter to a performance of The Nutcracker some thirty years ago, so it was with some trepidation that I accepted the assignment to review the Festival Ballet's performance of THE WIDOW'S BROOM, based on the story by Chris van Allsburg.
BWW Review: Red Sky's Insanely Physical BACKBONE Will Leave You Breathless
Exploring the connectedness of everything - BACKBONE, presented by Red Sky Performance in association with Canadian Stage, is a stimulating exhibition of dance.
BWW Review: NASHVILLE BALLET's 'Lizzie Borden with The Raven'
Nashville Ballet dancers took to the aisles of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Polk Theater for Lizzie Borden with The Raven, Thursday, October 26th.
BWW Review: The Mariinsky Ballet Stages LA BAYADERE
What do you do, when you find yourself with a ballet artist who can seemingly levitate at will? A lithe male body that floats and leaps with such an airy insouciance it seems almost unfair he has to come back to earth? Answer: you seek out an equally lithe, supple prima ballerina whose talents match
BWW Review: LES SYLPHIDES at Cleveland Ballet
The 'new' Cleveland Ballet, under the artistic leadership of Puerto Rico-born Gladisa Guadalupe, a former member of the 'old' Cleveland Ballet, the Dennis Nahat-led company which left CLE for San Jose, California, has been officially named the Resident Ballet Company of Playhouse Square.
BWW Review: THE RED SHOES at The Kennedy Center
The Red Shoes is almost more big-budget Broadway musical than ballet.
BWW Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET AN ALL-BALANCHINE EVENING at Koch Theater
The evening of Thursday, October 5, 2017 was an All Balanchine program of the New York City Ballet.
BWW Review: Tiler Peck Triumphs in New York City Ballet's SWAN LAKE, September 28, 2017
Peter Martins' production of the full-length 'Swan Lake' has always been something of a curiosity to me.
BWW Review: Houston Ballet Brings The Artistry And Drama Of Mayerling To The Hobby Center For The Performing Arts
Houston has had its share of drama in the last few short weeks, and the city's downtown theater venues are reeling from the blow.
BWW Review: ANAÏS, A DANCE OPERA by Mixed eMotion Theatrix In Association With Diana Raab
Ana s: A Dance Opera is a multimedia collaberation featuring the life story of writer, intellectual, and provocateur, Ana s Nin.
