BWW Review: BODYTRAFFIC Merging the Past and Future of Great American Dance at The Joyce Theater
With the provocative and brilliant guidance of choreographer, Arthur Pita, the subculture of Chicago in the 1960s was reborn.
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BWW Review: American Ballet Theatre's Exquisite SWAN LAKE
As with all classic ballets in order to bring it to the stage you must breathe new life into it, and create a narrative that balances fidelity to the original with the genius of the modern choreographer.
BWW Review: DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM, CLEVELAND BALLET, GROUNDWORKS at Ohio Theatre
Founded in 1969, the Dance Theatre of Harlem, which is housed in the Harlem section of New York City, was the first black professional classical ballet company.
BWW Review: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL'S KOOZA at The Big Top, Flemington Racecourse
As the years go by, Cirque du Soleil set the bar higher and higher for circus around the world.
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center - A Home for Classical Storytelling
"A home for classical storytelling" for children is that of the Kelsey Kirkland Arts Center's performance of "The Nutcracker.
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER by ARB at State Theatre is Spectacular
The American Repertory Ballet had a spectacular performance of 'The Nutcracker' at the State Theatre in New Brunswick.
BWW Review: Enchanted NUTCRACKER at MKE Ballet Elevates Holiday Hope and New Dancers
While the snow fell outside the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, snow feel on stage in The Milwaukee Ballet's enchanting The Nutcracker.
BWW Review: STOMP at Broadway Theater League
Twenty year old show demonstrates the percussion potential of ordinary household items.
BWW Review: Momentum Dance Theatre's JAZZ HIP HOP NUTCRACKER
Of the variations of Tchaikovsky's classics that take over the holiday season, Duke Ellington's 'The Nutcracker Suite' is one that's had staying power.
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Kansas City Ballet
Lavish settings and sumptuous music frame classic story
BWW Review: Ballet Meets '70s Disco Pop
It's no fluke that Ballet Philippines' 47th season is titled 'Wings.
BWW Review: Washington Ballet's THE NUTCRACKER is a Christmas Treat
Washington Ballet's production of The Nutcracker, a beloved DC holiday tradition, has returned to the Warner Theatre in all its splendid glory.
BWW Review: Nashville Ballet's Colorful and Resplendent NASHVILLE'S NUTCRACKER
Since its debut in 2008, Nashville's Nutcracker – choreographer Paul Vasterling's holiday-scented love letter to his adopted hometown – has delighted thousands of audience members eager to experience this particularly rapturous paean to this most wonderful time of the year.
BWW Review: Houston Ballet World Premiere of Stanton Welch's THE NUTCRACKER Is a World-Class Spectacle
As re-imagined by Artistic Director Stanton Welch, the holiday classic pulses with new life and over-the-top theatrics reminiscent of 19th century production at its peak, but brought into the 21st by cutting-edge technology.
BWW Review: The Cincinnati Ballet's NUTCRACKER with Poodles Too at Kennedy Center
As expected this time of year as TV ads, wreaths and shopping center crowds, 'The Nutcracker' has by now gone beyond being merely a beloved holiday tradition to possibly being the country's most performed work of any type - dance, music or theater.
BWW Review: The Rockettes Shine in the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
The iconic Rockettes remain supreme with their eye-high kicks, razor-sharp precision and synchronized choreography.
BWW Review: BODYTRAFFIC (Dance Cleveland)
A near sold-out audience rose as one following the BODYTRAFFIC dance concert at the Ohio Theatre.
BWW Review: Pacific Northwest Ballet Shows Sophistication and Flair
The theme running through the sophisticated, contemporary triple bill now in repertoire for PNB is that of yearning
BWW Review: UP CLOSE ON HOPE at Festival Ballet Providence
Once again Festival Ballet has put together an Up Close on Hope fall program that is both beautiful and exciting.
BWW Review: STREB EXTREME ACTION Brings Power and Artistry to Movement at the Kennedy Center
With pure kinetic energy and abounding bravery to boot, it is no wonder the performers of STREB Extreme Action are billed as Action Heroes.
BWW Review: PATTERN RECOGNITION, Dance Xchange, 3 NOVEMBER 2016
Former Birmingham Royal Ballet and Rambert dancer Alexander Whitley continues an ongoing investigation into relationship between dance and modern technology with Pattern Recognition, seen at Dance Xchange in Birmingham.
BWW Review: JACQUES' ART NEST at National Dance Institute
'I want every child to have the highest level of arts education and you learn by doing, not by reading about it or seeing it on TV.
BWW Review: Cirque du Soleil Creates a Wondrous World in TORUK - THE FIRST FLIGHT
Don LaFontaine was one of the most prolific voice actors in the movie industry for more years than I can even remember, until his death in 2008.
BWW Review: BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY at The Joyce Theater
At times hard to decipher, but always fascinating to watch, Bill T.
BWW Review: San Francisco Ballet's Splendid CINDERELLA at Kennedy Center
Before ballet stages everywhere become crowded with nutcrackers and their gala holiday accouterments, there is still time for other sturdy folk tales of enchantment set to Russian music and popular with children with which to spin off imaginative ballets.