Our Dance Critics
View All »
BWW Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Birmingham Royal Ballet, June 2016
In a landmark year packed with Shakespearean productions to celebrate the 400th birthday of the Bard, the Birmingham Royal Ballet perform John Cranko's The Taming of the Shrew for the very first time.
This adaptation is faithful to Shakespeare's source material; three suitors to the beautiful Bi...
BWW Review: MONTE, MOLISSA, MARGO, MULLER at New York Live Arts
Times are hard for choreographers, which is why Elisa Monte, Jennifer Muller, Molissa Fenley, and Margo Sappington have banded together to present their full-length works at New York Live Arts. What one might not be able to afford, four are more than capable of shouldering. While a solid business id...
BWW Dance Review: ALVIN AILEY 2016 SEASON at Lincoln Center
Alvin Ailey 2016 Season at Lincoln Center through June 19...
BWW Dance Review: PENNSYLVANIA BALLET Presents 'Balachine and Beyond'
"Balanchine and Beyond," the Pennsylvania Ballet's strangely named program that I saw Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, was a very satisfying evening. Of course, beyond can mean anything, so the choice of Trisha Brown, Hans van Manen and Jean-Pierre Frohlich was a very ...
BWW Review: SATELLITE COLLECTIVE Oscillates Between Dull and Refined
Satellite Collective presented a meandering evening of different works this past weekend at 92Y's Buttenwieser Hall as part of the Dig Dance initiative. I attended the Saturday June 12th performance with great anticipation. As a fellow presenter I always perk up when I hear a wonderful introduction...
BWW Review: PENNSYLVANIA BALLET's Balanchine and Beyond
Corella's recent directive choices brought levity; Laura Bowman took her final bow and the program noted other retirements. Whatever the climate, Corella's choices substantially elevated the company's performance profile especially since their June 2014 performances, and even since the fall 2015 sea...
BWW Review: FELD'S KIDS Execute With Polish and Finally With Glee
We all know that Eliot Feld – who might be New York City's most accomplished man in dance – has a love for calisthenics, vernacular twists and grooves, and folklore. But since closing his ballet company in 2003, his work has been primarily with students who cannot understand the dry wit inherent...
BWW Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at Lincoln Center is Stunning and Affecting
Alvin Ailey American Dance Center is now presenting their 2016 at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater through June 19th. See the company's stunning displays of modern dance that celebrate the African-American cultural experience....
BWW Review: JANE EYRE, Northern Ballet, June 2016
The Northern Ballet's latest production is Jane Eyre, directed and choreographed by Cathy Marston. Celebrating Charlotte Brontë's 200th birthday, Jane Eyre brings together a ground-breaking female author, choreographer, composer and, of course, the central character of Jane. ...
BWW Dance Review: Celebrating a Night of Diversity with THE ELLIOTT DANCE COMPANY
On June 4, 2016, The Elliott Dance Company (EDC), under the direction of Kim Elliott, presented A Night of Diversity Dance Concert at the Jacqueline K. Onassis Theater on West 46th Street in NYC. This was a special performance for a few reasons. For one, this is the last performance by the EDC, as t...
BWW Review: MICHAEL HELLAND Ribbon Dances at Performance Mix Festival
Performance Mix Festival returned to Abrons Art Center for its 30th Anniversary on June 6th, 2016. Founded in 1986 by curator Karen Bernard and presented by New Dance Alliance, this platform for experimentation and risk-taking has stood at the vanguard of showcasing established and emerging artists ...
BWW Review: ARGENTINA, A Movie Musical Like No Other Opens June 17 at Lincoln Plaza
ARGENTINA, A Movie Musical Like No Other, Opens in NYC June 17 at Lincoln Plaza...
BWW Review: BUGLISI DANCE THEATRE Celebrates Women of Distinction
Like sand through the hourglass, so is the choreography of Jacqulyn Buglisi. No one can argue that Ms. Buglisi knows how to craft beautifully lush movement. Her dances are ephemeral yet timeless, like a conjured dream held in stasis. But in the wrong hands, this ravishing quality becomes smothering....
BWW Dance Review: GRAHAM 2 Opens NY Season Honoring Patricia Birch
Graham 2 opened its 2016 New York season on June 2, 2016 with a special benefit performance honoring the renowned choreographer and former Graham Company alumna, Patricia Birch....
BWW Review: ABT's 'The Golden Cockerel' Is More of a Grandiose Theatrical Production Than a Ballet
ABT's Resident Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky, who created the version of 'The Golden Cockerel' that had its company premiere on June 6th 2016, is quoted in a Playbill article by Caroline Hamilton as saying, 'This production is overwhelmingly theatrical'. Ah, so that explains why there is virtually ...
BWW Review: INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY Orchestra and Dancers Gave a Stellar Concert as Part of the NY Philharmonic Biennial
I was delighted but not surprised by the polished professionalism of the teenage musicians and dancers from Michigan's Interlochen Center for the Arts who performed on the afternoon of June 5th 2016 at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center as part of the New York Philharmonic's Biennial celebration. I...
BWW Dance Review: NIMBUS DANCE WORKS Sets Hearts Ablaze in Geolocate
The guerdon in attending a repertory company's concert is being able to savor the variety of work on display. Such was the case for Nimbus Dance Works' recent concert at Gibney Dance Center's Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center. Founded by Artistic Director Samuel Pott - a former soloist with The Mar...
BWW Review: YVONNE RAINER Recites The News in The Concept of Dust: Continuous Project-Altered Annually
Does the idea of listening to Yvonne Rainer read excerpts from news articles while six nominally enthusiastic dancers of a certain age perform movement patterns mixed in with jazz phrases appeal to you? Then you would have loved being at The Kitchen on June 3rd, 2016 for American Dance Institute's p...
BWW Review: CHERYLYN LAVAGNINO DANCE's VEILED Explores Physical and Societal Boundaries
In a cozy, familiar theater filled with memories and the history of dancers past, I took in the premiere of Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance's Veiled, held at the Jack Crystal Theater in the East Village. On the platform - literally and figuratively - where many great dancers get their professional start, t...
BWW Dance Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM a Beautiful Beginning to the Summer Months
The afternoon performance on Saturday May 28, 2016 of the New York City Ballet (NYCB) was bubbling with children and balletomanes in anticipation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. This playful ballet, which was based upon the Shakespearean play, was delightfully displayed with the combination of music b...
BWW Review: ABT's LE CORSAIRE Transcends Time & Space
At its best, classical ballet has the ability to utterly transfix, bending the boundaries of what we as human beings think is possible. With every gravity-defying grand jete and blossoming developpe, dancers transform into otherworldly beings, physicalizing that which can't be believed. At the 2016 ...
BWW Dance Review: Celebrating 10 Years with DANCE PARADE at Decade of Dance
Saturday, May 21, 2016 was a special day. Not because of the many pre-Memorial Day sales in the stores or the beautiful weather we had the few days prior. But mainly because it marked the 10th annual Dance Parade and Festival. This year's theme was Decade of Dance to celebrate 10 years and to showca...
BWW Dance Review: ABT's 'Shostakovich Trilogy' by Ratmansky
A funny thing happened on the evening of May 22, 2016, at the Metropolitan Opera House, where ABT was presenting Alexei Ratmansky's 'Shostakovich Trilogy.' There were lots of empty seats. Since Ratmansky's reputation has pretty much enveloped the entire ballet world, I was very surprised to see this...
BWW Review: THE JOFFREY BALLET CONCERT GROUP in NYC
The Joffrey Ballet Concert Group, under the artistic direction of Davis Robertson, is performing at New York Live Arts, where I saw them on Friday, May 27, 2016. Robertson introduced the not-for-profit company as good dancers who are currently unemployed....
BWW Review: A PROGRAM OF FIRSTS at Academy Of Music
May 12th 2016 - May 15th 2016
By Balanchine, Neenan, & Scarlett, music by Tchaikovsky, Poulenc & Herion
May 12, 2016 to May 15, 2016 - Academy of Music...
Videos
Get Dance's #1 Theatre Newsletter
Get the best news & discounts for Dance Shows & beyond.
