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BWW Review: THE CUNNINGHAM TRUST Unveils a Dusty Extract
For whom is a dance made and why? This question kept coming to me as I watched the unveiling of Merce Cunningham's 'Cunningham Ballett' at Baryshnikov Arts Center on May 18th, 2016.
BWW Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE's 'La Fille mal gardée' Revives The Spirits With Bucolic Charm
'La Fille mal gardee', Frederick Ashton has given us folksy innocence, clever games, and sunny smiles.
BWW Review: COUNTERMOVE - Sydney Dance Company's Joyous, Exhilarating Night of Dance!
Sydney Dance Company's opening night performance of CounterMove explodes onto the stage at Melbourne's Southbank Theatre.
BWW Review: SOCIETY OF DANCE HISTORY SCHOLARS' Special Topics Conference
With over fifty presenters, conference attendees engaged in a vibrant discourse on ballet structure, technique(s), and form; race; gender; and, sustainability at New York University's Center for Ballet and the Arts and Barnard College, Columbia University.
BWW Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET's 'Classic NYCB II' Is a Reminder of Why the Company in an Artistic Treasure
On the afternoon of May 22nd 2016, audience members at a nearly sold out performance of New York City Ballet's 'Classic NYCB II' program at the Koch Theater in Lincoln Center were treated to five selections that underscored the impressive range and enduring excellence of the troupe's repertoire.
BWW Dance Review: AMANDA SELWYN DANCE THEATRE Debuts Second Year of FOOTPRINTS Modern Dance Festival
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre premiered the second edition of its modern dance festival May 19, 2016 at the Marjorie S.
BWW Review: PROGRAM B of 'Soaking Wet' Wipes out with Lame Jokes and Relentless Repetition
On paper, Lawrence Goldhuber/Bigmanarts contrasted with Christopher Williams -- both theatrically inclined and unafraid of being wacky -- sounds marvelous.
BWW Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE's 2016 Spring Gala Offered a Delightful Sampling of the Season's Repertoire
On the evening of May 16th 2016 at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, the beloved troupe that was recognized as 'America's National Ballet Company' in 2006 by the United States Congress proved once again that the American Ballet Theatre is indeed a treasure.
BWW Review: Dance Sampled, IDFB, Birmingham Hippodrome, May 2016
International Dance Festival Birmingham has always strived to open up the world of dance to new and diverse audiences, and no show tackles this mission more directly than Dance: Sampled.
BWW Dance Review: American Ballet Theatre's SYLVIA
A review of ABT's performance of 'Sylvia' at the Met Opera House.
BWW Dance Review: Pennsylvania Ballet's 'Program of Firsts'
First things first.
BWW Review: GLAMOUR TANGO a Female Twist to the Sultry Dance
On May 11, 2016, The Cutting Room on East 32nd Street housed Polly Ferman's Glamour Tango.
BWW Dance Review: A Conversation on Mixing Ballet and Tap at THE CENTER FOR BALLET AND THE ARTS
On May 9th 2016, the Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University curated an interesting presentation entitled: Ballet and Tap Dancing: Oil and Water? The History of Attempts to Mix Ballet and Tap as part of their public conversations series.
BWW Review: NYCB'S ALL ROBBINS Proves that Everything is Beautiful at the Ballet
A different kind of energy crackled throughout the David H.
BWW Review: DEBORAH ZALL Project Illuminates Archetypes at The Graham Studio
I longed to see more.
BWW Review: Soloists Shine, but Ambitious SHADES OF LOVE is Undercut by Whitewashing and Poor Design
Cape Town City Ballet is nothing if not ambitious.
BWW Review: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, IDFB, Birmingham Hippodrome, May 2016
One of the most intriguing items on the programme of the International Dance Festival Birmingham 2016 is the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan with Songs of the Wanderers.
BWW Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY Gives a Fairytale Ending to BalletMet's Season
Saturated with the vibrant colors of gold-adorned chandeliers, majestic red velvet curtains and shiny Baroque accents framing the Ohio Theatre stage, BalletMet's "Sleeping Beauty" appeared to be a scene come to life from an ornately illustrated storybook.
BWW Review: New York Theatre Ballet Presents CHILDREN'S DANCE ON A SHOESTRING
One of New York City's cultural treasures, the New York Theatre Ballet, presented Children's Dance on a Shoestring on May 6th and May 7th, 2016, at New York Theatre Ballet's intimate E.
BWW Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET Shows 21st Century Choreographers
New York City Ballet, home to George Balanchine's vision of dance in America, is well known for commissioning new work.
BWW Dance Review: High Energy BOWIE & QUEEN at The Washington Ballet
Like the musical icons who inspired the work, The Washington Ballet's program BOWIE & QUEEN toys with the art form - respectful of classical roots yet pushing forward.
BWW Review: NDT2, IDFB Birmingham Hippodrome, May 2016
The International Dance Festival Birmingham (IDFB) 2016 at the Hippodrome opened with a progressive programme of works from NDT2 – the junior division of Netherlands Dans Theater which focuses specifically on talent development for dancers aged 18-23.
BWW Dance Review: An Enlightening Night with the ISADORA DUNCAN DANCE FOUNDATION and the NIETZSCHE CIRCLE
Two very different organizations, the Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation (IDDF) and the Nietzsche Circle, came together for a unique collaboration in a program entitled An Affirmation of Life: Friedrich Nietzsche, Isadora Duncan, and the Making of Modern Dance.
BWW Dance Review: Ballez's SLEEPING BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at La MaMa Moves!
By my count, I've seen at least 250 productions in my lifetime, the last one in Australia.
