BWW Review: American Ballet's SLEEPING BEAUTY Draws on Ballet's Legacy
Having spawned a Disney movie, The Sleeping Beauty is likely the most well known of ballet's "big three.
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BWW Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET Offers a Win-Win with a Balanchine and Robbins Double Bill
As part of New York City Ballet's Winter Season 2016 at Lincoln Center's Koch Theater, the program appropriately entitled 'Masters at Work' was a perfect pairing of two disparate yet in one way similar creations by the troupe's founding choreographers, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins.
BWW Review: Christopher Wheeldon's THE WINTER'S TALE Sparkles Through the Snow
The themes of friendship, betrayal, romance, paranoia and regret run through Christopher Wheeldon's soon to be iconic The Winter's Tale.
BWW Review: NYCB Lauds Balanchine and Creates Beautiful Harmony
Magic happened this past Thursday night at the gorgeous David H.
BWW Review: APAP Presenters Embody MLK Legacy Through Dance
The interaction between Brown and her equally hardworking partner Catherine Foster portrayed a multidimensional mix of African-American culture and urban girlhood not often accessible to those without a similar background.
BWW Review: PARSONS DANCE at The Joyce is Extraordinary
Parsons Dance is now at The Joyce Theater through January 31st.
BWW REVIEW: DJUKI MALA Brings Their Energetic Blend Of Traditional And Contemporary Dance To SYDNEY FESTIVAL
DJUKI MALA Brings Their Unique Blend Of Traditional Aboriginal And Contemporary Dance To SYDNEY FESTIVAL.
BWW Review: The Sixth Annual Clive Barnes Awards for Dance and Theatre
The Sixth Annual Clive Barnes Awards was a held on a chilly afternoon, at the Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center.
BWW Review: Casus Circus Brings KNEE DEEP To Thrill And Amaze SYDNEY FESTIVAL Audiences
Brisbane based Casus Circus stuns SYDNEY FESTIVAL audiences with their beautiful display of precision, poise and playfulness in KNEE DEEP.
BWW Review: Daniil Simkin's INTENSIO Revealed a Personal Side of the Dancer Who Lives to Dance
The Joyce Theater held the premiere of Daniil SImkin's INTENSIO.
BWW Review: Ringing in the New Year with DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM
This past Thursday, Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) opened its doors to the community for an intimate gathering in their studios at the Everett Center of the Performing Arts on 152nd Street (between Amsterdam and St.
BWW Review: Luigi Benefit-Tribute Concert Showcased a Memorable Teacher's Life of Dance
Luigi was the father of jazz.
BWW Review: The Spirit of West Africa and Its Diaspora Shines Through KULU MELE
I ventured from the city to see Kulu Mele at the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia.
BWW Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings New Work to New York City Center
There was an explosion of talented dancers on stage at City Center on December 22, 2015.
BWW Review: AMERICAN DANCE MACHINE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Captivates Audiences with Legendary Musical Theater Numbers
This past Monday marked the opening night of the American Dance Machine for the 21st Century (ADM21) as they returned to New York City.
BWW Review: Juilliard's Dance Division Delivers a Professional Performance from the Classes of 2016-2019
The dancers of The Juilliard School--Class of 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 performed New Dances: Edition 2015.
BWW Review: A Glimpse Into Metaphysical Theatre With BEYOND TIME
An air of serenity, mysticism and beauty is evoked in the U-theatre's Beyond Time.
BWW Review: Celebrating the Legacies of BESSIE SCHONBERG and LOUISE ROBERTS
Dance enthusiasts from all walks of life gathered for an intimate showing of the fascinating Eye on Dance episode taped in 1986, entitled 'Nurturing A New Generation of Dancers, featuring two beloved dance figures and mentors- Bessie Schonberg and Louise Roberts, presented at Gibney Dance.
BWW Reviews: THE HARD NUT at Brooklyn Academy of Music
If you're a fan of the classic Nutcracker ballet, based on an adaption by Alexandre Dumas, you will have mixed feelings about Mark Morris' irreverent interpretation, The Hard Nut, playing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music through December 20.
BWW REVIEW: THE KING AND I. Musical Theatre Heaven.
Musical Theater Heaven.
BWW Review: GELSEY KIRKLAND BALLET'S THE NUTCRACKER Sweetens the Holiday Season with Sugar & Spice
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, magical creatures were stirring… even a mouse! Gelsey Kirkland Ballet's riveting rendition of The Nutcracker delighted at their new space, located on the East River in DUMBO, Brooklyn.
BWW Review: Run Away with Cirque du Soleil's KURIOS: Cabinet of Curiosities
Who hasn't wanted to run away with the circus at some point in their lives? The ephemeral world created under the big top has always managed to entice with the glamour of its imaginary delights.