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BWW Reviews: Limon Dance Company at The Joyce Theater
What does a dance company do when its founder and visionary dies? While some leave with succession plans in place, this question still troubles many prominent dance companies.
BWW Reviews: LIMON DANCE COMPANY Offers Something Old and Something New
A judicious mix of now-classic Limon works from the 1950s and 1960s along with pieces by current choreographers made for a superb evening of dance on Friday, May 3rd 2014 at the Joyce.
BWW Reviews: Baldwin Through Dance
Baldwin through Dance: Charles O.
BWW Reviews: Film Legend Leslie Caron Graces the Laguna Playhouse Stage
Two character plays about love and friendship over time like Same Time, Next Year by Bernard Slade and Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry are A-list treasures.
BWW Reviews: SHEN WEI Leaves Audience Breathless
Shen Wei Dance Arts' New York season at the Judson Memorial Church, running April 29th to May 4th, is a dynamic display of the versatility and ingenuity of a master choreographer.
BWW Reviews: Ballet Hispanico Bids Farewell to Vanessa Valecillos
It was a pleasure to attend Ballet Hispanico's April 27th performance honoring retiring company dancer Vanessa Valecillos.
BWW Reviews: Mikhail Baryshnikov Ignites MAN IN A CASE at The Broad Stage
Adapted from two Anton Chekhov short stories, Man in a Case and About Love, MAN IN A CASE is a pair of haunting love stories - one of an officious, anti-social man and his involvement with an extroverted woman.
BWW Reviews: Dance Theater of Harlem Lit Up Jazz at Lincoln Center
On Friday, April 25th, the new Dance Theater of Harlem, now in its second year, presented three ballets.
BWW Reviews: DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM Celebrates 45 Years After Coming Back from the Brink
Dance Theatre of Harlem's 2014 run at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the second New York season after a nine-year absence, drew to a satisfying close on the afternoon of Sunday, April 27th with a well-chosen triple bill.
BWW Reviews: Getting Schooled: Columbia/Barnard Dance Department Spring Concert
The young dancers of Columbia University and Barnard College fell back and forth in dance repertory and dared to add their own voices to iconic works at the matinee performance at Miller Theatre, Saturday, April 26th, 2014.
BWW Reviews: EMERGENCE Presented by Eryc Taylor
Emergence, presented by Eryc Taylor Dance, showcased four twenty minute works by different New York City based choreographers.
BWW Reviews: Ballet Preljocaj's SNOW WHITE
Performing at the Lincoln Center is the be-all and end-all for dancers.
BWW Reviews: Claire Porter's PORTABLES - Dance is a Verb Among Other Things
Claire Porter's Portables acted as "grammarians," joyfully drowning in their words.
BWW Reviews: Ballet NY Performs at the Ailey Citi Group Theater
Ballet NY, founded in 1997 by Artistic Directors Medhi Bahiri and Judith Fugate, offered an opportunity to four emerging choreographers to work with classically trained dancers and present company premieres on April 16th at the Ailey Citi Group Theater.
BWW Reviews: The Dance Theatre of Harlem Celebrates 45th Anniversary
The Dance Theatre of Harlem Celebrates its 45th Anniversary at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
BWW Reviews: DRAGULA THE MUSICAL
After a sunny spring afternoon with beer, wine and nachos three girlfriends and I had the delight of previewing the musical Dragula.
BWW Reviews: BALLET HISPANICO at The Joyce Is a Celebration of Dance
Ballet Hispanico was founded in 1970 by Tina Ramirez in order to "explore, preserve, and celebrate Latino cultures through dance.
BWW Reviews: Balanchine and the Lost Muse Presented by Elizabeth Kendall and Troy Schumacher
Elizabeth Kendall, a dance and culture critic as well as a professor at the New School, presented a lecture/dance demonstration based on her 2013 published book, Balanchine and the Lost Muse: Revolution and the making of a Choreographer, at the 92nd St.
BWW Reviews: LeSaar The Company
According to Ohad Naharin's biography on the Batsheva Dance Company's web site, his invention of the dance style GAGA is an 'experience of freedom and pleasure.
BWW Reviews: BALLET HISPANICO Offers Contemporary Dance with a Latin Flavor at the Joyce
Opening night of Ballet Hispanico's 2014 spring season at the Joyce on April 15th once again featured the fascinating fusion of Latin themes with contemporary movement that has become Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro's trademark during his four years at the helm.
BWW Reviews: Dance Lumiere's SECRETS ON THE WAY
Danse Lumiere is native to San Francisco.
BWW Reviews: Teens Amaze at 92Y's DANCE UP!
In the very center where many dance legends have performed, thirteen teenaged choreographers presented pieces as part of Dance Up! The Next Generation at the 92nd Street YMHA Harkness Dance Center on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13.
BWW Reviews: Maine State Ballet's CINDERELLA Glitters
With its new production of Cinderella, the Maine State Ballet, one of only a handful of professional classical dance organizations in the state, proved the saying that 'everything is beautiful at the ballet.