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BWW Reviews: Peridance Contemporary Dance Company Performs Spring Season 2014
Peridance Contemporary Dance Company Opens its New York Spring Season 2014...
BWW Reviews: BALLET DU GRAND THEATRE DE GENEVE Returns to the Joyce With a New York Premiere
The evening of March 25th 2014 was opening night for a six-day run at the Joyce Theater of 'Glory', a mostly glorious offering choreographed by Greek-born Andonis Foniadakis for the Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve. A press release referred to the piece as 'an evening-length work' but that depends ...
BWW Reviews: PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY
As I was going to the Paul Taylor performance I saw a woman wearing a mink coat and my brain retreated to my early teenage years when all those Blackglama ads were in vogue. You remember them: 'What becomes a legend most?' Among those featured in the advertisements were Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fontey...
BWW Reviews: REVERBDANCE FESTIVAL 2014
Fantastic artistry, skillful control, and incredible dynamics were all offered on the last evening of the REVERBdance Festival 2014, leaving the audience in high anticipation as to who would win the most coveted prize....
BWW Reviews: Saying Something New About Graham: The Martha Graham Dance Company at New York City Center
It's probably not possible to say something about Martha Graham's choreography that hasn't already been said. After all, 2014 marks the Martha Graham Dance Company's 88th season. But just because these works have been seen by audiences a hundred times before does not make them any less meaningful or...
BWW Reviews: Martha Graham Dance Company Mixes Old and New Flavors
Watching a notable prolific choreographer's company perform two of her historic masterpieces is always a treat. Even more flavorful is when these pieces surround the main course of a world premiere created by a new star in the dance world. Judging from the packed house's resounding applause, it will...
BWW Reviews: Feelings & Flamenco's Feminine Mystique
Dancer Rocio Molina and vocalist Rosario La Tremendita transformed flamenco as feminist and modern in Afectos (Feelings), their U.S. Premiere on March 21st. Accompanied by double bassist Pablo Martin, Molina and Tremendita captivated at Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC). With sensuous simplicity, they ...
BWW Reviews: Beth Gill Channels Trisha Browns 'Newerk' for 'New Work'
Beth Gill pays homage to and the landscape of the American Southwest and Trisha Brown's "Newark" (1987) for her newest creation "New Work for the Desert" which made its premiere this weekend at New York Live Arts....
BWW Reviews: PAUL TAYLOR'S 1982 'Mercuric Tidings' Trumps His 2014 Premiere
On the evening of March 20th 2014, as part of the Diamond Anniversary celebration of the Paul Taylor Dance Company at the Koch Theater, the troupe offered a triple bill that included a recent world premiere and an enduring favorite from 1982. The first two offerings, choreographed in 2012 and 2013 r...
BWW Reviews: Manhattan Youth Ballet Presents Workshop 2014
When young, aspiring dancers perform, there is an excitement in the air. The March 8 performance by the Manhattan Youth Ballet was no different. The thrill was palpable....
BWW Reviews: HEARTBEAT OF HOME a High-Energy Dance and Music Show from the Producers of Riverdance at the Fisher Theatre
Heartbeat of Home is an amazing dance and music performance from the creators of Riverdance that entrances the audience from the first music beat and shoe tap until the very last. It is a fun show, one that anyone can enjoy because it is filled with dance, music, and performers who truly love what t...
BWW Reviews: ITE FESTIVAL Serves up a little Darkness at the Shetler Studios
The plight of the urban dweller appeared to be the theme of choice at the ITE Dance Festival's Friday night performance at Shetler Studios' Theatre 54....
BWW Reviews: Legacy of the Myth: Martha Graham Dance Company
Martha Graham Dance Company embraced "Myth and Transformation" as its rallying theme and looked to Greece to fulfill that charge at their New York City Center gala performance on March 19th. The company took great care, as it has in recent seasons, to engage and educate their audience throughout th...
BWW Reviews: Paul Taylor's ESPLANDE Outshines at Lincoln Center
Paul Taylor is the last of the living great modern choreographers of the 20th century. He began creating dances in 1954 and has worked with some of the biggest names of the dance world, including Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and George Balanchine; he has collaborated with some of today's most i...
BWW Reviews: TCHAIKOVSKY: NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART at BAM
A previous commitment prevented me from reviewing the Ensemble for the Romantic Century's (ERC) Tchaikovsky: None But the Lonely Heart at the Brooklyn Academy of Music until now. Unfortunately, the production has closed but the memory lingers....
BWW Reviews: Eva Yerbabuena at 2014 Flamenco Festival
Eva Yerbabuena's Ballet Flamenco takes on City Center for annual Flamenco Festival...
BWW Reviews: ARB at McCarter Theatre - A Perfect Showcase
It's been a long, drowsy winter--though if you're a dance buff, the American Repertory Ballet has put together the perfect showcase to jolt you out of hibernation. Starting with the magnificent melodrama Firebird, and following up with the warm-season works Afternoon of a Faun and Rite of Spring, th...
BWW Review: Manhattan Youth Ballet
Manhattan Youth Ballet and Manhattan Movement & Arts Center presented their Annual Spring Workshop Performances March 7- 9 at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, 248 West 60th Street. The Annual Spring Workshop Performances are the culmination of a rehearsal process that begins with a Winter Wo...
BWW Reviews: LES BALLETS DE MONTE CARLO Brings Jean-Christophe Maillot's Darkly Compelling Adaptation of 'Swan Lake' to NYC
I'm not a fan of the fact that standing ovations, once reserved for truly superb performances, have become almost routine in NYC. Often, in spite of not being able to see the curtain calls while everyone in front of me is up and blocking my view, I remain stubbornly in my seat if I feel that plain o...
BWW Reviews: SF Ballet's CINDERELLA is Beautiful and Fresh
Christopher Wheeldon's playful choreography perfectly matches Sergei Prokofiev's talent for combining characters, story and music. Both artists have a unique quality that makes their work instantly recognizable. So it's only fitting that Wheeldon should take on Prokofiev's 'Cinderella.' And he partn...
BWW Reviews: Tom Gold Dance Company
Tom Gold was one of my favorite dancers when he was a soloist with New York City Ballet. You never expected anything but the very best when he was on stage, and I always got it. After leaving the company in 2007 he founded his own company, Tom Gold Dance, which I attended on Thursday, March 8....
BWW Reviews: Jody Oberfelder's 4CHAMBERS Explores the Depths of the Heart
When describing 4CHAMBERS by Jody Oberfelder Projects, one should not take the phrase 'immersive theater' lightly. From the moment choreographer and mastermind Jody Oberfelder personally introduces her audience of 12 to the piece and then selects them one by one, taking both hands into hers and lock...
BWW Reviews: Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Stuns at Symphony Space
Gelsey Kirkland Ballet ambitiously presented, per the program notes, an "eclectic program…beginning and ending with ballets by Marius Petipa."...
BWW Reviews: Houston Ballet's THE YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA is Captivating
In celebration of Stanton Welch's tenth anniversary as Artistic Director at Houston Ballet, the company is presenting a mixed repertory program that showcases his work as a choreographer. Across the three acts, audiences are treated to stunningly beautiful stage pictures, fascinating movement, and b...
BWW Reviews: ADELAIDE FESTIVAL 2014: SADEH21 Displays Strength, Control, and Flexibility
Produced by Batsheva Dance Company, Sadeh21 was choreographed by Ohad Naharin, the company's Artistic Director....
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