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BWW Reviews: Steps Repertory Ensemble Captivates Audiences in NYC
Steps on Broadway has solidified itself as a staple in the New York dance community. As a part of 'Celebrate Dance 2013', The Steps Repertory Ensemble captivated the audience with a series of six numbers, displaying versatility and a range of emotions in their variety. Performing April 18th through ...
BWW Reviews: DoubleTake, Andrew J. Nemr, and Glitter Kitty Dance to Impress at the Moving Beauty Series
Friday evening's performance at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City, as part of the Moving Beauty Series, was fascinatingly diverse and entertaining. The evening opened with a combination of shorter pieces performed by DoubleTake Dance, under the co-artistic direction of Ashley Carter and Vanessa...
BWW Reviews: Pilobolus Dance Theatre Captivates MPAC Audience
Philobolus Dance Theatre had a one show only performance at The Mayoc Performing Arts Center in Morristown, New Jersey. It was one of the many excellent shows in MPAC's spring line-up....
BWW Reviews: Ballet in Cinema from Emerging Pictures Presents ESMERALDA
Being a student of history is enlightening. You can learn about so many new things that may, or may not, be of interest .I felt that way about Esmeralda. I've heard about it. I know there's an Esmeralda variation that's sometimes done at competitions. But it's gone beneath my radar. So, with a great...
BWW Reviews: NYTB's GOOSE! Brings Our Favorite Nursery Rhymes to the Ballet Stage
I sat in the theater of Florence Gould Hall in between a young boy and a young girl, each with their families. They both took their crayons to their programs and began coloring in the black and white sketch of Mother Goose....
BWW Reviews: Netherlands Dance Theater Deals with Loss Literally and Figuratively at The Joyce
All elements of the evening's performance were stunningly crafted and stand individually as great works of art, but the pieces lack certain cohesiveness that binds all aspects of a performance together. Melding two worlds to create one work of art is a beautiful challenge, and the Leon/Lightfoot ef...
BWW Reviews: Rosie Herrera Dance Theater Nourishes the Body and Reveals the Soul in DINING ALONE
Some say that the eyes are the window to the soul, but Rosie Herrera's evening-length work, Dining Alone, offers an alternative. Based on her childhood experiences observing people eating at her father's restaurant, Dining Alone reveals a particular fascination with solo diners, examining the solida...
BWW Reviews: ARB's Extraordinary ROMEO AND JULIET at Hamilton Stage
The American Repertory Ballet had an outstanding performance of Romeo and Juliet at Union County Performing Arts Center's Hamilton Stage....
BWW Reviews: The Nederlands Dans Theater Brings Two Exciting Pieces to Lincoln Center
One of the world's leading contemporary companies brings two exciting works to New York....
BWW Reviews: Ballet Hispanico at the Joyce Theater
Overall the experience of Ballet Hispanico is a real pleasure. There are many fine dancers here beyond those already mentioned. This is strong dancing with high energy and top level technique....
BWW Reviews: Juilliard Dances Repertory
The Juilliard School presented an interesting program on the afternoon of April 7, 2013, at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre. Before I even start my review , I want to extend my congratulations to Lawrence Rhodes, the Juilliard Artistic Director, for his commitment and dedication in producing, what is in...
BWW Reviews: Gwen Welliver's BEASTS AND PLOTS is Alive, Shifting between Portraiture and Caricature
Watching Gwen Welliver's "Beasts and Plots" is a bit like thumbing through a stranger's accidentally forsaken sketchbook. Metaphor stabs at experience, revealing a private and fanciful world in unembellished candor....
BWW Reviews: Duo Demonstrates the Art of the Tango at the Dardo Galletto Studios
In a series of late-night performances, Argentine tangoists Gabriel Misse and Analia Centurion displayed their technical prowess-and contributed the the festive atmosphere that reigned at the Studios....
BWW Reviews: Witness Relocation Presents the Intelligent and Humorous ETERNIDAY at La Mama
Witness Relocation's production of "Eterniday," performed at La Mama from April 4th to the 21st, is a vibrant and eclectic show that all lovers of great performance should see. The play is an hour long production, including text, monologue, conversation, dance, extreme physicality, supplemental visu...
BWW Reviews: The Trocks at NJ PAC Delight and Amuse
Les Ballet Trockadero De Monte Carlo performed at New Jersey Performing Arts Center for one show only on Sunday, April 7th. The audience was delighted with the company's talents and antics....
BWW Reviews: The Joyce Theater Foundation Spring Gala
Gala occasions for dance companies are usually about packing in as many stars as possible who then oblige the audience by showing off with excessive pyrotechnics. The Joyce Foundation Spring Gala, honoring Paige Royer and Kerry Clayton as well as Michele and Steven Pesner, bucked the trend by having...
BWW Reviews: Ballet in Cinema from Emerging Pictures Presents 'La fille mal gardee'
It wasn't until Frederick Ashton undertook a new creation of the ballet that it finally became an international hit. He referred to it as his 'poor man's Pastorale,' a lovely reference to Beethoven's symphony where things go from simplicity to thunderstorms and back to normalcy and contentment with ...
BWW Reviews: Choreographer Kate Weare at the Harkness Dance Festival
In a refreshingly to-the-point discussion session, Kate Weare and her company dancers revisited two recent works: 'Drop Down' (2006) and 'Garden' (2011)....
BWW Reviews: Ballet's Greatest Hits: YAGP Gala
I recently attended a performance of La Bayadere. The dancing was excellent, but the music by Ludwig Minkus was excruciating. I realize that it has a jump, a bounce, danceable adagio notes, but after three hours of listening to it my head was spinning. I went home intending to wash Minkus out of bot...
BWW Reviews: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company's 30th Season: The Art of Dance Making Unveiled
The theme of inquiry is particularly evident in the thirtieth season celebration, Play and Play: An Evening of Movement and Music, presented at The Joyce Theater. Play and Play is, as it turns out, a masterfully assembled works-in-progress showing of two current pieces, "Ravel: Landscape or Portrait...
Pilobolus Dance Company and Much More Set for Mayo Performing Arts Center, April 2013
Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, New Jersey features a variety of shows throughout the month of April....
BWW Reviews: Italian International Dance Festival a Cultural Gem
The first Italian International Dance Festival was held at the Julia Richman Theater on March 22nd and the audience was delighted with the event....
BWW Reviews: Mixed Feelings About Paul Taylor - Le Sacre Du Printemps, The Uncommitted, and Promethean Fire
A company known for its energy and humor fallas flat in some areas but excells in others during this incredibly demanding program....
BWW Reviews: American Repertory Ballet Wows Audience with RITE OF SPRING
American Repertory Ballet performed the program 'In Full Bloom' at the Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College....
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