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BWW Reviews: BREAKING SURFACE Sparks a New Wave of Dance
'Breaking Surface,' performed at Theater for the New City, led the audience into an emotional experience as they followed a protagonist who is shepherded on a voyage alongside his muses. An original production by Gwyneth Larsen and William Mulholland, the grace, power, and acrobatic skill of the dan...
BWW Reviews: NYPL: A CENTURY OF FLAMENCO
A just-opened multimedia exhibit at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center is a love letter to flamenco in the Big Apple. It features over 150 historical and contemporary prints, photographs, performance programs, album covers, newspaper and magazine articles, books, c...
BWW Reviews: Anna Pavlova, Twentieth Century Ballerina
Jane Pritchard, the curator of the dance collection at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, was responsible for much of the success of its 2009 Exhibition, Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes. This exhibition, or parts of it, continues to travel around the world. Anyone with an interest in the ...
BWW Reviews: Paul Taylor Dance Company
Paul Taylor has always been one of my favorite choreographers. For over half a century he has choreographed works that have entered the repertoires of ballet and modern dance companies around the world. With a mind, spirit and quest to choreograph works not only in the purest Balanchine sense, as it...
BWW Reviews: Riedel Dance Theater and Rivka Dance
On March 9, 2013, two emerging modern dance companies, Riedel Dance Theater and Ariel Rivka Dance, shared the stage at the Ailey Citigroup Theater. They presented works not only of opposite emotional extremes, but of equal performance value....
BWW Reviews: Ronald K. Brown/Evidence Dance Company Enthralls Audience at Harkness Dance Festival
Ronald K. Brown's Dance Company, Evidence, delighted their audience with three unique selections at The Harkness Dance Festival on Sunday....
BWW Reviews: Paul Taylor: Pioneer, Teacher, Storyteller
Paul Taylor remains one of the greats of our time. Though he's been choreographing for almost 60 years, he continues to create worlds that audiences still want to enter....
BWW Reviews: Chen Center Hosts Laura Pawel's Multi-Faceted Dances
In five recent dances, Laura Pawel and her troupe experimented with gesture, dialogue, and group formation. Lots of quiet humor on display-but also a lot of understated intelligence and passion....
BWW Reviews: Peridance Contemporary Dance Company Displays Magnetic Artistry at the Salvatore Capezio Theater
This past Sunday, March 17th, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, under the artistic direction of Igal Perry, put on a matinee show to inspire. The show consisted of five pieces, three of which were choreographed by guest artists, and three of which were world premieres....
BWW Reviews: Hiroaki Umeda's Galaxies and Atom Clouds
Rarely has dance ever experienced video imagery to this magnitude. A translator from virtual reality to theatre, Umeda actualizes what computers and electronics would look like if they were humanized or artistically expressed....
BWW Reviews: Sixty Years Young, the Paul Taylor Dance Company is Still Relevant and Resounding as Ever
The Paul Taylor Dance Company performed to a nearly packed house at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater on Sunday, March 10th. The matinee performance included three of Paul Taylor's more recent works: 'Offenbach Overtures,' 'Promethean Fire,' and the world premiere of 'Perpetual Dawn.'...
BWW Review: Liss Fain Dance Performs Engrossing THE WATER IS CLEAR AND STILL
The Water is Clear and Still is set in an immersive performance installation, seen at close range and from multiple perspectives. It was a one hour exhibit of pure flight, infinite extensions, wistful dancing, emotional connections and exploratory art, based on Jamaica Kincaid's short stories from t...
BWW Reviews: Martha Graham MYTH and TRANSFORMATION
On March 3, The Martha Graham Dance Company finished its season, entitled 'Myth and Transformation,' at the JoyceTheater. Since the company lost many of their costumes and sets to Hurricane Sandy, the great legacy Martha Graham-- that force of nature and company founder--created, has been tested. Ho...
BWW Reviews: Contrasting Dances Highlight Paul Taylor's Ingenuity at the Lincoln Center
Working with two very different topics, but displaying some persistent strengths, veteran choreographer and dance creator Paul Taylor stages a pair of admired dances at the David H. Koch Theater....
BWW Reviews: Metáfora: Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía at City Center
Ruben Olmo presented his first work as head of Ballet Flamenco de Andalucia and showed why he is one of the most original and creative minds in any genre of dance today....
BWW Reviews: 8th Annual CELEBRATE DANCE 2013 Presents Premiere Performances
Since its bold beginning in 2006, CELEBRATE DANCE has presented 40 dance companies to over 10,000 enthusiastic audience members in the annual event and has served as a platform for artists to enhance their craft, develop a foundation of support and propel their careers locally, nationally and abroad...
BWW Reviews: Dance/NYC Symposium Explores the State of NYC Dance
On Sunday, February 24, dance professionals from all over New York City convened at Gibney Dance Center for Dance/NYC's fourth annual symposium. The sold-out 2013 symposium sought to 'explore the role and reach of NYC dance and dig deep into the current circumstances of funding, touring, marketing, ...
BWW Reviews: Paul Taylor Dance Company, March 5, 2013
It's always a better place when the Paul Taylor Dance Company comes to New York-a bona fide sign of excellence in the dance world. Not that the program was perfect; I had some reservations about two of the pieces, but overall I couldn't ask for a better place to spend a cold March evening....
BWW Reviews: Apollo Theater Presents APOLLO CLUB HARLEM
If you are ever in Harlem make sure you visit the Apollo Theater. During the 30's and 40's this was one of New York City's hottest night clubs, the place where the music of Billie, Ella, Dinah, Sarah, Duke, and Dizzy became legendary. In an effort to recapture that bygone glory, the theater is prese...
BWW Review: Mark Morris Dance - A Contrast of Two Acts at the Palace
Mark Morris Dance Group's first Cleveland appearance in five years was a mixed bag. After pleasing the audience with a delightful first act, the tone switched drastically in the second half, which though well presented, was tedious....
BWW Reviews: SILK ROAD Imports Authentic Entertainment to New York City
As a certifiable treasure in China's dance culture, SILK ROAD is not to be missed. Regardless of its hiccups (or its highlights), China Gansu Dance Theater created an intriguingly stimulating show for its New York premiere, as it has for audiences around the world for over 30 years....
BWW Reviews: Doug Varone and Dancers- Breathing Room Within the Creative Process
The Stripped/Dressed series kicked off as a display of the raw ingredients necessary for choreography, permitting the non-dancer a glimpse into the dance making process....
BWW Review: New York Theatre Ballet's LEGENDS & VISIONARIES is Disjointed But Versatile
The New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) focuses on restaging classic works and
commissioning up-and-coming choreographers to present performances that are both
inspiring and affordable for audiences....
BWW Review: The Naked Truth About Juliana May's COMMENTARY=NOT THING
Running. Throwing. Spinning. Shapes. This starts "Commentary=not thing" choreographed by Juliana May....
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