DANCE THEATER REVIEWS

Cleveland needs a resident ballet company. Although not world-class, Pointe of Departure would be a wonderful permanent addition to the local scene. It can only be wished that Gabay and her company will find the desire and financing to make their home here, permanent....

Bovim Ballet is back on stage in Cape Town with a return reason of QUEEN AT THE BALLET. One of the project-based company's flagship productions, this 'rock ballet' was first seen in 2004. A tribute to Freddie Mercury, the show delves into the life of the enigmatic frontman of Queen, using the timele...

'This ain't your grandma's ballroom,' the posters say. And although BURN THE FLOOR might not be the kind of ballroom dancing my grandmother grew up seeing (or dancing, for that matter), I would hazard a guess that she would enjoy the show just as much as I did....

Performed at the glorious Hawaii Theatre in historic, downtown Honolulu, Bridges explores the connections of past, present and future through interpretive Chinese folk dance. The Phoenix Dance Chamber featured this evening was founded by Diane Letoto, and inspired by folk dance specialist of the Bei...

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The Gallim Dance biography stated that the group's work 'embodies fearless physicality grounded by deep humanity expressed through the madness and the joy of imagination.' 'Sit, Kneel, Stand' comes through on that promise tenfold. If you miss it, you've really missed something....

The iconic Wortham Theater Center is celebrating its twenty-fifth birthday this month. This building serves as a monument to Houston's long-standing desire to encourage and support the arts, as the $66 million dollars raised to build the center that celebrates performing arts came entirely from 3500...

I saw the program. It was inspiring and uplifting. The cohesive choreography included "Arden Court," "Home," "Journey" and "Revelations." The dancers performed with a controlled strength, gliding, leaping and soaring. ...

From the moment Blanche Neige begins - a pregnant, dying queen dragging herself across the floor and giving life to another in her own final moments - you know what lies ahead will challenge your preconceptions about the way Snow White's tale should be told. Yet as Angelin Preljocaj's ballet advance...

Dances Patrelle returned this holiday season with their 15th anniversary production of The Yorkville Nutcracker. The ballet completed its limited run December 12th at Hunter College's Kaye Playhouse. ...

Following the completion of their fifteenth anniversary season and world tour, Complexions Contemporary Ballet has made its return to NYC and the Joyce Theater for the goup's annual two-week engagement. ...

Five years after their original NYC debut, the Richmond Ballet has returned to the Joyce Theater. The show is broken into two programs, each consisting of six commissioned works. I was able to catch Program A, which features Artistic Director Stoner Winslett's 'Ancient Airs and Dances,' Jessica Lang...

On view this weekend and next (through February 28, 2010) at the landmark Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt Unversity (in downtown Chicago) is an impressive, lovely, and sweetly moving mounting of Sir Frederick Ashton's 1948 choreography for Sergei Prokofiev's "Cinderella." ...

Parsons Dance REMEMBER ME is an all-new version of last season's collaboration with choreographer David Parsons the lead vocalists of East Village Opera Company (EVOC), featuring the music of their rock opera band....

As soon as you hear the strains of the keyboard riff from The Who's 'Baba O'Reily' blending seamlessly into Mozart's 'Overture for Figaro', you know you're in for something different. With their co-creation, REMEMBER ME, Parsons Dance and the East Village Opera Company have crafted an exhilarating c...

The North American touring production of Mamma Mia! returned to San Antonio's Majestic Theatre this week for an extremely limited engagement. I was in the audience on the opening night of this audience-interactive musical for a first-time viewing experience....

Guest conductor Erich Kunzel brings the Boston Pops to a lackluster finish with uninspired performances of classic Big Band tunes...

The Boston Opera House is steamy and rockin' with a supercharged cast of 39, more visual effects than a George Lucas film, and an audience releasing 22 years of pent up lust ...

Emerging Artists Theater (EAT) presents the mawkish 'Sisters' Dance' by Sarah Hollister as part of their Triple Threat series....

The U.S. tour of the Cameron Mackintosh/Trevor Nunn London revival of 'My Fair Lady' gives Lerner and Loewes' masterpiece and darker and edgier quality....

With flawless direction, inventive choreography, and creative design across the board, this play does not miss a beat....

After years of delay, Chita Rivera: The Dancers Life opened on Broadway last year to tentative reviews and poor box office. It faltered after only a few months...

Andrew Lloyd Webber, in his quest to become arguably one of the most prolific modern musical theatre composers, produced his fair share of absolute tragedies, including the extremely disjointed Song and Dance, which originally ran in London under the title Tell Me On a Sunday, both to critical brow ...

The classic comedy You Can't Take It With You is in excellent form at Garland Civic Theatre....

Nancy Anderson performed a live version of her new album at its Birdland release party....