FJK Dance: Midnight at the Oasis
FJK Dance New York Live Arts New York, New York October 2, 2021 “Reset” Program: Mirage, Forbidden, Bolero Jerry Hochman By this time I shouldn’t be surprised that I find pleasant surprises in...
View ArticleFall for Dance 2021: A Cornucopia of Movement
Fall for Dance 2021 New York City Center New York, New York October 13, 16, 19, and 24, 2021 Program I: Molinette, Add / Pole Vault, Air (Streb Extreme Action); Our Indigo: If We Were a Love Song...
View ArticleAlison Cook Beatty Dance: Creating Through Covid
Alison Cook Beatty Dance Henry de Jur Playhouse Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement New York, New York October 15, 2021 Program: “Creating Through Covid”: Dance Like No One Is Watching (film),...
View ArticlePacific Northwest Ballet: Beyond Ballet
Pacific Northwest Ballet McCaw Hall Seattle, WA November 5, 2021 Program: “Beyond Ballet” Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, Ghost Variations, The Personal Element Dean Speer November brings with it...
View ArticleComplexions Contemporary Ballet: Snatched Back
Complexions Contemporary Ballet The Joyce Theater New York, New York November 16, 2021 Program A: Snatched Back from the Edges (world premiere), Love Rocks Jerry Hochman Complexions Contemporary Ballet...
View ArticleTwyla Now, And Then
Twyla Now New York City Center New York, New York November 17, 2021 Cornbread, Second Duet (world premiere), Pergolesi, All In (world premiere) Jerry Hochman New York’s City Center presented an evening...
View ArticleCherylyn Lavagnino Dance: Mythbusters
Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Sam Scripps Studio Theater New York, New York November 27, 2021 Tales of Hopper (excerpts), Mythologies (premiere) Jerry Hochman Just before the...
View ArticleParsons Dance: Caught in The Envelope On the Other Side of The Road
[Performance photographs will be added upon receipt.] Parsons Dance The Joyce Theater New York, New York November 30, 2021 Past Tense (world premiere), Balance of Power, On the Other Side (world...
View ArticleBallet BC: The Cutting Edge
Ballet BC National Arts Center Ottawa, Canada November 25, 2021 Walerski/Eyal and Behar/Pite Program: GARDEN, The Statement, Bedroom Folk Sheenagh Pietrobruno Under the artistic directorship of Medhi...
View ArticleWhim W’him: Braving the Storms (of life)
Whim W’Him Cornish Playhouse Seattle, WA January 21, 2022 Winter 2022 Program: Convenient Arrangements, Underlove, a vanishing thread Dean Speer First off, bravo to Whim W’him and Olivier Wevers for...
View ArticleA.I.M: Dances At a Different Gathering
A.I.M Brooklyn Academy of Music: The Harvey Theater Brooklyn, NY February 23, 2022 An Untitled Love Jerry Hochman Kyle Abraham’s latest creation for his own company, A.I.M (Abraham In Motion), opened...
View ArticleBODYTRAFFIC: More Dances from La La Land
BODYTRAFFIC The Joyce Theater New York, New York March 1, 2022 The One to Stay With (world premiere), (d)elusive minds, SNAP, PACOPEPEPLUTO Jerry Hochman I have a visceral negative reaction to angular,...
View ArticleTiler Peck at City Center: Ballet and Tap; Breathtaking and Epic
[The below is a preliminary review, subject to revision. It will likely be amplified, and performance photos will be added upon receipt.] Tiler Peck: Artists at the Center New York City Center New...
View ArticleSara Mearns at the Joyce: Let Yourself Go
[additional performance photographs, if any, will be provided on receipt] Sara Mearns: Piece of Work The Joyce Theater New York, New York March 8, 2022 Opulence, carefully (film), On the Margins,...
View ArticleTrinity Irish Dance Company: Green for a Day
[additional performance photos will be provided upon receipt] Trinity Irish Dance Company The Joyce Theater New York, New York March 15, 2022 Soles, A New Dawn, Black Rose, Sparks, Communion, Johnny,...
View ArticleCounterPointe9: Ladies Who Launch
Norte Maar: CounterPointe9 The Mark O’Donnell Theater at the Actors Fund Arts Center Brooklyn, New York March 11, 2022 Stroma: Sarah Yasmine Marazzi-Sassoon with Sophia Chizuco; Variations on Want:...
View ArticleAlison Cook Beatty Dance and Guests: Artists in Motion Mini
Alison Cook Beatty Dance, with Guest Artists KnJ Theater at Peridance Center New York, New York March 12, 2022 Artists in Motion Mini: Alison Cook Beatty Dance: Absurd Heroes; Lifeline; Seele...
View ArticlePacific Northwest Ballet: It’s A Plot
Pacific Northwest Ballet McCaw Hall Seattle, WA March 19, 2022, evening Plot Points Program: Before I Was, Caught, Plot Point, The Times Are Racing Dean Speer Many years ago I saw a ballet titled Love...
View ArticleSidra Bell Dance New York: Highlights Program Shows Company in its Best Light
Sidra Bell Dance New York Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts Cincinnati, Ohio March 26, 2022 IN | REP Steve Sucato In celebration of Sidra Bell Dance New York’s 20th Anniversary...
View ArticleCity Center Dance Festival: First Two Companies – Dance Theater at its Best
City Center Dance Festival, Parts 1 and 2 New York City Center New York, New York March 24, 2022: Paul Taylor Dance Company – Roses, Pentimento (Lovette world premiere), Brandenburgs April 2, 2022:...
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