CHOP SHOP 2018: 11th Annual Curated Dance Festival
CHOP SHOP 2018 Meydenbauer Theatre Bellevue, WA February 17, 2018 11th Annual Program: Trapped (Film), Geekspeak, A Series of Lies That Tell The Truth, Dance-off, Parade, eventually, Voices Revisited,...
View ArticleSan Francisco/Bay Area Round-up February 2018
Heather Desaulniers San Francisco Ballet – The Sleeping Beauty War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco Nancy Karp + Dancers – On Beauty David Brower Center, Berkeley February 3rd – It was all because...
View ArticleDIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion
Passengers, Part 2 of L.O.S.T. (Losing One’s Self Temporarily); The Veteran’s Project: “A Long Journey Home”; Trajectoire The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Eisenhower Theater...
View ArticleKyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion
Dearest Home The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Kogod Theatre College Park, Maryland February 24, 2018 Carmel Morgan I was given a choice as I entered the theater to see Kyle...
View ArticleCompany Wayne McGregor: “Autobiography” and The Wizard of Id
Company Wayne McGregor The Joyce Theater New York, New York February 27, 2018 Autobiography Jerry Hochman One doesn’t achieve the reputation and success that Wayne McGregor has achieved by crafting...
View ArticleDorrance Dance, ETM: Double Down
The Music Center at Strathmore North Bethesda, Maryland March 2, 2018 Carmel Morgan I was lucky enough to catch a recent screening at the National Gallery of Art of two restored tap dance...
View ArticleBalletNext: Focus on Non-Disabling Disabilities
BalletNext New York Live Arts New York, New York March 6, 2018 The Pianist, Experience, Follin, Vibrer Jerry Hochman There are good things to say about Tuesday night’s opening performance of...
View ArticleDEMO: Now, Director and Curator Damian Woetzel
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Terrace Theater Washington, DC March 7, 2018 Carmel Morgan In his third year of directing and curating a series at the Kennedy Center called DEMO,...
View ArticlePaul Taylor: Five Classics; One Varone Premiere
[pending receipt of performance photographs] Paul Taylor American Modern Dance David H. Koch Theater Lincoln Center New York, New York March 10, 2019, afternoon and evening Arden Court, Gossamer...
View ArticleBrian Brooks Dance: Simple as Black and White
[pending receipt of performance photographs] Brian Brooks Dance The Joyce Theater New York, New York March 14, 2018 Division, Prelude Jerry Hochman It took me a long time to appreciate George...
View ArticleMark Morris Dance Group: Layla and Majnun
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Opera House Washington, DC March 22, 2018 Carmel Morgan There are Mark Morris devotees who think the choreographer can do no wrong. I’m candid about...
View ArticlePaul Taylor: Classic Choreography; Classy Company
Paul Taylor American Modern Dance David H. Koch Theater Lincoln Center New York, New York March 17, 2018 afternoon: Aureole, Changes, Eventide, Piazzolla Caldera March 17, 2018 evening: Musical...
View ArticleChristopher K. Morgan & Artists
Unpredictable Repeat Hesitation; B.U.G. [Backlight. Uplight. Glare.]; conflict/Resolve; Inconstancy Dance Place Washington, DC March 24, 2018 Carmel Morgan Some people assume that in order to see great...
View ArticleSan Francisco/Bay Area Round-up March 2018
Heather Desaulniers San Francisco Ballet – Frankenstein War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco Stranger Lover Dreamer – 3, 4, 5, 6, 1 Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco San Francisco Ballet –...
View ArticleDance Theatre of Harlem: Mutual Admiration
Dance Theatre of Harlem City Center New York, New York April 7, 2018, evening Valse Fantasie, This Bitter Earth, Harlem On My Mind, Dougla – by Jerry Hochman Dance Theatre of Harlem is a jewel in New...
View ArticleBallet Hispanico: Images of Garcia Lorca
Ballet Hispanico The Joyce Theater New York, New York April 11, 2018 Linea Recta, Waiting for Pepe, Espiritus Gemelos, Con Brazos Abiertos Jerry Hochman Ballet Hispanico returned to the Joyce Theater...
View ArticleA Conversation with Pascal Rioult: Being Chosen, Dreams Coming True, and...
A Conversation With Pascal Rioult Jerry Hochman RIOULT Dance NY is in the process of transitioning into one of only a relative few dance companies that owns its own brick-and-mortar home – The Rioult...
View ArticleA Weekend at Cal Performances with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Heather Desaulniers Cal Performances presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley April 10th-15th, 2018 Michael Jackson, Jr.Photo Andrew Eccles Bay Area dance fans have much...
View ArticleRDA/Pacific’s 2018 Annual Festival: 20 Companies Converge
Regional Dance America/Pacific 2018 Annual Festival Spokane Convention Center Spokane, Washington April 10-13, 2018 Dean Speer You may well imagine that I was in hog heaven during Regional Dance...
View ArticleDance Salad Festival 2018
The Hobby Centre Zilka Hall, Houston March 29, 30, 31 2018 Maggie Foyer This year’s Dance Salad Festival was defined by the sheer quality of performance as some of the world’s top dancers were in...
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