New York City Ballet Dancers Chat with Zachary Catazaro January 28, 2011 Photo by Paul Kolnik On selected Friday evenings during New York City Ballet’s season, they offer an event called Dancers Chat about an hour and a half before … Continue reading
Choreographer and Artistic Director Yesid Lopez’s latest work for the DeMa Dance Company was inspired by Pablo Picasso’s mural Guernica (detail pictured above),which depicts the ravages of the Spanish Civil War. I had the opportunity to watch Yesid set this … Continue reading
Guggenheim Works and Process – Live Web Stream Pacific Northwest Ballet’s presents Giselle Revisited Sunday, January 9, 2011 On Sunday night, I had the opportunity to view a live web stream of the Guggenheim Museum’s Works and Process from the … Continue reading
American Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky December 26, 2010 Brooklyn Academy of Music I don’t remember having ever seen a story ballet that took the audience behind the scenes of its characters’ stately homes. Alexei Ratmansky’s … Continue reading
I’m finishing up my review of ABT’s Nutcracker and hope to post it tomorrow. I loved it! As I mentioned before, Lola and I came out in the blizzard to see the show. It was quite an adventure. But the … Continue reading
Last week I had the opportunity to sit in for an hour of rehearsal with the DeMa Dance Company. Currently they are preparing to perform at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) at Dance New Amsterdam. They’ll be presenting … Continue reading
Dance New Amsterdam Heritage Series: Contemporary First Nation Tom Pearson | Third Rail Projects and Donna Ahmadi | Mantis Dance Theater With Walking in Two, Tom Pearson and Donna Ahmadi set out to address questions of Native identity. Sidestepping the … Continue reading
Years ago I read an interview with a musician. He was asked to name the people who had influenced his work. He replied that he’d been influenced by every single person he’d ever met. This line has been with me … Continue reading
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet at The Joyce Theater — Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 7:3o p.m. Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet is one of my favorite companies. Their dancers are gorgeous and they possess impeccable technique, but what I love most … Continue reading
I haven’t had the chance to see any of the rehearsals yet, but work on Yesid Lopez’s new piece for the DeMa Dance Company, Bolero Extravaganza, is well underway. You can click here to read a little bit more about … Continue reading
