From the very beginning of the piece, I was completely charmed by Peter Martins’ The Magic Flute. The ballet, originally created for an SAB workshop performance, was hilarious, colorful and clever, full of laughs, pratfalls and slapstick. This was not … Continue reading
Marissa Frey and Yesid Lopez performing Poema 15 (I Like For You To Be Still) at the Grand Finale of the DUMBO Dance Festival. Sergio Alvarez and Natalia Mesa Elizabeth Cappabianca and Matthew Flatley Natalia and Sergio in rehearsal Elizabeth … Continue reading
Yesid Lopez, Co-Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer of the DeMa Dance Company, will have his latest work, Poema 15 (I Like For You To Be Still), performed this coming Saturday and Sunday, September 25th and 26th, at the White Wave … Continue reading
We just received this e-mail blast from the DUMBO Dance Festival. Please visit their site to find out all the details about all the amazing companies who will be performing throughout the weekend. I’ve read that the DUMBO Arts Festival, … Continue reading
People take pictures of each other in front of Warhol art at the Brooklyn Museum. Seems appropriate. Below are a few scenes from Andy Warhol: The Last Decade. Disclaimer: It’s a poor artist who blames her tools, but my camera … Continue reading
On September 26th the DeMa Dance Company will be performing Yesid Lopez’s Poema 15 (I Like For You To Be Still) at the Grand Finale of the DUMBO Dance Festival, which is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year. The concert … Continue reading
We’re in the second phase of our harvest now. Here’s an update on some of the stuff we were puzzled about a few weeks back. We really fell short where the broccoli was concerned. We put in three plants. This … Continue reading
I’d read that the Kate Weare Company was coming to the Joyce this summer. When I received the video that Weare sent to her mailing list, I knew that I had to see the concert. The dance she was … Continue reading
As a child, I sometimes dreamed of living in a mansion. If I was passing through a wealthy neighborhood with huge houses and big manicured lawns, I would admire the display and tell myself that I’d live in a house … Continue reading
My use of the word “farm” is pretty grandiose, but that was the goal that Ira and I had in mind when we first got this project started. As last winter wore on, and we indulged in endless hours of … Continue reading
