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10 Reasons to Have Attended Shaping Sound's NYC Show
posted by Jenny Dalzell on Tuesday, Jun 18
Shaping Sound—the company created by Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance, and Kyle Robinson (see "Who Needs the Drama" in your July issue)—brought its loud and darkly-lit That's Where I'll Be Waiting production to the Beacon Theater in Manhattan last night. (One reviewer's opinion,
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Global Hip-Hop Comes to the Apollo
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, Jun 17
At first I was worried, because why would NYC need hip-hop to come from London? But the Breakin’ Convention, which has been happening annually at that enterprising dance house of London, Sadler's Wells, brought its global reach quite happily to the
WendyWho Is the Girl Who Arches Up to the Heavens at the End of Serenade?
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, Jun 17
One of the most enduring ballets of our time is Balanchine’s ethereal, sweeping, and enigmatic Serenade. You can see it over and over again and find new things in it: the musicality, how the dancers rela…
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Happy 36th and a couple months, Annie!
posted by Khara Hanlon on Friday, Jun 14
Annie is 36 years old! It opened on Broadway April 21, 1977 at 6:15 at the Alvin Theatre. Here are members of the original cast performing the number "Easy Street." From left are Barbara Erwin, Robert Fitch, and Dorothy Loudon as Miss Hannigan. We used this same photo in our August 1977 issue. Seems like yesterday! Or maybe…
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More Than A Statistic
posted by Jay Oatis on Friday, Jun 14
Former Bill T. Jones dancer Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo is embarking on an ambitious project—to raise $30,000 through an Indiegogo campaign to fund a documentary about Jones’ D-Man in the Waters. She remembers watching th…
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Twyla Tharp Moves in the Pacific Northwest
posted by Jenny Dalzell on Thursday, Jun 13
Kicking off Twyla Tharp's new position as Pacific Northwest Ballet's first artist in residence, 12 students in the school's Professional Division will present her work Sweet Fields as part of their end-of-year performance this Saturday, June 15. (Stay tuned for a world premiere by Tharp during PNB's fall season …
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It's Time to Vogue
posted by Jay Oatis on Thursday, Jun 13
Are you ready to express yourself? The Queen of Pop is holding auditions for a chance to dance with her to promote her new tour film Madonna: The MDNA Tour, premiering on Epix, June 22 at 8pm. First step: justify your love. Apply online, by
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Support Tornado Victims!
posted by Lauren Vanchina on Wednesday, Jun 12
Four dance companies are coming together to support those affected by recent tornados in Oklahoma. Hartel Dance Group, Oklahoma City Ballet, Perpetual Motion Dance, and Race Dance will give a concert benefit, called Dance United, on June 15 at 8 PM at the Hudson Performance Hall in Oklahoma City. (OKCB also brought <…
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The Dreamer: David Hallberg for NOWNESS
posted by Kina Poon on Tuesday, Jun 11
There's a moment in this just-released short film—featuring David Hallberg, that prince of princes—that really re…
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The Tonys Put Dancing Out Front but Hide the Choreographer
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, Jun 10
I get frustrated when dancing is used to pump audiences up, but the actual award in choreography is given off camera. The Tonys began with a big show of dancing last night. After all, that’s what gets people jazzed. But if you wanted to know who won Best Choreography, you o…
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Who is this Nikiya?
posted by Khara Hanlon on Friday, Jun 07
We know you can't get enough of vintage Sylvie Guillem. Here she is as Nikiya in The Royal Ballet's La Bayadère. …
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Giant Screen. Kondaurova. Swan Lake. We're There.
posted by Kina Poon on Thursday, Jun 06
We're theater-bound tonight—the movie theater, that is—to see the Mariinsky's glorious Ekaterina Kondaurova in Swan Lake. And what makes tonight's broadcast extra special is that her performance (happening in St. Petersburg right now) is being captured in 3D, with the help of James Cameron's production company Cameron-Pace Gr…
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Happy 30th, Peridance!
posted by Jenny Dalzell on Thursday, Jun 06
The Peridance Capezio Center will mark its 30th anniversary with a bang this Saturday, June 8, hosting a gala at the NYU Skirball Center for the Arts. It promises to be a fun evening—performances include the Peridance Contemporary Dance Company in Dwight Rhoden's Evermore and Igal Perry's Infinity,
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Cojocaru and Kobborg Bid Farewell to the Royal
posted by Kina Poon on Wednesday, Jun 05
Tonight in London, Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg, one of the Royal Ballet's star couples onstage and off, will take their final bows at Covent Garden as members of that company in MacMillan's Mayerling. In an announcement made just two days ago, the company stated that the pair is leaving the company "to pursue other artistic challeng…
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Astaire Awards Awarded!
posted by Khara Hanlon on Tuesday, Jun 04
Last night the dance community converged on the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts for the 2013 Fred & Adele Astaire Awards. Charlotte d'Amboise won the award for Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show for her work in Pippin. Eric LaJuan won the award for Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show for Motown…
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Is Ratmansky Changing Our View of the Soviet Union?
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, Jun 03
Ratmansky’s Shostakovich Trilogy turned out to be that rare thing: a new full-evening ballet not tied to a story, but with enough emotional weight for the audience to feel stimulated and satisfied. It’s a thought-provoking work of art, and it was great to see the audience at the premiere respond to it as warmly as they did to…
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Free Limón classes in Bryant Park!
posted by Khara Hanlon on Friday, May 31
Today's archive photo is Lucas Hoving and José Limón in Limón's The Traitor (1954). It's perfect timing because starting tomorrow you can take FREE classes with the Limón company every Saturday this summer in NYC's Bryant Park (last week's class was cancelled because of rain). Sure, it's super hot outside, but…
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What DNA's Bankruptcy Filing Means for Dancers...
posted by Jenny Dalzell on Thursday, May 30
Nothing! Many of us hear the word "bankruptcy" and shudder at the memory of our siblings' maniacal laughter as they repossess all of our hard-earned green houses and red hotels in Monopoly. But in reality, filing for Chapter 11—which is wh…
WendyA Hundred Years Ago—Like Yesterday
posted by Wendy Perron on Wednesday, May 29
One hundred years ago today, the Parisian audience rose up in protest when they saw and heard the Stravinsky/Nijinsky Sacre du Printemps at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. Onstage, huddled groups stomped with turned-in feet to insistent, brash, rhythms, agitating viewers to the point of mayhem. The ballet accomplished…
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Justin Peck's Star In-Creasingly Rising
posted by Kina Poon on Wednesday, May 29
Justin Peck's In Creases for New York City Ballet makes its highly anticipated NYC premiere tonight. The ballet, which bowed in Saratoga Springs last summer, was his first for the company—the fact that it's his third debut in less than a year is a testament to his runaway success. (We pegged him as an emerging choreographer in our …
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Ailey at Lincoln Center! Yes!
posted by Khara Hanlon on Tuesday, May 28
Starting June 12, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Lincoln Center for the first time in over a decade! It feels like they just wrapped up their winter season, but we're still ready for them to turn up the summer heat. There will be a new Ronald K. Brown piece (Four Corners), and a family matinee on the 15th th…
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Osipova & Vasiliev: Beyond the Thrills
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, May 27
Natlalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev upped the ante on Don Q Saturday night, reaching a level of virtuosity that one might label superhuman. Her turns were ultra speedy and her balances breathtakingly long; his leaps brought him near the flies, with newfangled splitting of his legs midair. Together, they were simply thrilling.I…
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Celebrate Tap
posted by Jenny Dalzell on Friday, May 24
In honor of National Tap Dance Day tomorrow, May 25, our Friday archival photo is of Gregory Hines (1946–2003) on the set of White Nights. The 1985 blockbuster movie, starring legendary hoofer Hines and ballet hero Mikhail Baryshnikov, brought tap into the limelight. Its iconic dance sequences—featuring the two men dancing to…
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Help a Former Dancer Who Lost Her Home in the Moore Tornado
posted by Kina Poon on Thursday, May 23
We've received word from Oklahoma City Ballet that Robyn (Stewart) Rojas, a former member of the company who both trained and taught at OCB's school, has…
WendyShould Galas Be Reviewed? Part II
posted by Wendy Perron on Wednesday, May 22
After I posted a “Dance Glance” that asked this question, I received responses on twitter, facebook, and email. They came from dance writers, dancers, artistic directors, and publicists. Here is an edited version of the comments. What surprised me most…
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Weekend Report
posted by Jenny Dalzell on Wednesday, May 22
Amid barbeques and beach trips, there are plenty of dance events to check out this Memorial Day weekend. Late May officially kicks off spring recital season, but as you know, not all school productions mean hours of toddlers in tutus "sashaying"—don't you mean chassé-ing?!—to top 40 hits. <…
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Sweet 16: Who will win this season of DWTS?
posted by Jenny Dalzell on Tuesday, May 21
It was with heavy hearts that we watched the final performances on Dancing with the Stars last night. I'm not sure that anyone outside of the Midwest can fully comprehend the destruction and still-horrifying scene unfolding in Oklahoma. But since ABC made the (perhaps questionable) decision to continue airing th…
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Things We Wish We Didn't Know: Wade Robson Changing His Tune
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, May 20
It's sad all around that Wade Robson is suing the Michael Jackson Estate for sex abuse. In this article we are reminded that Robson defended Jackson during the child molestation trial in 2005. And in the photo …
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Is Irina Dvorovenko Leaving ABT Too Early?
posted by Wendy Perron on Sunday, May 19
Irina Dvorovenko was more brilliant than ever in Onegin Saturday night—and sadly, it was her last. In her portrayal of the love-torn Tatiana, she traveled from a shy teenager to a married woman wracked with passion for the wrong man. She plunged into Cranko’s tricky partnering with spectacular pliancy. (See a rehearsal clip w…
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A Look Back at Freddie Franklin
posted by Khara Hanlon on Friday, May 17
Today's archive photo is of Freddie Franklin with Danilova. Franklin passed away May 4, 2013 at 98. Check out our slide show of more images of Franklin. And be sure to read Franklin's obituary, lovingly written by Sascha Radetsky. …
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Dancers Among Us Exhibit
posted by Khara Hanlon on Thursday, May 16
You know those crazy photos of dancers jumping in the subway, at parks, and on the street? They're by Jordan Matter. Last Friday (May 10th) the National Museum of Dance held a reception for Art in the Foyer with Matter displaying photographs from his book Dancers Among Us. If you're near Saratoga Springs, NY check out the exhibition…
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Heavenly Hee
posted by Kina Poon on Wednesday, May 15
Tonight at the Met Opera House, American Ballet Theatre's spellbinding Hee Seo—who graces the cover of our May issue—will reprise her role as Tatiana, the passion-wrenched heroine of Cranko's Onegin. As Evan McKie w…
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Happy Birthday, Buster Brown!
posted by Jenny Dalzell on Tuesday, May 14
It's a little over a week until National Tap Dance Day (May 25), but this Friday marks another cause for celebration in the tap world: It's the 100th anniversary of Dr. James "Buster" Brown's birth. One of the great late tap masters of the 20th century, Brown was known for his fast feet and generous spirit. One of the few artists to have been a m…
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Should Galas Be Reviewed—Or Not?
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, May 13
May is gala month. Last week was New York City Ballet’s gala and tonight is American Ballet Theatre’s. We also saw the Danspace Project gala and the Dance Against Cancer gala. Last month we had the Limón gala and next month is Jacob’s Pillow’s, and there are many more to come.. Galas have one purpose: to…
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Big Time Drama
posted by Khara Hanlon on Friday, May 10
Before Center Stage took movie audiences into the life of the fictional American Ballet Company, there was 1977's all-time classic The Turning Pointe. If you are too young to have seen it, get yourself the DVD. It is the original dance drama - including a ridiculous catfight between Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft beside the …
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NYCB, Flying High
posted by Kina Poon on Thursday, May 09
Imagine: A dancer who has done a role countless times, for years, suddenly transforms, elevating their performance to previously unimaginable heights. That breakthrough moment is one of the most exciting things to witness, period. And it happened, last night, at New York City Ballet's spring gala—to Andrew Veyette in Stars and Stripes
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On Fosse, Now and Then
posted by Jenny Dalzell on Wednesday, May 08
As dancers, we can't hear the word "Fosse" without pigeon-toeing our feet, slinking our wrists from side to side, and imagining our legs have suddenly sprouted to Ann Reinking's length. (And Fosse is on our minds a lot nowadays, since P…
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Harid Conservatory Turns 25
posted by Jenny Dalzell on Tuesday, May 07
What's one thing that American Ballet Theatre dancers Marcelo Gomes and Isabella Boylston have in common with NYCB's new soloist Ashley Laracey? They studied at the Harid Conse…
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Dance Against Cancer Gala
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, May 06
Tonight’s “Dance Against Cancer” gala, organized by Daniel Ulbricht and Erin Fogarty, offers an incredible array of dance stars: NYCB’s Ashley Bouder, Maria Kowroski,
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Farewell to Maria Tallchief & Freddie Franklin
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, May 06
Today we acknowledge the passing of two giants in ballet. Find our “In Memoriam” on Maria Tallchief here, and stand by for the one on Frederic Franklin. Tallchief and Franklin's paths crossed in the early 1940s when she was a young dancer with the Ballet R…
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