Benítez Teatro Flamenco The Lodge at Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM July 5–16, 2006 Reviewed by Janet Eigner Estefania Ramirez in Maria Benítez Teatro Flamenco 2006 Photo by Morgan Smith, courtesy Maria Benítez Teatro Flamenco Maria Benítez’s international flamenco ensemble hammered and waxed the cabaret theater’s wooden floor with élan, skill, and sweat on this […]
Royal Danish Ballet in Le Conservatoire. Photo by Martin Mydtskov Rønne. Royal Danish Ballet, Bournonville Festival Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark June 6–11, 2005 Reviewed by Clive Barnes After a period of vicissitudes, during which time the Royal Danish Ballet had more artistic directors than the average banana republic had presidents or even bananas, the […]
Photo by Greg Weiner, courtesy Richmond Ballet Richmond Ballet Joyce Theater, New York, NY April 5–10, 2005 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Joyce Theater, New York, NY March 29–April 3, 2005 Ballet Internationale Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, Brooklyn, NY April 3, 2005 Reviewed by Doris Hering Three middle-sized American ballet companies from three middle-sized cities […]
Tap City 2004 The Duke on 42nd Street New York, New York July 5–10, 2004 Reviewed by Eva Yaa Asantewaa Another Tap City summer lovefest—with its Circle Line jam-session cruise, omnibus shows at The Duke, and classes, screenings, and panels in various Manhattan venues—has left New Yorkers flabbergasted and smiling. Tap was once endangered, […]
With this issue, Dance Magazine begins a new monthly column where we ask distinguished dance teachers their advice about technique, performing, and health. Assistant Editor Tamara Johnson interviews master teacher David Howard. Photo of David Howard from the DM Archives. Turns generate so much excitement in the audience, and triples are becoming more […]
Roland Petit Théâtre Jean Vilar Suresnes, France March 3–7, 2004 Reviewed by Karyn Bauer-Prévost “I was 5 years old when I first started dancing in my father’s bistro. I was the main attraction.” Seventy-five years later, Roland Petit is still moving, and he was the unforgettable main attraction in Roland Petit raconte les chemins […]
Sylvie Guillem in Bolero. Courtesy La Scalla Ballet La Scala Ballet Teatro degli Arcimboldi Milan, Italy February 8?19, 2003 Reviewed by Silvia Poletti For some time, La Scala Opera House has endeavored to bring its ballet company up to international standards and win worldwide acclaim. In 2002, the company toured Paris, Moscow, and Spain; it […]
The Royal Ballet finally danced John Cranko’s Onegin. Simon Magill, courtesy Royal Opera House Press Office Royal Ballet Royal Opera House, Covent Garden November 22, 2001 Reviewed by Margaret Willis John Cranko’s powerful masterpiece Onegin, based on the verse-novel by Russia’s greatest poet, Alexander Pushkin, has finally taken its rightful place in the Royal […]
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