The living has never been easy for arts organizations, but the recession has cut support sharply enough that this winter, Dance/USA conducted what it called the Rough Waters Survey, asking more than a hundred dance-based organizations how they’re faring economically. Results weren’t pretty: Over 40 percent of respondents said ticket sales and/or donations had […]
New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater April 28–June 21, 2009 Reviewed by Rose Anne Thom Robbins’ The Concert with Sterling Hyltin, aloft. Photo by Paul Kolnik, Courtesy NYCB. Where else but New York does a ballet company give seven performances straight for eight weeks at a time? And what an opportunity […]
Some nights the numbers comes out like stars—especially if you’re sitting in the mezzanine and can see patterns. I’ve seen Balanchine’s Stravinsky Violin Concerto before, but I never grasped the math like I did last night while sitting in the first ring. Each of the four soloists enters with an entourage of four dancers. You […]
New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater, NYC • January 6–March 1, 2009 • Reviewed by Lisa Rinehart During a winter of dire economic news, New York City Ballet’s season was comfy as a hot-water bottle on an aching tummy. An eyeful of beauty and an earful of glorious music, courtesy of the […]
Ballet fans take note. If you haven’t already, head straight to NYCB’s YouTube channel. There you’ll find videos rich in exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. Learn about the winter season, get Peter Martins’ take on the rep, and enjoy rarely seen clips of ballets like Balanchine’s Square Dance, Martins’ Romeo + Juliet and Wheeldon’s The Nightingale and […]
The field of screendance is chock-full of artists redefining what it means to make dance, and to create films. Now that the pandemic has put a spotlight on the genre, it’s time to highlight some of the artists. The following nine screendance makers, collectives and production companies represent a variety of aesthetic approaches to the […]
Dance artists are no strangers to making it work. From brand-new premieres to digital reimaginings, these six performances, slated to find stages and screens this month, prove just how true that is. Imagining Indigenous Futures Dancing Earth’s Esmé Olivia Anne Pesata, Courtesy Dancing Earth ONLINE Contemporary Indigenous dance company Dancing Earth explodes antiquated stereotypes of […]
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