The Harris Theater Chicago, IL October 1, 2011 Reviewed by Lynn Colburn Shapiro Three fiery Latina personalities painted the stage, one literally, in “Mujeres,” Luna Negra’s season opener marking the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. Company director Gustavo Ramirez Sansano paid tribute to Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide in Not Everything, a world premiere. White photo […]
Damian Woetzel is power blasting through different orbits at once. It seems to me that the style, ebullience, clarity, and commitment he showed onstage as a dancer at New York City Ballet has completely transferred to his activities offstage and behind the scenes. Here are some of the ways he’s shown leadership. He’s (re)created a […]
Two Views of “Unrelated Solos” Baryshnikov Arts Center, NYC • May 19–22, 2010 Reviewed by Elizabeth Kendall The evening’s name was “Unrelated Solos”—three solo guys, one dancing commissioned work, two, their own. No structural logic. The only thing Barsyhnikov, Paxton, and Neumann have in common is they’ve all been around the block. Yet […]
I keep thinking about the poignant story Pina Bausch told when she received her Dance Magazine Award last month. She had such a strong sense of what it meant for her to leave Germany and come to the U.S. as a teenager, and what it meant for Lucas Hoving to wait long hours for her […]
On a September evening in the Richmond Ballet’s intimate Studio Theatre, the company’s versatile dancers delivered a touching performance of Tudor’s Lilac Garden and swirled through a dancey premiere by William Soleau. Each season, the company offers four Studio Series performances in which new pieces—often introduced by a short video—are paired with repertory works and […]
The School of American Ballet has been the training ground for New York City Ballet since George Balanchine came to this country and set up a school in 1934. This month SAB celebrates its 75th anniversary, and Dance Magazine offers a two-part salute. First we take you through a day in the life of one current student. […]
The Equus Projects/Dancing With Horses Claremont Riding Academy, New York, NY October 8–9, 15–16, 2005 Reviewed by Lea Marshall In Manhattan’s 103-year-old Claremont Riding Academy, the strong scent of horse, rain sliding down the windows, and a fat, demanding barn cat created a novel atmosphere for The Equus Projects’ Rules of Engagement, choreographed by […]
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