Sadler’s Wells Theatre London, England April 26–28, 2012 Performance reviewed: April 26 A sweet Southern girl loses her husband, then her innocence, then her shame, and finally her sanity. Describing her gradual descent into madness, Tennessee Williams’ famous play A Streetcar Named Desire offers an ideal premise for a ballet, which Scottish Ballet has realized […]
Tonight Ballet Hispanico honors its own at a gala to celebrate its season at The Joyce Theater that starts next week. The big bash honors Jody Gottfried Arnhold, a leader in dance education and a longtime board member. Called a visionary by Dance Teacher, Arnhold has helped Ballet Hispanico expand in numerous ways. […]
People in Seattle are crazy—nice crazy, back-to-earth crazy, DIY crazy. Two different couples I know are raising Wasabi. WASABI! And one colleague is raising ducks. So it’s not surprising that the dance artists also plunge into daunting tasks. I got to see Amy O’Neal teach at Velocity Dance Center during my visit last weekend. Wow! […]
New Works Marion Oliver McCaw Hall Seattle, WA March 16–24, 2012 Performance reviewed: March 17 Continuing its adventurous programming, Pacific Northwest Ballet brought three young international choreographers to Seattle. In A Million Kisses to My Skin, British choreographer David Dawson celebrates the athletic prowess and exuberant spirit of its nine dancers—not to mention the upbeat […]
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is a woman for today’s times. Spanning ballet and modern dance, the U.S. and Europe, and large companies and small, she is a nonstop worker—which I got to see firsthand at our photo shoot. She demands technical rigor but also allows her personal experiences to seep into her choreography. Another thing that […]
Retirements Leonides Arpon is a compact dancer with a huge heart. Even standing still, he radiates electricity through his taut limbs and intense expression. And when he starts moving, he pushes the limits of maximum acceleration, extension, and projection. You have no choice but to watch his incisive renditions of Karole Armitage’s explosive, […]
Dance Salad Festival Wortham Center, Cullen Theater Houston, TX April 21–23, 2011 Reviewed by Nancy Wozny Daisy Phillips in Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Faun. Photo by Amitava Sarkar. Courtesy DSF. What a study in contrasts Beijing Dance/LDTX brought to this year’s Dance Salad, which included 11 companies from 10 different countries. In excerpts from Sang […]
Dance Salad Festival Houston, TX April 21–23, 2011 Reviewed by Nancy Wozny What a study in contrasts Beijing Dance/LDTX brought to this year’s Dance Salad, which included 11 companies from 10 different countries. In excerpts from Sang Jijia’s Standing Before Darkness, an anxious tribe of chair-bound dancers skitter just above the surface of the floor, […]
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