The 2019–20 season is here, and with it more performances than any one person could reasonably catch. But fear not: We polled our writers and editors and selected the 31 most promising tickets, adding up to one endlessly intriguing year of dance. Travis Wall Mark Roberts, Courtesy Cincinnati Ballet Right Men, Wrong Man Hamilton cohorts […]
From an indie rock collaboration to major anniversary celebrations to yet another retelling of the Orpheus myth, the fall performance season has fully hit its stride. Here are the six shows we have on our calendars. Orchestrating the Underworld Wayne McGregor and his company in rehearsal Camilla Greenwell, Courtesy McGregor LONDON Wayne McGregor will be […]
Last week for “So You Think You Can Dance,” Travis Wall choreographed a routine to Nina Simone’s “Strange Fruit.” It had beautiful dancers, liquid movement and subtle lighting. The concept no doubt had good intentions. But the execution was troublesome.
Dance Magazine’s Dance Annual Directory is the oldest and most comprehensive source of all things dance. Dance Companies Ballet Alabama Ballet Birmingham, AL Contact: AJ Roach 205.322.4300 [email protected] alabamaballet.org Alberta Ballet Calgary, AB, Canada 403.245.4222 [email protected] albertaballet.com American Repertory Ballet New Brunswick, NJ Contact: Alexis Branagan 732.249.1254 [email protected] arballet.org ARC Dance Seattle, WA 206.352.0798 [email protected] […]
Robert Battle rehearsing Takademe in the Ailey studios. Photo by Paul Kolnik, Courtesy AAADT. This month at City Center is the first Ailey season with Robert Battle at the helm. He wasted no time in expanding the rep, reaching into the company’s past riches as well as taking on other modern dance giants. […]
“Three Solos and a Duet” Mikhail Baryshnikov and Ana Laguna The Broad Stage, Santa Monica College • Santa Monica, CA • September 4–5, 2009 Reviewed by Victoria Looseleaf If there’s anything that Mikhail Baryshnikov cannot do—besides, perhaps, split atoms—nobody’s told him. Now 61, he could have rested on his ballet laurels, but having moved […]
Evidence, the acclaimed, Brooklyn-based ensemble of Ronald K. Brown, swirls, pumps, and springs across the stage. One dancer swerves away from the audience, her powerful swimmer’s torso rising from the low dip in back of her costume. Slipping through singer Nina Simone’s mix of swing and polish, she faces us again with the sly smile […]
The Pilobolus dancers hurl themselves with great force at the floor in Megawatt. Even from the back of the theater you can see their well-defined limbs. The same goes for the biceps of the women of Richmond Ballet as they perform John Butler’s Carmina Burana. And you can’t ignore the muscularity of Hubbard Street Dance […]
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