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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago: The Heat is On

For Cheryl Mann, it was a typical night of performing with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Things got off to a rousing start with Daniel Ezralow’s SF/LB, a burst of perpetual motion and tricky counterpoint set to a jazzy Leonard Bernstein score. Then came the world premiere of Lar Lubovitch’s Love Stories, in which Mann had […]

Jorma Elo: The dancemaker everyone wants talks about his process

The dancers of Boston Ballet are rehearsing a new work with Jorma Elo, the company’s Finnish-born resident choreographer. At one point, ballet master Tony Randazzo invites them to gather around a video to see the phrase as it was recorded four months ago. As they watch, Elo skitters and chassés in an arc behind them—not […]

On the Rise: Victor Quijada

This director/choreographer/dancer mixes hip hop with concert dance, with electrifying effects.     A marvel of speed, precision, and invention, Victor Quijada is riveting as a performer. His movements coil tight and strong in the solar plexus, leaving the upper back and limbs free. As artistic director/choreographer of Montreal’s Rubber-bandance Group, he mixes hip hop […]

A Conversation with Ohad

Ohad Naharin is taking his Batsheva Dance Company to the Midwest and the West Coast this month. Known as one of today’s most interesting choreographers, he creates funny/sad/fierce collages of pure dance and interactions that invite the audience in—sometimes literally. The dancers in this Tel Aviv-based company perform with an exploratory feeling that gives them […]

Dance Matters

To the Finnish Line: Jorma Elo in America With so many commissions on his schedule in Europe and North America, where does Jorma Elo live these days?   “That’s what my girlfriend always asks,” the Finnish choreographer says, laughing. “I live in Holland, but I don’t spend much time there!”   A provocative amalgam of […]

Leigh Warren and Dancers

Rachel Jenson and Aidan Kane Munn in Quick Brown Fox Photo by Alex Makeyev, courtesy Leigh Warren and Dancers   Leigh Warren and Dancers Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland State University, Portland, OR March 25, 2006 Reviewed by Heather Wisner   Constructed from a typing exercise and manipulated by a series of spoken commands, Quick Brown […]

Norwegian National Ballet

  Norwegian National Ballet Den Norske Opera, Oslo, Norway October 7–22, 2005 Reviewed by Allan Ulrich   In seeking to raise the profile of his company, both within Scandinavia and abroad, artistic director Espen Giljane achieved a significant success with “4X,” a quartet of dances created by the team of Paul Lightfoot and wife, Sol […]

Plugged In

DVDs on The Royal Ballet, Zakharova and Hallberg in Sleeping Beauty, Savion Glover; Contemporary Dance in Cuba book; Alexander Ekman’s short film 40 M Under     Sleeping Beauty, on the Evening with The Royal Ballet DVD. Photo © Bill Cooper, Courtesy Naxos. DVDs   An Evening with The Royal Ballet Opus Arte. 90 minutes. […]