This year, a single performance stood out as gut-wrenching and unforgettable: Nadia Beugré, from Cote d’Ivoire, delivered an almost unbearably compelling solo titled Quartiers Libres, wherein pleasure and pain, freedom and oppression, intermingled. It was part of the Voices of Strength tour from Africa that stopped at New York Live Arts. When Beugré gradually stuffed […]
Hofesh Shechter’s Political Mother. Photo by Gabriele Zucca, Courtesy Hofesh Shechter Company. Politically Hofesh When it had its London premiere two years ago, our reviewer was astounded by Hofesh Shechter’s unpredictable, near-chaotic piece for 10 dancers, Political Mother. Describing the work by this Israeli-born choreographer, Barbara Newman cited the shadowy figures, animal instincts, and “frenzy […]
New York City Center November 8–13, 2011 Performances reviewed: Nov. 8, 9, 12 (matinee) & 13 After skipping a couple of seasons at City Center, ABT returned to the renovated theater, which suited the company’s contemporary repertory season, even if just for one week. The selected works reminded us of the extant riches produced by […]
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has named the inaugural 21 Doris Duke Artists, each of whom will receive a multi-year cash grant of $225,000, plus up to $50,000 more for audience development and retirement funding. The selected artists were chosen in the fields of contemporary dance, theater, and jazz, via an anonymous peer review They […]
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