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Plugged In

DVDs   Place: Mikhail Baryshnikov Kultur. $19.99. 30 minutes. In Place, a duet created by Swedish choreographer Mats Ek for his wife and muse Ana Laguna and Mikhail Baryshnikov, the legendary dancers give a master class in graceful aging. He retains a boyish charm; she, her radiance. A new DVD of the piece, directed by […]

Photos: Dance Magazine Awards

The 2011 Dance Magazine Awards last December feted Dr. William Hamilton, Jenifer Ringer, Alexei Ratmansky, Yvonne Rainer, and Kathleen Marshall for their contributions to the field. See the full acceptance speeches at www.dancemedia.com. Photos by Jacob Pritchard.     From left: Mikhail Baryshnikov; Sutton Foster presenting to Kathleen Marshall; Foster     Clockwise from left: […]

Best of 2011

Once again my list is completely subjective, limited by what I happened to see. There were LOTS of good performances this year. Please know that the order within each category is fairly random. Best Performances • Dana Caspersen in I don’t believe in outer space by William Forsythe at BAM: gutsy, fascinating distortions of voice […]

Dance Magazine Awards, Ahhhhh

Joy and satisfaction wash over me every year when we do the Dance Magazine Awards. On Monday night, I was struck by how many of the award recipients said they couldn’t have done it without their mentors, their husbands, their wives. Everyone’s humility was really touching. Dr. William Hamilton told us how supportive Balanchine was […]

She's the Top

Her toenails are painted turquoise. But everything else about Sutton Foster is distinctly low-key: She’s wearing non­descript shorts and a tank top, no makeup, a brown ponytail. But within the hour, with a little help from a mass of marcelled, blonde curls; some spiffy, knock-’em-dead threads; and the songs of Cole Porter, she will transform […]

Curtain Up

      You may feel as if you’ve downed a glass of champagne or two when you see the Broadway musical Anything Goes. It’s bubbly and intoxicating. In large part, this is due to the one and only Sutton Foster. She carries the frothy mix of story, dancing, and singing with great flair. In […]

Plugged In

Cinema   Youth America Grand Prix has been a launching pad for ballet careers since 1999. The dance world has known this for years, and now, the rest of the world can get a glimpse of its talent, too. First Position, a documentary following exceptional students from their home studios to the 2010 YAGP finals […]

The Beat of Dancing Feet

“Times have changed,” the nightclub singer Reno Sweeney belts to an ocean-liner packed with lovelorn socialites, bumbling gangsters, and tap-dancing sailors in “Anything Goes,” the title song of Cole Porter’s 1934 musical about shipboard shenanigans. The lyric rings especially true for Kathleen Marshall, the director/choreographer of the revival currently at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.   […]