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Amy Sue Rosen and Derek Bernstein 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Project The Duke on 42nd Street New York, New York March 14, 2001 Reviewed by Wendy Perron Amy Sue Rosen, a choreographer, and Derek Bernstein, a painter and sculptor, have been working together for eighteen years. Theirs is the rare collaboration that achieves a […]

The working-class tappers of Bootmen splash their way into the big time in a gritty Australian industrial town. Photo by Philip le Masurier courtesy Fox Searchlight Film: Bootmen Reviewed by Jane Goldberg Bootmen, an Australian movie about working-class tap dancers, is scheduled to open in the United States on October 6 (though such dates are […]

NDT III dancer and former principal with National Ballet of Canada Karen Kain. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann, courtesy Great Performances. The Moving Image: Can’t Stop Now . . . Great Performances, PBS August 23, 2000 Reviewed by Rose Anne Thom The consciousness of theatrical dance as an activity for all ages is one that […]

Savage Jazz Company Cowell Theater, Fort Mason San Francisco, California July 7?9, 2000 Reviewed by K.C. Patrick There?s nothing primitive about Savage Jazz Dance Company. In fact, it may be the most layered, sophisticated concert jazz dance company in these Western climes. Formed in 1992 by Artistic Director Reginald Ray-Savage, who is its principal choreographer […]

Dancefusion International House Theater 3701 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 24?25, 2000 Reviewed by Lewis Whittington Gwendolyn Bye, founder and artistic director of Dancefusion, titled her concert at the International House Theater “Working,” even though the themes of several of the pieces were played out in bedrooms. The evening of six modern works included two […]

Ballet de Santiago Teatro Municipal Santiago, Chile April 13?18, 2000 Reviewed by Lester Tome Has Kenneth MacMillan?s  Manon ever been performed simultaneously by three different companies? Presentations of this masterpiece by The Royal Ballet in London, the Kirov Ballet in St. Petersburg and the Ballet de Santiago in Chile during the first two weeks of […]

New Jersey Ballet Wilkins Theatre, Kean University Union, New Jersey October 23, 1999 Reviewed By Karyn D. Collins When New Jersey Ballet celebrated its fortieth anniversary last season, the unspoken question for many ballet fans in the Garden State was how this little troupe has managed to hang on all these years. Founded and still […]

Tony-award winning Adam Cooper romances World-War II era Cinderella, Sahah Wildor in Matthew Bourne’s choreography of this pop fantasty. Photo courtesy Ahmanson Theatre. Advenures in Motion Pictures: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella Ahmanson Theatre April 7-May 23, 1999 Reviewed by Clive Barnes Los Angeles, CA-Matthew Bourne’s Adventures in Motion Pictures, despite the strange but aptly clever name, […]