It’s been snowing non-stop all morning here in New York City. So you can imagine that I—and probably many of you—can’t wait for warmer weather. And what comes with that? Summer dance festivals, of course. One of the biggest, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, has announced its lineup for 2015. As usual, the list is a […]
The pair take on Judith Jamison and Mikhail Baryshnikov’s roles in Alvin Ailey’s Pas de Duke. Simkin and Mack in costume for Pas de Duke. Photo by Jade Young, Courtesy YAGP. If any two dancers could generate the buzz of Judith Jamison and Mikhail Baryshnikov, the original couple in Alvin Ailey’s flirtatious Pas de […]
We’ve Been Waiting for This ON TOUR: When Akram Khan premiered DESH in England two years ago, our reviewer, Donald Hutera, wrote that “Khan’s stunning production feels like a culmination of everything this gifted British-Bangladeshi choreographer has been striving for.” Fascinating for his kathak-infused movement, whether helicopter-fast or mesmerizingly slow, Khan time-travels in this […]
A look at reality TV For a unique take on the recent spate of dance shows on TV, we asked our contributing editor (and former associate editor) Siobhan Burke to cast her eye on how dancers are portrayed on TV. Trained in modern, postmodern, and Irish step dancing, Siobhan is a Barnard graduate who writes […]
American Ballet Theatre, Metropolitan Opera House New York, NY May 31–June 3, 2013 At right: Polina Semionova and Marcelo Gomes in Ratmansky’s Symphony #9. Photo by Marty Sohl, Courtesy ABT. Alexei Ratmansky’s “Shostakovich Trilogy,” the most anticipated ballet premiere of the New York season, met lofty expectations. The choreographer, artist in residence […]
Five dancers discuss how learning from their mothers shaped them. Photo of Stacey Tookey by Joe Toreno for Dance Teacher. At age 13, Stacey Tookey didn’t like the solo her dance teacher was creating for her, and she had the audacity to say so. “I thought I could do better, so she left me to […]
As the second presidential debate got underway last night, another kind of American ritual was going on at City Center: the 70th-anniversary revival of Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo, which kicked off American Ballet Theatre’s weeklong fall season. The portrait of youthful love on the ranch, revolutionary when first performed by the Ballet Russe de Monte […]
We were in the presence of jewels, of incredible riches at the ABT gala last night. Every performance had a grandeur, every dancer was someone you wanted to keep watching. And there was just enough variety to keep you wanting more. It didn’t feel like a grab bag of hits, as it can sometimes feel. […]
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