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Bonnie Pickard and Fidel Garcia in Thaddeus Davis’ Once Before, Twice After Photo by Eduardo Patino, courtesy Ballet NY Ballet NY Joyce Theater, NYC June 27–July 2, 2006 Reviewed by Susan Yung   Ballet NY presented a carefully chosen, wide-ranging program for its recent Joyce Theater run. Its directors, Judith Fugate and Medhi Bahiri (both […]

CorbinDances Joyce Soho, NYC June 22–25, 2006 Reviewed by Susan Yung   CorbinDances emanated a palpable sense of affection and community, conveyed as much by what happened between the dances as during them. Prior to the show’s start, the 13 dancers warmed up onstage—not self-consciously doing tricks to impress the audience but comparing notes on […]

Tsunami Dance’s John Allen, J Hammons, Erin Healan, and Rebecca Delery Photo courtesy Tsunami Dance Tsunami Dance Company Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA June 9–10, 2006 Reviewed by Nancy Wozny   Tsunami Dance Company’s “Orpheus” is a collection of dances and film sequences that its three New Orleans choreographers call “a kinetic dreamworld, inspired […]

Hell’s Kitchen Dance Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY June 8-11, 2006 Reviewed by Steve Sucato   When Mikhail Baryshnikov’s latest project, Hell’s Kitchen Dance, premiered in Buffalo, it was clear from the outset that it had attracted some of the finest young talent around. Named after the site of Baryshnikov’s new […]

Pennsylvania Ballet Merriam Theater, Philadelphia, PA June 7–11, 2006 Reviewed by Lewis Whittington   F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote psychological workups of his characters before he scripted their dialogue, and Pennsylvania Ballet dancer-choreographer Matthew Neenan seems to do the same thing with dancers. In his new ballet, As It’s Going, he has essayed a multidimensional work […]

Ballet West in Antony Tudor’s Echoing of Trumpets Photo by Ryan Galbraith, courtesy Ballet West Ballet West Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT May 26–June 3, 2006 Reviewed by Clive Barnes   There are some ballets that even on a first seeing seem to burn their way into your soul. For me, one such ballet […]

Boston Ballet Wang Theatre, Boston, MA May 11–21, 2006 Reviewed by Wendy Perron   Although resident choreographer Jorma Elo’s new Carmen showcased Boston Ballet’s terrific dancers, it did not, in any sense, project the passion and danger associated with the story. In Elo’s version, the place is not the streets of Spain, and Carmen is […]

Rumba Tap in Max Pollack’s Viis. Photo by Julie Lemberger, courtesy Max Pollack Max Pollak/Rumba Tap Joyce Soho, NYC May 11–13, 2006 Reviewed by Jane Goldberg  Max Pollak, a virtuoso tap dancer from Austria, has been rummaging in rumba rhythms since 1996. His recent piece Viis, performed with eight dancers and musicians, was inspired by […]