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Paris Opera Ballet Palais Garnier Paris, France March 31-April 14, 1999 Reviewed by Karyn Bauer “A triumph.” “Prodigious.” “Forsythe at his best!” These were some of the comments that could be heard in the halls of the Palais Garnier following Paris Opéra Ballet’s performance of Woundwork I and Pas./parts, the product of William Forsythe’s first […]

Jazzdance by Danny Buraczeski Joyce Theater New York City, New York March 16-21, 1999 Reviewed by Kevin Giordano When I heard that Danny Buraczeski was performing his 1998 piece Ezekiel’s Wheel with musician/vocalist Philip Hamilton at the Joyce Theater, I recalled a brilliant performance that Hamilton gave this past fall at Dance Theater Workshop. He […]

American Repertory Dance Company Harold M. Williams Auditorium, The Getty Center Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA March 12­13, 1999 Reviewed by Pamela Hurley Diamond Delving deeply into the heart and soul of modern dance classics, American Repertory Dance Company’s program of reconstructed solos at the Getty Center proved once more the timeless power of simplicity coupled with […]

Judson Caldeira and choreographer Sonya Delwaide perform her new work De la Tete aux Pieds at ODC Theater in San Francisco. Photo by Michael Slobodian, courtesy of Sonya Delwaide De la Tête aux Pieds ODC Theater, california February 26-28, 1999 Reviewed by Rita Felciano San Francisco-Sonya Delwaide’s recent move from her native Québec is good […]

José Greco II Flamenco Dance Company Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Brooklyn College February 20, 1999 Reviewed by K.C. Patrick The controversy continues between what is “authentic” Spanish flamenco versus what has been adapted for performance. Flamenco music and dance has always been a medium for intimate performance and self expression, with a heavy […]

Mia Michaels r.a.w. (reality at work) Playhouse 91 New York City, New York February 17-21, 1999 Reviewed by Don McDonagh An emerging talent in the jazz dance firmament, choreographer Mia Michaels made her notable New York debut with an intelligently varied sampler of her most recent works. Intensity, along with unisex costuming and movement, are […]

Wally Cardona Quartet DTW’s Bessie Schönberg Theater New York City, New York January 26-February 14, 1999 Reviewed by Amanda Smith You’ve got to have intelligence, maturity, and a soul of particular complexity to do Wally Cardona’s work-such as Four Ramonas, made last year, and performed this January at Dance Theater Workshop. It’s so slow and […]

New Shoes, Old Souls Dance Company Cowell Theater San Francisco, California January 13-23, 1999 Reviewed by Ann Murphy Six years ago, a group of longtime Bay Area dancers got together and put on a show, and when they looked around and took count, they realized that theirs were unusual demographics. They were all over forty, […]