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inkBoat Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum San Francisco, CA August 6–14, 2004 Reviewed by Ann Murphy   A couple, bound for the opera, wandered into the Forum by mistake, then dashed out minutes before inkBoat’s latest production, Ame to Ame (Candy and Rain) began. Had they stayed, they would have found the U.S. […]

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2004 St. Stephen’s Church Edinburgh, Scotland August 6–30, 2004 Reviewed by Lea Marshall Though excellent dance offerings abounded at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, St. Stephen’s Church was the place to be. In that venue, Aurora Nova, a Celebration of International Visual Theatre and Dance, seemed to have a monopoly on intense, […]

Shen Wei Dance Arts Lincoln Center Festival, Alice Tully Hall New York, New York July 14,16,17, 2004 Reviewed by Rose Anne Thom   Two movement images dominate Shen Wei’s Connect Transfer: In the first, the four male and seven female dancers, one at a time, twist and knot themselves into dynamically shaped, often precariously balanced […]

Festival Montpellier Danse Various venues Montpellier, France June 26–July 6, 2004 Reviewed by Karyn Bauer-Prévost   Plight and suffering were recurrent themes in this year’s edition of the Festival Montpellier Danse, whose often aggressive shows dealt with such issues as war, violence, survival, and identity. The program, which featured new works by French choreographers Angelin […]

The Royal Ballet Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House London, England June 23, 2004 Reviewed by Margaret Willis   To celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the great Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev’s death, The Royal Ballet’s director, Monica Mason, invited five young choreographers to create small-scale ballets, drawing inspiration from his life and work. Cathy Marston, one […]

Festival Flamenco Internacional de Albuquerque Rodey Theater Albuquerque, New Mexico June 11–19, 2004 Reviewed by Ninotchka Bennahum   Albuquerque sparkled with eight splendid nights of Gypsy, Spanish, and American interpretations of flamenco dance and music during the city’s eighteenth Festival Flamenco Internacional, hosted by the University of New Mexico and producer Eva Enciñas Sandoval. This […]

Biennale di Venezia Second International Contemporary Dance Festival Various venues Venice, Italy June 11–30, July 9–30, 2004 Reviewed by Silvia Poletti   As you leave Venice’s train station and await the steamboat (the only transport you have here, apart from good feet), the city appears exactly as great writers have testified. You may experience the […]

American Dance Festival: Keigwin + Company, Russian Festival, Grupo Krapp, and International Choreographers Commissioning Program Duke University Durham, North Carolina June 10–July 24, 2004 Reviewed by Byron Woods   Is Keigwin + Company really ready for prime time? After his extended service with Mark Dendy, Larry Keigwin began 2003 with a new group that has […]