New York Theatre Ballet Sylvia & Danny Kaye Playhouse New York City, New York March 19-21, 1998 Reviewed by Robert Greskovic Longevity and ambition understandably bring notice and recognition to an arts organization. So, as New York Theatre Ballet, formerly known as Balletfore, celebrated a twentieth anniversary, suitable congratulations were in order. To mark the […]
Drew Jacoby and Rubinald Pronk give ballet a whole new image. When Drew Jacoby and Rubinald Pronk take the stage, the collective gasp by the audience is audible. What is it about these two electric dancers, whose movements eat up space, all crazy limbs and sultry slink? Many feel they are remarkable for their height, […]
Cedar Lake shut down, and suddenly its dancers were thrust back into the job hunt. Cedar Lake in Richard Siegal’s My Generation. Photo by Julieta Cervantes, courtesy BAM. The dance world lost a cherished company when Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet took its final bow at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in June. Just two months prior, […]
It’s pleasantly shocking to see the choreographic diversity pouring out of colleges and universities. And it’s not just the better-known dance departments that are producing daring, well-crafted work, but also many community colleges. As an adjudicator for the West regional conference of the American College Dance Festival Association, hosted by Arizona State University last […]
Yuka Iino retires, William Whitener steps down. Retirements In nearly 10 years with Oregon Ballet Theatre, principal dancer Yuka Iino set a standard of faultless technique, nuanced artistry, and bold yet sinuous movement. On Feb. 23, Iino’s farewell performance of Odette/Odile in Christopher Stowell’s Swan Lake showed her at the apex of her achievements […]
Atlanta Ballet’s new resident choreographer After an illustrious performing career with Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt and making work for companies far and wide, Helen Pickett is putting down roots. In November, she was named Atlanta Ballet’s new choreographer in residence. This month, AB performs her sensual Petal, adapted for the company in […]
Retirements Artur Sultanov ’s dramatic artistry, keen phrasing, and sensitive partnering were never better displayed than in his heart-rending performance of “Je ne t’aime pas” from Christopher Wheeldon’s There Where She Loved as he bid farewell to an adoring audience in June. With characteristic grace and modesty, Sultanov included his fellow dancers onstage during his […]
The fall season’s bittersweet tone contains beginnings, endings, and, as always, anniversary celebrations. Classics and new works populate the dancescape, along with a strong showing of international troupes. The Merce Cunningham Dance Company wraps up its legacy tour with stops in Seattle, Oct. 27–29; at Stanford Lively Arts, Nov. 1; the University of Notre Dame, […]
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