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Dance Reviews 2017

Antaeus Dance Gifts Fans with One Last Gem in Joint Production with Travesty Dance Group

“In her last performance with the company she founded, Meggitt captivated with her usual precision and determination. Pausing at times during the work to look back reflectively at the other dancers, one got the sense she was also wishing them farewell and thanking them for the years they spent together as a troupe. ” Continue reading Antaeus Dance Gifts Fans with One Last Gem in Joint Production with Travesty Dance Group

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Curiouser and curiouser: Grand Rapids Ballet’s “Alice” overcomes early flaws to delight

Reviewed by Steve Sucato For a long time, it’s been a common speculation that iconic novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” was the product of mind-altering drugs. The world premiere of Grand Rapids Ballet (GRB)’s production of “Alice in Wonderland” Friday night based on that tale by Lewis Carroll’s (the pseudonym for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), feeds into that notion. The mind-blowing visual spectacle has the feel … Continue reading Curiouser and curiouser: Grand Rapids Ballet’s “Alice” overcomes early flaws to delight

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Dance Film Reviews

Documentary ‘Mr. Gaga’ a Brilliant Portrait of Ohad Naharin

“When I am asked why did I call my last creation ‘Last Work,’ one of the answers that I give is maybe it is my last work since we live in a country that is infested with racists, bullies, lots of ignorance, lots of abuse of power, fanatics… and it reflects on how people choose our government. This government puts in danger not just my work as a creator, it puts in danger the existence all of us here in this country that I love so much. Are we going to be here?” Continue reading Documentary ‘Mr. Gaga’ a Brilliant Portrait of Ohad Naharin

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Dance Reviews 2016

Jones’ ‘Analogy/Dora: Tramontane’ is Pure Theatrical Magic

“The combination of the dancers skillfully voicing dialogue (often while dancing), Hallett’s powerful score and Jones’ abstract yet illustrative choreography made for a deeply moving experience that drilled into the core of our humanity, producing swells of disparate emotions and entrancing us with marvelous storytelling.” Continue reading Jones’ ‘Analogy/Dora: Tramontane’ is Pure Theatrical Magic

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