Amanda Tarr & Company make Pittsburgh debut in ‘Retail’
“[The choreography] is really like a puzzle. It’s very mathematical and complicated.” Continue reading Amanda Tarr & Company make Pittsburgh debut in ‘Retail’
Wendy Whelan’s ‘Restless Creature’ a sumptuous dance memory to cherish (review)
As a dancer, Abraham has a most distinctive way of moving that blends modern, contemporary and hip hop styles into seemingly steroid fueled movement riffs counterbalanced by tender moments of graceful serenity. Continue reading Wendy Whelan’s ‘Restless Creature’ a sumptuous dance memory to cherish (review)
Dance elements don’t live up to an ambitious performance installation
While the experimental (a) Long Here realized its goal of promoting thought about our relationship with time, sadly, its dance components proved largely unremarkable. Continue reading Dance elements don’t live up to an ambitious performance installation
Attracting a Crowd: Wallace Foundation Study Offers Up More Analytics on Audience-Building
The Road To Results: Effective Practices For Building Arts Audiences, seeks to take some of the guesswork out of choosing the right answers to your organization’s particular audience-building riddles by examining the examples of ten arts organizations. Continue reading Attracting a Crowd: Wallace Foundation Study Offers Up More Analytics on Audience-Building
DanceWorks 2015: Week One – Elastic Bands, Phobias and Zebra Pants
The most appealing dance and best danced performance of the evening was turned in by dancers Jenni Hankey and Haugh in Morrison’s quirky “PhoboPhobia.” Continue reading DanceWorks 2015: Week One – Elastic Bands, Phobias and Zebra Pants
Sweden’s Pontus Lidberg Dance makes its Pittsburgh debut
“Even beautiful and gentle snow is hostile to human beings,” says Lidberg. “My idea about snow is it is something bigger than us and our personal views of the world around us. Continue reading Sweden’s Pontus Lidberg Dance makes its Pittsburgh debut
Ballets by Female Choreographers Showcased in Grand Rapids Ballet’s MOVEMEDIA Program II
“There is nothing lyrical about the ballet,” says Jaffe. “Each section’s dancing is quite bravura and powerful.” Continue reading Ballets by Female Choreographers Showcased in Grand Rapids Ballet’s MOVEMEDIA Program II
International Improv
“With all the elements we are connecting with duration and time,” says Cacalano. “The dancing follows a pattern of flow, pause and exit.” Continue reading International Improv
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre closes its season with its biggest story ballet ever
Fates collide; hearts are broken; but in the end, love triumphs in this beautiful and technically demanding ballet with more than 100 roles. Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre closes its season with its biggest story ballet ever
With ‘MOVEMEDIA’ Grand Rapids Ballet pushes boundaries and audience expectations
Grand Rapids Ballet MOVEMEDIA Program One Peter Martin Wege Theatre Grand Rapids, MI March 13, 2015 Reviewed by Steve Sucato For the first installment of Grand Rapids Ballet’s annual MOVEMEDIA series for the 2014-2015 dance season at their Peter Martin Wege Theatre, GRB artistic director Patricia Barker chose a mix of choreographers new to the contemporary dance series with one familiar to it and Grand … Continue reading With ‘MOVEMEDIA’ Grand Rapids Ballet pushes boundaries and audience expectations
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