Airings: Choreographer David Shimotakahara talks about the community approach to his new ‘Rite of Spring’ production
By Steve Sucato This year marks the 100th anniversary of one of ballet and classical music’s most beloved and controversial masterworks, The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps). Both Igor Stravinsky’s brilliant and avant-garde score and Vaslav Nijinsky‘s modern ballet choreography redefined music and dance at the outset of the 20th-century. In the process The Rite, and its tale of a pagan human sacrifice … Continue reading Airings: Choreographer David Shimotakahara talks about the community approach to his new ‘Rite of Spring’ production
Peeps in the Hood?
Oh how Sesame Street has changed since I was a kid. Beyond the contemporary lingo, this video is cute look at ballet steps and Swan Lake‘s “Danse des petits cygnes” with dancers from the New York City Ballet. Continue reading Peeps in the Hood?
‘Trocks’ of Fun
By Steve Sucato What happens when you cross RuPaul with Carol Burnett and classical ballet? You get the world’s most beloved ballet-parody drag company, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Founded in 1974, the New York-based Russian-style troupe with the French name brings its award-winning humor to the Byham Theater for a Pittsburgh Dance Council show Friday, April 5. The Trocks have delighted audiences globally with their faithful renditions of … Continue reading ‘Trocks’ of Fun
World Premiere of ‘Mash Up Body’ takes a sampling approach to dance
By Steve Sucato For her latest dance work, Mash Up Body, Philadelphia-based choreographer Kate Watson-Wallace took a page from the contemporary-music playbook. Watson-Wallace worked with the processes of sampling, remixing and layering ideas and materials to create a 45-minute multimedia performance installation. Her troupe, anonymous bodies, will premiere the show April 5 and 6 at the Alloy Studios. “It’s a meditation on identity and presentation,” says … Continue reading World Premiere of ‘Mash Up Body’ takes a sampling approach to dance
Denver Art Museum Discovers 18th Century Masterpiece Hidden In Storage
Curator Timothy Standring was conducting a routine inventory at the Denver Museum when he stumbled upon a discolored canvas coated in grime. The work, “The Molo from the Bacino di San Marco, Venice” was attributed to the studio of Italian painter Giovanni Antonio Canal, a.k.a. Canaletto. The piece was assumed to be the work of a student in the studio and was left to collect dust in the museum basement, … Continue reading Denver Art Museum Discovers 18th Century Masterpiece Hidden In Storage
Sidra Bell Dance New York opens home season May 23
Program A: Director’s Choice May 23-26: Thurs-Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 7pm STELLA (2012)/POOL (2011) Duration: 75 minutes (with intermission) Program B: New Works May 30-June 2: Thurs-Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 7pm Nudity (2012)/.heterogamy (2013) Duration: 75 minutes (with intermission) Presented by Baruch Performing Arts Center Nagelberg Theater E 25th Street bet. Lexington & 3rd Avenues New York City Tickets: baruch.cuny.edu/bpac or (646) 312-5073 Continue reading Sidra Bell Dance New York opens home season May 23
Russian National Ballet dances a pleasing Swan Lake
Reviewed by Steve Sucato A production of “Swan Lake” without its lovers’ tragic end? It appeared so Tuesday as Elena Radchenko’s Russian National Ballet Theatre performed its version of the ballet classic at the University at Buffalo’s Center for the Arts. The enchanted story of maidens under the spell of the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart who take the form of swans during the day and … Continue reading Russian National Ballet dances a pleasing Swan Lake
Socks, Boots & Cheese
By Steve Sucato The American Dairy Association may have been onto something in its ads touting “the power of cheese.” Anecdotal reports of increased creativity by Texture Contemporary Ballet’s dancers and choreographers from eating cheese led to the tongue-in-cheek title of their latest program, There’s Something About Fontina. The troupe presents the mixed-repertory program featuring six premiere works April 3-5 at the New Hazlett Theater. Among … Continue reading Socks, Boots & Cheese
Dancing Pixels: Gia T. Presents explore The Frequency of Structure and Flow
By Steve Sucato Gia Cacalano and troupe return to Wood Street Galleries with the latest Gia T. Presents production, The Frequency of Structure and Flow. The 75-minute work, like 2012’s sold-out Blink, is a collaboration between Cacalano’s international troupe of dancers and musicians and an exhibit at the gallery. The Frequency of Structure and Flow responds to Paris-based technological artist Miguel Chevalier’s digital-media work “The Origin of the World,” part of his exhibition Power Pixels 2013. CP critic Robert Raczka described “The … Continue reading Dancing Pixels: Gia T. Presents explore The Frequency of Structure and Flow
AIRINGS: Mini Reviews of Conservatory Dance Company’s ‘The Jazz Nutcracker’, ‘A Son is Given: An Urban Ballet’ and Columbus Dance Theatre’s ‘Cleopatra’
By Steve Sucato Conservatory Dance Company – The Jazz Nutcracker Pittsburgh Playhouse Pittsburgh, PA December 9, 2012 Perhaps no ballet in history has seen more different incarnations than The Nutcracker. From traditional productions after Marius Petipa’s 1892 original to those far from traditional like Maurice Bejart’s pseudo-sexual 2000 production and Mark Morris’ The Hard Nut and everywhere in between, each holiday season brings with it … Continue reading AIRINGS: Mini Reviews of Conservatory Dance Company’s ‘The Jazz Nutcracker’, ‘A Son is Given: An Urban Ballet’ and Columbus Dance Theatre’s ‘Cleopatra’
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