Contemporary take on Swan Lake ballet a bold step for Grand Rapids Ballet
Save Tchaikovsky’s brilliant original score there was little choreographer Mario Radacovsky’s psychological ballet Black Swan White Swan had in common with traditional productions of Swan Lake. No feather-adorned tutus, no clack of pointe shoes hitting the stage floor and no love story of prince and a beautiful swan that transcends death. To read the full review click here. Continue reading Contemporary take on Swan Lake ballet a bold step for Grand Rapids Ballet
Lar Lubovich Dance Company Review
North Star’s shining moments came in two solos. The first featured a tense Elisa Clark ripping through abrupt, definitive and super-fast movements that one would expect to see if she were dancing in strobe light; the fact that she wasn’t made her manic performance all the more mesmerizing and brilliant. The second solo danced by Brown was reminiscent of the male solo from Paul Taylor’s … Continue reading Lar Lubovich Dance Company Review
New dance works set to Bloom at fourth annual newMoves Contemporary Dance Festival
In their inaugural U.S. tour, the five members of Bloom! will perform their 2010 Rudolf Laban Award-winning contemporary dance workCity on May 11 and 12. (City is ticketed separately from the festival’s other programs; you can save money by purchasing a festival pass.) The hour-long piece, set to music by Alberto Ruiz, contains nudity and adult language while exploring topics such as prejudice, power, fear and faith in … Continue reading New dance works set to Bloom at fourth annual newMoves Contemporary Dance Festival
The Chautauqua School of Dance
Along Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State sits a picturesque 750-acre gated community known as The Chautauqua Institution. Founded in 1874, the Institution is a summer vacation playground and an arts and educational center that attracts visitors from all over the world. It’s also home to one of the nation’s most respected summer dance schools, The Chautauqua School of Dance. To read the full … Continue reading The Chautauqua School of Dance
Chicago National Association of Dance Masters celebrates a century of dance education
One hundred years ago, in 1912, 10 dance teachers met at Frank L. Oleson’s Academy of Dancing in Chicago to lay out plans for a new organization “dedicated to the elevation of the art of dancing and the promotion of the welfare of the profession.” The Chicago Association of Dancing Masters (CADM) as it was called then, sought to develop for its future members a … Continue reading Chicago National Association of Dance Masters celebrates a century of dance education
Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal (BJM Danse) program delivers the bizarre and the familiar
It is rare when a highly-regarded dance company like Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (a.k.a. BJM Danse ) chooses to premiere a work someplace other than on its home turf or at another big city venue. So it was uniquely special for the audience at Mercyhurst University’s Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center in Erie, Pennsylvania, when the Canadian contemporary dance company, now in its 40th season, … Continue reading Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal (BJM Danse) program delivers the bizarre and the familiar
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company makes a rare Pittsburgh appearance
Seven people are tumbling and spinning out of control as the van they are riding in topples over a cliff. That is the imagery that choreographer Lar Lubovitch had in his head when creating his latest contemporary-dance work, 2011’s “Crisis Variations.” To read the full article click here. Continue reading Lar Lubovitch Dance Company makes a rare Pittsburgh appearance
Jiri Kylian and Michael Schumacher’s Last Touch First an unusual slice of life suspended in space and time
Six figures in 19th century garb sat or stood frozen as if posed for a photograph. Like something out of a Sci-Fi serial, the figures, like ghosts from the past, occupied what looked to be a long unused room of an old manor house whose antique furnishings and floor were covered by muslin drop cloths. To read the full review click here Continue reading Jiri Kylian and Michael Schumacher’s Last Touch First an unusual slice of life suspended in space and time
Ballet Memphis – 25th Anniversary Tour Program
Presented by DANCECleveland PlayhouseSquare Center – Ohio Theatre Cleveland, OH March 11, 2012 Reviewed by Steve Sucato For its 25th anniversary season tour Ballet Memphis assembled a program of repertory works popular to its fans, showcasing the 12-member troupe’s versatility as artists. The program, presented by DANCECleveland and performed at PlayhouseSquare Center’s Ohio Theatre in Cleveland, featured six works beginning with Ballet Memphis dancer/choreographic associate Steven … Continue reading Ballet Memphis – 25th Anniversary Tour Program
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre – Uncommon
Byham Theater Pittsburgh, PA February 4, 2012 Reviewed by Steve Sucato For Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s first production at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, PBT artistic director Terrence Orr looked to his past to choose two familiar ballet gems, and added a third from frequent guest choreographer Dwight Rhoden. The result is an aesthetically diverse and absolutely brilliant repertory program made even richer … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre – Uncommon
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