2nd Best Dance Company Presents ‘Light Labor’

By Hannah Garner 2nd Best Dance Company blends humor and tragedy while tackling big topics through“rigorous, inventive movement and wit” (Dance Magazine). The company brings its signaturestyle to Red Hook with a physically rigorous, sometimes virtuosic, almost always slapstick workentitled Light Labor. This evening-length work walks the fuzzy, shag-carpet line between dance performance andnarrative play, leaning into both text and movement to wonder how we … Continue reading 2nd Best Dance Company Presents ‘Light Labor’

Heavenly Bodies [REVIEW]

Chamber Dance Project – Red AngelsSidney Harman HallWashington, D.C.June 25-27, 2025 By Steve Sucato Washington, D.C.’s 100° June weather wasn’t the only thing generating heat in the city. Chamber Dance Project’s 11th annual D.C. summer season production, “Red Angels,” produced its own scorching intensity as one of this summer’s early triumphs. Founded in 2000 in New York City by artistic director Diane Coburn Bruning and relocated … Continue reading Heavenly Bodies [REVIEW]

Airings: June 2025

A monthly digest of select dance news and performance impressions, primarily from the regions I cover in Ohio, and parts of Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania. By Steve Sucato [NEWS AND NOTES] Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announced the appointment of Nicolas Gaudreau as its new director of development. Gaudreau will begin his role on July 7, 2025, just prior to the start of PBT’s 2025-2026 season. … Continue reading Airings: June 2025