Pivoting and Pitfalls: BalletMet’s Edwaard Liang Talks Programming a New Season in a Time of Pandemic

By Steve Sucato With uncertainty being the underlying theme of 2020, Columbus, Ohio’s BalletMet has taken a wait and see approach to announcing its new 2020-21 dance season. While many ballet companies in the U.S. have given into the inevitability of having to conduct their seasons in the virtual world and have announced their new season, BalletMet artistic director Edwaard Liang and staff have chosen … Continue reading Pivoting and Pitfalls: BalletMet’s Edwaard Liang Talks Programming a New Season in a Time of Pandemic

Chamber Dance Project Finds Fertile Artistic Ground in Virtual Dance Programs [REVIEW]

Chamber Dance ProjectNew Works 2020 (& Beyond)Online Film Performance SeriesJuly 31 and September 24, 2020 Reviewed by Steve Sucato Embracing the new realities of performing in a world under pandemic, Washington, DC-based Chamber Dance Project (CDP) took its annual summer performance series online for the first time. In New Works 2020 (& beyond), July 31 and September 24, artistic director Diane Coburn Bruning and company … Continue reading Chamber Dance Project Finds Fertile Artistic Ground in Virtual Dance Programs [REVIEW]

New Look Chamber Dance Project Takes to the Virtual Stage for its Annual Summer Season Production

By Steve Sucato The familiar quote, “If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain,” takes on new meaning for Washington, DC-based Chamber Dance Project’s annual summer performance series, New Works. “Because of the pandemic” — a phrase now firmly rooted in the global lexicon — the company had to cancel its in-theater performances this summer in favor of a virtual experience for audiences. New … Continue reading New Look Chamber Dance Project Takes to the Virtual Stage for its Annual Summer Season Production