Chamber Dance Project’s ‘Iconic Works’ a Fitting Tribute to Retiring Company Founder [REVIEW]

Chamber Dance Project – Iconic WorksWoolly Mammoth Theatre CompanyWashington, D.C.June 27, 2026 By Steve SucatoFor her final production as Artistic Director of Washington, D.C.-based Chamber Dance Project (CDP), Diane Coburn Bruning chose to pair a few of her signature contemporary ballets with others from CDP’s rich repertory, along with a world premiere ballet by up-and-coming choreographer William Moore.  The seasonal company’s stylistically diverse Iconic Works … Continue reading Chamber Dance Project’s ‘Iconic Works’ a Fitting Tribute to Retiring Company Founder [REVIEW]

Chamber Dance Project Honors Departing Founder-Director with ‘Iconic Works’ Program [PREVIEW/INTERVIEW]

By Steve Sucato From its founding in 2000 in New York City to its relocation to Washington, D.C. in 2014, and up until now, a few things have remained constant with the contemporary ballet company, Chamber Dance Project (CDP): Its bringing together of soloist-level professional ballet dancers during their lay-off periods from major professional companies and partnering them with equally talented musicians and boundary pushing … Continue reading Chamber Dance Project Honors Departing Founder-Director with ‘Iconic Works’ Program [PREVIEW/INTERVIEW]

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s ‘Spring Mix: 5 for 55’: A Preview and Conversation with Choreographer Caili Quan 

By Steve Sucato Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Spring Mix: 5 for 55, taking place on April 4-6 at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, is a mixed repertory program celebrating the company’s 55th anniversary. For it, PBT Artistic Director Adam W. McKinney has programmed five ballets that represent each decade of the company’s existence. They include reprises of Dwight Rhoden’s elegantly moving pas de deux … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s ‘Spring Mix: 5 for 55’: A Preview and Conversation with Choreographer Caili QuanÂ