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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Review: Kyle Marshall’s History Lessons, in Fragments by Brian Seibert

His company’s debut program at the Joyce Theater has three New York premieres, including one about the Black roots of rock.

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Monday, November 6, 2023

At Paul Taylor, a Drum Circle and a Fierce Sisterhood by Brian Seibert

A new work by Larry Keigwin and a company premiere by Ulysses Dove join programs that benefit from live music.

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Friday, November 3, 2023

Review: In ‘Köln Concert,’ Dancing Like Everyone’s Watching by Brian Seibert

Music by Keith Jarrett and Joni Mitchell set Trajal Harrell and his dancers in motion, but this pandemic-era piece feels mannered instead of spontaneous.

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

This ‘Fairy Queen’ Connects the Dots Between Purcell and Street Dance by Brian Seibert

A production featuring graduates of Le Jardin des Voix, run by William Christie, with choreography by Mourad Merzouki, comes to Lincoln Center on Thursday.

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Monday, October 30, 2023

At Ballet Theater, a Thrilling Puck and a Moment to Take Stock by Brian Seibert

Jake Roxander’s soaring Puck in “The Dream” was the highlight of American Ballet Theater’s final two programs this fall, the first season programmed by Susan Jaffe.

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Saturday, October 28, 2023

Joey Evans Is Back. This Time He’s a Struggling Artist. by Brian Seibert

A new “Pal Joey” at City Center has reimagined the never-quite-satisfying script to make Joey (Ephraim Sykes) a forward-thinking Black jazz singer.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Review: Slow Poses and Clouds of White Powder by Brian Seibert

Sankai Juku, an all-male Butoh company, returns to New York with a program of greatest hits that too often feels tedious.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Edwaard Liang Appointed Artistic Director of Washington Ballet by Brian Seibert

Liang, a choreographer who has run BalletMet in Ohio for 10 years, is the first Asian American to lead a ballet company of this size and stature.

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Friday, October 20, 2023

Review: An African Choir’s Disillusioning Journey to the West by Brian Seibert

Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi’s “Broken Chord” considers the 19th-century tour of a group of South African singers to England and North America.

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Friday, October 13, 2023

Review: Tennis Throuples and the Ghosts of Ballets Russes by Brian Seibert

Two dances at Baryshnikov Arts Center are part of Christopher Williams’s project of reimagining, and often queering, works by Diaghilev’s company.

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Review: This Dance About Refugees Has Flow and a Groove by Brian Seibert

Olivier Tarpaga’s “Once the dust settles, the flowers bloom” is a subtle work of beauty and mystery.

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Sunday, October 1, 2023

At Fall for Dance, Meeting Enthusiasm With Mediocrity by Brian Seibert

The festival, with its variety of styles and cheap tickets, plays to excited audiences. Why can’t it give them better programs?

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Sunday, September 24, 2023

‘A disguised welcome …’ Review: Finding Home by Brian Seibert

Wanjiru Kamuyu’s solo performance at the Chocolate Factory Theater in Queens isn’t a straightforward immigration story.

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Sunday, September 17, 2023

‘Heart of Brick’ Review: Finding Love in Black Gay Clubs by Brian Seibert

The production, about the slow rewards of romance, starring the musician serpentwithfeet, premiered at the Joyce Theater in Manhattan on Friday.

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Finding ‘Ghost Collaborators’ for an All-American Ballet by Brian Seibert

Matthew Lutz-Kinoy’s “Filling Station” has new choreography and music but converses with the 1938 original and its “glimmer of queer liberation.”

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Saturday, September 9, 2023

Balanchine’s Lasting Influence on New York City Ballet by Brian Seibert

Balanchine didn’t think his ballets would last. But many have become classics, the cornerstone of repertory not just at City Ballet but around the world.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Review: A Boogie That Stomps but Doesn’t Soar by Brian Seibert

Alexis Blake’s “Crack Nerve Boogie Swerve,” her first work to be shown in New York, focuses on strength and fragility.

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Through the Eyes of a Dance Critic by Brian Seibert

The choreography on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour doesn’t ask her to do too much, but she knows how to use her simple moves to her advantage.

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

There Is No Dance Without Dance Education, Jody Gottfried Arnhold Says by Brian Seibert

Jody Gottfried Arnhold has a mission (and the means) to cultivate dance education. To her, it is a basic human right — and vital to democracy.

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Friday, August 4, 2023

Everybody Dance Now! ‘Here Lies Love’ Dictates Your Moves. by Brian Seibert

Engaging viewers’ bodies is central to this Broadway musical, a rare production that sets its audience in motion on the dance floor.

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Sunday, July 23, 2023

Dorrance Dance and a Mythili Prakash Premiere at Jacob’s Pillow by Brian Seibert

Stormy weather at a summer festival wraps performances of a debut and some classic works by two very distinct choreographers.

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Friday, July 21, 2023

A New Spin on Spin: Reviving a Bolognese Folk Dance by Brian Seibert

The polka chinata, in which two men whirl together in a crouch, is revived in a dance by Alessandro Sciarroni, coming to PS21 in Chatham, N.Y.

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Friday, July 14, 2023

Review: Rennie Harris’s Hip-Hop Dance Mixtape by Brian Seibert

The choreographer and his Puremovement troupe brought their touring show, “Nuttin’ but a Word,” to Prospect Park for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Translating Traditional Korean Movement to ‘a Language for Our Time’ by Brian Seibert

“One Dance,” part of Korean Arts Week at Lincoln Center, puts a contemporary spin on rituals and ceremonies.

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Monday, June 19, 2023

At River to River, Dancers Tackle Weighty Topics With a Smile by Brian Seibert

The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s free summer arts festival presented several pieces, including “duel c” on Governors Island, that employed humor for serious purposes.

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Monday, June 12, 2023

‘It’s About the Art Form’: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Turns 40 by Brian Seibert

Carlota Santana is neither a star performer nor a choreographer. But her skills as a director have kept her company an active part of the New York scene.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

How a Dance Class in Prison Helped Inmates Find Some Freedom by Brian Seibert

An arts program in a California state facility disproves the idea that “nobody dances in prison,” encouraging inmates to channel their lives and emotions into movement.

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Sunday, June 4, 2023

Ballet Hispánico Debuts Two Works by Brian Seibert

Ballet Hispánico debuts two works: one about the 17th-century nun and poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and the other, “Papagayos,” featuring a supernatural hat.

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Friday, June 2, 2023

‘It’s About Connections’: Alicia Graf Mack Remakes Juilliard Dance by Brian Seibert

Mack, whom one student called an agent of change, wants to “create a place where people feel like themselves” — and a model for the professional world.

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

For Brian Henry, Finding Krump ‘Felt Like Home, but a Better Version’ by Brian Seibert

The dancer, also known as HallowDreamz, is the face of krump in New York. Now he’s found another artistic home with the choreographer Andrea Miller.

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Review: Absences, S-Curves and Wonderful Asymmetries by Brian Seibert

Two South Asian dance troupes, Nrityagram and Chitrasena, exemplars of different styles, team up for a program at the Joyce Theater.

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All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards