Friday, October 21, 2016
The Bald Ballerina stages a dance in the name of Love Her many Howard County supporters would probably be pleased if Maggie Kurdirka, The Bald Ballerina, merely walked on stage and posed in …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:49PMThursday, October 13, 2016
The New York City Ballet’s “main man” for 25 years, Damian Woetzel is a hero to many, certainly one of my favorite dancers. Dressed in stylish jeans and midnight blue t-shirt, his dark…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:14PMThursday, July 21, 2016
It’s very quiet – quite lovely, in fact – in the upstairs studio where visiting guest artist Fumihito Shimizu is rehearsing the Misako Ballet Company and guest dancers from Tokyo for a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:45AMThursday, June 2, 2016
The Swedes take on an old classic and make it relevant. Mats Ek’s Juliet and Romeo for the Royal Swedish Ballet, at The Kennedy Center for only four more shows, is a bold retelling of Shak…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:44PMWednesday, March 2, 2016
The Yankees of ballet are in top-notch form after a successful winter season in Manhattan. Someone recently asked me why I favored the New York City Ballet above all other American ballet co…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:39PMFriday, January 29, 2016
Classical ballet director Misako Aoki began her dance training in her native Japan where she later received a scholarship to study at the Royal Ballet School in London. From there she joined…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:27PMMonday, January 18, 2016
Drama Learning Center’s professional teens charm us on their First Date. The Center’s Professional Training Program (TYA) performs the musical at its home-based Columbia theater through…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:19AMFriday, January 1, 2016
There were many big, wonderful dance events in 2015, including world premieres, new renditions of the warhorse ballets, made-for-TV series (Flesh & Bone),dance documentaries, and grand d…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:46AMWednesday, December 16, 2015
Onstage, Rebecca Friedman glows with warmth and joy, tinged with elegance. Whatever that quality is that makes one performer stand out above the others, "Becca" has it, and audiences tend to…
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 09:56PMSaturday, October 31, 2015
Suzanne Farrell – still fairest of them all From the early 1960s until the late 1980s (except for a five-year escape to Belgium), Suzanne Farrell reigned as George Balanchine’s muse at t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:11AMTuesday, July 28, 2015
Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It is fun for the family. The Meadow, just below the historic Evergreen House, is a lovely place to spend a late afternoon or early summer evening. Spread…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:33AMMonday, July 13, 2015
District of Cara is like a huge pajama party where your best friend dishes on boyfriends, past and present. In this one-hour monologue/skit/therapy session, actor/writer/storyteller Cara For…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:23AMThis Butler serves up juicy tidbits in his one-man show It’s got to be tough to do a solo show on a sultry summer night, but cool, calm, and seemingly tireless Alan DeValerio pulled it of…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:02AMSaturday, July 11, 2015
Raunchy, irreverent, and just plain silly, Tomato Beard is a series of skits much like those early Saturday Night Live spoofs. This Pennydog production, billed as a “rock musical,” is a …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:27PMWednesday, June 10, 2015
Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote is a Royal treat Sometimes balletomanes can only distinguish between a truly great dance concert and a very fine one by noting how many goose bumps pop up on th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:14PMMonday, May 11, 2015
Sisters Daisha Mack and Alicia Graf Mack, co-creators of D(n)A Arts, will host The D(n)A Xperience, which aims to draw aspiring dancers from across the region. They have achieved extraordina…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:59PMFriday, April 10, 2015
Swooning over the first ‘Swan’ Step aside, Baryshnikov. There’s a new kid on the block and he’s taking the dance world by storm. The Washington Ballet’s Brooklyn Mack took his roya…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:14PMWednesday, April 8, 2015
There’s no company like the New York City Ballet, performing the old, new, and, especially, Serenade. Last night was one of those magical evenings of ballet and beauty. First it was a smoo…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:40PMSunday, March 22, 2015
Shrek is back in full green glory Last year Jonah learned to ride a bike. More recently he picked up a hockey stick. During the holidays my seven-year-old grandson tolerated three “Nutcrac…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:19AMSaturday, March 7, 2015
HCC puts cutting edge moves on display Those looking for a quick introduction to what’s hot in contemporary dance could spend a small bundle on a whirlwind expedition to New York. Or they …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:00PMSaturday, February 28, 2015
“Time is of the essence” is a term in British and United States contract law. It serves as a jumping off point in this short, sweet review of Uncle Vanya that wraps up its three …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:58PMFriday, February 20, 2015
‘Sleepy Hollow’ ballet premieres at the Kennedy Center: D.C. Ballet shakes up expectations Yes, even classical ballerinas let their hair down once in a while. They relish tossing off t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:24PMWednesday, February 4, 2015
Alvin Ailey’s American Dance Theater returned to The Kennedy Center last evening with a tribute to its famous six-foot tall Texan director. Ailey died 25 years ago and filling his size-12 …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:55PMTuesday, February 3, 2015
Classical ballet director Misako Aoki began her dance training in her native Japan, where she later received a scholarship to study at the Royal Ballet School in London. From there, she join…
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 06:10AMWednesday, January 28, 2015
Russians return to the glory days of ballet Ulyana Lopatkina could have wrapped up The Kennedy Center and taken it home with her after her performance in The Swan, a.k.a. The Dying Swan, c…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:26PMSaturday, January 10, 2015
Purple lights illuminated Charm City on the eve of the Ravens playoff game. Downtown in the cobblestone village of Fells Point, folks were celebrating in the streets as well inside the Vaga…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:21PMFriday, January 9, 2015
For the world premiere of Mark Scharf’s play, Fortune’s Child, the weather outside Baltimore’s Theatre Project was, indeed, “frightful,” yet inside the historic 1887 building, the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:59PMThursday, December 11, 2014
Ballet West blends old & new in holiday classic Remember the way the holiday season used to make you feel? Remember walking around full of expectation, certain that wonderful, impossible…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:11PMTuesday, October 28, 2014
The late Alan M. Kriegsman once told dance critics at a conference that a “laundry list” of reviews should be avoided at all costs. With apologizes to Mike (who was a dear friend and col…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:46PMFriday, October 24, 2014
Chinese dancers meander through the grass without a GPS It can be a long ride home to Baltimore from the Kennedy Center, especially on a rainy night. After last evening’s Wild Grass pres…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:44AMThursday, October 2, 2014
Revisiting Chéri – and a Baltimore visionary The venerable Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts turned avant-garde last night with the return of modern dance maven, Martha Clark, and h…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:15PM 
