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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Review: Atlanta Ballet closes season in hope and gratitude with “MAYhem: Kissed” by Kathleen Wessel

In a final tribute to John McFall’s 21-year legacy as Atlanta Ballet’s artistic director, the company’s 2015-16 season closed with MAYhem: Kissed, a triple bill that proved as eclectic…

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:09PM

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Review: Atlanta Ballet touches its inner child in spellbinding fairy tale “Twyla Tharp’s The Princess and the Goblin” by Kathleen Wessel

Five years after its much-anticipated world premiere, Twyla Tharp’s The Princess and the Goblin has returned home. Created for Atlanta Ballet in 2012 and co-commissioned by the Royal Winni…

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:39PM

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Review: “Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker” sparkles with flair and energy as a holiday must-see by Kathleen Wessel

In some cities The Nutcracker tastes like stale fruitcake: a necessary holiday staple endured for the sake of tradition. Thankfully, Atlanta can breathe a peppermint-scented

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:51PM

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Preview: Tel Aviv clown artist Ofir Nahari at Kennesaw State for workshops, creation of new piece by Kathleen Wessel

When he steps out of the car wearing sharp aviator sunglasses, his thick dark hair twisted into a stylish man bun, I think: that guy

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:46PM

Monday, May 18, 2015

Preview: Tanz Farm brings back Israeli choreographers Laor and Sheinfeld for “Ship of Fools” by Kathleen Wessel

It’s an assertion I’ve heard before, this time from Tel Avivian choreographer Oren Laor: “Israelis are very straightforward.” Perhaps it is the immediacy, the tension

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:40PM

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Review: Atlanta Ballet glides with ease into modern dance, but MCV plays it a little too safe by Kathleen Wessel

The word “modern” has confused and polarized arts patrons for centuries. Rarely a simple delineation between current and historical work, it refers to a stylistic

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 05:41PM

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Preview: Atlanta Ballet’s Helen Pickett choreographs the surreal netherworld of “Camino Real” by Kathleen Wessel

At first glance, Tennessee Williams’ Camino Real is not the most obvious choice for a story ballet. Presented in surrealistic episodes, the play relies on symbolism

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:50AM

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Review: Emory celebrates dance icon Bill T. Jones with “Body Against Body” retrospective by Kathleen Wessel

With Body Against Body, a compilation of famed choreographer Bill T. Jones’s early duets, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company presented the only dance event

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 04:01PM

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Preview: Choreographer Jawole Zollar brings audacious, sassy Urban Bush Women to Rialto by Kathleen Wessel

On Saturday, January 31, the Rialto Center for the Arts will present Urban Bush Women’s 30th anniversary tour Power in Movement. The Brooklyn-based company, founded

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:44PM

Wednesday, November 12, 2014