Monday, February 6, 2012
To the list of Russian treasures — Fabergé eggs, caviar, Anna Netrebko — add “Russian Seasons,” Alexei Ratmansky’s beautiful ballet for New York City Ballet. Now going on 6 years …
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Some are born female; others achieve it. Jin Xing is one of the latter, in a tenacious odyssey from birth as a boy to her present life and dance career as a woman. Her “Shanghai Tango” h…
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The main event at New York City Ballet on Saturday night was supposed to be the first program entirely by Christopher Wheeldon — a triple bill with a premiere, an import and a mainstay. Bu…
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Downtown choreographer David Dorfman gets his groove on — with a lot of help from Sly and the Family Stone. “Prophets of Funk” is a trip back to Dorfman’s funk and disco roots, but i…
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‘who Cares?” You should, particularly if Tiler Peck is dancing the lead. New York City Ballet opened its winter repertory season Tuesday, and the company looked energized, dancing an all…
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I* “Questions About Angels,” Joseph Mills tries to depict heaven on a shoestring — and though he uses only flashlights, tulle and student dancers, he sometimes catches a glimpse. But a…
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David Parsons is a whiz at whipping up entertaining dances — with a thick, ingratiating layer of cheese. So it’s a pleasant surprise to see his current show is still entertaining, but wi…
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The word Davis Freeman says best describes his piece “Too Shy To Stare” is “hyper-intimate.” And indeed it is. At times, you’re alone with performers who are close enough to you th…
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The Focus Dance festival trains its sights on up-and-coming companies — eight in all. The first half of Wednesday’s double bill had laser focus — the second still had clarity, but noth…
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A 58-year journey is coming to an end. From now through New Year’s Eve, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company will take its final bows — your last chance to see the modern-dance great’s w…
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Take a Grimm fairy tale and mix it with equal parts ballet, Baroque masque and circus act. Drop it all in a converted tow-truck warehouse in Carroll Gardens and — if you’re lucky — you…
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There’s something nostalgic about Suspended Cirque, the pint-sized local acrobatic troupe. Watching its performers, you think of a band of traveling players, once upon a time. It’s not a…
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Momix is all about its bag of tricks, and its current show at the Joyce has plenty of them. The procession of nature-related sketches in its “Botanica” is a convenient pretense for the i…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:29PMEverything about Elizabeth Streb’s “Kiss the Air!” is an exclamation point. She’s been on the scene a quarter-century, making pieces she calls PopAction — a bit of traditional danc…
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The Alvin Ailey company isn’t just about “Revelations.” New artistic director Robert Battle put together a program Tuesday night of four varied works — from revivals to a recent comm…
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Wednesday’s gala opening for the Alvin Ailey company was less revelation than reassurance. Taking over from Judith Jamison, Robert Battle began his first season with an astute new acquisit…
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Spiritual longing battles carnal desire in “Angel Reapers,” the impressionistic, sometimes graphic dance/theater piece that opened Tuesday at The Joyce.
Inspired by the Shakers, a commun…
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There are plenty of Nuts to crack this holiday season, from traditional to trendy. Here are a few of the most promising.
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AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: Alexei Ratmansky’s version, which premi…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:29PMIt’s hard to imagine a holiday season without Nuts — “The Nutcracker,” that is. New York City Ballet’s version, now almost 58 years old, has all the toppings — a growing Christma…
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Complexions is the kind of company audiences love and critics hate. Audiences love it because it delivers virtuosity and full-throttle razzmatazz every time. We hate it because there’s not…
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Lar Lubovitch works his strengths, and his biggest strength is his swirl. The choreographer -- who’s done everything from ice dancing to Broadway (“The Red Shoes”) -- set three dances …
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There wasn’t a tutu in sight Tuesday night when American Ballet Theatre opened its City Center season with a gala with a contemporary accent -- a prelude to a week of Twyla Tharp, Merce Cu…
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Never work with children, animals -- or sculpture. They’ll all steal the show.
Case in point? “Connected,” by the Australian contemporary troupe Chunky Move. (None of the dancers is c…
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Tuesday was out-of-town night at Fall for Dance, a sampler of far-flung companies New Yorkers don’t often get to see.
The Australian Ballet crossed the Pacific to perform Glen Tetley’s …
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New Yorkers love culture, and we love a bargain even more. Combine them and you get Fall for Dance: five programs, 20 groups and each ticket only 10 bucks. No wonder it always sells out.
The…
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Does being a great muse make you a great director? Suzanne Farrell was one of choreographer George Balanchine’s inspirations and formed her own group dedicated to performing and preserving…
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Houston, we have a problem: Your ballet is the fourth largest in the country and its dancers are top-notch, but it rarely visits New York. And now it’s here -- but with only a fraction of …
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The program billed it as “Charles Askegard’s farewell,” but to his friends—and, having worked with him, I’m one —he’s always been Chuck. Yesterday afternoon at Lincoln Center, …
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There’s a lot of personality onstage in “Jewels” -- some sparkling, some flawed. George Balanchine’s setting of three ballets matched to gemstones is the centerpiece of the final wee…
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Seeing “Noche Flamenca” at The Joyce, with the stage softly glowing and its brick walls exposed, is like seeing flamenco in an Andalusian tavern -- minus the paella. But top-notch perfor…
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If you moved "West Side Story" even farther west -- all the way into the Hudson River -- would you end up with Paul McCartney's water ballet, "Ocean's Kingdom"? If only. The much-hyped colla…
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