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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Washington DC Dance Season – Highlights by Robert Bettman

Tuesday night, Trey Graham hosted the annual DC Theater Scene preview of the local theatre season at The Smithsonian. The discussion highlighted just a few specifics within the breadth of …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:19AM

Monday, July 11, 2016

Perception (review) by Robert Bettman

Alexandra Schools’ Perception, premiering with MoCo Dance Alliance in the Capital Fringe festival, was inspired by an encounter with the senses. Two years ago, Schools’ parents were…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:45AM

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Fractals (review) by Robert Bettman

Fractals asks us to consider elemental questions about how we choose to see each other and the world. The work is broken into sections that are presented as parallels: science, art, …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:55PM

And 1! a dansical (review) by Robert Bettman

Theater must lend itself more easily to humor than dance because one so rarely sees attempts at humor in dance. Maybe it’s the years of training required for even modest physical competenc…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:18PM

Friday, June 3, 2016

Mats Ek’s Juliet and Romeo at The Kennedy Center (review) by Robert Bettman

The audience in the Opera House at the Kennedy Center last night was buzzing for the North American Premiere of Juliet and Romeo by the choreographer Mats Ek, performed by the Swedish Nation…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:21PM

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Paul Taylor Company (review), elegant, genteel, pretty and fun to watch by Robert Bettman

When Jerry Garcia died I remember thinking, “I wish I’d seen the Grateful Dead live.” Everyone talks about how amazing they were in concert and even though I was never a Dead Head I …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:24PM

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Community shocked by loss of Dance Institute of Washington founder Fabian Barnes by Robert Bettman

Under mysterious circumstances, Washington, D.C. has lost one of its most dynamic leaders, Fabian Barnes, founder of the Dance Institute of Washington (DIW). More than an arts leader, Mr. Ba…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:40AM

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

The Mariinsky’s colossal Raymonda shines at the Kennedy Center by Robert Bettman

If you go see the Coliseum in Rome you don’t need to talk about the dust, or the cracks in the walls. It is, of course, a very old building but you don’t think, “Gosh, they sho…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:19PM

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

With Septime Webre’s exit, Washington Ballet faces challenges by Robert Bettman

Washington was abuzz this past weekend with the announcement Friday afternoon that The Washington Ballet’s longtime Artistic Director, Septime Webre, is leaving his post at the end of his…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:59AM

Monday, January 18, 2016

UpClose with the stars of Christopher Wheeldon’s ballet The Winter’s Tale by Robert Bettman

The National Ballet of Canada returns to Washington D.C. with the U.S. premiere of The Winter’s Tale from January 19-24, 2016 in the Kennedy Center Opera House. Based on William Shakespear…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:31PM

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