183 stories by "Leigh Witchel"
Downtown and Broadway aren�t the most comfortable mix, but Larry Keigwin is a club kid who�s a chorus boy at heart. His new �EXIT,� which opened Tuesday, takes downtownï…
It was old hands on deck Tuesday night when Elisa Monte Dance opened its 30th anniversary season with retired guest dancers performing some of Monte's greatest hits. But even these distingu…
The police often pair rookies with vets, so why not the ballet? At New York City Ballet Thursday night, 19-year-old Taylor Stanley and 27-year-old principal Ashley Bouder made their debuts …
When Paul Taylor's at his best, no one can touch him. When he's not, you squirm. At his company's opening night gala, the audience did both. Now that Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham have…
How do you dance a letter? "Letters of Love on Ripped Paper" works on the puzzle, but this dancing telegram doesn't quite manage a special delivery. Choreographed by company director Jacqul…
When Ronald K. Brown's company performs, the dancers seem to enjoy themselves as much as you do -- and maybe more. Now finishing its 25th year, Brown's Brooklyn-based Evidence, a Dance Comp…
Susan Stroman doesn't promise what she can't deliver -- and what she doesn't promise is high art. What Stroman, a Tony Award-winning pro who turns out slick, well-crafted dances, did delive…
For David Parsons, the oldies really are the goodies. His company opened Wednesday at The Joyce with three mixed bills -- and the best bets are the brief, amiable pieces Parsons made way ba…
There's nothing hellish about "Tango Inferno." The revue that recently slinked into town showcases the upbeat side of this sultry art in an evening that was enjoyable, if a tad tacky. "Tang…
There's art in motion at MoMA, where Tri sha Brown and her company are doing an hourlong performance. Starting in the atrium, they move throughout the museum -- but if you're looking for sh…
Imagine an evening at Alvin Ailey without "Revelations." It's pretty rare -- ask director Judith Jamison about the complaints she gets when that signature work isn't on the bill. But Sunday…
There's a big new "Nutcracker" in town, and it's cracking good. The talented Russian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky has crafted a witty new version for American Ballet Theatre. Tchaikovsky'…
If you want to under stand ballet, forget "Black Swan" and go see the Trocks. That's shorthand for Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the 36-year-old, all-male comic ballet troupe that …
"The Hard Nut," Mark Morris' campy take on "The Nutcracker," has been a holiday hit for nearly two decades. Re turning to New York on Friday night for the first time in eight years, it sound…
For Judith Jamison, there are no transitions. From star dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to directing the company and now handing the reins to someone else, it's all seamless.…
Anabelle Lopez Ochoa knows how to work a prop. Her new "Mad'moiselle" has plenty of them -- it's a smart, spicy piece of dance theater and the highlight of Ballet Hispanico's season, which …
Ah, tradition. New York City Ballet's "The Nutcracker" is as much about kicking off the holiday season as it is about dance. Opening night Fri day had a light, warm touch, like the annual v…
There's more than one nut to crack this year. New York City Ballet's "Nutcracker," a holiday tradition since 1954, has some first-class com petition, both from American Ballet Theatre and M…
Along with the big three, there's a "Nutcracker" for every taste and budget. To wit: * Urban Ballet Theater's hip-hop and salsa-flavored version, "Nutcracker in the Lower," features 'hood-d…
There's little rhyme or reason to Complexions. Kicking off a two-week run Tuesday at The Joyce, the New York troupe's work is built on little besides sex appeal. It's hot, but empty -- the …
'Sutra" delivers, but not what it promises. Though visually stunning, the fast-paced, hourlong show -- part of Lincoln Center's White Light Festival of spiritual performances -- tries to be…
Good dancers don't guarantee good dances. New York's Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, founded by Walmart heiress Nancy Laurie, is filled with accomplished dancers like Ebony Williams, who pe…
Watching Belgium's Les Ballets C de la B is like watching a bunch of avant-garde "Gleeks." Sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's dull and sometimes it helps that they're wearing only their u…
The star power in the au dience vied with the ac tion onstage Thursday night at New York City Ballet's fall gala.Among the glittery crowd were Matthew "Gossip Girl" Settle, Sarah Jessica Pa…
For a group that's sup posedly all about taking risks, Sankai Juku played it safe Tuesday night at the Joyce, where the Japanese Butoh group started a two-week run of "Tobari -- As if in an …
