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"This year, for the first time, choreographer Clare Cook contributes her own dance making style to the festival. Under My Skin, a duet for Liz Beres and Justin Henry, reveals the blush of a …
"The ending of this piece seemed inevitable. Two girls, icing and cake crumbs smeared across their faces, crowded under a table, messily consuming their confectionary masterpiece." Theo Bogu…
“I believe I have always been on the side of dance but not the center of it, just kind of following my own step and doing work that had meaning to me...” Lar Lubovitch, New York
"Cabaret vocalists, Aïtas live at the margins of society, reputations smeared by their association with seedy nightclubs.  These women, powerful in their chanting and singing, are not …
"Tragically, polio cut her career short in 1956 while touring in Europe, only five years after George Balanchine had married her, his fifth (and last) wife, with only ten years of performing…
"Virtuosity and entertaining spectacles are all shrugged away in deference for spare images and provocative questions posed by inimitable personalities." Deirdre Towers, New York.
"Chip, played convincingly by Broadway sensation Ryan Steele, comes to New York City form Kansas armed with nothing but a sleeping bag and an extension to die for." Cory Nakasue, New York
"We worked a lot in the British Library in London. Recording things in the coffee bar, and then going into the reading room itself together in order to test them. Or reading bits of text to …
"No matter which work was liked best, the audience certainly agreed upon the beauty of the moon and the ever-changing cloud formations, which kept me entertained between the pieces and beaut…
"While the concept of relating the erotic and exciting Flamenco dance to its old world origins is laudable, Encounter of Two Worlds connects the dance form to erroneous roots." Elana Aquino,…
It was Bill T. Jones who suggested that Fenley revisit Energizer (1980) one of her first major works. “In 1980, Bill and I were on a tour together with The Kitchen, and Energizer was a…
"I met Ronald K. Brown when I was 18, I think. I was at Howard University, and it was the summer before my freshman year. He taught a master class, and I feel in love. I often say it was lov…
"In Bali and Indonesia ... I was really taken away by how there is not a word for “art”. Art and life and spirituality all mix together. That was a big paradigm shift." Sarah…
"No doubt, director Clemente D’Alessio and executive producer, Larissa Saveliev, have a mission to want to educate and grow an audience for dance. I applaud them and scriptwriter Serge…
"French Amour seduces us like an infatuated teenager: Its feverish insistence electrifies in the beginning, but the thrill, unmitigated by shifts in tone or tempo, grows monotonous." Erin Bo…
"Other bugs appear one night and soil the place in a dirty dance with [Edward] Watson. Throughout the performance Watson’s writhing smears the sticky brown mess all over the place. Luc…
"The Fishman Space, packed for this performance, was transformed into a communal seance. The emotional progression of this 75 minute work completes a circle, as the dancers offer a silent in…
"We contemplate her through glass encasements containing silver bowls and vases, under the warm glow of an antique lamp, and between the armpit of a tall bronze statue while she grazes with …
"General Mischief has been thrilling audiences for close to 10 years with a high-octane blend of dance, aerial acrobatics, and all around revelry." Erin Bomboy, New York.
“We are broadening the way New York City audiences see Ballet Hispanico, Just as the culture is evolving, so should its art.” Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director, Ballet Hispanico.
Deeply moved by his last meeting with a dying aunt, Ueyama fashioned Dark Mourning to bid his final adieu." Sammi Lim, New York.
"At the beginning of every project, in many fundamental ways, I feel like I am starting from scratch creatively. Nothing you've done before really matters or helps. There is no dictionar…
Motley’s new work, Drill Piece is bursting at the seams with movement, sound, and light from the word “go.” True to her mission statement, this is a “total art enviro…
