" When I was 10, a Hawai'ian dance company came to Hamburg to perform, and I joined one of their workshops. My feet just knew where they were going! At one point, my now kumu hula (master te…
"But what a "welcome back" it was! From the moment the curtain went up on Taylor's Aureole (1962) " kicking-off the first of four performances I attended -- the old sensations came pouri…
"Beautiful" is not a word I use..." Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, New York
"Colorful clothing, an extremely varied yet traceable soundscore, and evocative memories spoken by Gagliardone's father contributed to this rich and nuanced process, but it was the performer…
"These questions and themes surrounding identity linger with me after witnessing Yang Sun's riveting work in process, The Stranger, at Hi-Arts.The interdisciplinary, immersive work set on…
"Beugré, who in an interview with Bill T. Jones admits she has a hard time placing her art in a box, does not specify the work as any one "type of dance or art." Rather, the performers crea…
"We dove into choreography right away, and I'm thrilled with the many opportunities I have to dance. Some pieces, like Weihnachtsbaum, choreographed by Claire, are new, and it's been exci…
"I would just go right for the essence of what the winter holidays have meant to us in American culture and in dance culture. Because there's really no place besides the United States where …
 "Just a couple of minutes into artistic director Omar Román De Jesús' group work Los Perros del Barrio Colosal, I feel my shoulders relax. This guy knows what he's doing.�…
"This corny opener proves to be one of only a few missteps in Acqua, an otherwise engaging program honoring the harmonious confluence of body, mind, and spirit, as exemplified in the works o…
"These participants are champions, generously giving their words to support the art and artists of dance. What they share here are not merely "reviews" but windows into dance history." Chris…
"Traumatized by the effects of the AIDS epidemic when I first saw the piece in 1994, I needed two additional viewings, thirty years later, to comprehend that the work is not limi…
"Dual Rivet's compelling new evening-length work Subscript speaks to control and shifting power structures. It combines detailed and imaginative set designs with visceral dancing and compell…
"Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith have created notably fierce and provocative duets together since 2006. In their latest dance, Prairie Dawn, at Roulette, November 14-16, they again tackle unt…
"I mean, it is really a prayer. It's a prayer in all of the ways. It's a prayer for me...And separate from me, it's also a conversation with nature; watching nature and the environment const…
"In times that have no sense or logic, how is it that the need for resolution can fade and simply finding relevance, moment to moment, is enough?" Wally Cardona, New York
"With its mythic histories and dreamlike departures, "Hoary" attends to place as an unstable entity constituted by human, animal, material, ecological, and temporal elements." Sarah Cecilia …
"Choreographer Garth Fagan, 84 years of age, (and the winner of Tony and Olivier awards for Broadway's Lion King), presented his dances and those of close associates at the Joyce Theater, Oc…
"Seeing a program twice on consecutive evenings is a gamble, but I feel I won the lottery!" Henning Rübsam, New York
"There is much choreography to be learned between these resurfacing pieces and premieres, but it has been worth the task [...] Doing this has inspired my rehearsals and will bring an added l…
"As a whole, the program invites us to experience the intersection of space and identity. Each performer offers a heartfelt investigation of their use of Triskelion's transformative space to…
"Dancemaker Netta Yerushalmy approaches the question of newness in dance through a voracious engagement with the archive. Her 2018 PARAMODERNITIES lecture-performance series spanned six bril…
"The production's driving element, however, was Herman Cornejo's expressive performance as Raskolnikov. Cornejo makes the character's tortured inner landscape visible and palpable. A…
The Alchemist's Veil at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre features Fleming's 90 minutes of dance, film and music inspired by the paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe. Comprised of nine scenes Fleming…
"Robert Battle brings a wealth of talent and knowledge to Taylor. I'm deeply gratified that he accepted this position." " Michael Novak, Artistic Director of the Paul Taylor D…