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"Although there is almost a twenty-year age difference between the dancers, Cornejo and Ferri found a profound chemistry dancing together, and TRIO was born out of that inspiration." Stacey …
The Duncan Dance Academy will reach approximately 1,000 students in Shenzhen. "This invitation creates a wonderful opportunity for the future of Duncan Dance to expand globally", says appoin…
"Visits by Pacific Northwest Ballet to New York are always most welcome " and not to be taken for granted, given how rarely the major American ballet companies manage to arrange a New York s…
 "I don't have any good-luck charms," he [Farruquito] says smiling. "What's most important is concentration, and love for your profession."
"Do I want to have a success every year? Yes. Do I have a success every year? No. Maybe from the outside it looks like I have, but there are many ups and downs in the cycle," says Stephen Pe…
"Despite the success of the film Cabin In the Sky it became a footnote at MGM...The original theatrical production also disappeared, possibly due to public backlash of the perceived stereoty…
"Dancers eschew heat and flash for cool, contained performances that neither editorialize nor pander. Their bodies exist to articulate rather than to opine." Erin Bomboy, New York.
"In Rebecca Alson-Milkman's no clean lines in the drying concrete, she hones in on these 'in between' moments, delving into unexpected twists and turns with a watchful eye." Trina Ma…
"Eiko's clarity of purpose is steady. Her articulate guidance during the workshop sheds light on the cerebral and sensual journey that this fascinating dancer goes on every time she moves." …
"When Skaggs and her duet partner Cori Kresge enter the space and present a series of sculptural poses, they embody the intensity and urgency of the setting." Garnet Henderson, New York.
"he kicker, so to speak, is that one of the dancers is moving live, before us, and the other is moving in a studio somewhere else in the world, from Europe to Japan,"Â Mindy Aloff, New Yo…
The Pacific Northwest Ballet returns to New York City Center to perform a diverse set of offerings, including works by Balanchine and contemporary choreographers.
Tina Croll, Keely Garfield and Itamar Kubovy, Piobolus's Executive Producer, share their insights on their upcoming work for the 92Y Harkness Dance Festival and discuss what makes a hist…
"Posin works within the framework of academic ballet, but her ballet beats with a jazzy heart." Erin Bomboy, New York.
"Lyrical dances for competitions are almost exclusively vapid pastiche...Lyrical Dances for a Lost Generation, however, was almost entirely the opposite..." Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone, Brookl…
"This is coming from a prejudice point of view, but after being a part of his work for over 50 years, I find it life giving," says Maxwell.
"Just when Barbie Dolls are being remade to reflect today's modern woman, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo returns to NYC with a full-length ballet Cinderella that also reflects a contemporary min…
"Young's work begs the question: How is she able to take ideas to the extreme and verbally abuse audience and technical staff, yet continue to receive national and international support?" Me…
"Disparate body parts lock together like puzzle pieces; an elbow fits into the curve of a neck while splayed fingers trace the outline of bodies." Theo Boguszewski, Brooklyn.
"Bond's perspective could register as old-fashioned, but in a world where novelty for novelty's sake can dominate, beauty for beauty's sake feels rebellious." Erin Bomboy, New York.
"The Most Incredible Thing shows an astonishing lack of craft from a choreographer who in the past has been reliably deft at it." Nicole Dekle-Collins, New York.