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"They lock limbs, and at times heads, in a bestial duet...He catapults across, pierces upward, and slinks downward, finding satisfying points of suspension." Gianna Mercandetti, New York.
"[In El Beso,] various types of kisses are analyzed: from the casual pecks on cheeks, seen as greetings; to flirtatious, sexy exchanges as dancers roll their hips toward one another... " Max…
"Like an archeologist, Dendy excavates beneath the pavements of Lafayette Street, Astor Place and St. Mark's Place, uncovering layers of buried drama." Robert Johnson, New York.
"On other programs the company has seldom looked better. It is as if the involvement with the Bournonville technique leads the dancers to re-examine their Balanchine trained bodies." Henning…
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"Andy Warhol's 15Â peeps into Warhol's mind, and comments on the cutthroat reality that performing artists experience." Gianna Mercandetti, New York.
"Street Singer is a "new" hybrid form " totally new for the company and myself. It is part Cabaret, part Broadway, and part concert dance show. Instead of being a "documentary" about Edith P…
At the beginning of the Spring Dance Season, we asked:How does dance empower you? AND, WE BELIEVED YOU COULD SHOW US BETTER THAN TELLING US. Check out contest participants' #MyDancEmp…
"In 'All Over Westbeth,' residents lead tours through the sprawling compound for small groups to witness short spurts of dance unfolding in the most unexpected of places." Erin Bombo…
"Stoner draws on archetypes and paints richly colorful dreamscapes through investigative and original movement." Henning Rübsam, New York.
"Patricia Noworol has a knack for bringing talent and crazy together. Let's discuss." Christine Jowers, New York.
"Her company, Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, will return to Danspace at St. Mark's Church May 14-16 with new work (Naděje) and repertory."
"Like an advertisement straight from Madison Avenue, he meticulously architects space and miniaturizes the kinesphere to manage our experience: We look where we're supposed to look and see w…
"At first, Françoise and his sound stations drive her, with a feast of rhythms at play on her body... A crescendo sends her toward us, silently mouthing the chaos we hear. It courses thro…
"What works best in training is maintaining rigor with a sense of humor. I often say, 'let go of judgment, invite in curiosity and a sense of humor.' If student's can manage to k…
"Ticket prices are kept affordable (12 dollars) for cool, funky shows featuring multi-genre artists honing their craft. You may meet the performance artist sensation of the 21st century righ…
"In I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER we confront momentous, life-altering tempests...",Christine Jowers, New York.
"SHORE extends beyond the theater and the usual temporal confines of performance and is comprised of four elements: performance, story, volunteerism, and feast." Garnet Henderson, New York.
"Gibney Dance, always looking for solutions and new avenues through which to practice 'good' dance, are proud to offer weekly ongoing partnering classes."
"Using a lively brew of text, movement, music, and imagery, he aims to craft a work that reexamines the O.J. Simpson trial from a fresh angle to discover what relevancy can be drawn from it.…
"Flamenco remains an art of the people... Born into poverty, this genre is stubbornly egalitarian; and anyone can claim its rhythms and stylish gestures for herself in a moment of inspiratio…
"Watching RainForest we remain suspended between knowing and not knowing. Cunningham brilliantly cuts the ties of willfulness that anchor us to the earth..." Robert Johnson, New York
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"In Rashaun Mitchell's Light Years, he conceives of the human body as a vessel for both instinct, the kind born out of a thousand former experiences, and reinvention, the type that springs f…
"It's a wild place. You won't get bored,"Â says Biba Bell, a California native who performs, choreographs and teaches in the dance department at Wayne State University. She also points ou…
