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Houston Ballet: A 50th Anniversary Re-Introduction
Houston Ballet New York City Center New York, New York October 24, 2019 The Letter V, Come In, Reflections Jerry Hochman Before I entered the City Center Theater on the opening night of Houston...
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Fall in the Bay Area
Heather Desaulniers Zachary Artice in Rex Wheeler’s Take FivePhoto Chris Hardy Smuin Contemporary Ballet – Dance Series 1 Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek Cal Performances presents Mariinsky...
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Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE
New Conversations: Iron Meets Water Walking Out the Dark Act I Grace Music Center at Strathmore North Bethesda, Maryland November 8, 2019 Carmel Morgan More than anything, the performance by EVIDENCE,...
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Emanuel Gat Dance: WORKS
Sadler’s Wells Theatre London 11 November 2019 Maggie Foyer Emanuel Gat’s WORKS offers an enticing evening of dance. His dancers live in the moment, reacting to the instant, just what is needed in a...
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Mark Morris Dance Group: Pepperland
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Eisenhower Theater Washington, DC November 13, 2019 Carmel Morgan Mark Morris Dance Group’s Beatles-themed Pepperland is peppy. I almost always enjoy...
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Diablo Ballet: Nutcracker Sweet
Diablo Ballet The Del Valle Theater Walnut Creek, California November 9, 2019 The Nutcracker Suite Grier Cooper Since its premier in St. Petersburg in 1892 The Nutcracker has become a holiday staple...
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American Ballet Theatre’s Fall 2019 Season: From Apollo to Cornejo
American Ballet Theatre David H. Koch Theater Lincoln Center New York, New York October 18 and 19 (afternoon) 2019: Apollo, Some Assembly Required, Let Me Sing Forevermore, Deuce Coupe October 19, 2019...
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Pacific Northwest Ballet: Locally Sourced
Pacific Northwest Ballet McCaw Hall Seattle, WA November 9, 2019 FOIL, Love and Loss, Wash of Gray Dean Speer Pacific Northwest Ballet’s “Locally Sourced” program I found to be strong and clever in...
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Monica Bill Barnes & Company: Happy Hour
MilkBoy ArtHouse College Park, Maryland November 21, 2019 Carmel Morgan Monica Bill Barnes & Company’s Happy Hour is a huge success. The free food is nice (including perennial favorites cheese...
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Alison Cook Beatty Dance and Guests: Artists in Motion
Alison Cook Beatty Dance, with Guest Artists Peridance Capezio Center – Salvatore Capezio Theater New York, New York November 9, 2019 Artists in Motion: 2019 Alison Cook Beatty Dance: Seele, Banshee’s...
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Atlanta Ballet: The Nutcracker
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Opera House Washington, DC November 27, 2019 Carmel Morgan I confess that I’ve taken an extended break from attending The Nutcracker. For some...
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Maya Beiser, Wendy Whelan, Lucinda Childs, David Lang: THE DAY
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Eisenhower Theater Washington, DC December 6, 2019 Carmel Morgan Sometimes I don’t do my homework. Sometimes I enjoy walking into a performance with...
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Oregon Ballet Theatre: The Lion Roars
Oregon Ballet Theatre Keller Auditorium Portland, OR October 5, 2019 evening OBT Roars Program: In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Scheherezade Dean Speer Oregon Ballet...
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Tom Gold Dance: Golden Spectral Preludes
Tom Gold Dance Florence Gould Hall New York, New York November 16, 2019 Spectral Preludes Jerry Hochman Sometimes reviews are easy to write; sometimes they’re more difficult. This review of Tom Gold’s...
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Stuttgart Ballet: Creations I-III
Schauspielhaus Stuttgart 30 November 2019 Maggie Foyer Creation l-lll, presented at the Schauspielhaus, was an evening of optimism for the future of ballet. It brought together dance, design and music...
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Pacific Northwest Ballet: Nutcracker 2019
Pacific Northwest Ballet McCaw Hall Seattle, WA November 29, 2019 George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” Dean Speer Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” is unique...
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Pennsylvania Ballet: The Nutcracker
Pennsylvania Ballet Academy of Music Philadelphia, PA December 15, 2019 – 12:00 pm The Nutcracker Sigrid Payne DaVeiga The city of Philadelphia was aglow with the magic of the holiday season for...
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New Chamber Ballet: Anniversary Celebration and Saying Goodbye
New Chamber Ballet New York City Center, Studio 5 New York, New York November 22, 2019 Klavierstuck, For Another Day (world premiere), Phantom (excerpt from The Night), Morning Song, As One (world...
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Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker: What’s Not to Like?
Oregon Ballet Theatre Keller Auditorium Portland, OR December 7, 2019 evening George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” Dean Speer I’ve often wished that I could take all the elements from my favorite,...
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Paul Taylor American Modern Dance: Celebrating the Dancemaker
Paul Taylor American Modern Dance David H. Koch Theater Lincoln Center New York, New York October 29, 2019: Aureole, Troilus and Cressida (reduced), Last Look, Beloved Renegade October 30, 2019:...
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