MorDance: Small Company Big-Time
MorDance Peter Norton Symphony Space New York, New York April 29, 2022 Encounters, In C, Humanism Jerry Hochman Some dance programs, especially those presented by small, “emerging” companies (even if...
View ArticleL.A. Dance Project: Magnificence and Machines
L.A. Dance Project The Joyce Theater New York, New York May 4, 2022 Program A: Kinaesonata, Adagio in B Minor, 5 Live Calibrations, Night Bloom Jerry Hochman L.A. Dance Project returned to the Joyce...
View ArticleMark Morris Dance Group: A Homecoming
Mark Morris Dance Group Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Seattle, WA April 23, 2022, evening Words, Rock of Ages, Grand Duo Dean Speer Hi, Mark. You probably won’t remember me but in the very...
View ArticleNYCB Stravinsky Festival: Four Programs, Formidable Performances, and a...
[performance photos will be added upon receipt] New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater Lincoln Center New York, New York 50th Anniversary Stravinsky Festival Program 1 – May 3; May 7, afternoon,...
View ArticleNorthern Ballet: Casanova
Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London May 14, 2022 Maggie Foyer Javier Torres as CasanovaPicture: Emma Kauldhar Casanova, celebrated in popular culture for his sexual exploits was also a serious chronicler of...
View ArticleEstonian National Ballet: Twilight Houses
Tallinn Estonia 24th April 2022 Stuart Sweeney Tiit Härm’s love for the music of Gustav Mahler formed the inspiration for his new ballet Twilight Houses, an adaptation of the short novel, Twilight, by...
View ArticleBalletX Spring Series
BalletX Spring Series The Mann Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 19, 2022 8:00pm Sigrid Payne DaVeiga BalletX Spring Series May 2022 was a sublime and balanced program of incredible premieres in...
View ArticleAriel Rivka Dance: From Light to Fight
Ariel Rivka Dance Manhattan Movement & Arts Center New York, New York Ariel Rivka Dance (with Guest Choreographer Chanel DaSilva) and Amy Marshall Dance Company New York Live Arts New York, New...
View ArticleSunny Spain Arrives in Edmonds
Olympic Ballet Theatre Edmonds Center for the Arts Edmonds, WA May 14, 2022 Don Quixote Dean Speer A strong antidote to too many gloomy winter days, not to mention too many doomy/gloomy dances, Olympic...
View ArticleNew York City Ballet: Ya Gotta Have Heart
New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater Lincoln Center New York, New York May 19, 25, and 29, 2022 Piano Pieces, The Four Seasons, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Amar Ramasar Farewell Jerry Hochman...
View ArticleDoug Varone and Dancers: Rise to Somewhere
Doug Varone and Dancers The Joyce Theater New York, New York May 31, 2022 Somewhere, Short Story, Nocturne, Rise Jerry Hochman Doug Varone and Dancers returned to the Joyce Theater this week with a...
View ArticleAmerican Repertory Ballet: Three Cheers
American Repertory Ballet New Brunswick Performing Arts Center New Brunswick, New Jersey June 3, 2022 Movin’ + Groovin’ Program: Moving to Bach (world premiere), Circadia (World Premiere), Time Within...
View ArticleCincinnati Ballet: Triumphant Bold Moves Festival
Cincinnati Ballet Procter & Gamble Hall at the Aronoff Center for the Arts Pittsburgh, PA May 21, 2022, afternoon and evening Bold Moves Festival Program 1: Petal, Nine Sinatra Songs, Minus 16...
View ArticleBoston Ballet: An Exhilarating Swan Lake
Boston Ballet Citizens Bank Opera House Boston, Massachusetts May 27, 2022 Swan Lake Carla DeFord For the first time since 2016, Boston Ballet presented its production of Swan Lake, and on the evening...
View ArticleLes Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal: Revamping a Classic Fairy Tale
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal National Arts Center Ottawa, Canada May 12, 2022 The Sleeping Beauty Sheenagh Pietrobruno With the theatre curtains still drawn, music filled the hall as the...
View ArticleEnglish National Ballet at BAM: Akram Khan’s “Giselle”
English National Ballet Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, New York June 8 and 11 afternoon, 2022 Giselle Jerry Hochman I’d waited impatiently for English National Ballet to bring its heralded...
View ArticleQueensland Ballet Jette Parker Young Artists: Mixed Bill
Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House London Monday, 6th June Stuart Sweeney Emma Southwell is responsible for dance programming in the elegant 400 seat Linbury Theatre, in the basement of London’s Royal...
View ArticleThe Orchard: Chekhov, Baryshnikov, and More
Arlekin Players Theatre and Zero Gravity Virtual Theater Lab Baryshnikov Arts Center New York, New York June 16 and 17, 2022 (Opening Night and Live Streamed) The Orchard Jerry Hochman “The Cherry...
View ArticleYAGP Galas to be Live Streamed This Weekend
Youth America Grand Prix Nervi Festival Live Stream Preview: June 25 and 26, 2022 Jerry Hochman Youth America Grand Prix, the international dance education and scholarship competition that has...
View ArticleAmerican Ballet Theatre: Don Quixote
American Ballet Theatre Metropolitan Opera House Lincoln Center New York, New York June 14, 15, and 18 (afternoon and evening), 2022 Don Quixote Jerry Hochman American Ballet Theatre opened its 2022...
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