Carolyn Dorfman Dance: 40 Years and Counting
Carolyn Dorfman Dance Ailey Citygroup Theater New York, New York June 12, 2024 Celebrate: 40 Year Retrospective, Now, The Attitude of Doing… Jerry Hochman When one attends a long-established dance...
View ArticleBallet National de España: Invocación
Sadler’s Wells London 14th June 2024 Stuart Sweeney Ballet National de España (BNE) brought Invocación to Sadler’s Wells as part of the Flamenco Festival, which featured ten companies and solo...
View ArticleVanamuine Ballet Company: Ash White
Vanamuine Theatre Tartu, Estonia 27 April 2024 Stuart Sweeney Note: the images in this review feature a different cast. I was pleased to return to Tartu, Estonia’s second city, after a long break....
View ArticlePaul Taylor: No Limits
Paul Tay lor Dance Company The Joyce Theater New York, New York June 25, 2024 “Extreme Taylor”– Program 1: Private Domain, Duet, Big Bertha, Airs Jerry Hochman All choreographers of significant repute...
View ArticleAVID: New Company, New Dances; Old Wine, New Bottles
AVID (Artistic Ventures in Dance) Theater at St. Jeans New York, New York June 26, 2024 “Art That Moves” Program: Italian Suite (excerpts), Moonlight, Untamed Woman, Persona, Owls – Birds 1, Impulse...
View ArticleABT at the Met: Chloe Misseldine promoted to Principal
American Ballet Theatre Metropolitan Opera House Lincoln Center New York, New York July 3, 2024 afternoon Swan Lake (stage promotion of Chloe Misseldine) Jerry Hochman The 4th of July fireworks arrived...
View ArticleABT Met 2024 – Onegin and Woolf Works: That’s Entertainment
American Ballet Theatre Metropolitan Opera House Lincoln Center New York, New York June 18, 19 evening, and 20, 2024 Onegin June 28, 29 matinee and evening Woolf Works (New York premiere) Jerry Hochman...
View ArticleSmuin Ballet at the Joyce: San Francisco on the Hudson
Smuin Contemporary Ballet The Joyce Theater New York, New York July 13, 2024 Tutto Eccetto il Lavandino, Renaissance, Tupelo Tornado Jerry Hochman Smuin Contemporary Ballet returned to the Joyce...
View ArticleDorrance Dance: Shifting Gears
Dorrance Dance The Joyce Theater New York, New York July 16, 2024 Shift (world premiere) Jerry Hochman Tap dance programs have come a long way since I first saw Dorrance Dance in 2016. Michelle...
View ArticleABT Met 2024, Final Three Weeks: Emotions and Promotions, Redux
American Ballet Theatre Metropolitan Opera House Lincoln Center New York, New York July 3 afternoon, July 6 afternoon and evening, 2024 Swan Lake July 9 and July 13 afternoon, 2024 Romeo and Juliet...
View ArticleSummer in San Francisco
Heather Desaulniers RAWdance: Drawing on a Decade Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, San Francisco Evita San Francisco Playhouse, San Francisco San Francisco Ballet and Stanford Live present “Starry Nights”...
View ArticleAugust in San Francisco
Heather Desaulniers State of Play ODC Theater, San Francisco Ballet22 ODC Theater, San Francisco EIGHT/MOVES Z Space, San Francisco August 1st-4th – Turning the calendar from July to August has much...
View ArticleJoyce 2024 Ballet Festival: Curated by Calvin Royal III
The Joyce Ballet Festival The Joyce Theater New York, New York UNITE Program: August 19, 2024 afternoon, Program B: Pas de Quatre, Catch/Release (world premiere), Le Parc, Griot, Romeo and Juliet...
View ArticleState Ballet of Georgia: Swan Lake
Coliseum, London 28 August 2024 Maggie Foyer For Nina Ananiashvili, it was an evening of celebration as she returned to London now as Artistic Director of the State Ballet of Georgia. The company...
View ArticleYAGP Announces New Fellowship for Choreography
YAGP: Hymowitz Fellowship for choreography announced Jerry Hochman Youth America Grand Prix has announced the inception of a new component to its extensive creative educational programs: the Marcella...
View ArticleAn Artist in Residence: Interview with John Clifford
An Interview with John Clifford Artist in Residence for 2024-25 The Portland Ballet Dean Speer John Clifford is an American producer, director, author, choreographer, and dancer. He was the founder and...
View ArticleThe Juilliard School: Rethinking Charles Ives
The Juilliard School Fall Festival: Ives Program Peter Jay Sharp Theater New York, New York September 14, 2024 “The New: Celebrating Charles Ives and American Experimentalism in Music, Dance, and...
View ArticleLondon City Ballet: Resurrections
London City Ballet The Joyce Theater New York, New York September 17, 2024 Larina Waltz, Consolations and Liebestraum, Five Dances, Eve Jerry Hochman London City Ballet returned to the Joyce Theater...
View ArticlePreview: Vildwerk. – Conservation Awareness Through Dance
Vildwerk.: Inaugural Season – “Time to Protect Our Planet” October 15 and 16, 2024 El Museo Del Barrio New York, New York Jerry Hochman There are new performing arts organizations, particularly...
View ArticleBalletX at the Joyce: Impressive Return
BalletX The Joyce Theater New York, New York September 25, 2024 Beautiful Once, Macaroni, Heroes Jerry Hochman BalletX, the Philadelphia-based contemporary ballet company, returned to the Joyce Theater...
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