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Balanchine: The City Center Years – Choreographic and Performance Excellence
[pending receipt of performance photos from Programs III and V] Balanchine: The City Center Years New York City Center New York, New York November 1, 2, and 3, 2018 Program II: Apollo (The Mariinsky...
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The Tenant: Ode to Madness
The Tenant The Joyce Theater New York, New York November 6, 2018 (opening night) Jerry Hochman When I attend a dance performance that relates a story, the only pertinent baggage I bring with me is...
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In Conversation with Maria Khoreva: The Mariinsky’s Precocious Young Ballerina
In Conversation with Maria Khoreva Jerry Hochman True confession. Occasionally, and sometimes more frequently than that, I monitor posts by dancers and dance organizations on various social media...
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Pennsylvania Ballet: Petite Mort and World Premieres
Pennsylvania Ballet Merriam Theater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 11, 2018 at 2:00pm Petite Mort and World Premieres Sigrid Payne DaVeiga This month’s program by Pennsylvania Ballet was a...
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Pacific Northwest Ballet: It’s New To Me
Pacific Northwest Ballet McCaw Hall Seattle, WA November 3, 2018 All Premiere Program: A Dark and Lonely Space, Silent Ghost, Cacti Dean Speer Kyle Davis pegged himself as a major new choreographic...
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Tom Gold Dance: Human Apparatus
Tom Gold Dance Florence Gould Hall New York, New York November 10, 2018 Apparatus Hominus Jerry Hochman Most sculpture gardens that I’m familiar with are quiet places to rest, where the sculptures on...
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Oakland Ballet Company
Heather Desaulniers Oakland Ballet Company Luna Mexicana – Día De Los Muertos Paramount Theatre, Oakland November 3rd, 2018 Downtown Oakland was abuzz Saturday afternoon as patrons flocked to the...
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Twyla Tharp: Minimalism and More
Twyla Tharp Dance The Joyce Theater New York, New York November 14, 2018 “Minimalism and Me”: excerpts from dances created from 1965-71; Eight Jelly Rolls Jerry Hochman As much as I enjoy seeing...
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Mark Morris Dance Group/ Silkroad Ensemble: Layla and Majnun
Sadler’s Wells Theatre London 16 November 2018 Maggie Foyer Mark Morris, always in search of a new musical experience, now turns east and teams up with the Silkroad Ensemble and the Azerbaijani story...
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In Conversation with Viktorina Kapitonova: New Boston Ballet Principal Dancer
Viktorina Kapitonova set to make her Boston Ballet Nutcracker Debut Carla DeFord Recently hired Boston Ballet principal dancer Viktorina Kapitonova arrived in town just in time to perform in “Fancy...
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Oper Graz: Andreas Heise’s Sandmann
Studio Theatre Graz 22 November 2018 Maggie Foyer It’s an anomaly that the fluffiest of ballets in the classical repertoire, Coppélia, is derived from one of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s darkest tales. His...
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Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Nutcracker: It All Adds Up
Pacific Northwest Ballet McCaw Hall Seattle, WA November 23, 2018 George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” Dean Speer It takes a math whiz to calculate the total number of gifts given in the song, “The...
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American Repertory Ballet’s Apple Pie Nutcracker – With Special Guests
[pending receipt of performance photographs] American Repertory Ballet McCarter Theater Princeton, New Jersey November 23, 2018 afternoon Nutcracker Jerry Hochman I planned to take another “Nutcation”...
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Dance Magazine Awards 2018
Dance Magazine Awards 2018 The Ailey Citigroup Theater New York, New York December 3, 2018 Jerry Hochman Since 1954, the Dance Magazine Awards have recognized outstanding contributors to the dance...
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GöteborgsOperans Danskompani: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Icon and Noetic
Sadler’s Wells Theatre London 30 November and 1 December 2018 Maggie Foyer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Icon is filled with that elusive ‘feel good factor’. The harmony between dancers and musician is...
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New Adventures: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
Sadler’s Wells Theatre London 13 December 2018 Maggie Foyer Swan Lake sells and Matthew Bourne’s version is no exception. The eight-week season at Sadler’s Wells is sold out with audiences drawn from...
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Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker: It’s Generational
Oregon Ballet Theatre Keller Auditorium Portland, OR December 8, 2018 evening George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” Dean Speer The Nutcracker is a multi-layered and many-splendored thing. Many American...
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Sleeping Beauty Dreams: The Dream Deferred
Sleeping Beauty Dreams The Beacon Theater New York, New York December 14, 2018 Jerry Hochman Dreams can be interpreted in multiple ways, and, if describable, could mean different things to different...
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Urban Nutcracker: Making the Season Bright
Urban Nutcracker Shubert Theater Boston, Massachusetts December 21, 2018 Carla DeFord Urban Nutcracker, brainchild of retired ballet star and current dance educator Anthony Williams, is a hybrid of...
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Royal Swedish Ballet: Pär Isberg’s Nutcracker
Royal Opera House Stockholm December 19, 2018. Maggie Foyer Sweden does Christmas brilliantly, blending snowy landscapes with Nordic and Christian traditions and now Pär Isberg’s Nutcracker is becoming...
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