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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet: Doing something right
Rocky Mountain high
With its home in Aspen, a season in Santa Fe and a healthy touring schedule, the 16-year-old Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is as good a role model as any ballet company could follow.
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4 minute read
Why I love "Dancing with the Stars'
Eat your heart out, Lawrence Welk
The pros and stars take this utterly absurd dance competition show completely seriously — but everyone involved remains keenly aware that the competition is, indeed, utterly absurd.
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6 minute read
Can dance reach young audiences?
I've seen the future of dance, and it's in the streets
The music and movie industries have no problem reaching younger audiences— the very people dance companies need to reach to assure their future. Yet dance packs more action than any other form of entertainment short of the circus. Why not take to social media and the streets and beat the movies and video companies at their own game?
Orchestra's "Rite of Spring' (3rd review)
How to sacrifice a virgin? Let me count the ways
Let's not forget that Stravinsky's Rite of Spring was originally composed for a ballet. And there's no right or wrong way to imagine this work. Of the dozen interpretations I've seen, Dan Safer's fell somewhere in the middle— more exercising than engaging.
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Pennsylvania Ballet's "Balanchine/ Wheeldon/ Tharp'
Three big names, perfect together
The Pennsylvania Ballet's combination of George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon and Twyla Tharp provided a romp for audience and troupe alike.
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1 minute read
Alvin Ailey at the Merriam
Fresh blood for an old legacy
Can new director Robert Battle breathe new vitality into the iconic Alvin Ailey troupe? This month's programs suggest the answer is yes— if he relies on the spiritual work of Ronald K. Brown and Rennie Harris.
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3 minute read
Pilobolus Dance Theater at Annenberg (2nd review)
Inside joke
Pilobolus almost begs its audiences not to take it seriously. Yet there's no denying that the group combines real dance talent with athletic panache.
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2 minute read
Pilobolus Dance Theater at Annenberg (1st review)
Goofy fun, or a fungus among us?
After 41 years, Pilobolus continues to offer visual dazzle and antic play. Yet more often than one might wish, its programs lately convey a one-joke tediousness.
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4 minute read
How kids see "The Nutcracker' (3rd helping)
‘Can I be in the ballet?' My Nutracker experiment continues
Precisely how do young children develop an appreciation for great art? Our annual visit to The Nutcracker with our grandchildren provides an ideal laboratory.
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5 minute read
Deborah Hay, queen of improv
The antithesis of a control freak
Unlike most choreographers, Deborah Hay encourages dancers to stamp their own personalities on her work. The short-term results of this experimentation can be underwhelming, but over the long run the rewards are profound.
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5 minute read