Dance
668 results
Page 57
Olive Prince's 'Serenade'
The agony of a lopsided relationship
In ten powerful minutes, Olive Prince's erotic and psychologically perverse Serenade brought racing back some of the most painful (as well as some of the best) moments of my existence— moments that, like the intense experience watching her choreography, I wouldn't replace for the life of me.
Articles
3 minute read
Jaamil Kosoko's "Virus' at UArts
Love among the robots
Jaamil Kosoko's compelling but cluttered Virus purports to show how technology distorts identity and human interaction while leaving vestiges of our humanity intact. Call it a good idea in need of further development.
Articles
4 minute read
Pennsylvania Ballet's "Sylphide' and "Barber Violin Concerto' (
And the moral of the story is....
The Pennsylvania Ballet's much-hyped restaging of Bournonville's La Sylphide floundered in comparison to the brilliantly executed company premiere of Peter Martins's Barber Violin Concerto.
Articles
4 minute read
"Remembering Daniel Nagrin' at Susan Hess Modern Dance
The man who danced (almost) forever
No other dancer commanded all the characteristics of the soloist Daniel Nagrin, who died last December at 91. But two of his protégés, Shane O'Hara and Donald Laney, gave an astonishing little concert in tribute to their incomparable mentor.
Articles
6 minute read
Anne-Marie Mulgrew's "SALT'
More than you ever wanted to know about salt
Anne-Marie Mulgrew's SALT is an ambitious choreographic exploration of one of the world's most vital commodities. But in its lack of focus and its technical imprecision, it comes across more like a scatterbrained doctoral thesis.
Articles
5 minute read
National Dance Company of Spain 2 at Annenberg (2nd Review)
A thousand years of tenderness
In three modern works by Nacho Duato, the National Dance Company of Spain's junior troupe displayed incredible technical proficiency but achieved a fullness of sensibility only in one of them.
Articles
4 minute read
National Dance Company of Spain 2 at Annenberg (1st review)
A pleasant jolt from Spain's second string
National Dance Company of Spain is one of Europe's most innovative troupes. However, it was the company's second-tier troupe that visited this time. No matter: This jayvee ensemble deserved its applause.
Articles
4 minute read
Pennsylvania Ballet's "Tango With Style' (3rd review)
Neenan reveals his sensual side
Keep, an impressive and powerful new work by Matthew Neenan, proved the highlight of the Pennsylvania Ballet's otherwise lackluster “Tango with Style” program. It's the most mature blend of emotions I've seen in Neenan's shorter works.
Articles
4 minute read
Pennsylvania Ballet's "Tango With Style' (2nd review)
A troupe at the top of its game
Not long ago the Pennsylvania Ballet was struggling. Today it's a model artistic institution. Credit artistic director Roy Kaiser, who brings a dancer's instincts, institutional memory and personal commitment to the job.
Articles
5 minute read
Pennsylvania Ballet's "Tango With Style' (1st review)
Tango clichés (and how to avoid them)
The Pennsylvania Ballet's penultimate performance of the season was a pleasing mixture of one of the company's repertory works, Robert Weiss's Octet for Strings; Keep, a world premiere by its resident choreographer, Matthew Neenan; and Hans van Manen's Five Tangos, a company premiere of a work that's achieved international status. The corps was in good form, though the live musical accompaniment was often ragged in tone.
Articles
3 minute read