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Rebecca Davis's "Darfur'
Rebecca Davis’s Darfur approaches a holocaust from two perspectives: the true story of Brian Steidle, a UN observer in the Sudan, and the fictitious tale of a young African boy caught up in the same events. One story is factual, but the other is dramatic. Davis clearly possesses brilliant instincts; if only she had trusted them in conveying Steidle’s story as well as the African family’s.
Darfur. Choreographed by Rebecca Davis. Rebecca Davis Danc
Darfur. Choreographed by Rebecca Davis. Rebecca Davis Danc
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Megan Bridge interviewed
Megan Bridge’s Subject in Two Parts is a dance study of the nature of identity, invoking real-life celebrities. A week before it’s opening, she talks about dance, audiences and what she hopes to achieve.
Subject in Two Parts. Choreography by Megan Bridge; directed by Greg Giovanni. May 2-4, 2008 at Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave. (215) 387-1911 or ww.cecarts.org.
Subject in Two Parts. Choreography by Megan Bridge; directed by Greg Giovanni. May 2-4, 2008 at Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave. (215) 387-1911 or ww.cecarts.org.
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Pennsylvania Ballet's "Coppelia'
I’d seen Pennsylvania Ballet’s amusing Coppelia before and didn’t intend to see it again. But the magnetic young Abigail Mentzer changed my mind.
Coppelia. Music by Leo Delibes; choreography after Marius Petipa. Pennsylvania Ballet production through April 27, 2008 at Merriam Theatre, Broad St. above Spruce. (215) 551-7000 or www.paballet.org.
Coppelia. Music by Leo Delibes; choreography after Marius Petipa. Pennsylvania Ballet production through April 27, 2008 at Merriam Theatre, Broad St. above Spruce. (215) 551-7000 or www.paballet.org.
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Jeanne Ruddy's "Obsessions'
However engrossing Jeanne Ruddy’s Breathless may be, ultimately it fails to transcend its subject matter: murderous domestic abuse. Susanne Linke’s dazzling Quasi Normal, on the other hand, proves that even when a work is about nothing at all, audiences can find dance highly enjoyable and grasp it intuitively without an overload of explanation.
“Obsessions and Expressions”: Breathless, choreographed by Jeanne Ruddy, score by Ellen F
“Obsessions and Expressions”: Breathless, choreographed by Jeanne Ruddy, score by Ellen F
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"Right to Spring' by Ballet X
Matthew Neenan has filled his high-energy Right to Spring with bold movements that require both classical precision and a rigorous athleticism. It’s a work capable of bridging modern dance and classical ballet.
Right to Spring. Choreography by Matthew Neenan; music by Matthew Pierce. Ballet X production through March 30, 2008 at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (at Spruce). (215) 546-8824 or www.balletx.org.
Right to Spring. Choreography by Matthew Neenan; music by Matthew Pierce. Ballet X production through March 30, 2008 at Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. (at Spruce). (215) 546-8824 or www.balletx.org.
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Petukhov's "Carmen' ballet
Bizet’s Carmen as a modern Russian folk ballet, told from Don José’s perspective to a techno-music score? Yes, I too was skeptical. But Yuri Petukhov’s psychologically complex choreography and alterations to the text rendered the inner story of José’s deadly infatuation into something far more dark and haunting.
Carmen. Ballet choreographed by Yuri Petukhov; music from Bizet’s opera re-orchestrated by Igor Ponomazen
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Pennsylvania Ballet's "Messiah' (2nd review)
So much of Robert Weiss’s Messiah rises and falls on the Messiah himself, and the audience couldn’t get enough of principal Sergio Torrado in the role.
Messiah. Ballet by Robert Weiss; music by George Frideric Handel. Pennsylvania Ballet production through March 9, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 551-7000 or www.paballet.org.
Messiah. Ballet by Robert Weiss; music by George Frideric Handel. Pennsylvania Ballet production through March 9, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 551-7000 or www.paballet.org.
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Pennsylvania Ballet's "Messiah'
If Christ and his disciples had looked and moved like Sergio Torrado and the Pennsylvania Ballet corps, Christianity would’ve been a no-brainer from the start, even for the Roman Centurions.
Messiah. Ballet by Robert Weiss; music by George Frideric Handel. Pennsylvania Ballet production through March 9, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 551-7000 or www.paballet.org.
Messiah. Ballet by Robert Weiss; music by George Frideric Handel. Pennsylvania Ballet production through March 9, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 551-7000 or www.paballet.org.
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Merce Cunningham at Annenberg
Some choreographers work with composers; Merce Cunningham works with computers. However cerebral, his Biped presents a brave, fascinating new world of dance. And the conceptual experience of his eyeSpace is a triumph, even if the piece itself isn’t.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Biped and eyeSpace. February 28-29, 2008, at Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. (215) 898-6701 or www.p
Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Biped and eyeSpace. February 28-29, 2008, at Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. (215) 898-6701 or www.p
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Shen Wei Dance Arts at Perelman Theater
Shen Wei, founder of China’s first modern dance company, is as much painter and designer as master choreographer. To watch his Map is to see the work of the artist under repressive regimes.
Shen Wei Dance Arts. February 15-17, 2008 at Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center. 215-893-1999 or www.kimmelcenter.org
Shen Wei Dance Arts. February 15-17, 2008 at Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center. 215-893-1999 or www.kimmelcenter.org
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