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Still Dancing with Alvin Ailey After 21 Years

By SUSAN REITER

Wednesday, December 05, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Wed Dec 5, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Two veteran dancers discuss the company's 60th anniversary season --- Although it's exciting when a young new dancer catches your eye for the first time, it's even more thrilling to watch that performer mature artistically over the years. These days, many leading New York companies are enriched by veteran members who've been dancing for decades, such...

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Twyla Tharp Works You've Never Seen

By SUSAN REITER

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Tue Nov 13, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

The legendary dance-maker reflects on her early years in Minimalism and Me --- In 1965, a very brief, rather odd dance performance took place in a Hunter College art studio. The choreographer was an unknown named Twyla Tharp, who had graduated from Barnard College two years earlier with an art history degree, and danced briefly with Paul Taylor's...

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How ABT's Fall Season Moves Beyond Ballet

By SUSAN REITER

Thursday, October 18, 2018 • Dance • 1 comment Share This

Thu Oct 18, 2018 • Dance • 1 comment Share This

American Ballet Theatre debuts two works that incorporate tap and contemporary dance --- This week, American Ballet Theatre returns to Lincoln Center with a fall season that is lean, adventurous and bracingly contemporary. Alongside works by eminent choreographers such as George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins (in honor of his centennial), Twyla...

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Giving 'Oklahoma!' Bold New Moves

By ALLISON CONSIDINE

Friday, October 12, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Fri Oct 12, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

How choreographer John Heginbotham helped revitalize the Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece --- Guggenheim Fellow John Heginbotham has been creating his own celebrated contemporary dance-theatre pieces since founding his eponymous company in 2011. Choreographing classic musicals wasn't really high on his wish list -- until boundary-pushing director...

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Fresh Voices in Modern Dance Converge in Brooklyn

By LAUREN PHOENIX KAY

Friday, October 05, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Fri Oct 5, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Dumbo Dance Festival returns for its 18th edition --- When Young Soon Kim founded White Wave Dance back in 1988, she set up shop in Dumbo, Brooklyn, then a haven for scrappy artists looking for large spaces at low rents. That's where she crafted her delicately etched choreography style, like lines of movement calligraphy mixed with cutting-edge elements...

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The Joyce Gets a Stunning Makeover for NY Quadrille

By SUSAN REITER

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Wed Sep 26, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Curated by Lar Lubovitch, the perspective-changing dance series returns for its second edition --- Even though John Jasperse and his dance company had performed at the Joyce in the past, he barely recognized the theatre when he walked into it two years ago for the inaugural NY Quadrille, conceived and curated by legendary choreographer Lar Lubovitch....

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Classical Dance for Broadway Lovers

By SUSAN REITER

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Wed Sep 19, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

New York City Ballet pays tribute to Jerome Robbins in honor of his 100th birthday --- New York City Ballet's month-long fall season kicked off this week, and the eclectic lineup includes pieces by founder George Balanchine, new works by emerging choreographers and a farewell performance by retiring principal dancer Joaquin De Luz. But for fans who...

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