Dance Review: SENSEDANCE, Impending Visit- Short, Sweet, and on Pointe!
November 12, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Ballet, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Reviews
On Saturday evening, as I sit in the Jacqueline Kennedy Oasis Theater, I skim through the program to try and get a sense of what I will see onstage. There’s always a weird feeling of anticipation when you’re about to see work from a choreographer you are unfamiliar with. You just don’t really know what […]
Announcement: The DASH ENSEMBLE Performs at Joyce SoHo
November 12, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under iDANZ NewsWire, iDANZ Performance Bulletins
The DASH Ensemble presents the World Premiere of Sundowning at Joyce SoHo from December 4-6, 2009 Sundowning is the debut production of the New York-based contemporary dance company, The DASH Ensemble. The evening length work is comprised of several highly physical chapters that blur the line between the rational and psychotic mind. The concert takes […]
Announcement: 60X60 Dance at the World Financial Center
November 12, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under iDANZ NewsWire, iDANZ Performance Bulletins
60×60 DANCE: 60 composers are paired with 60 New York choreographers for an electrifying hour of 60 original one-minute collaborations "How short can a work be for it to get its message across?" WHEN: Friday, November 13. Two shows: 12:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. WHERE: Winter Garden at the World Financial Center, 220 Vesey Street, […]
Dance Review: Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, I AM INSPIRED
November 9, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Ballet, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, iDANZ Features, Reviews
I walk into City Center excited primarily because of the beautiful photography advertising Christopher Wheeldon’s Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. I am anxiously looking forward to experience the beauty of what this dance company has to offer. The show opens up with Christopher Wheeldon’s Commedia, a piece where the dancers are wearing white unitards, designed by Isabel […]
Dance Review: America Dances! Gala for Career Transition for Dancers Sponsored by Rolex
November 8, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Ballet, Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, iDANZ Features, Reviews
“This is the greatest show,” boasts a balletomane sitting next to me as I flip through my program waiting for America Dances! , Career Transition for Dancers’ 24th anniversary jubilee and celebration to begin; and, with a presenting sponsor as Rolex and a roster filled with the world’s most legendary dancers, I couldn’t imagine anything […]
Announcement: Nicholas Andre Dance Performs at Joyce SoHo
November 7, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under iDANZ NewsWire, iDANZ Performance Bulletins
NICHOLAS ANDRE DANCE Presents its Sixth Annual New York City Season Including Two World Premieres at Joyce SoHo December 17 – 20, 2009 at 8pm Nicholas Andre Dance, a New York City-based company whose mission is to bring athletic concepts of modern dance movement to a wide variety of audiences, presents its Sixth New York […]
Announcement: Complexions 15th Anniversary Season at The Joyce
November 6, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Complexions Contemporary Ballet Returns to the Joyce Theater For Its Milestone 15th Anniversary Season Love, Sweat and Tears November 17-29, 2009 Featuring Four Brand New Works, Including Mercy and Dirty Wire by Dwight Rhoden New York City, November 2, 2009 – Complexions Contemporary Ballet Artistic Directors and Co-Founders Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson have announced […]
Dance Review: HipOCrit W.I.P. -Progressive Hip Hop Dance and Culture
November 5, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Hip Hop/Street/Commercial, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Reviews
Love New York for how in each borough of this creative city there is a happening community of creative types, -artists, activists, and industry socialites- that band together and have their own sty-lo uniquely characteristic of their own nook within this illustrious cityscape. Tonight, I’m at the free-feeling artist space at the Irondale Center taking […]
Dance Review: Christopher Wheeldon’s Cohesive Company, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company at City Center
November 4, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Ballet, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Reviews
Christopher Wheeldon is a jack-of-all trades as he takes on City Center in Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company’s third season. He serves as artistic director, fundraiser, promoter, spokesperson, and host for the evening as he welcomed the audience at the start of Sunday’s matinee performance to sit back and enjoy the show. Mr. Wheeldon’s underlying goal for […]
Dance Review: Riedel Dance Theater – Mischievously Entertaining, Spinning Tales through Dance
November 3, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, iDANZ Features, Performance Art - Dance, Reviews
Riedel Dance Theater presents a haunted performance of Ukrainian Eggs: Terrible Tales of Tragedy AlleGorey in the intimate theater space of the Joyce SoHo over Halloween weekend. The title includes a pun to match the inspiration for the collection. This series of storybook dance vignettes is based on the works of illustrator, writer and artist […]
