Dance Review: Dancers-You Can Fly!
May 12, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Performance Art - Dance, Reviews
Fly-By-Night Dance Theater presents NYC Aerial Dance Festival 2009at the JCC in Manhattan, and the title of the show not only does not lie, but brings a truth to the convergence of aerial art and dance art that is totally groundbreaking. The Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Auditorium (AKA the JCC in Manhattan) is a tiny black box with […]
Old Sea Dogs Never Die
May 6, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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A colossal dance and musical collaboration rocks the Joyce as the Stephen Petronio Company celebrates 25 years. If Trisha Brown, queen of quirky choreo, and Steve Paxton from Judson Church had a kid together, that kid would be Stephen Petronio. Not looking like he has been choreographing 25 years, Petronio’s choreography on his company is fresh […]
Emerging newsteps Talent Needs Not Bells and Whistles to Shine
May 4, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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The wonderful Mr. Chen welcomes us back to his dance center for the second installment of their semi-annual dance series newsteps, featuring new choreographers’ budding works. While risk-taking innovation is at the heart of the series, the use of audio and non-dance visuals always runs the chance of taking over the show, and in some instances […]
Dance Review: Multi-Media-Movement with Trisha Brown Dance Company
May 2, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Trisha Brown Dance Company performed a mixed bill at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on Tuesday night, April 28th, at 7:30pm, ranging from classical ballet to post-modernism. The Company shared the stage with three principal dancers from The Paris Opera Ballet. It’s difficult to describe what the overall theme of the night was, but one […]
Barnard Project: From Postmodern to Funky Fusions
May 1, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Barnard Project presents a spectrum of Contemporary dance from the purely Postmodern to funky House fusion. What sets Barnard apart from some of the other schools I have seen this season is that Barnard is not a conservatory, but a liberal arts college. They seem freed from the trappings of ‘high culture/virtuosic performance’. The dancers […]
Joe Goode’s Dancers and Puppet… Inspire!
May 1, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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“This next song, I’m going to sing it a cappella. Give the boys a rest. It’s a quiet song. How to get your cowboy to stay at home,” says the old cowboy at the start of Maverick Strain,the first of two pieces performed at the Joyce Theater by the Joe Goode Performance Group. The night is April 23rd, and […]
Symphony Space hosts Long Island University Dancers
April 30, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Long Island University’s Department of Theatre, Film, and Dance hosted their 2009 Annual Choreographer’s Showcase with the Post Concert Dance Company this past Monday evening, April 27, 2009. The best part about the performance was the absolutely stunning Symphony Space theatre where the show was held! What a gorgeous facility, tucked away on 95th Street […]
Brilliant. Quirky. Beautiful. Don’t miss The Chase Brock Experience!
April 29, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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The Chase Brock Experience is just that: an experience, something to encounter and undergo. Witnessing a performance of this dance troupe, I feel the highly creative Chase Brock come alive and his spirit embodied by an amazing group of dancers whose entertainment emits a beautiful quirky quality. At first glance, the Chase Brock Experience seems […]
Dance Review: E-Moves, E-Merging, E-Volving
April 27, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Harlem Stage Gatehouse, a circular gem hidden in West Harlem, hosted an evening of e-merging and e-volving choreographers. Just one of the ten evenings devoted to exposing the works of new comers and legacies, April 23, was the night for Daniel Fetecua-Soto, Malcolm Low, Ja’Malik, Francine Ott, Sidra Bell, Samar Haddad King, Johari Mayfield, Richard […]
Emerging Talent Enthralls at Chen Dance Center with Newsteps
April 25, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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The welcoming and delightful Chen Dance Center—even down to the lovely and efficient Dana Grunklee who takes reservations—presents the first of two weekends in their semi-annual emerging choreographer’s series—Newsteps. Often perplexing, always interesting and sometimes amusing, Newsteps features new work by choreographers that is daring, innovative and definitely emotionally enthralling. Newsteps inundates the audience […]
