Dance Review: inDANCE, a Monsoon Rain of “Fabulousness”
April 4, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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There was an inDANCE monsoon last night in NYC…. and it rained "fabulousness" all over SoHo. Hari Krishnan, the choreographer of inDANCE, creates a spectacular palette of creative choreography, color, and costume. inDANCE is a Bharatanatyam inspired Contemporary Canadian Dance Company made up of a beautifully eclectic group of dancers that have a fierce understanding […]
Dance Review: The Artist’s Showcase presented by :pushing progress
April 3, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Manhattan Movement and Arts Center is quickly becoming the new home of edgy, up and coming as well as established companies with large followings. This was clearly demonstrated by the length of the line that wound around the block on 60th street that was made up of people who wanted to see the show. Many […]
Dance Review: Juilliard Dancers Shine
March 28, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Juilliard dancers know how to excite an audience with their infinite dancing prowess. The energy and commitment they bring to the classic works by Mark Morris, Twyla Tharp, and Lar Lubovitch and a new commission by Ohad Naharin, is infectious. Most particularly, you could feel their excitement for having worked with Ohad Naharin, the Artistic […]
Dance Review: Ballet Tech? . . . more like Ballet Yech!
March 26, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Ballet, Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Reviews
Uh oh, . . . the economy is not the only thing suffering right now. Eliot Feld’s Ballet Tech opened their season Wednesday night, with the “Mandance Project” at The Joyce Theatre in New York. The opening night gala consisted of three solos, two of which were premieres, the premiere of Spaghetti Ballet, as well […]
Dance Review: Nai-Ni Chen’s Company Rides Magnificently on Cloud Nine at Baruch PAC
March 22, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Celebrating twenty years of Chinese traditional and contemporary dance magic, Nai-Ni Chen’s company enchants and amazes this past Saturday at the Baruch Performing Arts Center. A former member of Cloud Gate and a native of Taiwan, Chen has the stunning ability to fuse her Chinese heritage with her experience as an American immigrant, a fusion […]
Dance Review: Brown is the new bombshell as Brown Girls Burlesque “liberate the exotic primitive”
March 22, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Brown Girls Burlesque (BGB) took a sold out house to school with their risqué acts at the Bowery Poetry Cub on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. With long held taboos shattered with a toss of a bra and “peek-a-boo” bright and sparkly pasties, this show took myths and stereotypes of brown love, and, within two hours, […]
Dance Review: Paul Taylor Dance Company- Modern Classicism with a touch of Comedy
March 16, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Paul Taylor Dance Company comes to New York’s City Center with a season chock full of so much repertory, it’s hard to choose. With nearly twenty pieces presented this season (running from Feb 25 through March 15), Paul Taylor brings two New York premiere’s and a host of classic Taylor favorites. On Wednesday, March 11, […]
Dance Review: Paul Taylor’s Changes, or How Things Never Change
March 16, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Paul Taylor’s dancers fiercely deliver the New York premiere of Changes with incredible energy and unending commitment this evening at the New York City Center. The various textures of the sixties are serenaded into existence by The Mamas and The Papas, whose music sets the psychedelic mood for the entire evening. Another mood setter is […]
Dance Review: Attitudes with Attitude, Armitage Gone! Think Punk!
March 13, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Karole Armitage, New York’s “punk ballerina” is bringing the 80’s back. The 1980’s in NYC was an era of counterculture, punk, club kids, and cheap loft space. It was all about self-expression, freedom and rebellion, a time which I fantasize about myself. In Think Punk!, Armitage brings this wild energy back with the re-staging of […]
Dance Review: Paul Taylor is Modern Dance!
March 12, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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The Paul Taylor company danced a flawless, thought provoking, and powerful show Sunday afternoon at New York’s City Center. The company was able to nail three different pieces of contrasting themes and styles like no other. This show was so fantastic that I could hardly keep from stopping myself from commenting out loud after each […]
