Dance Review: A Great Night with Paul Taylor Dance Company at City Center, Thursday March 5
March 11, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Reviews
There is no doubt how world-famous the Paul Taylor Dance Company is; thus, I was very much looking forward to seeing them in person. As the performance began, I noticed right away that the audience was full of the company’s returning fans, a mostly older audience, that could relate to various memories of seeing Paul […]
Dance Review: B.F.A’s in the House! – PAUL TAYLOR at City Center
March 10, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Reviews
Attending the Paul Taylor Company performance at City Center was the most exciting thing that happened to me all week. I went into the performance never having seen the company perform and left with a really good first impression. My enthusiasm for the company’s performance is not only based on my newfound place as […]
Dance Review: Intricate Time Passage of Tap, Savion Glover at The Joyce
March 10, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, Hip Hop/Street/Commercial, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Other Dance, Performance Art - Dance, Reviews, Theater Dance
Savion Glover has a reputation for defying laws of gravity in order to achieve the most dynamic sounds and fastest speeds possible with his tap shoes. His effortless mastery of executing lightening speed sounds justifies the lingering question, " Is he superhuman?" But, the true lesson that Solo in Time teaches is that Savion Glover […]
Dance Review: Hit or Mix, New Dance Alliance, Performance Mix Festival
March 8, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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True to the hit or miss nature of mixed programs, the New Dance Alliance, Performance Mix Festival at Joyce SoHo is just that. On Friday it’s specifically, hit, partial hit, hit, miss, miss, in that order. Hit number one is a multimedia solo by Montréal based George Stamos. He’s a sinuous, articulate body in black […]
Dance Review: An Under-whelming Evening at City Center with Paul Taylor Dance Company
March 8, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Reviews
Mercuric Tidings, Scudorama, and Esplanade were the three pieces that were performed Friday Night at City Center. The End. Okay, just kidding, but my mother did teach me that if I didn’t have anything nice to say, then no need to say anything at all; but as a reviewer, that would be rather difficult, and […]
Dance Review: Flawlessly to the MAX! -Batsheva Dance Company at BAM
March 5, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Reviews
Boys and Girls, gather around Daddy Dante and let me tell you of a time when dancers were human and dance pieces were filled with tiny little mistakes. Dancers occasionally would fall off their leg, or they might miss a step, or be out of time with the other dancers, and perform to music that […]
Dance Review: Taylor’s Spring Break in Mexico keeps going and going!
March 2, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Reviews
Paul Taylor worked his magic with two excerpts from his works on ‘dreams’, De Sueños y De Sueños que se Repiten (2007), and the more well known Funny Papers (1994). Taylor a former Graham principal established himself as a virtuoso performer in the 50s before patterning two companies after his stylized technique. Taylor is a […]
Dance Review: New Dance Alliance Mix Festival, Variety Keeps the Heart Fonder
February 28, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Performance Art - Dance, Reviews
This past Thursday, Joyce SoHo theater hosted the New Dance Alliance (NDA) Mix Festival. It was definitely a diverse blend of artists and the small, intimate space really let the choreography shine through. The program consisted of six pieces, all different choreographers, some of which just hopped on the subway while other’s flew for hours […]
Dance Review: New Dance Alliance 23rd Annual Performance Mix Festival” Crosses Bounds at the Joyce Soho on Wednesday, February 25
February 28, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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This was my first time seeing a performance at Joyce SoHo, which has a very different feel from The Joyce Theater in Chelsea. This smaller theater allowed for me to have a more intimate viewing of the dancers and films that were presented on stage. In fact, no seat was a bad seat, which could […]
Dance Review: Doug Varrone & Dancers at the Joyce, NYC
February 28, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Reviews
Doug Varone And Dancers had a brilliant turn at the Joyce with their signature style of music in motion. Three dances were presented, each portraying a different aspect of the human spirit. Tomorrow (2000) builds from concepts of touch and intimacy. The company beautifully portrays this with great maturity and vulnerability. What is apparent about […]
