Dance Review: Self Punishment – The Solo Show, Perre Rigal at BAC
September 13, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, iDANZ Features, Performance Art - Dance, Reviews
Not many people choose to do a solo show and there’s a reason for it. It’s a masochistic endeavor, physically and emotionally exhausting, and if the show fails, there’s no one to blame but yourself. Perhaps it’s French performer Pierre Rigal’s past as a competitive athlete that has instilled in him the necessary discipline, […]
Dance Review: Fly-by-Night Dance Theater Brings Fresh Perspectives to the Dance World
September 9, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Other Dance, Performance Art - Dance, Reviews
Fly-by-Night Dance Theater presents a delightful evening of dance, taken to the next dimension. Celebrating their 10th anniversary, the Fly-by-Night Dance Theater claims a unique place in the New York City dance community. Fly-by-Night Dance Theater enhances modern dance with aerial apparatus, this time to the tunes of original music by Joshua Geisler and Ken […]
Dance Review: Dear Peter, Love, Nora
September 1, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Saturday night, the audience at 100 Grand Street was all abuzz, anticipating a wonderful performance of “Dear Peter, Love, Nora” a collaborative effort by Peter Chamberlin and Nora Petroliunas. They would not be disappointed, as what unfolds over the course of the evening is an amazing melding of dance, theater, audience participation, site specific work, […]
Dance Review: Face the Music … and Dance!
August 31, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Features, Performance Art - Dance, Reviews
Thursday night I packed my bags for New York’s Best Staycation… a trip to the FringeNYC… a festival of over 201 shows breaking onto the city’s performing arts scene. “Face the Music… and Dance!”, produced by Rachel Routh and directed by Tina Croll, celebrated five contemporary modern choreographers and enjoyed sold out crowds this weekend […]
Dance Review: Circuits, Patricia Noworol Dance Company
August 30, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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As part of this year’s New York City Fringe Festival, Patricia Noworol Dance Company explores the relationships in a powerful new work between choreographer and dancer, man and woman, self and body. Performed at the Robert Moss Theatre in the East Village, this piece begins with a series of false starts and repetitions. This establishes […]
Dance Review: A Noontime Lunch Break Roars with a Bang, Downtown Dance Festival
August 24, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, iDANZ Features, Other Dance, Performance Art - Dance, Reviews
The Downtown Dance Festival roars in the weekend with a bang for a noontime lunch crowd on Friday, August 21. Featuring five hot dance companies, Jamal Jackson Dance Company, isadoraNOW, C3 Tap Co-operative, Stefanie Nelson Dance Group, and Naomi Goldberg Haas/Dances for a Variable Population, this free event at Chase Plaza is part of a […]
Dance Review: Avant-Garde-Arama Goes Askew
May 18, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Remembering the Future of Art in NYC P.S. 122 is one of my favorite venues. Located in the East Village since 1980, it continues to carry that era’s attitude of daring disregard for the mainstream. As the venue’s longest running series (spanning 25 years), Avant-Garde-Arama is a thread between the then and the now, and […]
Dance Review: Christopher Williams Explores Sainthood with The Golden Legend
May 17, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Performance Art - Dance, Reviews
Christopher Williams is brilliant! His epic piece, The Golden Legend, ranges from the gruesome to the divine with a little light-hearted fun woven in. The piece includes three hours of brilliant dancing,puppetry, theater, and live music. Williams’ attention to detail is astounding and his passion shines through every aspect of the evening. He even translates […]
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 […]
Emerging newsteps Talent Needs Not Bells and Whistles to Shine
May 4, 2009 by iDANZ Today
Filed under Concert Modern -Jazz-Contemporary, iDANZ Critix Corner -Dance Reviews, Performance Art - Dance
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 […]
