Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Dance Review: Blues, Rock, and Rachmaniov! -Complexions at The Joyce Theater

On opening night of the Complexions Fall/Winter season at The Joyce Theater, the audience, comprised with many power players of the dance world, not only buzzes with excitement and anticipation, but also disappointment.  We hear that dance royalty, the breathtaking brilliant and talented, Desmond Richardson, is suffering from an injury (received earlier in the afternoon) […]

Dance Review: Neil Greenberg – Saggy-Crotch Tights are the Cats Pajamas!

By George—or better yet, by Merce—Neil Greenberg’s got good design; this former Cunningham dancer not only knows how to make a fashion statement, but also how to make statement, a fashion.  His past works have made quite the mark, inviting audience members to question status-quo gender roles, ponder common assumptions about HIV/AIDS, and interrogate what […]

Dance Review: The Strong and the Beautiful, Cedar Lake at The Joyce

Well, what’s there not to say about Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet?  A diverse repertory company of exquisite technical beasts would be dream and playground for any guest choreographer; or, so it seems, based on the three works on the bill (Sunday Again, Unit in Reaction, and Hubbub) for one of their evenings at the Joyce […]

Class Watch: Camille Brown, “Keep it Simple, Keep it Real and Give a Tendu Soul”

November 12, 2010 by  
Filed under iDANZ Features, Reviews

A major concept that’s branded on your body after taking a Camille Brown master class is that you can get a lot out of the simplest steps by adding soul.  Whether it’s injecting a little spirit into the rond de jambe that flirtatiously traces circles on the ground, the port de bras that resists each […]

Dance Review: Urban Roots Festival

It’s drizzling and I’m walking up to St. Mark’s Church for the Urban Roots Festival where there is a healthy line outside of young urban hipsters, house heads, artists, poets, culture heads, and dancers at the ready to enter the space to score a coveted chair, bench, or at least a pillow on the floor […]

Announcement: Master Class with Matthew Rushing at MMAC

October 22, 2010 by  
Filed under iDANZ Features, iDANZ NewsWire

Manhattan Movement & Arts Center presents a Master Class With Matthew Rushing Modern Dance Based on the Horton Technique Monday, November 15, 2010 from 7:30-9pm Manhattan Movement & Arts Center presents a Modern Master Class with Matthew Rushing, a star of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, on Monday, November 15, 2010 from 7:30 – 9:00pm […]

Dance Review: Swan Lake Soars To New Heights, Matthew Bourne

In a triumphant return to the New York stage and Broadway, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is a feast for the senses that sends you into the sky! Mr. Bourne has introduced the great tale of Swan Lake in an innovative, inspiring, and entertaining new way.  No longer the stuffy and reserved version, Bourne’s production is […]

Dance Review: Energetic Youth and Mature Finesse Mastered, Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theater

Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theater shows off their amazing ability with youthful and athletic energy, grace and maturity rarely seen.  With a diverse program mixing the youth with dance greats like Sarah Stackhouse (Jose Limon Dance Company), what a triumph! Opening the program, No, No…Yes, Yes… (New York Premier), this piece is a feast for the […]

Dance Review: First Annual PCDC Festival hits MMAC

Sometimes it takes years to build community – especially if you’re a newbie.  Perceptions Contemporary Dance Company built one in just a year in NY – culminating with the 1st Annual PCDC Festival at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center on September 18th.  Ten emerging and established choreographers show works new and old to a […]

Dance Review: Eva Dean’s UBA Bounce at Dixon Place

For years artists have bravely performed with the ballistics of balls and have awed audiences.  Jugglers, rhythmic gymnasts, and street performers entertain with the suspense of dropping the ball.  Welcome UBA bounce to this group of performers!  UBA Bounce’s performance, however, is like watching the 3D movie version of the other performances- more eye popping […]

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