Dance Review: Fresh Tracks Leaves a Definite Impression
February 21, 2010 by iDANZ Today
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Come to Fresh Tracks presented by Dance Theater Workshop and expect to be surprised. Fresh Tracks 2010 offers some shocking works from new choreographers seeking to get their names out there. First on the program is up and down by Makiko Tamura who also dances in the piece alongside Ryoji Sasamoto. The dance is inspired […]
Dance Review: Parsons’ Remember Me, the Rock-Dance Opera
February 18, 2010 by iDANZ Today
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Described as a “rock-dance opera” with lead vocalists and music from the East Village Opera Company, David Parsons’ Parsons Dance Company presents their Program A with an evening length work, REMEMBER ME, now being performed at The Joyce Theater for it’s second season. It’s an on-going trend to incorporate more live music into dance works […]
Dance Review: Győr National Ballet at The Joyce Theater
February 11, 2010 by iDANZ Today
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Győr National Ballet of Hungary exhibits a powerful cultural force in “A Stravinsky Evening” at The Joyce Theater. The evening is composed of two ballets that have powerful messages involving human experience: Petrushka, which commemorates the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism and, Rite of Spring, that documents a human sacrifice ritual. Intense music […]
Dance Review: STRIPPED with Doug Varone and Dancers at the 92nd Street Y
February 7, 2010 by iDANZ Today
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It is a rare occasion that the audience gets to watch a company showcase works that are in the making. STRIPPED is just that; stripped of lighting, costumes, programs, and a formal theater. The company showcases works both old and new, unfinished works wearing rehearsal clothes and dancing in a performance space where half the […]
Dance Review: Beautiful Movers, Nicholas Andre Dance at Joyce SoHo
February 6, 2010 by iDANZ Today
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Nicholas Andre Dance never misses a step with thoughtful choreography and beautiful movers. Wired (world premiere) sets the tone of the night at Joyce SoHo as Nick Ross gives his dancers six concise choreographic themes from 2007 forward. Nicholas Andre Dance is a champion at concert dance forms with beautiful movement and well-trained bodies. Precision […]
Dance Review: RIOULT- “The drama of Mozart lifted to new heights”
January 27, 2010 by iDANZ Today
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French choreographer Pascal Rioult brings his company RIOULT and a number of dynamic and diverse works to the to The Joyce Theater. Known for his energetic choreography that draws from his experience dancing for the Martha Graham Dance Company but is uniquely his own, Rioult possesses a strong sense of traditional form and craft as […]
Dance Review: Jazz Ain’t Dead Rips APAP 2010 Showcase
January 20, 2010 by iDANZ Today
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On Sunday, January 10, 2010, I head downtown on the 1 train to Dance New Amsterdam, as they host a slew of cutting edge New York City dance companies in the 2010 APAP Showcase! Not gonna lie… Dance New Amsterdam’s address is very confusing, and I find myself walking around aimlessly wishing for an iPHONE […]
Dance Review: Dance Gotham at NYU Skirball Center
January 18, 2010 by iDANZ Today
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Though I’m about to see several very professional companies at the NY Skirball Center, the energy feels more like a dance competition than a performance. There’s intensity, discussion in between pieces and altogether a "more real than nervous for the first day of kindergarten" tight-lipped thing happening. Instantly Dance Gotham feels like a representation of […]
Dance Review: Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet… Everything You Expect and More!
January 17, 2010 by iDANZ Today
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Sunday evening I had the distinct pleasure of traveling by subway all the way up to the tip-top of the Bronx to the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts to see a company I have heard so many great things about but have never seen live. Well let me tell you, in short Lines Ballet […]
Dance Review: "A Light Conversation" with Wally Cardona & Rahel Vonmoos
January 12, 2010 by iDANZ Today
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Presenting at the Joyce SoHo, in A Light Conversation, Wally Cardona and Rahel Vonmoos skillfully address the complexity of relationships and the human condition by embracing ambiguity and crafting a landscape in which each viewer can follow their own path. The majority of the dance, choreographed and performed by Cardona and Vonmoos, is not performed […]
