Announcement: BALLET HISPANICO ANNOUNCES ITS 2009 New York Season at The Joyce
November 26, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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NEW YORK SEASON AT THE JOYCE THEATER DECEMBER 1 – 13 Features Two World Premieres, One New York Premiere, Two Revivals and One Repertory Favorite Ballet Hispanico, recognized as the preeminent Hispanic-American dance institution in the United States, presents its annual New York Season at The Joyce Theater December 1 – 13, 2009. The season […]
Broadway Dance Review: To All Fela-Fanatics… Don’t Just Go See FELA! Go See it Again and Again and Again!
November 24, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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FELA!, the new Broadway musical that marries the biopic story of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti with his music, is a raw insightful adaptation of 37 Arts’ off Broadway version to the great white way. This production is enhanced by the incredible spacial perspective and evocative powers of the design team. The visionary choreography/direction from Bill T. Jones, […]
Dance Review: Through “Blood, Sweat, and Tears” Complexions Moves Us- Now Celebrating 15 Years!
November 24, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Complexions Contemporary Ballet presents a program of crowd-pleasers. Dubbed the “15th Anniversary Medley # 1: A collection of audience favorites,” the program shows off the variety of repertoire the company has accumulated. With beautifully constructed physiques the dancers articulate artistic abstractions. Exhilarating, daring athleticism is displayed by the dancers whose superb skillfulness is masked in […]
Dance Review: Cirkus Cirkur Rocks it “Inside Out” Creating an Imaginative Circus Story
November 17, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Cirkus Cirkör captures the heart of New Yorkers in its new production of “Inside Out.” Visiting their website (http://www.cirkor.se) prior to the show, I knew I was in for a treat, seeing a beating heart on my MacBook. Directed by Tilde Björfors, who also founded Cirkus Cirkör in 1995, “Inside Out” the production is like […]
Announcement: Naganuma Dance Premieres Nouveau Americain
November 17, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Naganuma Dance Premieres Nouveau Americain in collaboration with Grammy-nominated artists and cartoonist Edward Koren of The New Yorker Joyce SoHo, November 19-22, 2009 Changes abound in our groundbreaking new presidency and shifting demographic landscape. Nouveau Americain , a collection of vignettes by choreographer Darcy Naganuma and her troupe of virtuosic, international performers, was inspired by […]
Dance Review: Bill T. Jones, Serenade/Proposition- An Affectionate Farewell
November 13, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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How do you create an original work about a legendary historical figure, in one hour, with ten bodies and the stage as your open canvas? How do you capture the essence of a single person, through modern dance, who lived a life, made history, and died almost 100 years before you were born? This is […]
Dance Review: Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, I AM INSPIRED
November 9, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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I walk into City Center excited primarily because of the beautiful photography advertising Christopher Wheeldon’s Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. I am anxiously looking forward to experience the beauty of what this dance company has to offer. The show opens up with Christopher Wheeldon’s Commedia, a piece where the dancers are wearing white unitards, designed by Isabel […]
Dance Review: America Dances! Gala for Career Transition for Dancers Sponsored by Rolex
November 8, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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“This is the greatest show,” boasts a balletomane sitting next to me as I flip through my program waiting for America Dances! , Career Transition for Dancers’ 24th anniversary jubilee and celebration to begin; and, with a presenting sponsor as Rolex and a roster filled with the world’s most legendary dancers, I couldn’t imagine anything […]
Announcement: Complexions 15th Anniversary Season at The Joyce
November 6, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Complexions Contemporary Ballet Returns to the Joyce Theater For Its Milestone 15th Anniversary Season Love, Sweat and Tears November 17-29, 2009 Featuring Four Brand New Works, Including Mercy and Dirty Wire by Dwight Rhoden New York City, November 2, 2009 – Complexions Contemporary Ballet Artistic Directors and Co-Founders Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson have announced […]
Dance Review: Riedel Dance Theater – Mischievously Entertaining, Spinning Tales through Dance
November 3, 2009 by iDANZ Today
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Riedel Dance Theater presents a haunted performance of Ukrainian Eggs: Terrible Tales of Tragedy AlleGorey in the intimate theater space of the Joyce SoHo over Halloween weekend. The title includes a pun to match the inspiration for the collection. This series of storybook dance vignettes is based on the works of illustrator, writer and artist […]
