Spring Dances
It was a tri-polar night—but in a good way—last weekend, with a trio of high-energy, beautifully crafted works performed by the spectacular members of L.A. Dance Project.
Continua a leggereWorld-class review of ballet and dance.
Internationally renowned choreographer and dancer Marc Brew needs little introduction to dance aficionados. He has worked with, among many others, the Australian Ballet School, Infinity Dance NY, and CandoCo, and presented work at the Bejing Olympics and Paralympic Games in 2008. Having founded Marc Brew Company in 2001, he makes work which is challenging, endlessly inventive, and beautiful. His newest production, “An Accident / A Life” sees him team up with another dance great, the Belgian dancer, choreographer and director Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. This piece examines, in part, the devastating car crash in South Africa which left Brew paraplegic and killed the three other passengers—Brew's girlfriend, her brother and their friend. But as with so much of Brew's work, this is but one component of the piece. I caught up with Brew to find out more details.
It was a tri-polar night—but in a good way—last weekend, with a trio of high-energy, beautifully crafted works performed by the spectacular members of L.A. Dance Project.
Continua a leggereOn a mild spring night, the New York City Ballet held a similarly temperate Gala performance. The flower arrangements were lovely, the speeches were okay, the two premieres weren’t bad, and the Balanchine excerpt was sturdy. In almost every way, it was an enjoyable—if not overly momentous—night at the ballet.
Continua a leggereSan Francisco Ballet artistic director Tamara Rojo may have taken on more drama than she bargained for programming a star-studded “Swan Lake” encore for the finale of her first season here.
Continua a leggereThe Flamenco Festival has been bringing Spain's greatest flamenco artists to New York City Center for twenty years.
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