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Hidden Worlds
REVIEWS | Gracia Haby

Hidden Worlds

“Circle Electric” makes a magnifying glass of the stage, and places different dancers in different configurations in the spotlight with the intention of observing them and thereupon making inquiries. 

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What Moves You
REVIEWS | Faye Arthurs

What Moves You

The Fall for Dance Festival programming formula runs roughly thus: feature a new troupe, include a pet (or vanity) project of a big NYC star, and end with a feel-good group showcase.

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New Phase
REVIEWS | Emily May

New Phase

As the fight for greater visibility for women choreographers continues, it was encouraging to see Carlos Acosta, director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, commission an all-female creative team for “Luna,” the final piece in his trilogy celebrating the company’s hometown.

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Puppet Master

Puppet Master

He is the love of your life. You are his one-and-only. The pair of you is doomed: Obligations to the social order make your relationship impossible. The only way out—double...

Performance

National Bunraku Theater: “The Fire Watchtower,” Scene from Oshichi, the Greengrocer’s Daughter / “The Forest by the Tenjin Shrine” Scene from The Love Suicides at Sonezaki

Place

Japan Society, New York, NY, October 3, 2024

Words

Mindy Aloff

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“Jérôme Bel”
REVIEWS | Karen Hildebrand

“Jérôme Bel”

Measured against his own criteria, French dance maker Jérôme Bel would seem a failure. In the eponymously named show that opened the L’Alliance New York Crossing the Line Festival last week, Bel professes he has no desire to entertain an audience.

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With Humor and Flair
REVIEWS | Rachel Howard

With Humor and Flair

It’s a new era at Smuin Contemporary Ballet, but incoming artistic director Amy Seiwert was still invoking her old boss pre-curtain as the company toured its first program under her leadership to the San Francisco suburb of Walnut Creek.

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Through Enamel Eyes
REVIEWS | Sophie Bress

Through Enamel Eyes

I have a confession. Until last week, I had never seen “Coppélia.” I know the story well, however, and a young me performed many approximations of Swanilda’s role alone in my bedroom, thanks to a beloved and well-worn copy of The Illustrated Book of Ballet Stories, a book and cassette combo narrated by Darcey Bussell.

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Eclectic NYCB
REVIEWS | Faye Arthurs

Eclectic NYCB

The second program of the New York City Ballet’s fall season was called “Eclectic NYCB” and it lived up to its billing. It featured a second-tier Balanchine work, a Jerome Robbins crowd-pleaser, and two heartfelt pas de deux acquired from outside dance festivals—one a company premiere.

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Finding Balance

Finding Balance

New York City Center's Fall for Dance Festival continued with programs featuring Complexions Contemporary Ballet, a world premiere duet performed by Skylar Brandt and Herman Cornejo, and a tap tribute...

Performance

Fall for Dance: Program 4

Place

New York City Center, New York, NY, September 26, 2024

Words

Cecilia Whalen

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Falling, Floating, and Flying
REVIEWS | Cecilia Whalen

Falling, Floating, and Flying

A smoky, orange hue hovers over the stage like wildfire smoke. A woman emerges from the flame, floating erect atop a crawling man’s back. She bends her knees and dismounts, arriving center stage, delivered to the audience like a queen. 

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July September Romance
REVIEWS | Faye Arthurs

July September Romance

Last night I went to my first show of New York City’s jam-packed fall dance season, and though I never floated outside of the space-time continuum, I did feel invigorated by the New York City Ballet’s excellent opening program.

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What's Going On at Richmond Ballet

What's Going On at Richmond Ballet

En Chalant,” Richmond Ballet artistic director Ma Cong said at the opening night of the company’s Studio Finale series on September 17th, “is the opposite of nonchalant.”

Performance

Richmond Ballet: “What's Going On” by Val Caniparoli / “En Chalant” by Ma Cong

Place

Richmond Ballet, Richmond, VA, September 17, 2024

Words

Hannah Foster

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Sound and Body Waves
REVIEWS | Victoria Looseleaf

Sound and Body Waves

Whether bending backwards as if channeling Paul Chavez’ otherworldly sounding music, or crouching down ever so slowly and quasi-teetering on the floor, dancer Roxanne Steinberg proved a master of the body. 

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Running Wilde
REVIEWS | Gracia Haby

Running Wilde

On opening night of the world premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s “Oscar” at the Australian Ballet’s new home for the next three years, the Regent Theatre (as the State Theatre undergoes renovations), I am catapulted from September 13, 2024 to April 26, 1885, and the commencement of the trial of Oscar Wilde.

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Gregory Maqoma: My Life, My Dance
INTERVIEWS | Victoria Looseleaf

Gregory Maqoma: My Life, My Dance

Having a dance company is always difficult. But founding a troupe and keeping it going for 25 years is even more challenging. Add to that the political, cultural and economic landscape of South Africa, and the odds might seem unsurmountable.

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NYCB On and Offstage

NYCB On and Offstage

New York City Ballet concluded its 75th anniversary year with its traditional summer residency upstate at the amphitheater of Saratoga Springs’s Performing Arts Center (SPAC). 

Performance

New York City Ballet: “On and Offstage”

Place

SaratogaPerforming Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, July 9-13, 2024

Words

Eva S. Chou

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