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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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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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United
OTHER | Steven Pisano

United

The inaugural Unite Ballet Festival, directed by Calvin Royal III, took place at the Joyce Theater from August 13-18, 2024. 

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New Horizons
REVIEWS | Gracia Haby

New Horizons

Before digital audio, compact discs, cassette tapes with their ribbons of sound sandwiched within a small case, and pressed vinyl records, came wax cylinders to record and reproduce sound, thanks to Thomas Edison’s 1877 invention of the hand-cranked phonograph. 

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Forever Flamenco
REVIEWS | Victoria Looseleaf

Forever Flamenco

Far from Southern Spain, but in the heart of Hollywood, that once monthly dance staple, “Forever Flamenco,” was alive and well again at the Fountain Theatre, if only for the month of August. 

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