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Yellow caution tape dangles from the doorway to the Jerome Robbins Theater and ropes off every row of seats.
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This provocative double bill showcases contrasting approaches to the body, and perceptions of how and why they take up and transform the space. It's also a meditation on art as an act of resistance, a form of political liberation. It could also be a study in the isolation of the individual in a cosmopolitan city. The two pieces couldn't be more timely, given the recent acts of global insurrection. They are also completely different, in terms of both pace and energy levels.
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Yellow caution tape dangles from the doorway to the Jerome Robbins Theater and ropes off every row of seats.
PlusThe Trisha Brown Dance Company embarks on a national tour this June celebrating the centennial of avant-garde American visual artist Robert Rauschenberg.
PlusFor Ballet Hispánico’s upcoming season at New York City Center from May 29-June 1, the company will present Gustavo Ramírez Sansano's “Carmen.maquia,” a contemporary take on the timeless story at the heart of George Bizet’s unforgettable opera “Carmen.”
PlusAngelina Laguna kneels on the sidewalk and places her body perpendicular to the flow of the First Avenue foot traffic.
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