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The Flamenco Festival has been bringing Spain's greatest flamenco artists to New York City Center for twenty years.
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When it was conceived in 2006, “Sacred Monsters” marked Sylvie Guillem's transition from the classical scene to the contemporary one—an intriguing development that had the famed ballerina's fans on the edge of their seats, eager to witness what turned out to be an inspired reformation. This revival, however, speaks to a less celebratory event: Guillem's impending departure from the stage altogether. (Her final performances have been announced for May 2015.) A full house showed up last week to watch the piece, which takes its title from an old French nickname for the biggest icons of the theatre and also features contemporary superstar Akram Khan. We weren't disappointed: the two stars put on an incredible show, one brimming with virtuosity and the kind of experimental artistry only dancers of a certain calibre can pull off convincingly.
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Akram Khan and Sylvie Guillem in "Sacred Monsters." Photograph by Tristram Kenton
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The Flamenco Festival has been bringing Spain's greatest flamenco artists to New York City Center for twenty years.
FREE ARTICLEThere are few dance companies as versatile as Ballet Hispánico. The company, which is the largest Latine/x/Hispanic cultural organization in the United States, prides itself on its far-reaching celebration of the Latinx diaspora with a school that offers training in flamenco, salsa, and Afro-Caribbean, in addition to ballet, jazz, and more.
FREE ARTICLEIt was a lovefest at the David H. Koch Theater last Thursday for the Youth America Grand Prix's 25th Anniversary Gala performance. As galas go, the night was awash in pageantry.
PlusAccording to artistic director Peter Boal’s welcome letter for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s fifth season program, the most popular mixed rep slates at PNB feature works by Crystal Pite or Twyla Tharp.
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