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“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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New York City Center's 80th anniversary features a fall dance season worth celebrating. Lyon Opera Ballet brings a staging of Lucinda Childs's “Dance;” Savion Glover directs and performs alongside Dormeshia in the Rogers and Hart classic “Pal Joey”; Pam Tanowitz hosts her own weekend as the third featured “Artist at the Center”; and Joshua Bergasse, Jade Hale-Christofi, Jon Boogz, and Caleb Teicher collaborate on Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's jazz “Nutcracker, Sugar Hill.”
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“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.
Continue ReadingAcross North Africa, the all-night music-dance-trance ritual called lila (pronounced lee-lah) is celebrated as a means for spiritual healing.
FREE ARTICLEThe 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.
Continue ReadingAs 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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