Archive for the ‘Dance’ Category

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet at the Joyce

Last night I went to see the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet perform while in NY on a limited one week run (last performance is February 27th. Once you get over the odd name of the company (they split time between the two cities), you enter a world of grace mixed with athleticism. What I love [...]


“Vollmond” by Pina Bausch at BAM

There is still time to get tickets to this unique and wonderful performance that is part of Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival. It is like nothing I have ever seen before. Mixing dialogue and narrative with modern dance, the work is aptly named (”Full Moon”) capturing odd behaviors between men and women. Elements [...]


American Ballet Theatre at Avery Fisher Hall

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I had the treat of seeing 4 dances by the acclaimed American Ballet Theatre on October 9th. Only on view for a few nights, the performance was well worth the effort it took to get good tickets. Seven Sonatas, my favorite, was the first dance. Accompanied by only a piano, six dancers took the stage all [...]


“In-I” Dance at The Brooklyn Academy of Music

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In In-I, Actress Juliette Binoche and esteemed choreographer Akram Khan perform in a dance/play about a couple and the highs and lows they experience falling in and out of love. With a set designed by artist Anish Kapoor consisting of a white box which changes colour from deep reds, to bright oranges, to vivid purples, [...]