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Christy Altomare in 'Anastasia' on Broadway. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

‘Anastasia’ on Broadway offers the unexpected

Broadhurst Theatre, New York, NY. April 26, 2017. Anastasia is surprisingly unexpected. It’s not the cartoon movie, nor is it the account you’ve...

Boston Ballet in George Balanchine's 'Donizetti Variations'. Photo by Rosalie O'Connor, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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All’s fair in art: Boston Ballet’s ‘Wings of Wax’

Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. March 23, 2017. “All’s fair in love and war,” they say. One could add art to that...

Island Moving Company in 'Memoria y Vidrio'. Photo by Thomas Palmer.

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Divergence and convergence – Green Street Studios’ Ballet Showcase

Green Street Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts. April 22, 2017. On the one hand, there’s diversity – the existence of varied ways to be...

Jacob Bush and Rachel Van Buskirk in 'Petit Mort'. Photo by Kim Kenney.

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A sense of hope: Atlanta Ballet in ‘Firebird’

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, Georgia. April 14, 2017. On Friday night, April 14th, the Atlanta Ballet presented Firebird, a triple...

Les 7 Doigts in 'Cuisine & Confessions'. Photo by Alexandre Galliez.

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Les 7 Doigts share memories and more in ‘Cuisine & Confessions’

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY. April 13, 2017. I’m pretty sure Mario Batali was sitting in the...

Urban Bush Women in 'Walking with 'Trane'. Photo by Gennia Cui.

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John Coltrane’s music comes to life in Urban Bush Women’s ‘Walking with ‘Trane’

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. April 7, 2017. After years of admiring Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s...

Dance Canvas 2017 - 'Fields' by Emily Cargill.

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Dance Canvas’ ninth annual showcase – ‘Introducing the Next Generation’

Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta, Georgia. March 24, 2017. Dance Canvas, Atlanta’s platform for emerging choreographers, recently presented its...

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The surprise and the expected: José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘Taking Flight’

The Sanctuary Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts. March 31, 2017. Artists are constantly navigating many balances. Among them are how much they surprise (and...

Christian Clark and Alessa Rogers in Liam Scarlett's 'Vespertine'. Photo by Kim Kenney, courtesy of Atlanta Ballet.

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Atlanta Ballet soars in power-packed triple bill ‘Gennadi’s Choice’

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, Georgia. March 17, 2017. Atlanta Ballet’s stacked triple bill, Gennadi’s Choice, featured excerpts from Paquita, the...

IMC in Michael Thomas' 'Psalms', restaged by Miki Ohlsen. Photo by Thomas Palmer.

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Island Moving Company’s ‘Mother Goose’ and ‘A Collection of Attitudes’: A cohesive celebration

Rosecliff Mansion, Newport, Rhode Island. March 4, 2017. Successfully creating and presenting art involves striking several important balances. One of them is...

Boston Ballet in William Forsythe's 'Artifact'. Photo by Rosalie O'Connor, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Boston Ballet presents William Forsythe’s ‘Artifact’: Beyond binary

Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. February 23, 2017. Post-modern art grew from socio-political shifts of post-World War II western society. Some claim...

'Locker Room Talk' (Tiny dance), featuring I.J. Chan, Sarah Thorne, Kristin Wagner (also choreographer). Photo by Christopher Huang.

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‘Tiny and Short’ at The Dance Complex: Dances in your kitchen

The Dance Complex, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Saturday, February 11, 2017. Something that’s truly beautiful about the art of dance is that it doesn’t...

Urbanity Dance in 'Neruda's Book of Questions: An Exploration Through Music and Dance'. Photo by Leilani Thomas.

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It all comes around: Urbanity Dance’s ‘Neruda’s Book of Questions’

Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, Boston, Massachusetts. February 4, 2017. “What goes around, comes around,” the old saying goes. We often...

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Ailey stuns and moves Atlanta

Saturday, February 18, 2017. The Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA. It’s February, or Black History Month in the U.S., and it’s time for...

Michelle Dorrance. Photo by Erin Baiano.

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Dorrance Dance kicks off ‘The Rotunda Project’ at the Guggenheim’s ‘Works and Process’ series

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York. February 16, 2017. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, has brought...

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Malpaso Dance Company returns to Atlanta with new works

Saturday, February 11, 2017. Rialto Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA. Cuban contemporary dance ensemble Malpaso Dance Company is touring the U.S....

The Swans from ABT's 'Swan Lake'. Photo by Rosalie O'Connor.

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ABT brings tragic classic ‘Swan Lake’ to the Kennedy Center

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. January 25, 2017. American Ballet Theatre (ABT) brought its acclaimed production...

José Mateo Ballet Theatre in 'The Nutcracker'. Photo by Gary Sloan.

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José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Nutcracker’: Beauty in elegance

The Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. December 2, 2016. There is a certain visual pleasure in something incredibly bright and eye-catching —...

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‘iLuminate’ lights up imaginations

Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta. November 17, 2016. Have you heard of the dance show sensation iLuminate? This touring production presents...

Boston Ballet in Mikko Nissinen's 'The Nutcracker'. Photo by Liza Voll, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Boston Ballet’s Mikko Nissinen’s ‘The Nutcracker’: Presenting the old anew

Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. Friday, November 25. Have you ever considered attending a certain dance performance, but then thought “Meh, I’ve...